Director, PP-OTD Program & Clinical Assistant Professor

SUNY Downstate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University seeks a Clinical Assistant Professor (12 Month) and Director of the PP-OTD Program. You will provide academic and administrative leadership for curriculum development, capstone education, student support, and program assessment.

You will collaborate with the Program Chair, supervise course delivery, mentoring, and scholarly engagement, while coordinating with clinical partners and stakeholders to ensure program quality and growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic and administrative leadership for the PP-OTD Program in collaboration with the Occupational Therapy Program Chair.
• Develop and oversee program curricula, policies, procedures, and courses, with support from the Occupational Therapy Program Chair.
• Teach assigned courses and manage course delivery, including direct instruction, student assessment, LMS, and confidentiality of records.
• Demonstrate proficiency in program administration, teaching, research, clinical practice, and scholarly engagement.
• Promote intra- and interdisciplinary teamwork in diverse academic and clinical settings.
• Advise, counsel, and support students; establish regular office hours.
• Guide and mentor students through doctoral capstone projects from conception to dissemination.
• Ensure compliance with ACOTE capstone requirements.
• Identify, secure, and develop capstone education sites aligned with curriculum.
• Provide development and support to community capstone mentors and faculty mentors.
• Manage and support students throughout their capstone experiences.
• Coordinate with faculty, administration, clinical partners, prospective students, alumni, and external stakeholders.
• Work with program faculty and staff, the Program Chair, and School leadership to oversee course quality and assessment.
• Coordinate student recruitment and admissions efforts to support sustainable enrollment.
• Participate in program, school, university-wide, and professional activities.

Job description

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University seeks a Clinical Assistant Professor (12 Month) and Director of the PP-OTD Program. You will provide academic and administrative leadership for curriculum development, capstone education, student support, and program assessment.

You will collaborate with the Program Chair, supervise course delivery, mentoring, and scholarly engagement, while coordinating with clinical partners and stakeholders to ensure program quality and growth.