Clinical Faculty Psychologist

Department
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Behavioral & Social Sciences

Salary
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Commensurate with experience

Description
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The University of Houston Tillman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine (UHCOM) at the University of Houston announces a non-tenure track, open rank, Clinical Faculty position for a clinically prepared psychologist in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences. The responsibilities for this position include 80% for teaching (45-50%), research (20-25%), academic service (5%), and 20% clinical service in the UH Family Care Center.

Applicants seeking appointment at clinical full professor must be highly experienced in one or more of the educational areas described below in the form of development, implementation and scholarship.

The appointment will be in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS)  includes faculty in psychology, psychiatry, social work, anthropology, medical ethics, public health and epidemiology. UHCOM is a new medical school that opened in August 2020. Its mission is to educate physicians who will provide compassionate, high value care to patients, families and communities. We seek to directly impact the health of our community.

UHCOM leadership and faculty see biopsychosocial training and professional development of relationally oriented physicians as fundamental to our mission. BSS provides a curriculum covering the full range of behavioral and social sciences knowledge, skills and attitudes; mental disorders; health behaviors; communication; teamwork; and wellness. We see the doctor-patient relationship as therapeutic and prepare our graduates to have meaningful, effective and satisfying interactions with patients.

The curriculum is highly innovative with an emphasis on small group and active learning teaching methods.

UHCOM is a community-based medical school. The faculty psychologist will provide direct patient care at our Family Care Center or a similar site. We intend to lead in development and delivery of integrated behavioral health. The faculty psychologist should be capable of providing a generalist, evidence‑based approach to evaluation and therapy, and highly interested in clinical teaching of trainees of all types (medical students, psychology students, social work, etc.).

Faculty are expected to engage in scholarly productivity and lead/participate in grant fund projects. In addition to behavioral and social sciences, UHCOM focuses on social determinants of health, health systems and population medicine. Together these bring a rich opportunity for curriculum development and health services research. The University of Houston is a Carnegie Tier One Research University with more than 37,000 undergraduates.

Graduate clinical behavioral health training and innovative research are offered by departments of clinical psychology, educational psychology, and social work. Research collaborations with all departments at UH is supported and encouraged.

This position reports directly to the James H. Bray, PhD, Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Currently, this is a non‑tenure position. In the near future, UHCOM expects to begin implementation of a tenure system.

• Teach in the four‑week Behavioral Medicine Course consisting of didactic and problem‑based learning sessions.
• Teach in the problem‑based learning sessions in the Physicians, Patients and Populations Course and Longitudinal Clinical Experiences.
• Provide clinical teaching and supervision of multiple trainees in psychology and medicine.
• Co‑develop or lead advanced elective experiences.
• Serve on UHCOM educational committees.
• Publish scholarly research and lead and/or collaborate on grant…