Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology

Posting Number: R0006060
Location: Salem Campus

ABOUT WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY:

Willamette University, founded in 1842, is a nationally-renowned private university enrolling 2800 students across five colleges. Our historic campus, adjacent to the Oregon State Capitol, hosts a distinguished undergraduate liberal arts college in Salem, Oregon. Our downtown Portland campus is home to the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). We offer a wide range of professional graduate programs, including Oregon's top-ranked MBA program, the Northwest's oldest law school, as well as MA/MFA programs at PNCA and master's degrees in data science and computer science.

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TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

The Psychology department in the College of Arts & Sciences at Willamette University welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology to begin in August 2025. A PhD or scheduled defense date is required by the start of the Fall 2025 term.

We are open to candidates with expertise in a range of areas within the broad field of clinical psychology. We seek a colleague with deep enthusiasm for undergraduate teaching and an active program of publication-oriented research that can involve undergraduate majors within the context of a small, private, liberal arts college. Our tenure-track faculty teach approximately 120 undergraduate students per year (over 5-6 courses), research in their fields, advise students, and engage in rotating service to department, college, and university; all College of Arts & Sciences professors are expected to teach non-majors as well as majors and to contribute to the General Education curriculum. Teaching responsibilities for this position will include a mixture of upper and lower level courses, including courses in the individual's field of expertise; the successful candidate will be able to teach Abnormal Psychology, and to contribute to our career development sequence. For further information about the department's curriculum, current faculty, and other features, please visit our website.

Willamette believes that a diverse and inclusive community is essential to achieving academic excellence; accordingly, we seek candidates, particularly those from marginalized groups, whose work furthers equity and who bring to campus varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. The successful candidate will have demonstrated potential for growth and success as a teacher and scholar, and a capacity for professional and student-centered work that will further inclusivity and diversity at Willamette. Willamette College is proud to enroll a substantial number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students of color. Over the past four years, 24% of our students were first-generation; 24% were Pell-eligible; and 33% identified as African American, Hispanic/LatinX, Native American/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or multiracial.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach 5-6 undergraduate courses per year
  
• Advise and mentor students
  
• Maintain a scholarly research agenda, marked by peer-reviewed publication
  
• Engage in rotating service to department, college, and university
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD or scheduled dissertation defense
  
• Experience with college-level teaching
  

​Salary: Faculty are paid on a step system. The 2024-25 salary for a Step 1 Assistant Professor is $63,280.

You will need to upload the following documents as part of your application materials in the "My Experience" section labeled "Resume:"

• Letter of application addressing how your teaching, scholarship, and life experience would contribute to Willamette's liberal arts environment specifically
  
• Curriculum vitae
  
• A teaching statement (including a discussion of how issues of diversity and inclusivity are addressed in your teaching)
  
• Evidence of effective teaching (e.g., course evaluations)
  
• A research statement (describing your work to date, and laying out your plans for the next 3-5 years)
  
• Copies of up to three published papers or working papers
  

In addition, please have three letters of recommendation sent directly to Dr. Jeremy Miller, Chair, at jmiller@willamette.edu. At least one letter should address teaching.

Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications should be received by 1 November, 2024 for full consideration. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you have questions about the position, please contact Dr. Miller at jmiller@willamette.edu.

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY VALUES DIVERSITY:
Believing that diversity contributes to academic excellence and to rich and rewarding communities, WU is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body. We seek candidates, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups, whose work furthers diversity and who bring to campus varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT:
All University positions require that candidates submit to a criminal conviction record check prior to hire. Conviction does not automatically preclude candidates from being hired. Nature of conviction will be considered relative to the duties of the position.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS:

Please read the following carefully before beginning the online application process. To be considered for employment at Willamette University, please complete our online employment application. Your application and all required attachments -- listed at the bottom of the page -- must be submitted for each individual job post that you are interested in applying. Once you submit your application you will not be able to edit your application.


Apply online at https://willamette.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/willametteuniversityjobs/job/Salem-Campus/Tenure-Track-Assistant-Professor-of-Clinical-Psychology_R0006060

Believing that diversity contributes to academic excellence and to rich and rewarding communities, WU is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body. We seek candidates, particularly those from historically under-represented groups, whose work furthers diversity and who bring to campus varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.





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