Los Angeles, California, United States
Onsite
Job Description:
About The Chicago School
The Chicago School is a nonprofit university with in-person locations across the United States, a growing online campus, and education partnerships worldwide. The Chicago School serves a broad population with 6,000+ students across 35+ degree programs in psychology, behavioral health, and nursing. The Chicago School is committed to preparing future professional to improve the health and well-being of future generations across a wide range of communities. Founded in 1979 by a group of psychologists and educators, The Chicago School has grown into a dominant and globally respected leader in the fields of psychology and behavioral health sciences. Today, The Chicago School has an annual operating budget of nearly $150M and employs nearly 600 full-time faculty and staff. As an institution, The Chicago School is deeply committed to student success, innovation, and community impact. Our students are meaningfully connected in their communities, donating more than 1.2 million service hours per year through fieldwork, practicum opportunities, and volunteerism. The Chicago School is part of the TCS Education System, a nonprofit system of colleges advancing student success and community impact.
Position Summary:
The Los Angeles based APA-accredited Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) program in the College of Professional Psychology has an opening for a Program Faculty with advanced education, training, and/or experience in child/adolescent or pediatric psychology. Program faculty work with an engaged community of students, faculty and staff from varied backgrounds in the preparation of students for entry-level practice in health service psychology. Over the course of the three-semester academic year, Program faculty members may be responsible for teaching, student advisement, chairing dissertations, professional service to the School and community, administration, and optional research/scholarship. While program faculty members are fundamentally responsible for teaching in accordance with TCS's workload policy, adjustments to an individual's teaching load may be made by the Department Chair based on program needs first and individual talents and abilities second. Program Faculty members are recommended to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for hire by the Department Chair.
Principle Duties include, but are not limited to:
Teaching
Teach 18 credit hours over the course of three semesters
Hold office hours on a weekly basis
Remain current in field of study/teaching expertise and update course content to reflect knowledge updates
Prepare course syllabus and plans in accord with Department requirements
Select textbooks and teaching aids as required
Classroom instruction including lectures, demonstrations, discussions, or other appropriate modes of education delivery in a higher education setting
Develop, and regularly update, a system for ongoing evaluation of teaching and student learning
Provide students with ongoing, timely feedback regarding their attainment of course and program competencies
Advising
Maintain an advisee load according to Department needs
Spend time with advisees to provide mentorship on matters related to their academic, curricular, and career development
Mentor advisees in preparing their vita and training application materials, as well as write recommendation letters
Assist the Department Chair in documenting student progress through the program; when necessary, this includes crafting individual Academic Development Plans for Advisees, tracking their compliance, and documenting their progress
Present progress of advisees to Faculty at semester Student Review meetings, meet with advisees to gather additional information or communicate Faculty concerns, and report back to Faculty on the results
Scholarship
Supervise doctoral dissertation projects within the faculty member’s area of expertise using quantitative, qualitative, or program evaluation methods of inquiry
Using the Boyer model of scholarship, faculty may pursue additional scholarly interests including qualitative/quantitative research, presentations at professional conferences, scholarship-based community service, etc.
Service to Institution
Participate in Departmental functions, including but not limited to participating in the analysis of student progress, assisting in general faculty searches, and admissions activities, contributing to general and specific curriculum development activities, mentoring of new faculty members, and other related duties as assigned
Attendance at faculty meetings and participation in the Faculty Assembly is an expectation.
Service on committee(s) as agreed upon with Department Chair, including Departmental and Institutional Committees.
Professional Service
Maintain scholarly activities that further the practice of professional psychology
Encourage student engagement in community-based professional activities
Engage in community service
Position Qualifications:
Ph.D. or Psy.D. from an APA accredited program
Current psychologist license or license eligible (must attain licensure in CA within two years of hire)
Advanced education, training, and/or experience in the identified specialty area
Teaching experience of at least 3 years preferred
Record of scholarship and/or community service preferred
Ability to behave in a collegial and professional manner with all members of The Chicago School community.
Ability to adhere to the highest professional conduct and ethical standards of the profession of psychology
Application:
To apply, please complete this application and include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and teaching evaluations (if available). For more information about The Chicago School of Professional Psychology visit www.thechicagoschool.edu.
Compensation & Benefits
This opportunity is budgeted at $70,000-$80,000 base compensation. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/career-opportunities/
The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.
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