Tenure-Track Clinical Child Assistant Professor
Listed on 2026-07-25
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: November 2, 2026. If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s): 270- - Assistant Professor, 395- - New Tenure-Track
- Pre-Academic Year.
Business
Title:
Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track | Psychology Department (Pullman, WA).
Employee Type: Faculty.
Position Term: 9 Month
- Summer
Position Details: The Department of Psychology at Washington State University invites applications for a full-time, permanent, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position on the flagship campus in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in clinical child and adolescent psychology. We seek applicants with an active research program in child or adolescent clinical psychology, who can provide clinical supervision for child and adolescent-focused practicum in our on-site outpatient clinic, and who can make a strong contribution to graduate and undergraduate education in psychology.
As new tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty, you will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses, meaningfully contribute to enhancing the research reputation of the department, take an active role working with graduate students, provide clinical supervision, and make service contributions to the department, college, university, and profession. This 9-month academic appointment will be 40% teaching (12 credit hours per year), 40% research, and 20% service.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2027.
Additional Information: This is a full-time (100% FTE), permanent, 9-month, tenure-track faculty position. This position is NOT eligible for overtime. This position works on-site/in-person at the WSU campus in Pullman, WA.
9-Month Academic Salary: $80,000.00 to $95,000.00 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications. In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range.
Benefits:
- paid sick and vacation leave
- paid holidays
- medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
- retirement
- deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts
Required Qualifications:
- Earned doctorate in an APA-accredited clinical psychology doctoral program.
- Licensed or license-eligible in the state of Washington in clinical psychology.
- An active research program in clinical child or adolescent psychology or clinical science that focuses on mental health or well-being, broadly conceived.
- Demonstrated ability or potential to develop collaborative partnerships that advance research, clinical training, and community engagement.
- Demonstrated record of or potential to achieve a record of research accomplishment.
- Demonstrated potential to establish and maintain an externally funded research program.
- Demonstrated record of or potential to effectively teach and mentor students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Research program that provides meaningful opportunities for student involvement.
- Demonstrated record of supporting, or potential to support, access and opportunity in research, teaching, and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission.
Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.
A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
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