Adjunct Faculty - Forensic Psychology - DC Campus

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology•Washington, DC

5d•$1,124 - $1,540

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. The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance. For more than four decades, The Chicago School has been a leading nonprofit university dedicated to training professionals for careers that improve the integrated health of individuals, organizations, and communities across the globe. Grounded in the values of education, innovation, community, and impact, The Chicago School offers 40+ distinct academic programs at campuses across the country (Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, Southern California) and online, educating over 6,000 students annually in fields across integrated health. The Chicago School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). The Chicago School is also an affiliate of The Community Solution, a network of nonprofit higher education institutions that works collaboratively to advance institutional sustainability, increase student success, and enhance community impact.

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.