Assistant Professor in Psychology - Marriage & Family Therapy

Assistant Professor in Psychology - Marriage & Family Therapy

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Work type: Instructional Faculty 1enured/Tenure-Track
Location: Chico
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Faculty
- Behavioral Sciences, Faculty
- Social Sciences, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time

California State University (CSU), Chico is a comprehensive and residential public university, holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation. Chico State operates as part of the 22-campus CSU system, which educates the most ethnically, economically, and academically diverse student body in the nation. The University enrolls over 14,000 students, with over half identifying as first-generation college students.

Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps, have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations, and will contribute to policies, programs, and practices that support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning and working environment.

The Position: Assistant Tenure-Track Professor

Position Starts: August 2027

College: Behavioral and Social Sciences

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience. (Anticipated hiring range: $74,652 - $89,772 per year).

Initial Review Date: 10/12/26, position open until filled; complete applications received after that date may be considered.

Minimum Qualifications:

The minimum education requirement for appointment to this position is a doctorate degree from a COAMFTE accredited Marriage & Family Therapy Program or an accredited Counseling or Clinical Psychology program. Candidates nearing completion of the doctorate degree may be considered; however, all requirements for conferral of the degree must be met no later than the start date of the position. Requirements also include

• CA licensure, or intention to obtain it, as a Marriage and Family Therapist, Psychologist, or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor;
  Candidate must have achieved licensure by end of third year to continue employment.
• Meeting, or intending to meet, CA Board of Behavioral Sciences MFT supervisor qualifications; CA Board of Behavioral Sciences MFT supervisor qualifications must have been met by end of third year for continued employment.
• Experience in undergraduate and/or graduate instruction;
• A record of research and/or scholarly activities.

Responsibilities:

This tenure-track position carries responsibilities in the areas of teaching (primarily graduate courses and a potential for courses in the undergraduate program as the need arises; supervising graduate trainees), scholarship (develop a successful program of research or scholarly activity; seek external funding), and service (supporting the administrative and advising needs of the Marriage & Family Therapy program). This position will join a team of faculty and staff that coordinates the on-campus training clinic and off-campus traineeship program, with opportunities for developing program leadership.

Both the university and the program value equity, diversity, and inclusion and faculty will be expected to develop teaching practices that promote these values. Teaching assignments are based upon qualifications of the individual and the needs of the department.

Benefits Information:

This position qualifies for benefits including tuition fee waiver (if eligible). California State University, Chico offers a number of benefits to its employees (e.g., sick leave, vacation, health insurance). For more information, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Additional Information:

Out of State Employment:
All work must be performed within the State of California. Faculty assignments include in-person duties that require an on-campus presence.

Background Check and Disclosures: A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Education Code 89521 Requirements:
Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicants current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Authorization to Work:
Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Chico State is not currently sponsoring faculty for…