The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure) Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor position within the Clinical Psychology Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program with an 11-month academic appointment to begin August 1, 2024.
The successful candidate will also serve as Director of the Psychology Clinic, located on the College Station campus. Licensure or license-eligibility as a psychologist in the state of Texas is expected. The successful candidate will have graduate teaching and clinical supervision experience founded in cognitive-behavioral theory and practice and evidence-based treatment and assessment modalities. The successful candidate will engage in teaching and supervision within the clinical psychology PhD program, teach undergraduate courses, serve on masters and doctoral committees as relevant to their expertise, and act as an engaged citizen of the department, college, university, and their field. Additionally, as Clinic Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for all administrative duties in the Psychology Training Clinic, including implementation of policy, supervision of clinic staff, and budget management. The Clinic Director works closely with the Director of Clinical Training to ensure best practices in training and education in clinical psychology. The successful applicant will bring innovative ideas for enhancing evidence-based training and promoting optimal clinical service delivery and creative educational frameworks to support the training of clinical psychology doctoral students.
Typical teaching responsibilities for colleagues in Clinical Academic Professional Track faculty positions are 3 courses per fall and spring semesters and 2 courses during the summer term (8 courses per year), but these courses are reduced while serving as Clinic Director. Clinical supervision in assessment and intervention practica is applied toward teaching expectations.
The Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1988, shortly after being established, and subscribes to a scientist-practitioner training model with clinical science emphases. The Psychology Training Clinic, established in 1986 as the primary training clinic for the clinical psychology doctoral program at Texas A&M University, provides clinical training and supervision in assessment and treatment for individuals and families across the lifespan.
About the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences/Texas A&M University:
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University is a community of scholars committed to generating scientific discoveries in the discipline, providing rigorous and inspiring undergraduate and graduate education, and engaging in outreach about psychology and the application of psychological science. We value collaboration, with many faculty having grants and research projects with colleagues inside and beyond the department. The Department has numerous programs to support early career faculty, including a formal mentoring program.
We offer doctoral programs in clinical psychology, cognition and cognitive neuroscience, social and personality psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, and behavioral and cellular neuroscience, and a Master's program in industrial/organizational psychology. We currently have 50 full-time faculty, over 100 PhD students, 40 masters students, and approximately 2,000 undergraduate majors. Texas A&M University is a land, sea, and space grant institution that holds the distinction of classification as an R1 Doctoral University (Highest Research Activity), and faculty benefit from the resources and support associated with this designation. The Department is interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, will contribute to the breadth and excellence of the academic community and meeting the educational needs of our students, the people of Texas, and the global community.
Texas A&M University is a Top 20 public research institution and among the largest universities in the US. Located in College Station, the university is 90 miles from Houston, 100 miles from Austin, and 165 miles from Dallas. The Bryan-College Station metropolitan area has over 160,000 residents and is experiencing rapid job growth. Texas has no state income tax. College Station has a local airport served by American Airlines.