Title: Assistant Professor (Clinic Director)

Employee Classification: FA - Faculty 16 and 24 Pay

Pay Grade: FA 01

Division: Academic and Student Affairs

Subdivision: Psychology

Department: College of Arts and Sciences

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

The Department of Psychology at Eastern Michigan University announces an opening for a tenure-track faculty position to serve as Clinic Director in our on-site Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CBHC). This is a full-time, Assistant Professor (with the potential to be considered for Associate Professor rank if the qualifications are met), tenure-track position to begin Fall 2025. An earlier start date is negotiable.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to manage the day-to-day operations of the training clinic associated with our PhD program in clinical psychology. This includes: training and clinical supervision of doctoral student trainees; supervision of clinic staff; oversight of clinic scheduling, billing, and budgeting; preparation of reports on clinic operations for APA accreditation; management of clinic technology needs; development with the Doctoral Training Committee wide-ranging clinical services to meet curricular goals and needs; coordinating supervision provided by others and serving as the backup supervisor; establishing and maintaining relationships with referral sources and external practicum placements; evaluation of clinical outcomes and program evaluation of clinic operations; leading quality improvement initiatives; updating clinic policies and procedures; and obtaining service or training grants relevant to delivery of clinic services. Clinic services are delivered mainly in person and also via telehealth.

Clinic director candidates must be committed to supporting evidence-based approaches to assessment, therapy, teaching, and supervision. The successful candidate must be highly organized, dependable, team-oriented, have excellent communication skills, and be able to work at a high level of relevant productivity with minimal supervision. The clinic director will serve as a core member of our doctoral program faculty, working on an 12-month contract that includes all benefits afforded tenured/tenure-track faculty members. Clinical psychology faculty are expected to mentor students, maintain a program of research (the scholarly activity requirements are transparent and achievable in this position), and engage in service on departmental, college, and university-level committees. The successful candidate also will be expected to teach clinical psychology courses (which may be clinical supervision) and supervise graduate student milestone projects (e.g., thesis and dissertation research, qualifying exams) for students under their mentorship.

Perform related Departmental duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates must have their PhD in clinical psychology, must have completed an APA-approved doctoral program and predoctoral clinical internship, and must be fully licensed as a clinical psychologist in the state of Michigan within 3 months of hire.

Competitive applicants will have a vision for furthering the mission of the clinic and the training role it provides in graduate clinical psychology programming. Previous experience managing a clinic is desirable but not required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Special Instructions:

The Psychology Department is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across teaching, research, and service. Applicants should provide evidence of their commitment to DEI in their application materials. The CBHC is a fully accessible, state of the art facility, opened in 2020, with on-site parking for clinic staff and clients. It is housed in the Campus Wellness Center, co-located with university student counseling services and next door to a primary care/urgent care medical facility. The CBHC includes a spacious waiting room, reception staff area, private offices for the doctoral program associate and clinic director, six psychotherapy rooms, two assessment rooms, a conference room, restrooms, and a large play therapy area with accompanying observation room for working with children and families. All therapy and assessment rooms are equipped with soundproofing, computers, microphones, and webcams for recording sessions and completing clinical tasks. A secured space houses our extensive library of psychological assessments and related resources. Faculty and students regularly use the CBHC to conduct clinical research, and the CBHC was recently accepted in the Racial Justice Competency Model Pilot Program for Public Health Professionals. https://www.emich.edu/cbhc/index.php

The Psychology Department at EMU has an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology PhD program, MS programs in General Clinical, Clinical-Behavioral, and Experimental Psychology (just over 100 graduate students in total), and approximately 600 undergraduate majors. The EMU campus is located in Ypsilanti, a vibrant small city in southeastern Michigan. “Ypsi”, as it’s affectionately known, is a welcoming city that has a unique vibe and an eclectic art scene. Ypsilanti is located five miles from downtown Ann Arbor and 35 miles west of Detroit, MI, and Windsor, Ontario. The Ann Arbor area routinely gets listed as one of the best places to live in the Midwest and as one of the best small cities in the country.

Please attach a cover letter of application/interest, Curriculum Vitae, and the names of three references to the electronic submission. Letters of reference should be available upon request – so please be sure to list references in the application. Screening of applications will begin on November 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. Eastern Michigan University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively encourages applications from women, persons of color, and applicants with disabilities, veterans, and members of other underrepresented groups. For questions, please email the Search Committee Chair: Thomas J. Waltz, Ph.D, Ph.D., LP, twaltz1@emich.edu.

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