Adjunct Faculty - Forensic Psychology - DC Campus

The Community Solution Education System • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Founded in 1979, The Chicago School is an independent professional graduate school with a dynamic student body and a professionally accomplished faculty. Our curriculum and training opportunities prepare graduates to deliver outstanding professional services emphasizing the ability to understand and work with diverse populations. The M.A. Forensic Psychology Department is seeking highly qualified candidates for adjunct faculty positions. The Chicago School’s Forensic Psychology programs trains graduates who work directly within the arena of police and public safety, correctional-based facilities, re-entry facilities, and with specialized populations including adult offenders, juvenile offenders, and sexual offenders. Our Forensic Psychology programs offer a track enabling graduates to sit for licensure as a professional counselor upon graduation, enabling them to practice as counselors who provide specialized therapy for clients in forensic settings. Courses run 16 weeks in fall and spring semesters, and 8 weeks in the summer.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, Counselor Education, or related field
• Strong commitment to academic excellence, research, community service, and diversity
• Exemplary professional experience
• The department seeks an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness, professional development and scholarship, integrity and ethics, respect for diversity and pluralism, innovation, flexibility, and teamwork and collaboration.
• Candidates who will advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through their teaching, scholarship, and service are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Engage students in M.A. Forensic Psychology curriculum through discussion and assignments as outlined in the course syllabi.
• Provide students substantive feedback and respond to student questions and concerns in a timely manner.
• Maintain communication with department administration, faculty, and students.

Benefits

• generous paid time-off
• medical and dental coverage
• company-paid life and disability insurance
• retirement plan with employer contribution
• multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• tuition reimbursement
• professional development
• regular employee appreciation events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees