Tenure Track Clinical Assistant Professor

The Psychology Department at Southern Utah University seeks a Tenure Track Assistant Professor or non-Tenure Track Clinical Assistant Professor to contribute primarily to the Psy.

D. in Clinical Psychology program and secondarily to the undergraduate program. Applicants should have a doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology; a PhD in School Psychology may be considered.

Southern Utah University is a comprehensive, regional graduate and undergraduate university located 2 1/2 hours north of Las Vegas in Cedar City, Utah. The university is surrounded by national parks, monuments, and wilderness areas and is home to the Tony award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival.

Southern Utah University and the Department of Psychology is committed to maintaining a community which recognizes and values the worth and dignity of every person; fosters tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect among its members; and encourages individual commitment to personal responsibilities in equal measure with personal rights. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.

• Teaching and/or engaging in other PsyD activities to meet the state required equivalency of teaching 4 graduate/undergraduate courses per semester:
• Specific course assignments will include 1-2 sections of doctoral clinical practicum supervision using a vertical team model (supervision of both intervention and assessment);
• Other classes may include Individual and Cultural Diversity, Psychological Assessment, Human Development, Applied Program Development, or specialized classes that suit the candidate’s qualifications;
• Undergraduate courses are assigned as needed by the department;
• Specific PsyD responsibilities noted below may apply towards teaching load.
• Strong preference given to candidates interested in/able to teach their supervision (PSY 6520) course the first 7 weeks of summer term on summer overload pay.
• Participating and serving within the PsyD program, including attending and presenting professional development seminars, serving on comprehensive exam committees, serving as professional project mentors/chairs, as well as other responsibilities as needed by the program.
• Serving within departmental, college and/or university-level as needed by the department.
• Maintaining a license to practice psychology in the state of UT and being clinically competent in the practice of health service psychology and in clinical supervision.
• For Tenure-Track faculty: engagement in clinical scholarship/creative activities. For PsyD faculty, clinical scholarship can often be supported by mentoring PsyD research projects and associated publications.

Minimum Qualifications

• A PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited doctoral program (a PhD in School Psychology may be considered).
• Licensed or license-eligible in the State of Utah within 12 months of start date.
• Commitment to clinical training in evidence-based assessment and intervention, evidence-based supervision practices, and high impact teaching practices.
• Strong interpersonal skills and collegiality.
• Must have training in and be comfortable supervising psychological assessment for adults and/or children.
• Must have training in and willingness to supervise evidence-based interventions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Training in evidence-based clinical supervision practices is also preferred.
• A preference in training in intervention with adolescents and/or adults/older adults; particularly training and expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy or TF-CBT, Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders, and/or Exposure and Response Prevention.