Job Description

As a part of a community of faculty and staff who represent many faith systems and worldviews, Marian University seeks faculty members to support our Catholic Franciscan mission and identity by contributing to the development and implementation of the inaugural Occupational Therapy programs – Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA), Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT), and Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD).

Successful candidates will be passionate about professional education with a spirit for innovation, creative problem-solving, and interprofessional collaboration. Faculty members will be key team members in the inaugural programs within the Department of Occupational Therapy, including contributing to a unique curricular design and establishing partnerships that will meet the needs of our learners in collaboration with expanding health professions programs at Marian University.

The position is a full-time, 12-month, tenured, or non-tenured core faculty member appointment holding the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor of occupational therapy. Rank, tenure, and salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Start dates available beginning in January 2027 through June 2027. Inaugural cohorts are scheduled to start on campus in August 2027.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching

• Create and deliver learning experiences consistent with the program’s mission and curricular guiding principles.
• Facilitate and maintain quality educational experiences for students, ensuring compliance with the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®)
• Providing honest and meaningful assessment of student learning, competence, and behaviors that cultivate reflective and adaptive learning.
• Assessing student progress toward entrustment of professional occupational therapy activities throughout educational experiences.
• Participate in assessing students’ professionalism, competence, safety, and readiness for fieldwork education in cooperation with other faculty.
• Create a professional development plan that aligns with the department strategic plan that includes goals related to:
• Demonstrate teaching effectiveness and appropriate use of educational technology

Scholarship

• Contribute to the occupational therapy profession through the incorporation of scholarship.
• Promote and engage in a culture of evidence-based practice.

Service

• Role model Franciscan values through collaborative endeavors and service to the university, profession, and communities.

University and Unit Expectations:

• Knowledge of and a commitment to the mission of Marian University
• Initiate, adapt, evaluate, and uphold program and University policies, procedures, and practices (i.e., including but not limited to admission requirements, academic policies, professional behavior policies, fieldwork education, student progression through the program)
• Foster a culture that promotes dignity, justice, and unity in occupational therapy education. Shows courtesy and respect in interactions with fellow employees, students, subordinates, and supervisors
• Communicates regularly with supervisor about Program/Department issues
• Meets department productivity standards
• Contribute to the development and assessment of department goals, objectives, and strategic plan
• Assists in establishing department measurements that align and support the accomplishment of the University’s
• strategic goals
• Adheres to the department budget
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and mentoring skills
• Ability to travel as needed
• Participates in recruitment and retention activities for students
• Regularly participates in academic unit meetings
• Knowledge of legislative, regulatory, legal, and practice issues affecting occupational therapy assistants and occupational therapy
• Support the accomplishment of the University's strategic goals
• Participate in annual faculty evaluation consistent with university practices

Required Qualifications:

Faculty members within the Department of Occupational Therapy will demonstrate the academic and professional qualifications and relevant experience requisite for providing effective teaching and engaging in scholarship and service. Qualifications include all the following:

• An occupational therapist (OT)
• Hold a minimum of a doctoral degree awarded by an institution that a USDE-recognized institutional accrediting agency accredits.
• Hold an active, unencumbered Indiana occupational therapy license or be eligible for licensure in Indiana.
• Have current certification through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT®) as an Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR®)
• Have documented experience in the field of occupational therapy, which must include:
  • clinical practice experience as an occupational therapy practitioner with documented expertise in an area(s) of practice
  • Interprofessional engagement and collaboration across multiple disciplines
  • administrative experience including, but not limited to, program planning and implementation, personnel management, and evaluation.
  • Scholarship (e.g., scholarship of application, scholarship of teaching and learning).
  • Understanding of and experience engaging in the relationship between occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant.

Although not required, preference may be given to candidates with research-based post-professional degrees, experience in fieldwork education, teaching in an occupational therapy education program, scholarly engagement, experience with ACOTE® accreditation, and/or active professional service at the local, state, or national level.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For Consideration All Applications Require:

1. Cover Letter
2. Current resume or CV
3. Contact information of three professional references. The reference contact information must be entered after the application is submitted in the "My Presence" section of the applicant profile.
4. Responses to the supplementary mission & identity questions.

Please Review Marian University’s Mission & Identity Statement before responding to the supplementary questions on your application:

https://www.marian.edu/faith

Essential Functions:

Work hours necessary to perform job requirements satisfactorily on a regular basis. Manage absence from work in responsible manner to ensure service to clients, work teams, and coworkers. Comply with Marian University policies and practices and seeking clarification of them when necessary.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use their hands to handle or feel objects, equipment, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with their hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Limitations and Disclaimer:

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and States Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

Marian University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.