The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Psychology expects to make two tenure-track appointments (one at the Associate Professor level, the other at the Assistant Professor level) in Clinical Psychology beginning in August 2020.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Psychology expects to make two tenure-track appointments (one at the Associate Professor level, the other at the Assistant Professor level) in Clinical Psychology beginning in August 2020. Qualified candidates should have a doctoral degree in clinical psychology (license eligible), and a research and teaching (undergraduate and graduate) focus related to clinical fundamentals writ large (e.g. assessment; therapy; cutting-edge/tech approaches; prevention, etc.). We value candidates with the skills, experience, and commitment to contribute to the department mission of promoting social justice among underserved populations and a dedication to inclusive excellence in higher education. We are interested in candidates with strong potential to attract external funding, as well as contribute to the life, growth, and vitality of the department. The successful candidate will be a member of UMBC’s Ph.D. program in Human Services Psychology, which is grounded in the biopsychosocial model and includes integrative training tracks in Clinical Psychology (APA accredited), Community Psychology, and Behavioral Medicine. The department also has an Applied Developmental Psychology Ph.D. program and an Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. (https://psychology.umbc.edu/). Candidates whose area of specialization would be synergistic with any of these five departmental programs and tracks are particularly desirable.
UMBC is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Research University with high research activity (RU/H). It is located in the Baltimore-Washington corridor near major medical schools, NIH, and other federal agencies that afford extensive opportunities for research collaboration. (See http://psychology.umbc.edu/ for more information.) UMBC is dedicated to training underrepresented scholars at the undergraduate and graduate level through the MARC-U Star, Meyerhoff, and other scholars programs. UMBC is especially proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position as part of our strong commitment to increasing faculty diversity (https://facultydiversity.umbc.edu).
Applicants should provide a cover letter; a curriculum vitae; a description of teaching and research interests; a description of commitment to diversity and inclusion in research and teaching; representative publications; a brief description of clinical theoretical orientation; and three letters of recommendation (submitted directly to Interfolio by recommenders). Please submit all application materials via Interfolio (Clinical: http://apply.interfolio.com/66926 For questions on Interfolio, please contact Ms. Arianne Burroughs (aburroug@umbc.edu). For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Jason Schiffman (schiffma@umbc.edu).
Screening of Applications Begins:
Review of application materials will begin October 15, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled.
About UMBC:
UMBC, an honors university serving more than 11,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students, is one of two public universities in Maryland to achieve the “doctoral/research university-extensive” Carnegie classification. Located just outside Baltimore and 45 minutes from Washington, DC, the campus is growing rapidly under dynamic leadership.
Our UMBC community redefines excellence in higher education through an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. We will advance knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds. The successful candidate will join a department with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence, and will be expected to contribute actively to these efforts (https://diversity.umbc.edu/).
Equal Opportunity Statement:
UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women, minority group members, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
About University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research and service to benefit the citizens of Maryland. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human services and public policy at the graduate level. UMBC contributes to the economic development of the State and the region through entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships, and technology commercialization in collaboration with public agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility and lifelong learning.
