"Occupational Therapy Lecturer Pool"

Department Summary

The Occupational Therapy Program at San José State University (SJSU) was founded in 1943 as one of the first occupational therapy programs in the West. It is the oldest accredited Occupational Therapy program in the California State University system. Our national reputation for excellence is based on a superior academic curriculum, distinguished faculty, and accomplished graduates.

https://www.sjsu.edu/occupationaltherapy/

Brief Description of Duties

• Teaching assigned content according to the designated instructional mode (on-campus, hybrid, online) and meet the course objectives and accreditation standards;
• Uphold the Occupational Therapy Ethical Standards
• Systematically collect data on student course content mastery and provide students periodic feedback on performance
• Adhere to SJSU Policies regarding Office Hours (S12-1), students’ rights to timely feedback (S20-2), and provide accommodations for students who receive support from the SJSU Accommodations Education Center (AEC)
• Provide office hours to support student mastery of content where the typical frequency is one hour per week for each course
• Collect institutional data and outcome measures as needed for program evaluation and accreditation
• Either attend Occupational Therapy Faculty meetings or read meeting minutes to be informed of department policies
• Provide suggestions regarding updating content covered in the course aligned to clinical practice
• Provide suggestions regarding teaching methods to enhance student mastery of content.
• All Faculty will organize their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU community. All classes at SJSU, whether online or not, must be anchored in the Canvas platform to ensure faculty-student connection in a common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their classes. You will have access to this system prior to the semester start date.
• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s, OTD or PhD degree
• California Board of Occupational Therapy licensure required for employment
• Knowledge of the subject matter to which the individual is assigned.
• Ability to teach and evaluate adult learners. Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous teaching experiences.
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of teaching experience in an Occupational Therapy education program or related teaching experience

Compensation

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2.

Anticipated starting salary:

L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959
L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481
L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431
L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347

Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• List of at least three (3) or as many as five (5) references
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy (optional)
• Statement of Expertise, including professional experience, courses you are qualified to teach

This is a continuing open position.