Visiting Instructor, Capstone Mentor (Temporary Employee
Pool)
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:
The School of Health Sciences at the University of the Pacific
invites applicants for a part-time, non-tenure position as an
instructor, capstone mentor in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Program. Part-time faculty will develop and/or teach online,
hybrid, and in-person courses.
Doctoral program based on the biopsychosocial philosophy. Teaching
is the primary focus at the University. We aspire to promote
student learning within a humanistic environment that facilitates
student success to be competent self-directed learners. The role of
the part-time capstone mentor within the OTD Program at University
of the Pacific is to provide instruction and guide a small group of
students through the Capstone experience assigned in areas of
knowledge and expertise.
The successful faculty candidate will be part of a highly
motivated, cohesive faculty of experienced educators working as an
interdisciplinary team to deliver a forward-thinking OTD curriculum
designed to meet the 2018 ACOTE Accreditation Standards.
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with other OTD
faculty members within the program to provide expertise and
contribute to a collaborative working environment. This position
will report directly to the OTD Program Director.
Job Description and Responsibilities Include:
- Teach or co-teach online, hybrid, or online courses in areas of
expertise using innovative teaching modalities.
- Create or co-create online, hybrid, or in-person course content
and materials in areas of expertise using innovative teaching
modalities.
- Create a student-centered learning environment.
- Engage regularly with students in online forums, discussion
boards, and virtual meetings.
- Grade learning activities and provide timely constructive
feedback.
- Mentor student-directed scholarly work.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Mentoring a small group of OTD students through the development
and implementation of the Doctoral Capstone Project.
- Compensation will be based on experience and the specific
responsibilities of the course.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and
inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and
employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that
demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways
socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality,
socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty and
staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must hold a professional license in the state of California or
be eligible within one (1) year of appointment.
- Must hold an OTD degree in discipline from an accredited
USDE-recognized regional accrediting body.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A minimum of one (1) years clinical experience.
- Ability to work as a team with administrators, fellow faculty,
staff, and students.
- Knowledge, skills, and experience in working with diverse
students.
- Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written
modalities.
- Ability to create materials for in-person and online learning
using diverse teaching methods that support student
engagement.
- Computer and online systems literacy.
- Experience with online pedagogy, including synchronous and
asynchronous delivery.
- Familiarity with Canvas, Zoom and other systems and tools for
course management and online learning.
- Emphasis on social justice and professional work.
- Strong knowledge, skills and experience in working with diverse
students and client/patient populations.
- Awareness and sensitivity to the educational goals of a
multicultural population through cross-cultural study, training,
teaching, and other professional experiences.
- Sincere desire for personal growth and development as an
educator, including teaching, scholarship, and service throughout
one's career.
- Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse
backgrounds and cultures.
- Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity,
and inclusion in a university setting.
- Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices
and knowledge in their work.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative but not
definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment/Work Week/Travel:
Schedule is dependent on the course and department needs.
Special Instructions:
THIS POSTING IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF AN OPEN POSITION. Your
application will be active for 90 days. Applications are accepted
on a continuous basis and are reviewed by the hiring department as
openings become available. To maintain your application within the
system, you will need to re-apply.
Applicants must complete all applicable sections of the online
application to be considered for a position. Candidates who are
called for an interview must notify the Department of Human
Resources in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed before
the date of the interview.
Note: if a job-specific posting is created and you are interested
in that specific position, please apply to that job posting.
Submission of materials does not guarantee consideration for future
employment in openings of this type since availability can be
unpredictable and consideration competitive.
To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/27703
University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal
opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In
compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is
committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff
and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in
the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff
on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry,
age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and
veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy,
gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical
disability.
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