About the Job: The Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota invites nominations and applications for a teaching and administrative leader in School Psychology. This is a full-time, annually renewable, 9-month (plus the possibility of one additional summer month), non-tenure-track Professional and Administrative position in a nationally recognized program within a highly regarded department and college of a major research university. The start date for this position will be August 28, 2018
Minimum Qualifications:
- Earned doctorate in School Psychology from an APA-accredited program by start date.
- MN School Psychology license, or eligibility for and plan to obtain by start date.
- Licensure, or eligibility for licensure, by the MN Board of Psychology. For unlicensed applicants, progress in licensure application process will be a requirement for renewal.
- School-based experience providing school psychological services in general and special education.
- Familiarity with state and national school psychology requirements.
- Demonstrated commitment to a scientist-practitioner orientation, evidence-based practice, data-based decision making, and diversity.
- Capacity to work cooperatively with others within the department, college, university, and community.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 1 year experience as a school psychologist in a public school setting
- Strong understanding of graduate instruction, supervision, and mentoring.
- Strong record of teaching and service experience in a university setting.
- Experience working in the areas of prevention, intervention, consultation, and special education evaluation and services for P12 students’ academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs.
- Experience advising and/or supervising school psychology trainees in the field.
- Administrative experience
Responsibilities: The person who fills this position will be responsible for providing instruction and leadership/service in the School Psychology Program, provide support to graduate students and faculty in the school psychology program, and contribute to the mission of the department.
Instruction (50%) will include: Teaching 12-15 credits of undergraduate and graduate-level school psychology coursework including, but not limited to, data-based decision making and psychoeducational assessment in a variety of domains including: academic, cognitive, behavioral, social-emotional development; psychopathology; ethics and law; and scientific bases of psychology.
Administration/service (50%) will include:
- Coordinating across degree options and national accreditors/approvers to support efforts to implement, evaluate, and, as needed, revise and refine the curriculum.
- Developing and maintaining, as needed, program-level student evaluation processes, procedures, and tools.
- Collaborating with department and college administrative staff support degree processes and accreditation.
- Developing and maintaining, as needed, program learning management systems and web sites.
- Participating in School Psychology faculty meetings, department meetings, and other department or collegiate committees as assigned.
- Contributing to preparation for institutional and external approval/accreditation reviews
- Representing the School Psychology Program to local organizations and agencies
- Other administrative and student support duties as assigned, including, but not limited to coordinating and supporting program events, admission and annual reviews, student remediation, community engagement and outreach.
The full post may be accessed—and applications may be submitted—here.