Robert Gordon University is seeking to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified External Examiner whose responsibilities will primarily focus on Occupational Therapy. The Master of Occupational Therapy course is based within the School of Health and is a four-year full time integrated masters.

The university criteria for the appointment of external examiners are:

(i) An external examiner’s academic and/or professional qualifications shall be appropriate both in terms of the level and the subject(s) of such qualifications to match the general requirement of the assessed subject(s).

(ii) An external examiner shall have appropriate standing, expertise and experience in their subject or discipline to ensure the maintenance of academic standards; such standards shall reflect the general expectations of higher education relative to national standards for the particular subject or discipline.

(iii) An external examiner shall normally have recent examining or academically comparable experience which shall be adequate to the requirements of the subject area to be examined.

All appointments are subject to approval by the University Academic Council. Applicants new to external examination are welcome. Induction to the School will be arranged on appointment.

Commencement date: September 2025 and for a tenure of four years.

For information on the Master of Occupational Therapy (MOccTh) course and structure see: https://www.rgu.ac.uk/study/courses/980-moccth-occupational-therapy