OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: Part-Time Lecturer (non-tenure track)

Description

The Department of Occupational Therapy at Tufts University is seeking qualified part-time lecturer candidates to teach occupational therapy graduate courses, beginning September 1, 2025. The candidate should have strong clinical and evidence-based reasoning skills and at least one clear area of OT or relevant practice expertise. The candidate must be able to direct their expertise toward engaging students in scholarship as well as the promotion of activity and participation among diverse populations. Teaching requires in-person assignments.

 

Qualifications

The Department of Occupational Therapy is a graduate department in the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. The department is a collaborative and close-knit learning community. Faculty, staff, and students use a reflective process to identify and understand occupational performance and well-being to develop inclusive innovative approaches that support meaningful engagement across the lifespan.

Tufts is a teaching and research-intensive R1 university with a rigorous intellectual culture and established ties to the surrounding communities. The school offers students and faculty alike in-depth educational and community-engaged learning experiences and opportunities to explore interdisciplinary approaches to teaching, learning, and scholarship.

Applicants must have a master’s degree in occupational therapy. A doctoral degree and college level teaching experience are preferred.

Application Instructions

Applicants need to submit a letter of interest and CV via Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/169548. Note that our department is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice and candidates’ materials should address how they will promote these priorities in their professional career.

For questions about the position, please contact Uma Patel (uma.patel@tufts.edu), Senior Department Administrator. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. Tufts University has also committed to becoming an anti-racist institution and prides itself on the continuous improvement of diversity, equity and inclusion work. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in, and disposition for, positively engaging with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students.

Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at oeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at https://oeo.tufts.edu/