Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, School of Psychology

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San Francisco - San Francisco, CA 94105, Salary Range: $95,000.00 - $95,000.00 Salary/year, Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Faculty Position

The School of Psychology at Golden Gate University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position. The successful candidate will join a growing School that prepares the next generation of practitioners and applied scholars across counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, and industrial-organizational psychology, with an emerging focus on human systems in the age of AI. The position combines teaching, program leadership, scholarship, and service.

The faculty member will play a central role in the day-to-day operation, regulatory integrity, external partnerships, and strategic direction of the School's degree programs.

Founding Dean, School of Psychology

Full-time, tenure-track (rank commensurate with experience)

Golden Gate University, San Francisco campus, with hybrid and online responsibilities and occasional domestic and international travel

• Carry a full-time teaching load across the School's graduate programs in counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, and industrial-organizational psychology, with teaching modalities spanning in-person, hybrid (HSF), and fully online formats.
• Develop, revise, and maintain course materials, syllabi, rubrics, and assessment instruments aligned with program learning outcomes and accreditation standards.
• Mentor and advise students academically and professionally, including support for clinical development, research, and career planning.

• Provide oversight and ongoing maintenance of the clinical training program within the MA Counseling Psychology degree, including practicum and internship structures, training curriculum, and student progress monitoring.
• Monitor and ensure program compliance with licensure laws and regulations across all states in which the program operates and in which students seek licensure, including California, and adjust program requirements as state regulations evolve.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation of program requirements, clinical training policies, supervision standards, and student-facing materials.
• Develop, draft, and update licensure disclosures for the program website, university catalog, and other public-facing materials in compliance with state authorization, NC-SARA, and accreditation requirements.
• Build and maintain relationships with practicum and internship sites throughout the Bay Area and across the United States, including conducting outreach, negotiating affiliation agreements, supporting site supervisors, and resolving placement concerns.

• Contribute to the continued development and expansion of the I-O Psychology internship program, including identifying new partner organizations, designing internship structures, and supporting student placement.
• Collaborate on operating procedures, documentation, and policies that serve both the Counseling Psychology and I-O Psychology programs, ensuring alignment with School-wide standards and institutional policy.

• Maintain ongoing communication and collaboration with the School's international partners.
• Represent the School of Psychology at international partner sites through occasional travel, including teaching residencies, partner meetings, and recruitment or program-development engagements.

• Coordinate and plan academic camps, intensive weeks, weekend residencies, and other events that anchor the School's hybrid and…