The Department of Human Services in the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) at the University of Virginia seeks applicants for a faculty position in our APA-accredited Combined Doctoral Program in Clinical and School Psychology. This is a tenure-eligible position that will be filled at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.
The individual in this position will: sustain a line of programmatic research (with potential for external funding) focused on developing, implementing and/or evaluating school-based interventions which seek to address academic, social-emotional, or mental health inequities occurring in school settings that serve diverse and/or marginalized youth; publish research results in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and other similar outlets; teach undergraduate and graduate courses and include students in their research lab; and make appropriate service contributions to the program, school and profession.
Required qualifications:
- Ph.D. or Ed.D. from an APA-accredited and/or NASP-approved program with a specialization in School Psychology
- An emerging or established program of research focused on developing, implementing and/or evaluating school-based interventions which seek to address academic, social-emotional, or mental health inequities occurring in school settings
- Demonstrated ability or promise to produce significant research to include publication in refereed journals and potential for extramural funding
- Demonstrated ability or promise for teaching excellence
- Demonstrated ability to integrate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion into teaching, research, and service activities.
Appointment at the Associate Professor level requires evidence of a research program with a track record of demonstrated success in publications in top journals appropriate to the discipline and efforts to obtain sponsored support.
Preferred qualifications:
- Evidence of pursuing a research focus that complements existing program faculty expertise (e.g., academic interventions; school-family or school-community coordination; mental health; other behavioral/psychological interventions) as well as holding, or being eligible for, the Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) credential and licensure as a psychologist by the Virginia Board of Psychology.
- Experience or motivation to engage in collaborative, multidisciplinary research
- Experience as a practicing school psychologist; and an ecological, strengths-based approach to conceptualizing development of diverse youth.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person’s perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
Those interested may learn more—and find application instructions—at the full announcement, here.