The Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Southern California invites applicants for one full-time 12-month clinical faculty position. The successful candidate will work with the Division's current faculty members to create and teach course work in the entry-level occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) program focused on mental health practice, with particular attention to critical approaches and linkages to sanism and Mad Studies. The primary functions of this position will include teaching and mentoring graduate students, as well as collaborating on curriculum development to strengthen mental health, mad studies and anti-ableism/sanism content throughout the e-OTD curriculum; engaging in scholarship related to work in the Division and in the profession; and serving on committees as assigned or requested.

Qualifications include an earned terminal degree (O.T.D., or Ph.D. in occupational science preferred), experience teaching graduate course work in occupational therapy, lived experience of mental illness or identification with Mad communities, as well as a current OT license and eligibility to practice occupational therapy in California. Additional certifications may include peer provider or psychiatric rehabilitation. Experience in course and/or curriculum development and interests in mad studies, critical psychiatry preferred. Ideally, doctoral work will have been completed within the mental health practice space.

The annual base salary range for this position is $85,000 - $95,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy.