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UNIV- Open Rank Faculty – College of Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Occupational Therapy Residential Program

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Jul 2025

About the role

Job Description Summary

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Faculty

Cost Center

CC000227 CHP - OT

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Work Shift

Job Description

The Division of Occupational Therapy, housed within the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), invites applications for a 12-month Clinical Instructor residential faculty position. The OT Division hosts two accredited academic programs: the MUSC Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program (residential and hybrid), ranked in the top 10% of OT programs in the nation by US News & World Report, and the online Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program launched in 2019. The clinical instructor faculty position is a residential position that will have primary teaching and supportive responsibilities as a classroom and lab instructor in the Residential Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) Entry-Level program, along with mentoring students. Although this is a full-time instructor in the OT Division, this role as a Clinical Instructor requires at least 20% of the time to be allocated to clinical practice at the Medical University of South Carolina. The preferred expertise is in adult physical rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation, and musculoskeletal conditions. The clinical instructor faculty must develop or demonstrate the ability to pursue a scholarship agenda. The successful candidate(s) must hold an earned doctoral degree or its equivalent. Preference will be given to candidates with relevant clinical experience and those eligible for OT licensure in South Carolina.

As part of the greater Medical University of South Carolina, the OT Division is an integral part of the state’s only academic health sciences center known for its excellence in interprofessional education. The College of Health Professions (CHP) is ranked 11th in the nation in terms of total NIH funding among Schools of Allied Health & Health Professions with a total research portfolio of $17.2M in FY 24 (NIH total is $23.6M). CHP has the Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions, an emerging center that supports collaborative rehabilitation science and health services research, provides mentoring opportunities for junior faculty, and offers research infrastructure. OT faculty and students collaborate with a broad range of educators, clinicians, and researchers across the state and several faculty hold dual appointments across CHP and in other MUSC Colleges. Through its strong history, outstanding record of educating occupational therapists, and dedication to interprofessional education and research, the OT Division is poised to enhance the Department’s and College's overall goal of achieving national distinction in education, research, and service.

Qualified applicants for this full-time clinical instructor position must have:

Terminal academic degree (eg. Post-professional OTD, PhD, EdD, DSc)
Experience in academic occupational therapy education
Minimum of 3 years of clinical practice experience
Active clinical engagement in a MUSC relevant site
South Carolina Occupational Therapy License will be required

State-of-the-art lecture and laboratory facilities are available for teaching both traditional lecture and laboratory-based classes. Occupational Therapy faculty regularly collaborate with educators in other colleges at MUSC, notably including the College of Medicine and clinical departments. Substantial resources are available to support the successful applicant's line of research. Key centers and collaborative opportunities include