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 Professor position within the Clinical Psychology Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program. This is an 11-month appointment to begin August 1, 2024. Licensure or license-eligibility as a psychologist in the state of Texas is expected. Faculty in this title engage in graduate and undergraduate teaching, supervise clinical practica, engage in service to the department, university, community, and field, and serve on student thesis and dissertation committees and collaborate on research projects as appropriate and per area of expertise. Typical teaching responsibilities for colleagues in this Academic Professional Track faculty postion are 3 courses per semester and 2 courses during the summer term (8 courses per year). Clinical supervision in assessment and intervention is applied toward teaching expectations.
The successful candidate will have teaching and clinical supervision experience founded in congitive-behavioral theory and practice and evidence-based treatment and assessment modalities. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in a program of development as a scholar, mentor, and supervisor. This title is part of the promotable track, which also includes the titles of Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Professor.
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 evidence-based assessment and treatment for individuals and families across the lifespan. 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.
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.
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, approximately 150 graduate students, and approximately 2.000 undergraduate majors. Texas A&M University is a land, sea, and space grant institiution 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 distinction. Our department is committed to broadening participation in higher education, and has a policy of being responsive to the needs of dual-career couples. 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, as well as the educational needs of the population 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 univeristy is 90 miles from Houston, 100 miles from Austin, and 165 miles from Dallas. The Bryan-College Station metropolitan area has over 275,000 residents and is experiencing rapid job growth. Texas has no state income tax. College Station has a local airport served by American Airlines.