What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor/Tenure Track/ Clinical Psychology position at Northern Michigan University?
Assistant Professor / Tenure Track / Clinical Psychology
Job no : 494674
Work type : Faculty and Librarians
Location : Marquette, MI 49855
Categories : Faculty-College of Arts and Sciences
Position Title : Assistant Professor / Tenure Track / Clinical Psychology
Department : Psychological Science
Term of Assignment : Tenure Track
Term End Date, If Applicable :
FLSA Status : Exempt = not eligible for overtime
Work Schedule : Salary : Competitive
Travel : Less than 10%
Brief Statement of Duties
Brief Statement of Duties : The Department of Psychological Science at Northern Michigan University invites applicants for a Tenure Track Assistant faculty position to start in Fall 2025. NMU maintains a Master's Degree in Psychology with experimental, applied behavior analytic, and clinical course sequences, as well as an undergraduate degree with concentrations in Clinical / Mental Health, Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Brain and Behavior, and Behavior and Cognition. Our mission is to promote the discovery, dissemination, and application of the scientific principles of psychology by facilitating academic programming, scholarship, and professional engagement both within the University and the community at large.
This 9-month appointment, based on-campus in the scenic Upper Peninsula of Michigan, will join a robust faculty and a student body eager to learn. We seek candidates with expertise and research interests in topics related to clinical psychology, a history of effective instruction, and interest in developing opportunities for students seeking practicum experience. In particular, we seek an applicant who will engage in scholarly research related to their area of interest, who is currently or can be a fully Licensed Psychologist, and who will help shape our master's level curriculum to meet Michigan and National credentialing standards.
The Department maintains active psychology laboratories, with dedicated research space for each faculty member. Faculty members receive annual funds for travel and research, access to dedicated grants and research offices, and a comprehensive benefits package. The university provides various internal grants that faculty members can apply for to secure additional research funds or reduce their teaching workload. Reduced teaching loads and summer salary may also be supported through external funding.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education : Doctorate or equivalent terminal degree
Discipline / Degree Area : Psychology or closed related field.
Required Specialized Training / Certifications : Must be qualified to receive a Psychologist License in the State of Michigan.
Required Minimum Work Experience :
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, or Attributes Required for Satisfactory Performance of the Position Duties : Ability to develop and teach psychology courses
Ability to advise students about the academic program and careers in psychology.
Ability to supervise practicum experiences
Ability to oversee program certification requirements
Ability to conduct scholarly research
Additional Desirable Qualifications
Additional Desirable Qualifications : Level of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate psychology courses
Quality of documentation supporting a positive record of advising and supervising students
Level of experience arranging practicum sites for student placements
Quality and quantity of published peer-reviewed research
Other
Special Instructions to Applicants :
Applicant materials to include faculty application, cover letter, CV, written statement describing approach to teaching and clinical supervision, written statement describing research interests, and unofficial transcripts.
Contact Information :
Jacob Daar - Search Chair, jdaar@nmu.edu
Equal Employment Opportunity : NMU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of its employees.
Advertised : Feb 06 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close : Mar 07 2025 Eastern Standard Time
