Assistant or Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy

The School of Occupational Therapy in Dalhousie’s Faculty of Health invites applications from qualified candidates for a full-time, probationary tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on the successful candidate. This position will commence on July 1, 2026, or as negotiated.

Required Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

• A completed Ph.D. in Occupational Therapy, Occupational Science, Health, Rehabilitation Sciences, or a related discipline.
• Post-doctoral experience (asset).

Professional Qualifications

• Eligibility for licensure with the Nova Scotia Occupational Therapy Regulator.
• Demonstrated occupational therapy clinical practice experience.

Scholarly Qualifications

• Evidence of a developing or established research program relevant to occupational therapy or occupational science.
• A record of scholarly productivity appropriate to the candidate’s career stage.
• Alignment with one or more Faculty of Health priority areas (health equity and resilience; health and health systems transformation; body function and mobility).

Teaching Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability or strong potential to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Experience with curriculum development and integrated learning approaches that intentionally connect and build content across courses to support progressive competency development.
• Commitment to inclusive, evidence-informed, student-centered pedagogy that incorporates Universal Design for Learning and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy.
• Experience with fieldwork courses, simulation, and interprofessional education

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility & Decolonization

• Evidence of experience with, or commitment to, anti-oppressive and/or anti-colonial approaches in teaching, research, or practice.

Research Expectations

The successful candidate is expected to establish and conduct a program of occupation-based research aligned with one or more of the Faculty of Health’s priority research areas:

• Health equity and resilience
• Health and health systems transformation
• Body function and mobility across the health continuum

Teaching Responsibilities

The successful candidate will contribute to high-quality teaching within the School’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Responsibilities include:

• Teaching core required and elective/specialized courses aligned with the School needs and the candidate’s expertise.
• Designing and delivering engaging learning experiences that reflect contemporary occupational therapy theory and practice.
• Employing integrated learning approaches that intentionally connect, sequence, and build upon content across courses to support students’ development of professional reasoning and competencies.
• Mentoring and supervising students in thesis-based Masters and PhD programs at Dalhousie.
• Contributing to curriculum development, course coordination, and continuous pedagogical improvement.

Service Responsibilities

The successful candidate is expected to contribute actively to the School, Faculty, and University communities. Engagement at local, national, and international levels is encouraged to support continuous improvement in research, teaching, and learning at Dalhousie.

Application Requirements

Applications must include:

• a Cover Letter stating qualifications and experience;
• a Curriculum Vitae, including a list of publications, major projects and relevant community and/ or professional engagement
• Teaching Statement (~2 pages), including teaching interests and experience, approaches to integrated learning, and copies of teaching evaluations (if available).
• Research Statement (~2 pages), describing an original, innovative 5-year research program.
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Decolonization Statement describing commitments to anti-oppressive and/or anti-colonial work.
• Three Referees names and contact information (two of whom must be from academic backgrounds) who may be contacted if required.

Please follow this link for direct access to the posting on the Dalhousie website.

For further information regarding this position, contact:

Dr. Paula Rushton, Director
School of Occupational Therapy
Faculty of Health
prushton@dal.ca

This position is a part of the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) Bargaining Unit and is subject to final budgetary approval.