School of Health Professions

Clinical Assistant Professor and Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program Director (080024)

Position:
The School of Health Professions at the University of Missouri-Columbia, seeks applicants for the position of Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Director. This position is a full-time, non-tenure track, 12-month, clinical faculty position.

Responsibilities/Duties:
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is offered through a consortium of post-secondary institutions who collaborate whenever necessary and possible to develop and deliver instruction, education and training for Missouri's workforce. The consortium's goals are to be a partner with hospitals, businesses and industry to enhance the economic and workforce development of its service regions by addressing the needs of both individuals and businesses so the Missourians will have affordable access to skills for lucrative employment and conversely business will have access to a steady supply of skilled employees.

The Program Director is responsible for the overall leadership, management and administration of the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. Responsibilities include: Program development, curriculum development, budgeting and allocating resources, evaluating Program outcomes, selecting and supervising Program faculty and staff, maintaining accreditation, pursuing and promoting professional development of self and Program faculty.

Qualifications:

• Initially certified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
• Licensed in the state of Missouri
• Masters or Doctoral degree in occupational therapy or masters/doctoral degree in related field with B.S. degree in occupational therapy
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of occupational therapy including practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, administrative or supervisory experience, and at least 1 year of experience in a full time academic appointment with teaching responsibilities (2 years preferred)
• Understanding of and experience working with occupational therapy assistants
• Documented expertise with computer technology and electronic teaching/learning and communication activities, knowledge of distance education methods
• Experience working with specialized accrediting agencies, program standards and accreditation processes.

Salary will be commensurate with training and experience.

Application Procedure:
Send a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and three letters of reference to:

Rebecca Keefer
Human Resource Specialist II
512 Lewis Hall
School of Health Professions
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri 65211
keeferr@health.missouri.edu

UMC is an EO/AA Employer

Date Posted:
January 30, 2008