Summary About the Position: Serves as the Senior Educator of the U.S. Army-Baylor Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program. The Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) is an inter-service and interagency program including Army, Navy, and Air Force Officers, for U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Responsibilities 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 Conditions of Employment 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. AND 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/ Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Education and Information Sciences Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Board Certified as an Occupational Therapist by the National Board Certification for Occupational Therapy highly desirable. Four years of experience within the last five years working as a licensed occupational therapist in the area of wellness or neuroscience is highly desirable. Four years of experience within the last five years teaching occupational therapy. Four years of experience within the last five years of conducting research, writing for peer-review publications, and presentation of research within the academic community in the field of occupational therapy highly desirable. Advance in Hire may be authorized. Relocation/Recruitment incentives may be authorized. Advance Leave Accrual may be authorized. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable\_Accommodations\_for\_USA\_Hire