Clinical Professor (open rank)

The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, based in Portland, Oregon, establishes a new national model for behavioral and mental health care by uniting UO’s nationally recognized research programs in education, psychology, and prevention science, Oregon public schools and families, and community support groups in the creation and delivery of promotion, prevention, and intervention programs that can be part of the daily lives of children and adolescents. This groundbreaking initiative was announced on March 1, 2022, and made possible by the extraordinary gift of more than $425 million from Connie and Steve Ballmer, co-founders of Ballmer Group Philanthropy. The Institute will serve youth K-12 while prioritizing the needs of children, adolescents, and families who have been persistently and/or historically underserved.

Position Summary

Clinical professor faculty (assistant, associate, or professor rank) serve as the essential link between teaching and practice at The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health. Clinical professor faculty are partners in applied research and the delivery of comprehensive, responsive, evidence-based behavioral health services at schools, healthcare, and community training sites. Clinical professor faculty work in coordination with urban school districts and other training site staff to deliver promotion and prevention programs/interventions aimed at improving the behavioral health and wellness of all children and adolescents.

Clinical professor faculty oversee the integration of Ballmer Institute undergraduate students at training sites providing instruction and supervision while maintaining alignment and communication with site staff. Clinical faculty will be expected to provide direct behavioral health services and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate level as aligned with their areas of professional, instructional, or research experience in a way that prepares students to engage effectively with youth K-12 from a great variety of backgrounds.

Clinical professor faculty who have effectively worked to address disparities in one of the priority areas: behavioral health promotion and prevention, mental health risk screening, and indicated behavioral health care for youth experiencing emerging behavioral health problems in historically and persistently underserved communities and/or indigenous communities are encouraged to apply.

The UO is committed to creating and maintaining compassionate and inclusive learning and working environments for all learners, visitors, and employees, and envisioning collaborative community environments that enhance civility and embrace inclusion. All employees are responsible for achieving this commitment.

Minimum Requirements

To qualify for Assistant Clinical Professor:
• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, education, nursing, or related behavioral health field
• Experience teaching or supervising students at the university level, including community college teaching
• Current Oregon professional license in an area aligned to training OR license eligible in the state of Oregon
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with diverse faculty, staff, alumni, students, and other key stakeholders
• Ability to contribute to the Ballmer Institute through their understanding of the barriers facing students from historically and persistently underserved communities, students of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and members of groups underrepresented in higher education, as evidenced by life experiences, professional credentials, and educational background

To qualify for Associate Clinical Professor:
• Must meet minimum qualifications for Assistant Clinical Professor; and
• Six years’ post-advanced degree experience in an applied setting supporting the behavioral health needs of children and/or adolescents (e.g., school, community mental health, faith-based organizations, health care)

To qualify for Clinical Professor:
• Must meet minimum qualifications for Assistant Clinical Professor; and
• Twelve years’ post-advanced degree experience in an applied setting supporting the behavioral health needs of children and/or adolescents (e.g., school, community mental health, faith-based organizations, health care)

Professional Competencies

• Expertise in delivering evidence-based behavioral health promotion, prevention, and care for common child/adolescent behavioral health concerns, including anxiety, depression, and trauma
• Competency in collaborating with other professionals to meet client/student/institutional behavioral health needs
• Competency in working with clients/students/colleagues/families of various backgrounds
• Competency in addressing the systemic, societal/institutional factors that produce disparities in child/adolescent behavioral health
• Competency in working with clients utilizing digital mental health practices to enhance the promotion, prevention, and care
• Maintain professional Oregon practice license in an area aligned to training

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology, counseling, social work, education, nursing, or related behavioral health field
• Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching and supervising students at the university level in inclusive and equitable       ways
• Effective work in addressing disparities in one of the priority areas: Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention Mental Health Risk Screening, and care for children and adolescents experiencing emerging behavioral health problems with historically and persistently underserved communities and/or Native communities

Please apply online with a CV, Cover Letter, and Teaching Evaluations. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. Screening of applications will only take place as positions become available and will continue until positions are filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to address in their statements how they have pursued and/or plan to pursue the mission and goals of the Ballmer Institute in their work. Three referees should also be identified in the application; letters of recommendation will only be requested if applicants advance to further rounds of consideration.