Assistant Professor of Psychology

Position Details

Position Information…

Posting Number
F00342P

Position Title
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Department
Psychology

FLSA

Salary
Not listed

Grant Funded
No

Location
Main Campus

Faculty, Staff, Admin or Student
Tenure-Track

Number of Vacancies
2

Desired start date
08/01/2024

Position Summary

The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Education

Must have a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program.

Minimum Required Experience
• Must have mentoring experience at the graduate or undergraduate levels.
• Must have adequate training and experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.

Minimum Required Licenses and/or Certifications

Must be licensed or license-eligible according to criteria established by the Mississippi Board of
Psychology. Licensed eligible applicants must obtain a license to practice psychology within two (2) years or less from the date of hire.

Qualifications
• Must be a competent clinician who can provide clinical supervision to doctoral students.
• Must have a willingness to develop and teach online courses.
• Must demonstrate a clear commitment to excellence in teaching and advisement, departmental, college and university service and a productive research agenda that will enable the candidate to meet the criteria for promotion and tenure.

Skills and Abilities

Must demonstrate the capacity to sustain a productive research agenda that integrates science with practice.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
• Teaching a 3.3 graduate course load and a 4.4 undergraduate course load.
• Teaching in content areas based on departmental need and expertise.
• Providing clinical supervision in the clinical training.
• Serving on dissertation and second year paper committees.
• Mentoring both undergraduate and graduate students in their research laboratories and providing academic advisement.
• Pursuing research funding through grant development.
• Developing research labs and creating of research teams.
• Participating in practice and scientific guild associations and conferences.

Posting Detail Information

EEO Statement

Jackson State University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Background Check Statement

Jackson State University is committed to providing a safe campus. JSU conducts background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include reference checks, criminal history/record check and when appropriate a credit report or driving history report.

Open Date
03/19/2024

Close Date

Open Until Filled (overrides close field)
Yes

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