Assistant Teaching Professor, PsyD Program
University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Posted in Education and Training


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About the University of Denver

Located where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, the University of Denver embodies the spirit of exploration and discovery that defines our region and our history. DU is a private institution built on exploration through research and collaboration among educators, students, and local and global communities. With nationally recognized academic programs, a history of widespread influence, a forward-looking vision for a 21st-century education, and a deep commitment to promoting inclusion, we open a world of opportunity to students to make a difference around the world. Through learning, scholarship and practice, students gain the experience, knowledge and courage they need to tackle big challenges in the real world and guide diverse communities and organizations.

The University of Denver recognizes that its success in being a great university dedicated to the public good depends greatly on how well it engages, supports, and champions the values of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. As part of our intentionality in recruiting and retaining faculty from a wide variety of historically excluded intersecting identities, including those from communities of color, with diverse gender and sexual identities, first-generation college graduates, or with disabilities, new faculty will have the opportunity to choose to participate in a pilot University-wide initiative. This initiative will connect new colleagues in a cohort, building community across units with supportive programming led by the Office of the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs in collaboration with the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and each faculty participant's academic unit. To learn more about the University of Denver's commitments and work in support of DEI and J, please visit: https://www.du.edu/equity. For more information about this program or if you have any questions, please email inclusion@du.edu and/or visit https://duvpfa.du.edu/faculty-resources/prospective-faculty/.

About the Graduate School of Professional Psychology

At the Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP), our goal is to transform the way we think about and approach mental health and wellness. We do so through groundbreaking academic programs and experiential training that aims to ensure we can better meet the needs of the communities we serve. We are dedicated to developing exceptional practitioners and scholars by offering a well-rounded approach to education. Every single one of our programs blends valuable academic offerings, intensive field-based training, cutting-edge applied research, and constructive community engagement. Our academic programs are rooted in our history of service and have developed over time to meet the growing needs of society. For more information, please visit http://psychology.du.edu.

GSPP was created in 1976 to house one of the first Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) programs in the country, under the Vail (practitioner-scholar) training model. GSPP currently also offers four specialized master's programs: Forensic Psychology, International Disaster Psychology: Trauma and Global Mental Health, Sport and Performance Psychology, and Sport Coaching, as well as online certificates and continuing education. The School also has a partially affiliated, APA-accredited internship consortium and several in-house and satellite psychology training clinics that serve Denver and the surrounding communities. As a professional school, GSPP promotes and utilizes high-level pedagogy that integrates applied practice, theory, research, and scholarship.

GSPP seeks to train students to provide culturally competent services to clients and the community. Our required year-long multicultural sequence ensures that students are prepared to work with diverse populations. Although more progress is needed, the PsyD Program endeavors to create an accessible, affirming, and safe climate by actively engaging in the process of systemic transformation and accountability.

Position Summary

The PsyD Program at the Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP) at the University of Denver (DU) seeks a faculty member for a full-time, 10-month, benefited, non-tenure track position in the teaching professorial series. This position has teaching and services duties. Teaching expectations for teaching-line faculty are typically 10 classes over the fall, winter, and spring quarters. With the support of the PsyD Program Director and in line with GSPP's faculty workload guidelines, teaching faculty may receive course releases for administrative duties and/or externally-funded scholarship, which is otherwise not expected in the teaching series. In addition, GSPP requires all faculty and staff to exhibit excellent citizenship and pursue professional development to foster a model workplace. This position reports to the PsyD Program Director. Since the PsyD Program is year-round, some service and student support activities occur over the summer, for which there is a small stipend.

In particular, the PsyD program seeks a faculty member with interest and experience relevant to teaching basic content areas in scientific psychology such as statistics, research methods, developmental psychology, cognitive and affective models, etc. The full list of required courses in the PsyD Program is available here in the University's Graduate Bulletin. Candidates should be comfortable teaching large class sizes (35+ students) at the graduate level. Graduate assistant support may be available but is not guaranteed.

Appointment, tenure, and promotion for this role will be governed by the University of Denver's Policies and Procedures Relating to Faculty Appointment, Promotion & Tenure. This non-tenure-track position will be filled at the Assistant rank. Assistant Professors are expected to be in the first two to seven years of experience post-doctorate with strong, documented potential for excellence in teaching and service.

Essential Functions

Teaching and Advising

  • Teach approximately 10 courses per academic year to fulfill needs of the PsyD program
  • Provide advising to PsyD students
  • Maintain high teaching standards informed by best practices in pedagogy and leveraging available technologies to improve the student experience
  • Provide high-quality advising for students in accordance with GSPP, & DU protocol, along with state and federal legal and ethical guidelines
  • Pursue relevant and needed professional development to complete these tasks
  • Provide advising to PsyD Students
Service
  • Exhibit good citizenship through collaboration and service on committees to support GSPP, the University, community, and national and global efforts to improve the practice of psychology
  • Participate in the PsyD admissions process
  • Uphold GSPPs commitment to inclusive excellence and to be a model workplace through all professional activities
  • Uphold GSPP's commitment to inclusive excellence through all professional activities
  • Other duties as assigned
Scholarship
  • Scholarship expectations are minimal on a teaching line but may be negotiated with the PsyD Program director.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Knowledge of and commitment to the practitioner-scholar model
  • Knowledge of psychology and other content areas relevant for required coursework in the PsyD program
  • Strong interpersonal, administrative, and teaching skills
  • Ability to engage conflict resolution to mediate student issues
  • Ability to problem-solve to address complex challenges associated with community service and innovation
  • Ability to identify and implement collaborative process improvements
  • Ability to track student processes and documentation in a timely, consistent and accurate manner
Required Qualifications
  • Doctorate in Psychology or a related field
  • At least two years of teaching experience
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with mentoring and advising
  • At least 3-5 years in psychology or mental health field
  • Prior experience working in a training clinic and/or training environment
Working Environment

1. Standard office environment.
2. Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
3. Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

1. Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period of time.
2. Ability to sit or stand in front of a classroom for an extended period of time.
3. Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.

Work Schedule
While the university's business hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., courses run 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., so course schedules may require evening teaching.

Application Deadline
For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) on Sunday, February 5th, 2023.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $75,000-$90,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Denver prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age (40 years and over in the employment context), religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, veterans status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the university's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended in 2008; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For the university's complete Non-Discrimination Statement, please see non-discrimination-statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.

Advertised: January 03, 2023
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