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Tenured/Tenure-Track: Assistant or Associate Professor of School Psychology


Educational Psychology

Location
College Station, Texas
Open Date
8/19/2024
Position ID
141694
Description

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Educational Psychology
Website: http://epsy.tamu.edu

Assistant/Associate Professor of School Psychology

The Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University invites applications for 1 full-time tenure track/tenured, Assistant/Associate Professor position within the APA-accredited School Psychology Program. This is a nine-month tenure-track appointment beginning August 1, 2025. Salary and start-up package are competitive and commensurate with rank, qualifications, and program of research.We seek applicants with an established and fundable programmatic line of research that contributes significantly to the areas of mental health and working with culturally and linguistically varied populations. The successful applicant will join a team of nationally recognized faculty with a record of external funding to support their research and outreach activities. Applicants should have well-defined programs of research, demonstrated expertise or promise in obtaining extramural funding, and evidence of dedication to high-quality graduate teaching and mentoring. The program and department are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to the excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and service.  Candidates will have the expectory commitment to exemplary teaching,research,and serivce and a committeement to collegiality and collaboration.


The School Psychology Program (http://spsy.tamu.edu) is housed in the Department of Educational Psychology (http://epsy.tamu.edu), along with programs in Counseling Psychology (APA accredited), Special Education, Bilingual/ESL Education, Research, Measurement, and Statistics, and Learning Sciences. The School Psychology Program also has strong ties with Texas A&M University’s Psychology Department as well as the School of Public Health. The department and university provide a stimulating and supportive environment for research, teaching, and programmatic funding with a strong value on collaborative and interdisciplinary research. Bryan/College Station is a broad community of 250,000 residents that offers a variety of cultural and recreational opportunities and is convenient to major metropolitan areas.

Major Responsibilities
1. Maintain a coherent and productive program of research that will impact mental health and the profession of school psychology.
2. Maintain publication activity in high-quality journals.
3. Supervise graduate student research.
4. Seek and secure external funding to support research, personnel preparation, and/or outreach.
5. Provide professional service at state and national levels and institutional service at program, department, and school/college levels.
6. Teach, provide clinical supervision, and mentor undergraduate/graduate students.

 

 

Qualifications

1.  Earned doctorate (Ph.D.) in School Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or a related field.

2.  Licensure as a Psychologist or Eligible for licensure as a Psychologist in Texas.

3.  Evidence of, or potential for, developing significant research and quality publications.

4.  Evidence of success or strong potential for securing external research funding.

 

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit the following: 

     (a)  Cover Letter 

(b)  Current curriculum vitae.

(c)   Personal Statement to include reseach, teaching, and service as applicable.

(d)  Three non-confidential letters of recommedation or evaluation

 All application materials must be submitted electronically using the Texas A&M University Interfolio hiring system at:  apply.interfolio.com/148657

The review process will begin October 1, 2024, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please address inquiries to the attention of Daniel B. Hajovsky, Ph.D., Search Committee Chair (email: dhajovsky@tamu.edu).

 

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

The University is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and therefore has a Dual Career Program.