Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences invites applications for a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor (non-tenure track) position to support the Bachelor of Science in Behavior and Health (BSBH) program. Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression. As one of the country’s leading schools of health and rehabilitation sciences, Sargent College is committed to an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to designing and delivering quality healthcare. The department, college, and university believe that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our academic programs and research.

The Bachelor of Science in Behavior and Health (BSBH) program offers unparalleled opportunities for undergraduate students to study, learn, and explore the intersection of society, behavior, and health including evidence-based, whole person approaches to advancing the health and well-being of all people. Upon graduation, students are well prepared to work in hospitals, schools, nonprofits, community settings, social and human service organizations, research labs, consulting, and more. The program also provides students pathways to many graduate and professional degree program, in areas such as medicine (including lifestyle medicine), public health, rehabilitation sciences (including occupational/physical therapy), speech language pathology, dentistry, social work, psychology, physician assistantship, nursing, theology, law, business, and more.

The Occupational Therapy (OT) Department, which administers the BSBH program, offers an entry-level doctoral degree program (EL-OTD), a post-professional online doctoral degree program, an undergraduate degree in Behavior and Health (BSBH), and a PhD in Rehabilitation Science. Our EL-OTD is ranked by US News and World Report as #1. Our faculty are world-renowned, leading the field in clinical experience and research, and are passionate about engaging students in these professional activities. We focus on community-based practice and emerging practice areas, with hands-on, practical experiences integrated throughout our curricula.

Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with its topped ranked programs is home to more than 1,200 undergraduate and 550 graduate students, Sargent College combines outstanding faculty and cutting-edge research to provide superb education and clinical experiences. The College offers six undergraduate degrees and six graduate and professional degrees as well as three PhD programs. The college has more than 25 on-campus research facilities, clinical centers, and laboratories. Diversity and inclusion are strategic goals for Sargent College. The college is especially committed to providing an inclusive educational experience while working to dismantle racism in our fields.

Sargent College’s reputation is supported by its strong culture of research. Over 40% of the college’s annual budget is supported by externally funded research grants. Faculty and students produce over 225 publications per year. College Areas of Research Excellence include mental health and well-being, neurorehabilitation, pediatric rehabilitation, autism, musculoskeletal health, public health, nutrition, health equity, and integrated health technology and data sciences.

Boston University is an AAU institution with a long and distinguished tradition of dedication to inclusion and social justice. Boston University comprises 17 schools and colleges, more than 300 programs of study, 37,000 students from more than 140 countries, and 10,000 faculty and staff. Boston University is a “R1” (very high activity) research university, with more than $645 million in total research awards in FY23, and more than 7,600 publications in 2023. Students choose Boston University because of its rigorous academics, global recognition, wealth of faculty research projects, urban, residential campus, and excellent student-to-faculty ratio. BU is proud to be the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman and have Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. among its distinguished alumni.

Responsibilities for Clinical Assistant Professor position: At Boston University, a Clinical Assistant Professor is a faculty member appointed to provide instruction and application of practical knowledge as well as advancing knowledge through scholarship for a stated term. The title reflects strong teaching ability, and professional expertise and achievement. Clinical Assistant Professors are expected to have a program of scholarship, to publish papers or present at conferences on their scholarship annually and maintain a line of scholarship that engages students and advances knowledge, practice, or pedagogy in their field. Faculty engage in collaborative endeavors across Boston University in a wide range of departments/areas such as Biomedical Engineering, Computing & Data Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychological Sciences, Social Work, Education, Medicine, and Public Health

This is a full-time, renewable, 9-month, non-tenure track appointment that will begin on or after July 1, 2025, depending on the candidate and final approval of the academic appointment. The Clinical Assistant Professor will teach, advise students, participate in department, college, and university service and engage in scholarship. A successful candidate will have training and professional experience in psychology, counseling, public health, occupational therapy education or a related field.

Qualifications:

• PhD, ScD, DrPH, DVM, DNP, or other relevant doctoral degree; advanced ABD considered

• Evidence of scholarly activity with potential to develop independent and/or collaborative scholarship at Boston University

• Teaching experience at the college/university level, preferably with undergraduate students

What to expect from our process:

We will begin reviewing applications immediately upon receipt and continue until the position is filled. Once we receive a completed application (see below for details), we will arrange an initial video call, and invite selected candidates for an on-campus, in-person, day-long interview. The in-person interview will include a 45-minute job talk and a 45-minute teaching demonstration.

Your application should be submitted electronically at this website:

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28282

Do not submit your application through the Boston University HR website.

Application Timeline: Submit your materials by December 12, 2024. We will continue to accept materials until the position is filled. Applications may be held in confidence at the applicant’s request until an invitation for an interview is extended.

Questions: Please contact search chair, Clinical Associate Professor, Robin Newman, at newmanro@bu.edu

Your application submission shall include:

· Cover letter

· Curriculum vitae (cv)

· Statement of teaching. In addition to summarizing teaching and any clinical experience, and teaching philosophy, please describe how, as a teacher and mentor, you would engage and sustain our institutional commitment to fostering a more inclusive university culture and climate.

· Name of three references external to BU. Letters of recommendations will be required for hiring and will be requested for all candidates invited to interview.

In addition, applicants shall submit a

· Statement of Scholarship: Since promotion for clinical professors requires evidence of scholarship, candidates shall include as either a separate document, part of their CV, or part of their cover letter a brief statement (~200 – 300 words) of their scholarship that they would pursue.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last 7 years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign an authorization to release information” after execution of an offer letter.