CCHS - Capstone Coordinator, Occupational Therapy Asst​/Assoc Professor - Tenure​/Tenure Track

Department/Organization

208321 - CCHS-Occupational Therapy

Assistant/Associate Professor

The University of Alabama invites applications and nominations for the Capstone Coordinator of its new Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program. Pending approval by The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama, the OTD program will fill a distinct need for care and tap into a pipeline of interested and qualified students. We seek a visionary student-centered practitioner and scholar to help build a nationally distinctive program aligned with CCHS' founding mission that expands access to high-quality occupational therapy for areas of need, including rural communities across Alabama and the Southeast.

The Capstone Coordinator will help build the program, including all aspects of the advanced capstone experience, accreditation, operations, and strategic growth. CCHS is vibrant and growing with academic program offerings in Rural Community Health, Population Health Sciences, Translational Science and Medicine, and several programs on the horizon. CCHS is home to a nationally renowned Sports Medicine Clinic and Sports Medicine Fellowship for Family Medicine Physicians.

CCHS also houses Family Medicine and Psychiatry Residency Programs and Family Medicine Residency Fellowships in Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, and Emergency Medicine. The University Medical Center (UMC) within CCHS is a network of multidisciplinary clinics and hospitalists serving communities across West Alabama with approximately 300,000 patient encounters annually. Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University's academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Capstone Coordinator, Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure-track/tenured or clinical track), commensurate with qualifications.

The Capstone Coordinator will assist the Program Director & Associate Program Director in the Accreditation & Compliance requirements of the University of Alabama's Occupational Therapy Program. They will support advanced scholarly experiences and student scholarship along with educational components of the program.

• Initially certified occupational therapist with an active, unencumbered OT license in a U.S. jurisdiction and eligibility for Alabama licensure.
• Doctoral Degree from a US Department of Education recognized institution (OTD, PhD, or equivalent; ABD may be considered for exceptional candidates).
• Minimum eight (8) years of OT experience that must include:
  • Clinical practice
  • Academic administrative experience (e.g., program planning and implementation, personnel management, evaluation, and budgeting)
  • Scholarship of application or teaching and learning
  • Understanding the role of the occupational therapy assistant
• Six (6) years of experience as a faculty member with teaching, responsibilities at the postbaccalaureate level.
• Qualifications commensurate with Assistant or Associate Professor rank (tenure-track/tenured or clinical track).

• Experience in pediatric rehabilitation
• Experience and success as a member on ACOTE accreditation team(s)
• Experience creating innovation in education including clinical assessment technology
• Documented professional development/education in educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation, and program/outcome assessment.
• Experience with program evaluation, curriculum development, and accreditation processes; working knowledge of ACOTE expectations and timelines.
• Evidence of interprofessional education/practice and collaborative partnerships with health systems and community organizations.
• Active engagement in AOTA or related professional organizations.
• Strategic thinker who is organized, collaborative, and outcomes-oriented, with excellent communication skills.
• Relationship-builder who can galvanize stakeholder statewide to expand rural training sites and graduate a workforce responsive to Alabama's needs.