Assistant Professor (FA25-032)

Job Description

Responsibilities

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's School of Education, Health, and Human Behavior is seeking qualified applicants for an Assistant Professor-Psychology position. Preferred applicants will demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching of multicultural and clinical psychology courses both in-person and on line. The department seeks a strong scholar who can add to the diversity of research interests among our faculty and contribute to our collegial and student-focused department. Responsibilities will also include advising graduate students, chairing theses, supervising student research, and serving on departmental, school, and university committees.

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The Department of Psychology seeks to attract an active, culturally, and academically diverse faculty. SIUE is committed to diversity to achieve domestic and international peace, social, justice, and the development of full human potential. Integral to this commitment, the School of Education, Health, and Human Behavior strives for a student body and a workforce that manifests diversity. Applicants who embody diversity of race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or sexual identity are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants for this position must possess an earned doctorate in Clinical or Counseling Psychology. ABD candidates will be considered, but the doctorate is required by the contract start date in August 2025. Evidence of, or potential for, successful undergraduate and graduate teaching, service at all levels of the university, and high-quality research is also required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to teach undergraduate courses in Multicultural Issues in Psychology, Psychology of Gender, and / or Psychosocial Foundations of African American Worldviews. Actual course assignments may vary depending on departmental needs
• Ability to teach graduate courses in Multicultural Counseling and other graduate-level Clinical Psychology program content; actual course assignments may vary depending on departmental needs but may include Personality Assessment and / or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
• Ability to teach on line courses
• Demonstrated interest in teaching and working with students from diverse backgrounds
• Interest in engaging students in research and experiential learning
• Evidence of peer-reviewed scholarship
• Commitment to departmental and university collegiality through engagement in service activities

SIUE is committed to diversity and inclusivity and is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their interest, research, teaching, or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville nurtures an open, respectful, and welcoming climate that facilitates learning and work. SIUE is committed to education that explores the historic significance of diversity in order to understand the present and to better enable our community to engage the future. Integral to this commitment, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville strives for a student body and a workforce that is both diverse and inclusive. We strongly encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups, including women, members of racially minoritized groups, and individuals with disabilities, to apply. For more on our State of Diversity, visit