This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as the Senior Educator of the U.S. Army-Baylor Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program. The OTD is an inter-service and interagency program including Army, Navy, and Air Force Officers, for U.S. Army MEDCoE, located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Duties

Serves as an educator, role model, mentor academic counsel and professional career management for graduate students in the U.S. Army-Baylor University in the Entry-Level Army-Baylor Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program. Develops, evaluates, modifies and instructs professional graduate level classes in fundamentals of occupational therapy and research. Serves in a professorial function and as a primary instructor, educator, and researcher to design, develop, instruct, and manage specialized foundational science and clinical content. Manages monetary and equipment grants, including writing grant proposals, coordinating the use of grant money and equipment in conducting program activities. Conducts doctoral student evaluations via oral board participation, as well as composing, administering, and grading written and practical examinations, research papers, and other assignments as given.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is subject to screening and update of required immunizations unless exempted for medical or administrative reasons in accordance with Army Regulation 40-562, Chapters 3 and 4.
• Abide by all credentialing processes required by the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) and MEDCoE. Comply with MEDCoE and MTF policies regarding personal appearance and conduct. Meet Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements as directed by MTF.
• Must be an Occupational Therapist and must obtain and maintain unrestricted license to practice Occupational Therapy.
• Must hold a doctoral degree awarded by an institution that is accredited by a U.S. Department of Education (USDE) recognized regional accrediting body.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as Curriculum and Instruction, Education leadership, Education in Occupational Therapy. OR Combination of education and experience which includes courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as Curriculum and Instruction, Education leadership, Education in Occupational Therapy, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four-year course of study described above. In addition to meeting Basic Requirement above must also have the following: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing pediatric didactic and clinical education, developing program strategy and policies, and executing appropriate governance in regards to each fellow enrolled in the doctoral program; Chairs doctoral capstone experiences and develops policies and guidelines to ensure integration of comprehensive plans, processes, and activities in support the program and institution's strategic objectives; Instructing and spearheading practical clinical instruction sessions in occupational therapy; and experience with program evaluation, educational and training technology in order to plan, develop, and teach instructional programs of study. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address SB-W3VZAA US ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk