The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Educational Psychology is seeking a faculty member in the School Psychology program at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Of particular interest are applicants with a record of or potential for scholarly excellence and leadership in the area of educational equity, with a focus on one or more of the following areas: Academic assessment/intervention; Consultation; School readiness/early learning; Social- emotional learning; Family-school-community partnerships; School violence prevention; Teacher professional development; and Individual learning models.
The School Psychology Program has a long and rich tradition of excellence and leadership in scholarship and training. It was the first accredited and now the longest continuously accredited doctoral school psychology program by the American Psychological Association. The faculty are a vibrant group of scholars with interdisciplinary interests, collaborations, and external funding support. Current faculty research interests include evidence-based and culturally responsive intervention and prevention, implementation science, and pediatric health psychology. Research and training collaborations exist within the program and across the university, including with faculty in medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, public policy and communication sciences. The program admits both doctoral students and masters students in school psychology. Doctoral students complete a school-focused program during their first two years and specialize their training in a specific area (e.g., clinical child psychology, pediatric psychology, diversity science) in subsequent years. The master’s program trains students for the Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) degree. The master’s program is geared towards students who are interested in doctoral-level work in the future and has a track record of supporting students from diverse backgrounds to successfully pursue doctoral-level training.
Those interested will learn more—including application instructions—at the full announcement, here.