What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor | Occupational Therapy Department position at Misericordia University?
Job Description
Job Description
The Department of Occupational Therapy at Misericordia University is currently accepting applications for a non-tenure track full-time (10 month) on campus faculty position to begin August 2025 in Dallas, PA. Rank and salary are dependent upon the applicant’s experience and qualifications.
The Department of Occupational Therapy offers both an accredited entry-level MSOT degree program, and accredited entry level OTD degree program as well as a post-professional clinical doctorate in occupational therapy. Both doctoral programs culminate in each student developing an individualized doctoral capstone project under close faculty mentorship.
Misericordia University is a teaching-centered institution with a commitment to community service. The curriculum has a strong foundation in occupation, evidence-based practice, community leadership, and dynamic clinical reasoning. Successful candidates will join an experienced faculty with diverse clinical and educational backgrounds.
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications :
- Earned doctorate (PhD, EdD, DSc, OTD) from an accredited institution.
- NBCOT certification and eligible for Pennsylvania licensure.
- Minimum of five years of clinical experience.
- Preferred teaching experience in higher education and online curricula.
- Preferred expertise in psychosocial dysfunction, adult / geriatric physical rehabilitation, and community-based practice.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Leadership, innovation, and creativity.
Responsibilities include teaching in areas of expertise and supervising graduate research and capstone projects, active participation in scholarly activities, student advisement, and service to the University, community, and the profession. Misericordia University is committed to student, faculty, and staff diversity and values the educational benefit this brings to campus. Candidates should indicate any experience and / or leadership that contribute to this goal.
Misericordia University is located adjacent to the Pocono Mountains region of Northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 2-3 hours from New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. The University was founded in 1924 by the Sisters of Mercy and has a long history of providing the community with health care practitioners who are compassionate, well educated, and able to deal with the challenging demands of health care in today’s society. The Occupational Therapy program supports the mission of Misericordia University and its core values of mercy, service, justice, and hospitality.
For confidential consideration, please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names / contact information for three references online or by email to Leane Pace at lpace@misericordia.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
