The Occupational Therapy Doctorate program (OTD) at Rocky Mountain College is seeking a Program Director, to begin immediately. With a Practitioner-Educator emphasis, position responsibilites emphasize teaching and advising students and fostering community connections.  Additionally, this position is responsible for the supervision, planning, development, implementation, organization, administration, evaluation, and general effectiveness of the OTD program.  Essential duties include, but not limited to:

1. Managerment and administration of the program, including planning, evaluation, budgeting, recommending  faculty and staff for hire, and maintenance of accrediation.
2. Developing and maintaining the OTD budget within established college parameters to develop, obtain, and manage program resources necessary to carry out required activities.
3. Ensuring appropriate curriculum design, content delivery, and program evaluation and oerseeing regular systematic evaluation of the curriculum and instruction within the OTD program.
4. Engaging faculty and staff performance evaluation.
5. Performing ongoing evaluation of program outcomes.
6. Coordinating program self-study and preparing accreditation-related documents.
7. Maintaining and ensuring program quality in compliance with established ACOTE accreditation standards.
8. Coordinating recruiting activities with the Vice President of Enrollment Services and recruiting qualified candidates that meet or exceed established enrollment goals.
9. Marketing the program in consultation with the Vice President of Enrollment Services and the Provost;

The focus of all programs at Rocky Mountain College is teaching. As such, the qualified candidate will possess documented expertise in their area(s) of teaching responsibility and knowledge of the various content delivery modalities.  Evidence of expertise in teaching assignments might include documentation of continuing professional development, relevant experience, faculty development plan reflecting acquisition of new content, incorporation of feedback from course evaluations, and other sources.  Although this is an untenured position, the rank of assistant or associate professor will be considered for the qualified candidate.

Minimum Qualifications include:

• The program director ust hold a doctoral degree awarded by an institutioin that is accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).  The doctoral degree is not limited to a doctorate in occupational therapy.
• The program director must have a minimum of 8 years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy.  This experience must include:
  • Clinical practice as an occupational therapist.
  • Administrative experience including, but not limited to, program planning and implementation, personnel management, evaluation, and budgeting.
  • Scholarship (e.g., scholarship of application, scholarship of teaching and learning).
  • Understanding of the role of the occupational therapy assistant.
  • At least 3 years of experience in a full-time academic appointment with teaching responsibilities at the post-baccalaureate level.
• Must be NBCOT Certified
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of Montana
• Must maintain continuing education units

The successful candidate will support and carry out the mission of the college as well as demonstrate a commitment to developing and enhancing a culture of rigor, excellence, and achievement.  The start date is July 1, 2025. Salary begins at $95,000 and is commensurate with experience.

Rocky Mountain College is dedicated to academic excellence and transformational learning.  Information about the program can be found at https://rocky.edu/academics/academic-programs/otd/. Questions should be directed to Dr. Erin M. Reser, Academic Vice President (erin.reser@rocky.edu), or Human Resources at humanresources@rocky.edu.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.  To apply, pleae submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and teaching statement via email as a single PDF to jobs@rocky.edu.  Applicants must also complete a Rocky Mountain College Faculty Employment Application. If offered the position, the candidate must also successfully complete a background check before hiring.

Rocky Mountain College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate of the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.