Assistant Professor - Clinical Psychology, PsyD Program, CSPP (Fresno)

The Fresno Clinical Psychology PsyD Program invites applications for an Assistant Professor position to begin Fall 2025!

CSPP

The California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University offers APA-accredited doctoral programs (PsyD and PhD) in Clinical Psychology at five campuses in California, Clinical Counseling master's programs at two campuses, COAMFTE-accredited master's and doctoral programs in Marriage and Family Therapy at four campuses, and a national postdoctoral master's program in psychopharmacology. CSPP's mission is to provide the highest quality education, training, research and service in professional psychology and related human service fields. We strive to improve quality of life by fostering respect for human diversity in a multicultural and international society and by combating discrimination in all its forms. We seek to redefine excellence in scholarship via models of applied clinical research that provide a solid framework for understanding and addressing problems in contemporary life.

Our Program

The Fresno Clinical Psychology PsyD Program has been continuously accredited by the American Psychological Association's Commission on Accreditation since 1994 and utilizes a practitioner-scholar training model. We are a small, highly collegial, and professionally active faculty. We offer excellent generalist training as well as a forensic experience area.

The Position

The successful applicant will demonstrate a commitment to teaching, community engagement and diversity, clinical expertise, and dissertation supervision. Area of specialization is open; expertise in multicultural psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology, assessment, community psychology, trauma, or statistics and research methods would complement current faculty interests.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a letter of intent describing their interest in and fit for the position, along with the names and contact information of three references. Please contact Francesca Kassing, PhD, Search Committee Chair, atFrancesca.kassing@alliant.eduwith any questions.

Salary Range: $78,294.42annualized.

Benefits include: 401K, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Candidates must hold a doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology (or closely related field) from an APA accredited institution.

Experience: The position requires evidence of excellence or potential for excellence in graduate level teaching, community engagement and diversity, clinical expertise, and dissertation supervision.

Certifications, Licenses, etc.: California license or license eligibility is strongly preferred.

Skills:

* Proficient computer skills.

* The ability to work independently and be self-motivated.

* High level of accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to problem solve.

* The ability to explain complex requirements in clear and concise terms.

* The ability to be flexible with workflow to meet the needs of the department and students and to manage multiple tasks per required deadlines.

* The drive to encourage, direct, hold accountable and guide students toward task completion.

* Must demonstrate the ability to work as an effective team member and develop trusting relationships with students and University employees.

* Culturally competent and ability to communicate and interact effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and/or experiences.

* Highly motivated, focused and results oriented.

* Ability to exercise discretion and tact in all interpersonal interactions, and to maintain confidentiality.

* Collaboration and partnering with other university stakeholders to support candidate success.

* Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Faculty Activities/Responsibilities

* Facilitating Learning

• Facilitating classroom and distance/distributed learning.
• Course and syllabus preparation.
• Class curriculum coordination and planning.
• Assessment and evaluation of learners.
• Student selection, orientation, and assessment.
• Mentoring and advising of students.
• Field placement supervision and coordination.
• Research/scholarship mentoring and supervision, particularly of PsyD dissertations.

* Scholarship - Scholarship/ research reflecting the generation, integration, dissemination and application of knowledge, as well as creative and original contributions to one's field commensurate with academic rank.

* Service - All faculty engage in service to the University, Community and Profession commensurate with academic rank.

Examples in each category include:

• Service to the University: Hiring and evaluating faculty.
• Participating in developing, revising, and coordinating curriculum as well as maintaining program vitality.
• Participating in processes to improve academic program quality.
• Participating in processes to improve quality of School, campus, and University faculty experience Participating in faculty governance.
• Service to the Community: Contributions at the local, state, and national levels involving one's professional expertise to the public, to organizations, and to governmental entities.
• Service to the Profession: Participation in and leadership of professional organizations.
• Reviewing for journals, conferences, and research grant panels.

Duties Required of All Faculty - Certain duties are additionally required of all faculty and are not given formal workload credit but will be included in yearly evaluations. These include but are not limited to:

* Active participation in campus life to sustain a high level of facilitated learning.

* Participation in program governance, including program-based committees, with the exception of SERC which may receive up to three units of service workload credit at the discretion of the Program Director and the approval of the Dean and the Provost/VPAA.

* Active participation in program and campus activities (including scheduled and impromptu meetings of faculty, staff, and students).

* Picking up and promptly responding to paper, voice and electronic mail and messages.

* Visibility and accessibility supporting a sense of community.

* Regular accessibility either by person, by telephone and/or virtually to students, colleagues and the greater University community.

* Posting of teaching schedules, office hours, and procedures for making appointments on the faculty member's door, online and on syllabi.

* Attendance and participation in program, department, faculty and Faculty Assembly meetings.

* Responding in a timely fashion to students' requests for meetings, to telephone calls, and to e-mail communications.

* Participating in Faculty Assembly and program faculty meetings.

* Carrying an advising load of up to fourteen students (depending on size of the program and the judgment of the Program Director).

* Participation in hiring faculty.

* Participation in developing, revising and coordinating curriculum and maintaining program vitality.

* Participation in processes to improve quality of school/college, campus and University faculty experience.

* Participation in, selection, admission and retention of new students, including attendance at admissions open houses, participating in admission interviews, new student orientation, and advising of students.

* Submittal of grades, attendance, syllabi, and textbook orders in compliance with University established procedures and deadlines.

* Perform other related tasks, duties and responsibilities as required, assigned or directed.