Assistant Professor (Clinic Director)
- Employer
- Eastern Michigan University
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Dec 5, 2024
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Title: Assistant Professor (Clinic Director)
Employee Classification: FA - Faculty 16 and 24 Pay
Pay Grade: FA 01
Division: Academic and Student Affairs
Subdivision: Psychology
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Campus Location: Main Campus
General Summary
The Department of Psychology at Eastern Michigan University announces an opening for a tenure-track faculty position to serve as Clinic Director in our on-site Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CBHC). This is a full-time, Assistant Professor (with the potential to be considered for Associate Professor rank if the qualifications are met), tenure-track position to begin Fall 2025. An earlier start date is negotiable.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to manage the
day-to-day operations of the training clinic associated with our
PhD program in clinical psychology. This includes: training and
clinical supervision of doctoral student trainees; supervision of
clinic staff; oversight of clinic scheduling, billing, and
budgeting; preparation of reports on clinic operations for APA
accreditation; management of clinic technology needs; development
with the Doctoral Training Committee wide-ranging clinical services
to meet curricular goals and needs; coordinating supervision
provided by others and serving as the backup supervisor;
establishing and maintaining relationships with referral sources
and external practicum placements; evaluation of clinical outcomes
and program evaluation of clinic operations; leading quality
improvement initiatives; updating clinic policies and procedures;
and obtaining service or training grants relevant to delivery of
clinic services. Clinic services are delivered mainly in person and
also via telehealth.
Clinic director candidates must be committed to supporting
evidence-based approaches to assessment, therapy, teaching, and
supervision. The successful candidate must be highly organized,
dependable, team-oriented, have excellent communication skills, and
be able to work at a high level of relevant productivity with
minimal supervision. The clinic director will serve as a core
member of our doctoral program faculty, working on an 12-month
contract that includes all benefits afforded tenured/tenure-track
faculty members. Clinical psychology faculty are expected to mentor
students, maintain a program of research (the scholarly activity
requirements are transparent and achievable in this position), and
engage in service on departmental, college, and university-level
committees. The successful candidate also will be expected to teach
clinical psychology courses (which may be clinical supervision) and
supervise graduate student milestone projects (e.g., thesis and
dissertation research, qualifying exams) for students under their
mentorship.
Perform related Departmental duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must have their PhD in clinical psychology, must have
completed an APA-approved doctoral program and predoctoral clinical
internship, and must be fully licensed as a clinical psychologist
in the state of Michigan within 3 months of hire.
Competitive applicants will have a vision for furthering the
mission of the clinic and the training role it provides in graduate
clinical psychology programming. Previous experience managing a
clinic is desirable but not required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Special Instructions:
The Psychology Department is committed to promoting diversity,
equity, and inclusion (DEI) across teaching, research, and service.
Applicants should provide evidence of their commitment to DEI in
their application materials. The CBHC is a fully accessible, state
of the art facility, opened in 2020, with on-site parking for
clinic staff and clients. It is housed in the Campus Wellness
Center, co-located with university student counseling services and
next door to a primary care/urgent care medical facility. The CBHC
includes a spacious waiting room, reception staff area, private
offices for the doctoral program associate and clinic director, six
psychotherapy rooms, two assessment rooms, a conference room,
restrooms, and a large play therapy area with accompanying
observation room for working with children and families. All
therapy and assessment rooms are equipped with soundproofing,
computers, microphones, and webcams for recording sessions and
completing clinical tasks. A secured space houses our extensive
library of psychological assessments and related resources. Faculty
and students regularly use the CBHC to conduct clinical research,
and the CBHC was recently accepted in the Racial Justice Competency
Model Pilot Program for Public Health Professionals. https://www.emich.edu/cbhc/index.php
The Psychology Department at EMU has an APA-accredited Clinical
Psychology PhD program, MS programs in General Clinical,
Clinical-Behavioral, and Experimental Psychology (just over 100
graduate students in total), and approximately 600 undergraduate
majors. The EMU campus is located in Ypsilanti, a vibrant small
city in southeastern Michigan. Ypsi, as it's affectionately known,
is a welcoming city that has a unique vibe and an eclectic art
scene. Ypsilanti is located five miles from downtown Ann Arbor and
35 miles west of Detroit, MI, and Windsor, Ontario. The Ann Arbor
area routinely gets listed as one of the best places to live in the
Midwest and as one of the best small cities in the country.
Please attach a cover letter of application/interest, Curriculum
Vitae, and the names of three references to the electronic
submission. Letters of reference should be available upon request –
so please be sure to list references in the application. Screening
of applications will begin on November 1, 2024 and will continue
until the position is filled. Eastern Michigan University is an
Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to achieving
excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively
encourages applications from women, persons of color, and
applicants with disabilities, veterans, and members of other
underrepresented groups. For questions, please email the Search
Committee Chair: Thomas J. Waltz, Ph.D, Ph.D., LP,
twaltz1@emich.edu.
Appointment Percentage:
100%
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