Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy

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About the Position: Serves as the Senior Educator of the U.S. Army-Baylor Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program.

The Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) is an inter-service and interagency program including Army, Navy, and Air Force Officers, for U.S.

Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as Curriculum and Instruction, Education leadership, Education in Occupational Therapy.

OR Combination of education and experience which includes courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as Curriculum and Instruction, Education leadership, Education in Occupational Therapy, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four-year course of study described above.

AND In addition to meeting Basic Requirement above must also have the following: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing pediatric didactic and clinical education, developing program strategy and policies, and executing appropriate governance in regards to each fellow enrolled in the doctoral program; Chairs doctoral capstone experiences and develops policies and guidelines to ensure integration of comprehensive plans, processes, and activities in support the program and institution's strategic objectives; Instructing and spearheading practical clinical instruction sessions in occupational therapy; and experience with program evaluation, educational and training technology in order to plan, develop, and teach instructional programs of study.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Major Duties:

• Responsibilities include providing evaluation and therapeutic interventions.
• Develops, evaluates, modifies and instructs professional graduate level classes in fundamentals of occupational therapy and research.
• Work includes the responsibility for serving as a key contact for training and support.