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While this position welcomes applications from individuals external to the university, current Academic Teaching Staff are first notified of available positions and will receive first consideration in accordance with the terms of the Academic Teaching Staff Agreement before considering external candidates for positions with a term 8 months or longer. Please login to verify your internal candidate status.

This position has an end date of June 30, 2027, with the possibility of extension based on funding.

Location - This role is in-person at Augustana Camrose. Some hybrid work is possible.

The Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Alberta is seeking an experienced occupational therapist (clinician/clinician-scientist) for a part-time Assistant Teaching Professor Stream (ATS) position at our MScOT Augustana satellite program in Camrose, Alberta. This position will primarily incorporate clinic-related responsibilities, including direct clinical services and MScOT student supervision, and may also offer opportunity for classroom-related teaching responsibilities as outlined below. This position is part-time and located in person at the Augustana Campus in Camrose.

In September 2024, a cohort of 16 MScOT students (along with 16 MScPT and 16 MScSLP students) embarked on their education at the University of Alberta Augustana Campus in Camrose. As such, across the three programs (OT, PT, SLP), there are currently 96 students who are in their first or second years of their respective programs in Camrose. 

Part of our expansion to the Augustana satellite is to create an interdisciplinary (OT, PT, SLP) teaching clinic, with an anticipated opening date in the spring of 2026. This position will be primarily situated in that clinic. We currently have three OT team members situated at our Augustana Campus: one full-time Satellite Academic Coordinator/Associate Teaching Professor, one full-time Assistant Teaching Professor, and one 0.4 FTE Assistant Teaching Professor. We also have two additional shared staff, including a full-time Program Assistant and Satellite Coordinator, as well as regular interaction with our Augustana-based colleagues in the MScPT and MScSLP programs

Students at our Augustana campus engage in their education through a distributed learning model. Most courses are coordinated with lead instruction from the main campus in Edmonton and delivered via a synchronous distributed learning model (Zoom platform) and/or in person instructor based on the needs and learning activities within each course. Onsite instructors at the satellite are crucial to engage with students in-person to facilitate discussion and applied activities of classes delivered primarily from another site, and for some direct teaching of experiential labs and Integration and Application grouping courses at the satellite site. The interdisciplinary teaching clinic is anticipated to involve a blend of onsite/in-person clinical roles, local community roles, as well as virtual therapy targeted at rural/rural remote locations in Alberta. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Registration with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists is required.
• Availability to work in person at the Augustana Campus for a majority of the time is expected as part of this role 

Preferred Qualifications:

• A PhD or Master's-level degree in occupational therapy. Exceptional candidates with a BScOT may be considered, but preference will be given to those with a graduate degree in a related field. 
• At least five years practice experience in various settings (e.g., hospitals, school, community environments), including vulnerable and equity-deserving populations is an asset.
• Previous teaching experience, preferably in occupational therapy.
• Previous experience with fieldwork supervision.
• Clinical experience in adult neurology

Application Instructions

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The University of Alberta is committed to ensuring access, fostering community connections and increasing belonging. Its work is rooted in mutuality, reciprocity, responsibility and interdependence while honouring Indigenous identities, languages, cultures and world views.

Please submit a statement, one-page maximum in a 12 pt font, in which you describe your own positionality and articulate your experiences of incorporating inclusive practices into clinical, teaching and/or research contexts. Please articulate your anticipated contributions to ensure access, foster community connections and increase belonging within the Department of Occupational Therapy.

For additional details or inquiries, please contact Sandy Thompson-Hodgetts, Interim Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, at sandy.hodgetts@ualberta.ca.

Timeline: Interviews are anticipated to be scheduled in late February for a proposed start date of April 1, 2026. An earlier contract may be possible for a targeted teaching opportunity.

Salary will be commensurate with experience in accordance with Schedule D of the Collective Agreement between the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta and the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta.

At this time, our teaching needs may relate to the following areas (subject to change):

1. Classroom teaching/lab facilitation related to adult neuro (Occth585)
2. Classroom teaching/facilitation related to productivity in adulthood (including aspects for vocational rehabilitation, caregiving, and other primary adult (i.e., 18-65 years old) occupations and areas of OT practice (Occth572);
3. Fieldwork supervision through the interdisciplinary teaching clinic (in-person/virtual) 
4. Fieldwork supervision of role-emerging independent community placements (ICPs; fieldwork at sites that do not have an OT)
5. Clinical practice through the interdisciplinary teaching clinic. A variety of clinical practice areas is anticipated. Adult rehabilitation for chronic neurological conditions has been identified as one key area of practice.