The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at St. Catherine University invites applications for an Adjunct Lab Instructor and Level I Fieldwork Educator position.

Adjunct Lab Instructors and Level I Fieldwork Educators for the St. Catherine University Occupational Therapy Assistant Program will teach and evaluate students in a face-to-face lab setting to support the curricular content students are learning online. High-need locations include Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; San Jose, CA; and Fairfax, VA. Additional locations include San Antonio, TX; St. Paul, MN; and Redlands, CA.

Lab instructors will lead 4 lab experiences in a 16 week semester across 3 semesters. Each lab experience is 5 hours spent with the students to deliver the content and includes time to set up before and clean-up after the lab. Labs are held on Sunday afternoons. Specific dates are provided at the time of hire. Detailed lab manuals and consultation with faculty will be available for ongoing support.

Additionally, a collaboration meeting is held before the lab with the Course Manager to discuss details of the lab experiences and the content. The Lab Instructors complete a post-survey to communicate strengths and weaknesses of the lab as well as a debrief with the Course Instructor after the lab. These communication expectations support and build a stronger connection to successful student outcomes.

It is expected that face-to-face lab instructors will collaborate with, and accept direction and supervision from, the didactic course instructors who have primary responsibility forteaching the associated online course(s).

Responsibilities:

Lab Instructors and Level I Fieldwork Educators are employed on a per-semester basis, usually for no more than twelve credits per academic year. Service as an adjunct does not count toward promotion and tenure. Adjunct Instructors on appointment are expected to meet the clinical, academic and professional responsibilities that are specified in their contracts and are congruent with appointment status.

St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a comprehensive Catholic university and home to one of the nation’s largest colleges for women, with associate and graduate programs for all genders. Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1905, the University integrates liberal arts and professional education within the Catholic traditions of intellectual inquiry and social teaching. Committed to excellence and opportunity, St. Catherine enrolls students in certificate, associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs in traditional day and evening/weekend/online formats.