Assistant Teaching Professor - Mental Health Counseling

Assistant Teaching Professor (Non-Tenure Track)

Mental Health Counseling

Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology

JOB SUMMARY:

The Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor. The assistant teaching professor will be a clinical or counseling psychologist and have strong knowledge of counseling, psychopathology, assessment, and research methods. Applicants for this position must have a PhD or Psy.D. by August 2027 and begin teaching in Fall 2027.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Candidates will be expected to teach courses primarily in the Mental Health Counseling program at the Manhattan Center and Garden City campuses. As a core faculty member of the program, the candidate will be expected to teach clinical courses in counseling, psychopathology, assessment, and, if needed, develop a course in their area of expertise.
2. Advising and mentoring students is required, as well as providing service to the school and university as determined by the Dean.
3. Since this is a non-tenure track position, establishing and maintaining scholarship (e.g., research, conference presentations, etc.) is not required, but welcomed and departmentally supported.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical/counseling psychology. A doctoral degree in psychology must be from an APA-accredited program.
2. Candidates should be licensed or licensed-eligible in New York State.
3. Candidates must be able to integrate their clinical experience, scholarship, teaching, and service, as well as collaborate with interdisciplinary faculty of counselors, psychologists, and psychoanalysts.
4. The successful candidate must demonstrate a commitment to the mental health counseling profession and psychology through relevant professional memberships (e.g., APA, ACA, or related regional associations in the field of psychology, counseling, and counselor education), professional development activities, service/advocacy, and scholarly work.
5. Priority will be given to individuals with teaching experience in the following areas: psychopathology, assessment, counseling practice, diversity/social justice, or in specialty areas such as substance use disorders, child/adolescent psychotherapy, or forensics.

APPLICATION:

1. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests, selected reprints/preprints if available, teaching evaluation forms, and three letters of recommendations.
2. Review of applications will begin immediately and will end on April 1st.
3. To be considered, applications must be submitted through the Adelphi website: https://www.adelphi.edu/hr/open-positions/.
4. This appointment is subject to final approval by the Adelphi University Board of Trustees.

SALARY INFORMATION:

In compliance with New York's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $90,000. Adelphi University considers factors such as departmental budgets, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. An annual base salary higher than the range may be warranted in circumstances where a candidate has demonstrable equivalent prior higher education experience at another University.

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