Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology
About The Position
The Health Services Psychology Department at Kansas City University (KCU) is seeking applicants for a full time Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychology. This position serves a collaborative role across the Clinical Psychology (PsyD) program, the Center for Population Health and Equity (CPHE), and partner school systems. The primary focus of this role is doctoral student supervision, consultation with school partners, and development of school-based behavioral health programming. This position is designed to support training, systems-level impact, and interdisciplinary collaboration rather than direct service delivery.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree and license in Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychology (PsyD or PhD) from an APA-accredited program
- Knowledge, sensitivity, and passion for diversity, multiculturalism, social justice, and community service
- Demonstrated success with teaching and classroom management skills
- Experience mentoring students
- Impeccable oral and written communication skills
- Ability to employ critical thinking and analysis to solve complex problems
- Ability to interact successfully with academic, clinical, business, and regulatory personnel
- Ability to successfully work within and support a diverse environment of students and colleagues
- Ability to work effectively as a team member to ensure that departmental goals are met by providing support to staff, and always keeping students’ and graduates’ best interest as a priority
- Strong interpersonal skills
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
Nice To Haves
- Experience providing and/or supervising psychotherapy services in school or community-based settings
- Familiarity with evidence-based therapeutic approaches applicable to children and adolescents in school settings (e.g., CBT, trauma-informed care, DBT, etc.)
- Interest in interdisciplinary and population health approaches
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group clinical supervision of PsyD trainees delivering psychotherapy services in public school settings
- Support development of trainees’ competencies in evidence-based psychotherapy, case conceptualization, and culturally responsive clinical practice
- Collaborate with school-based professionals to ensure quality training experiences
- Serve as a liaison between KCU and partner school districts, specifically coordination between of school-based mental health professionals and administrators to support student access to psychotherapy services
- Provide consultation to school personnel on behavioral health, student support, and systems-level interventions
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary school teams to align psychotherapy training experiences with student and community mental health needs
- Contribute to the development and refinement of school-based behavioral health programming
- Assist in building sustainable training models and partnerships with local school systems
- Collaborate with the CPHE on initiatives addressing access and equity in youth mental health services
- Oversee weekly therapy practicum seminar for third-year PsyD trainees
- Provide service to the department, university, and community
- Contribute to program development, evaluation, and accreditation-related activities as appropriate
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
