Open Rank Clinical Professor and Program Director for PSP (Program in School Psychology)

Northeastern University • Newton, MA

48d • $97,000 - $179,000

About The Position

About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus. Our locations—in Boston; Arlington, Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; London; Portland, Maine; Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research. Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers. The Bouvé College of Health Sciences has over 250 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University’s mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs. The Department of Applied Psychology houses well-established graduate programs in School Psychology (NASP-approved MS/CAGS and APA-accredited PhD), Counseling Psychology (MS and APA-accredited PhD), and Applied Behavior Analysis. There are 6 core School Psychology faculty members, all of whom work across the School Psychology MS/CAGS and PhD programs. About the Opportunity: The Department of Applied Psychology is seeking a full-time, non-tenure track clinical professor (open rank), 52-week appointment to be the program director for our well-established NASP-approved MS/CAGS Program in School Psychology (PSP). The program director will work closely with the six faculty on the school psychology team. The proposed faculty hire date is July 1, 2026, so that the new program director can learn from the current program director before taking on full administrative responsibilities for the Fall 2026 semester.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate in School Psychology, or a closely related field
• Eligible to be certified as a school psychologist in the state of Massachusetts
• Experience teaching at the graduate level in applied psychology
• Excellent communication, leadership, collaboration, organization, and interpersonal skills
• Record of effective teaching
• Demonstrated commitment to creating culturally responsive and supportive environments for students from diverse backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Directing the PSP (e.g., management of enrollment planning, curriculum, admissions).
• Teaching graduate courses in school psychology.
• Providing service and leadership to the Department, College, University, community and profession.

Benefits

• Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation.

What This Job Offers

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