JCRS Assistant Professor - Department of Occupational Therapy

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

6h • Onsite

About The Position

Are you seeking the opportunity to prepare forward-thinking occupational therapists and conduct collaborative research projects with entry-level occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) students? Is making a difference in the lives of individual and community clients an important career goal? Would you like to contribute to leading-edge occupational therapy programming? Consider joining our dynamic Department of Occupational Therapy ranked in the top 10 in the nation by US News & World Report. FACULTY POSITION This is a full-time, 12-month teaching position in the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program offered at the rank of assistant or associate professor (depending on experience) with a start date of July 1, 2026. The position is located on Jefferson’s Center City Philadelphia Campus. Job Description Responsibilities : The successful candidate will function as an integral member of the Jefferson OTD Program faculty team within the large Department of Occupational Therapy.

Requirements

• Applicant must be an occupational therapist with a terminal doctorate degree (e.g. OTD, PhD, EdD or ScD).
• experience in teaching, scholarship and service.
• Applicant should demonstrate an interest in working in a highly collaborative and expansive academic environment, which emphasizes excellence, and innovation in occupational therapy education.

Responsibilities

• Teaching content in an innovative OTD entry-level curriculum
• Maintaining a faculty-centric scholarship agenda
• Engaging in internal and external service
• Participating in program development activities
• Advising Doctoral occupational therapy students
• Serving as a faculty mentor to occupational therapy students for their Doctoral Capstone

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree