Clinical Professor

Summary

Job Summary

The University of Colorado Boulder Department of Psychology and Neuroscience invites applications for a full-time Clinical Professor to serve as Director of the Raimy Clinic, our in-house training clinic for our clinical psychology doctoral program. We seek a collaborative, engaged, and empathic clinician and leader with a strong commitment to empirically-driven clinical training. This is a 12-month, full-time, non-tenure track faculty appointment with an initial 3-year appointment at the Clinical Professor level. The position reports to the CU Boulder Clinical Psychology graduate program‘s Director of Clinical Training (DCT). The appointment will begin as early as May, 2025.

The Raimy Clinic is a non-profit training clinic housed within the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Raimy Clinic ( https://www.colorado.edu/clinicalpsychology/staff ) is a critical component of CU’s top ranked Clinical Psychology doctoral program. Our doctoral program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). For additional information about our program and department, visit https://www.colorado.edu/clinicalpsychology/graduate-program which includes our mission and values statement.

Presently, the Clinic offers low-cost, sliding-scale diagnostic assessment and psychotherapy services to members of the CU and greater Boulder area community. The Clinic provides evidence-based cognitive and behavioral therapy training and services for a wide range of psychological disorders. The clinic also supports faculty-led research conducted within its facilities.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder is hiring a full-time Director for our in-house clinic, the Raimy Clinic. This position is at the Clinical Professor level. The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience has approximately 40 tenured/tenure track faculty and 10 teaching faculty. We offer separate bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Neuroscience to 2,7000 undergraduates and PhDs in 5 specialty graduate program areas (Behavioral Neuroscience; Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Statistical Genetics; Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; and Social Psychology). We encourage cutting edge and collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries, while maintaining a firm footing in psychology and neuroscience.

The Raimy Clinic Director is a pivotal member of our top-ranked Clinical Psychology PhD program, playing a central role in the clinical training and supervision of our doctoral students. The ideal candidate will advance our clinical training methods through innovative approaches in evidence-based principles/therapies, fostering community engagement, and helping expand the reach of our clinic to those who need it most, particularly communities that have been historically underserved.

Responsibilities

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

The primary responsibilities of the Raimy Clinic Director include:

• Provide year-round senior administrative oversight of Clinic staff and day-to-day operations, including executive leadership over all aspects of clinical care (assessments, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, follow-up care, documentation, and reporting).
• Lead the management of clinical services year-round, holding responsibility for the quality, safety, and efficiency of care, including crisis response and ensuring compliance with clinical policies and ethical standards.
• Oversee and manage the Clinic’s budget, ensuring adherence to relevant policies and procedures, and provide quarterly budget updates to the Director of Clinical Training (DCT).
• Offer senior-level consultation to practicum and graduate clinical course instructors regarding clinic eligibility, referrals, emergency situations, and complex case presentations.
• Train and supervise doctoral students in delivering evidence-based psychotherapy during a 12-month practicum, including summer.
• Conduct graduate clinical training in psychological assessment, treatment, and intervention.
• Teach one undergraduate course related to clinical psychology per academic year.
• Recruit and oversee community-based clinical supervisors for the Clinic throughout the year.
• Collaborate with department faculty involved in clinical practica and graduate training.
• Build and maintain strong year-round relationships with local and regional partners to support externship training and community-based clinical placements, including leading externship site engagement and tracking.
• Lead ongoing campus and community outreach to support Clinic visibility, referral sources, and client caseloads that meet training needs.
• Lead efforts to ensure the Clinic’s adheres to legal, ethical, and APA accreditation standards.
• Partner year-round with the DCT and clinical program faculty in the leadership, administration, and oversight of the doctoral training program and the Clinic.
  
  

What You Should Know

This is a 12-month, full-time, non-tenure track faculty appointment with an initial 3-year appointment at the Clinical Professor level. The appointment will begin as early as May, 2025.

What We Can Offer

$133,700

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits , including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder .

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What We Require

Eligible applicants must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology from an APA and/or PCSAS accredited program (or foreign equivalent) and be licensed or license-eligible in Colorado.

What You Will Need

CU offers a diverse campus community and is a leader in advancing strategies to diversify its faculty. A successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A strong commitment to evidence-based clinical principles and advancing clinical training and practice within the Clinic;
• The ability to fulfill the teaching, clinical training, supervisory, and leadership job requirements with integrity, skill, collegiality, and compassion;
• Expertise and enthusiasm for fostering the growth of future scientists and clinicians while contributing to a supportive environment within the clinical area and the department as a whole;
• Exceptional ability and dedication to teaching undergraduate and graduate students how to implement evidence-based interventions and assessments with diverse populations, and providing culturally competent care;
• Skill and passion for developing and implementing innovative training ideas and expanding the reach of our clinic to those who need it most, including communities that have been historically underserved;
• A collaborative, communicative, transparent, accessible, caring, and compassionate approach to training and leadership, and outreach;
• Strategic and operational acumen;
• The energy and integrity to inspire others to excellence in clinical science, practice, and training.
  
  

Special Instructions

Applications Should Include The Following Items

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Statement on clinical expertise. This statement should focus on your clinical approach and experience, including elements such as evidence-based practice, supervision and clinical teaching, and working with diverse communities.
• Statement on vision for a training clinic. This statement should share your vision for training and supporting students in their development as clinical scientists, including elements such as cultivating student belongingness, building community partnerships, increasing equitable access, and incorporating research into clinical practice.
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Names and contact information of three professional references. Please upload a document that lists the name, email, and phone number for references who will be contacted by phone.
  
  

Each statement should be no more than 600 words. When writing these statements, please see the Mission and Values Statement from our program: https://www.colorado.edu/clinicalpsychology/graduate-program

For full consideration, please apply by April 16, 2025.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.