Open Rank Professor - Sacramento

Alliant International University is a professional practice University committed to excellence in four areas:  Education for Professional Practice, Scholarship, Multicultural and International Competence and Community Engagement.  The University provides students with the highest quality of education through excellence and innovation in academic scholarship, applied training and research, and community service, particularly to underserved populations.  Through its Mission, the University's goal is to equip students with the competencies they need to provide public benefit and make an impact in their communities by addressing major contemporary social issues.  Core competencies of the University's training programs include cultural diversity, which is infused in courses and field placements and is manifest in the diversity of its students, faculty.

Our Mission:
Alliant International University prepares students for professional careers of service and leadership, and promotes the discovery and application of knowledge to improve the lives of people in diverse cultures and communities around the world.

 Our Vision:
An inclusive world empowered by Alliant alumni.

Position Summary:

California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) Sacramento invites applications for a 1.0 FTE assistant or associate rank professor. The position is approximately .75 FTE core faculty and .25 FTE administrative and supervisory responsibilities related to directing the Clinical Psychology program’s in-house telehealth clinic (Alliant Sacramento Psychological Services). The allocation for administration/supervision units is contingent upon clinic operational needs and client flow (with additional release time available as needed). The mission of the telehealth clinic is to increase access for all Californians, especially underserved communities, to affordable, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive psychological services.

The core faculty responsibilities include teaching courses, chairing dissertations, providing service to the university and the profession, and engaging in scholarship, in proportion to FTE. The core faculty portion of the position runs for a 9-month academic contract (mid-August through mid-May).

The administrative/supervisory responsibilities include oversight of the program’s clinic operations and direct supervision of graduate students’ clinical training. 

We welcome applications from individuals with diverse intersectional identities and recognize the importance of our faculty reflecting Alliant’s diverse student body as well as the communities we intend to serve. We also welcome applications from psychologists who are making a change in their career path, and value clinical skills and lived experiences in addition to scholarly experience and potential.

About Our Program:

CSPP’s mission is to provide the highest quality education, training, research and service in health service psychology and related human service fields. We strive to improve quality of life by fostering respect for human diversity in a multicultural and international society and by combating discrimination in all its forms. We seek to redefine excellence in scholarship via models of applied clinical research that provide a solid framework for understanding and addressing problems in contemporary life.

The Sacramento Clinical Psychology PsyD Program is APA-accredited and adheres to the Practitioner-Scholar model to train students in evidence-based practices. We offer two specialty experience areas - 1) Trauma Assessment and Intervention; and 2) Buddhist Psychotherapy. Our current faculty specialize in areas including forensics, trauma, infant mental health, ethics, supervision and graduate training, health equity, and neurodiversity.   More information about our clinical psychology doctoral program can be found at www.alliant.edu/psychology/clinical-psychology/psyd/sacramento.

Our campus is nestled between the beautiful Sacramento and American rivers. As California’s state capital and the fastest-growing major city in California, Sacramento is notable for being a major political, financial, and medical hub in northern California. Sacramento has been named one of the U.S.’ most diverse cities and is just a short two-hour drive from both serene Lake Tahoe and bustling San Francisco.

Starting Salary (step within each rank dependent upon years of experience)

•            Assistant Professor range: $76,014 annualized 

•            Associate Professor range: $90,846 annualized

•            An additional stipend will be provided for maintaining clinic operations during summer and school breaks, recognizing your commitment to ensuring continuous support for our clients during these periods

•            Opportunities for summer teaching and overload available

•            Excellent benefits including: 401K, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:  A doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program.

Experience:  Evidence of excellence or potential for excellence in graduate level teaching, clinical and supervisory competence, program management, and dissertation supervision.  Ability to incorporate principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, social justice, and community engagement into teaching and professional practice.

Licensure: Licensed Psychologist, or license-eligible, in the State of California. 

Skills:

•            Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

•            Commitment to fostering a safe and inclusive educational and professional environment.

•            Ability to effectively direct the training clinic, including managing day-to-day operations as well as overseeing the training and supervisory experiences the clinic offers.

•            Ability to provide clinical supervision to practicum students providing clinical service in the training clinic.

•            Ability to facilitate learning across environments (e.g., classroom, mentorship/advising, training clinic, etc.).

•            Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with students, administration, faculty, community partners, etc.

•            Ability to engage in scholarship, chair dissertation committees, and support additional student research through a research lab.

