Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track | Psychology Department (Pullman, WA)

Washington State University • Pullman, WA

24d • $80,000 - $95,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Psychology at Washington State University invites applications for a full-time, permanent, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position on the flagship campus in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in clinical child and adolescent psychology. We seek applicants with an active research program in child or adolescent clinical psychology, who can provide clinical supervision for child and adolescent-focused practicum in our on-site outpatient clinic, and who can make a strong contribution to graduate and undergraduate education in psychology. As new tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty, you will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses, meaningfully contribute to enhancing the research reputation of the department, take an active role working with graduate students, provide clinical supervision, and make service contributions to the department, college, university, and profession. This 9-month academic appointment will be 40% teaching (12 credit hours per year), 40% research, and 20% service. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2027. This is a full-time (100% FTE), permanent, 9-month, tenure-track faculty position. This position is NOT eligible for overtime. This position works on-site/in-person at the WSU campus in Pullman, WA.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate in an APA-accredited clinical psychology doctoral program
• Licensed or license-eligible in the state of Washington in clinical psychology
• An active research program in clinical child or adolescent psychology or clinical science that focuses on mental health or well-being, broadly conceived
• Demonstrated ability or potential to develop collaborative partnerships that advance research, clinical training, and community engagement
• Demonstrated record of or potential to achieve a record of research accomplishment
• Demonstrated potential to establish and maintain an externally funded research program
• Demonstrated record of or potential to effectively teach and mentor students at the graduate and undergraduate levels
• Research program that provides meaningful opportunities for student involvement
• Demonstrated record of supporting, or potential to support, access and opportunity in research, teaching, and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses
• Meaningfully contribute to enhancing the research reputation of the department
• Take an active role working with graduate students
• Provide clinical supervision for child and adolescent-focused practicum in our on-site outpatient clinic
• Make service contributions to the department, college, university, and profession
• Develop collaborative partnerships that advance research, clinical training, and community engagement
• Establish and maintain an externally funded research program
• Effectively teach and mentor students at the graduate and undergraduate levels
• Conduct research that provides meaningful opportunities for student involvement
• Support access and opportunity in research, teaching, and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission

Benefits

• Paid sick and vacation leave
• Paid holidays
• Medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
• Retirement
• Deferred compensation
• Optional supplemental retirement accounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree