Core Faculty, Assistant or Associate Professor - PhD in Somatic Psychology

California Institute of Integral Studies • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) seeks a core faculty member to teach and mentor doctoral students in the Somatic Psychology concentration within the Department of Research Psychology. The role supports an interdisciplinary, research-focused PhD program integrating embodied experience, psychological science, critical inquiry, and transformative scholarship. The concentration prepares scholar-practitioners to investigate embodied life, somatic processes, and their relationships to psychological, relational, cultural, and social experience. This is a research doctorate, not a clinical licensure-training program.

Courses are delivered online through synchronous and asynchronous instruction, with required in-person academic gatherings. The full-time teaching expectation is 18 units or equivalent annually; part-time appointments are prorated and subject to approved workload allocations. The position may be remote or based at CIIS’s San Francisco campus. Faculty are expected to attend a fall in-person intensive or retreat lasting approximately four to five days, as scheduled, and spring commencement activities. Additional attendance requirements will be confirmed at appointment.

The position may be filled at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank, up to Associate Professor, Step 9. Annual salary is up to $93,386 for a 1.0 FTE appointment; final salary and rank depend on qualifications, experience, and CIIS compensation guidelines. Duties are primarily performed in an office environment, typically Monday through Friday, with some weekends required for classes. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available.

Requirements

• A doctoral degree in somatic psychology, psychology, human science, or a closely related field is strongly preferred; eligibility for academic rank must meet current CIIS Faculty Handbook criteria.
• For Assistant Professor consideration: a doctorate or equivalent and at least two years of teaching or relevant professional experience combined with part-time teaching; alternatively, a master's degree and four years of teaching or relevant professional work and teaching, together with scholarly and professional contributions.
• For Associate Professor consideration: a doctorate or equivalent with further career development; at least five years of full-time-equivalent college teaching or a qualifying combination of relevant professional work and teaching; continuing scholarship, significant professional contributions, and university service.
• Evidence of graduate-level teaching, scholarly productivity, and ability to support doctoral research.
• Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
• Ability to perform the position's essential functions, with reasonable accommodation as needed.

Responsibilities

• Teach doctoral-level courses in somatic psychology and related research areas, including course design, assessment, and timely student feedback.
• Advise doctoral students and serve as dissertation chair, committee member, and/or examiner as assigned; support research design, methodological rigor, ethical review, scholarly writing, and degree progress.
• Contribute to curriculum development, assessment, academic standards, and concentration-level planning with the Department Chair and faculty colleagues.
• Maintain an active program of research and scholarship, including publications, conference presentations, and professional contributions.
• Participate in departmental and university faculty meetings, governance committees, admissions and recruitment activities, and other proportionate service responsibilities.
• Support an inclusive, accessible, culturally responsive learning environment and facilitate embodied and experiential learning with appropriate ethical boundaries and attention to student choice.
• Fulfill faculty obligations consistent with the CIIS Faculty Handbook, including academic integrity, advising availability, and professional responsibilities.
• Attend the required fall in-person intensive or retreat and spring commencement activities.

What This Job Offers

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