Assistant Professor of Psychology - Marriage and Family Therapy

Position Announcement

The Marriage and Family Therapy Master’s program in the Psychology Department at Utah Tech University (UT) in St. George, Utah,invites applications for 2 full-time, 10-month, tenure-track positions as an Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy,with a projected start date of January 1, 2027,or July 1, 2027 oruntil filled. The preferred candidate will possess a terminal degree in MFT and be licensed or license-eligible in the State ofUtah.

Teaching responsibilities will include both graduate and undergraduate courses, with primary responsibilities within the MFTMaster’s program.

The Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program at Utah Tech University is a growing graduate program within the Department of Psychology dedicated to preparing students to serve others as practicing marriage and family therapists. Through a combination of rigorous academic training, diverse clinical experiences, research opportunities, and attentive supervision, the program develops culturally competent, ethical, and effective clinicians who make meaningful contributions to the profession and their communities.

Emphasizing systemic theory, evidence-based practice, and hands-on clinical training, the program prepares students to work with individuals, couples, and families while meeting the educational and supervised clinical experience requirements for licensure inUtah. Consistent with Utah Tech University's mission, the programis committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, service, and student success. The MFT program continues to grow and seeks faculty who are dedicated to high-quality graduate education,student mentorship, and advancing the field of marriage and family therapy.

More information about the program can be found online at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Psychology department and its programs are situated in a new,120,000 square foot building on the UT campus with dedicated spacefor a community mental health clinic. UT is a regional,comprehensive university with an "open, inclusive, comprehensive,polytechnic" mission. The Psychology Department, including the MFTprogram, plays an important role in fulfilling the university’smission. UT is particularly welcoming to active learning modalities in our coursework.

Similarly, we encourage and value faculty scholarship that involves student researchers, as well as scholarship that informs the faculty member’s teaching.

• Teach 24 credit hours of courses each academic year, consisting of courses within the undergraduate psychology program and graduateMFT program as well as one graduate course during the summer.
  
  Course assignments will be made by the Department Chair in consultation with the MFT Program Director, to address departmental needs and the expertise of faculty. Course assignments will include:
• Undergraduate courses such as Abnormal Psychology and Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
• Graduate courses such as play therapy, gender and culture,working with families with children, MFT Theories, and practicum
• Participate in teaching and learning seminars and activities designed to promote and develop instructional knowledge andskills
• Attend department, division, and college faculty meetings, andwork with other faculty and staff in improving the overall education experience of Psychology majors and MFT graduate students
• Engage in scholarship and/or creative activity appropriate to ateaching university. UT values both scholarship of discovery and scholarship of pedagogy within the context of our teaching mission(clinical work associated with mental health therapy is an accepted form of scholarly engagement when accompanied by other scholarly production such as conference presentations or publications)
• Create programing…