•            Proficiency in Microsoft office suite and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Stronger candidates will have a cross specialization with social justice and/or clinical or research activities working with particular marginalized, oppressed, or underserved groups.
• Experience providing clinical supervision to graduate students in psychology
• Experience in program development
• Experience in clinic management
• Ability to teach one or more of the following courses:
  • Social Bases of Behavior
  • Theories of Personality and Psychotherapy
  • History and Systems
  • Personality Assessment
  • Statistics and Research Methods
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Adult assessment / intervention
  • Neuropsychology
  • Forensic psychology

Duties & Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Faculty Duties & Responsibilities:

• Facilitating Learning
• Facilitating classroom (on-ground) learning
• Course and syllabus preparation
• Class curriculum coordination and planning
• Assessment and evaluation of learners
• Student selection, orientation, and assessment
• Mentoring and advising of students
• Research/scholarship mentoring and supervision of PsyD dissertation
• Scholarship
• Research (and research collaborations) reflecting the generation of creative and original contributions, their dissemination and application, making contributions to the profession of psychology commensurate with academic rank.

Service:

•            Service to the university: Hiring and evaluating faculty-participating in developing, revising, and coordinating curriculum as well as maintaining program vitality; participating in processes to improve academic program quality; participating in processes to improve quality of school, campus, and university faculty experience; participating in faculty governance.

•            Service to the Community: Contributions at the local, state, and national levels involving one’s professional expertise to the public, to organizations, and to governmental entities.

•            Service to the Profession: Participation in and leadership of professional organizations; reviewing for journals, conferences, or research grant panels.

Training Clinic Director Duties & Responsibilities (approximately .25 of teaching responsibilities)

•            Oversee telehealth clinic day-to-day operations

•            Manage clinic support (e.g., student/administrative assistants)

•            Maintain accurate records and provide clinic monthly financial reports to university administrators

•            Maintain policies and procedures manual

•            Oversee and develop training program (e.g., didactic curriculum, supervision structure, etc.)

•            Directly supervise practicum students placed at the clinic

•            Coordinate additional clinic supervisors as needed

•            Interview and select students for practicum placements

•            Collaborate with Alliant International University Marketing department to promote clinic

•            Develop and maintain relationships with community partners and agencies to develop and secure referral streams and contracts

•            Perform other related tasks, duties and responsibilities as required, assigned or directed

Supervisory Responsibility:

Direct Reports: Position will include direct clinical supervision to graduate students completing practicum experiences, and oversight of additional supervisors and student assistant(s) assigned to the clinic.

Indirect Reports: None.

Contact Responsibility:

Internal: Interacts with Associate Deans and Dean to receive direction and instructions and/or review work results. Interacts with Program Director and Practicum Training Director to ensure cohesive functioning of the clinic within the program itself and the practicum training program specifically.  This position will also work closely with colleagues in multiple departments (e.g., Student Services, Admissions, Registrar, and Financial Aid, etc.) to support achieving Alliant and Department goals. 

External: Interacts with community members and partners as well as prospective students.

Application Instructions: 

• Please submit a resume/CV and cover letter (in part, describing your interest in and fit for the position).
• Applicants invited to interview should be prepared to provide three professional references.
• Review of applications will begin immediately, and continue until the position is filled.

Primary Work Location, Hours & Travel Requirements:

Office Location:  On Campus (Hybrid on Fridays).

Work Hours:  Standard office hours.

Travel:  None.

For more information, please email the Director of Clinical Training & Assistant Professor Natalie Bennett at natalie.bennett@alliant.edu. 

Background Check Requirements:
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check (including criminal, prior employment and education verification). Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current University employees who apply for the position.

Additional Information:
Anti-Discrimination Policy: Alliant International University prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment or retaliation in its educational programs, services and activities, and in employment practices, including but not limited to internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, terminations, relationships with outside vendors, use of contractors and consultants, and in its admission or access thereto, on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin or descent, color, creed, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability (including physical, disease, psychiatric or psychological disability), medical condition, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, hair style or texture associated with race, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Alliant International University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to ensuring a high quality of education through the diversity of the University community and the curriculum. Women, people of color, people with disabilities and people from other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply, as we actively seek to increase diversity at all levels. The University will conduct its programs, services and activities consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and orders.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Offers of employment are contingent upon the presentation of documents that demonstrate a person's identity and authorization to work in the United States, which are consistent with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

Applicants with disabilities and applicants who require assistance completing an application may contact Human Resources at humanresources@alliant.edu or 858-635-4509.

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Governing legislation: Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the regulations implementing these statutes, and applicable federal and California law.

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Company: Alliant International University, Inc. 

Country: United States of America 

State/Region: California 

City: Sacramento 

Postal Code: 95833 

Job ID: 274511