Three Assistant/Associate Professor Positions

The School of Professional Psychology (SOPP) at Spalding University is seeking three full-time, tenure-track professors to begin in Fall of 2009. Spalding University was founded in 1814 to provide quality education with an emphasis on the promotion of peace and justice. The SOPP, fully accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1989, offers a Psy.D. in clinical psychology. Our collaborative training program is built around a scholar-practitioner model. We offer generalist training in clinical psychology with four possible emphasis areas for students to obtain specialized training.

Successful candidates will evidence three areas of excellence in equal balance. First, they will be strong teachers with excellent student course evaluations, an understanding of best practices in teaching, and who enjoy student mentoring. Second, they will be thoughtful scholars who are actively presenting and/or publishing in their chosen research interest areas. Third, they will possess a cooperative spirit and work well with others on university and department service committees. The positions will be at the assistant/associate professor rank, depending on previous experience. Preference will be given to licensed or license-eligible psychologists who have completed a doctorate degree and internship from an APA accredited program.

Clinical Psychology Faculty Positions: The first two positions are for professors/psychologists who demonstrate teaching excellence in topics including health psychology, behavioral medicine, psychological assessment, evidence-based treatment, neuropsychology, and/or the biological basis of behavior. Ideally, one of the positions will serve as the Health Psychology Emphasis Area Director. Teaching duties include both undergraduate and graduate level, with a strong emphasis on mentoring students in scholarly and clinical work.

Psychology Faculty Position: The third position is for an experimental psychologist or a clinical/counseling psychologist with strong quantitative skills to teach research and related courses. The successful candidate will have skills in research design and methodology, statistics, psychometrics, biological bases of behavior, and/or social bases of behavior. Administrative opportunities will be available as we are searching for an individual who can serve as Director of our Undergraduate program; however, serving in this role is not a requirement.

Our goal for these three searches is to find excellent faculty members who will be valuable contributors to our university. This salary is competitive for the levels indicated. The positions offer a great deal of scheduling flexibility (other than class times) and the persons filling these positions are encouraged to use up to eight hours per week in research, consultation, direct service (e.g. private practice) and/or supervision. Contract supervision of practicum students may be available. Diversity candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

For more information and/or to apply, please electronically submit your Curriculum Vitae, with a letter of interest by December 1st, 2008 to:

DeDe Wohlfarth, Psy.D.
Chair, Search Committee
Spalding University
851 S. Fourth St.
Louisville, KY 40203
502-585-9911 ex. 2443
dwohlfarth@spalding.edu 

Spalding University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. The University complies with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws. It is the University’s policy not to discriminate against any individual or group of individuals and to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, veteran status or other protected status.