Assistant Professor

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. The APA-accredited Clinical Psychology PsyD Program in the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University-Los Angeles invites applications for one full-time core faculty appointment in Research Design and Statistics at the Assistant Professor rank. The program offers three emphasis areas: Clinical Health Psychology (HEALTH), Family/Child and Couple Clinical Psychology (FACE), and Multicultural Community-Clinical Psychology (MCCP). It also offers a Multi-Interest Option (MIO) for faculty and students who choose not to join an emphasis area. We are seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds interested in contributing to the program primarily in the areas of research design and statistics. This person ideally should also have research and/or professional practice expertise that qualifies them to provide instruction and dissertation mentoring in other core areas of discipline-specific knowledge and profession-wide competency for clinical psychologists to allow the program flexibility in course assignment. In addition to Statistics and Research Design courses, we are particularly interested in applicants whose educational background and/or professional experiences qualify them to teach the following core courses: o Child and Adolescent Interventions o Intellectual and Personality Assessment o Consultation and Supervision o Professional Roles of Psychologists o Law and Ethics o Biological Bases of Behavior o Human Development o Social Bases of Behavior Regardless of specialty, the position requires participation in Clinical Dissertations as Chair and/or Committee Member, which our faculty find to be one of the most rewarding aspects of their work with graduate students. The position also allows for teaching electives in the candidate's area of expertise. Areas of clinical specialty that are of particular interest to the program are child and family psychology, neuropsychology, sports psychology, forensic psychology, substance use treatment, and diversity related topics that help prepare students for working with underserved populations. The ability to teach clinical topics that help improve the wellbeing of diverse populations and that are well- grounded in research and other evidence-based literature is expected for candidates interested in teaching electives. The ability to integrate clinical expertise into teaching and scholarship is highly desirable. The position allows for collaboration with faculty across emphasis areas, clinical programs, and all campuses in the Alliant system. Starting Salary: $68,000. Duties & Responsibilities: Faculty Activities/Responsibilities Facilitating Learning o Facilitating Classroom and Distance/Distributed Learning o Course and syllabus preparation o Class curriculum coordination and planning o Assessment and evaluation of learners o Student selection, orientation, and assessment o Mentoring and advising of students o Field placement supervision and coordination o Research/scholarship mentoring and supervision, particularly of PhD dissertations Scholarship - Scholarship/ research reflecting the generation, integration, dissemination and application of knowledge, as well as creative and original contributions to one's field commensurate with academic rank. Service - All faculty engage in service to the University, Community and Profession commensurate with academic rank. Examples in each category include: o Service to the University: o Hiring and evaluating faculty o Participating in developing, revising, and coordinating curriculum as well as maintaining program vitality o Participating in processes to improve academic program quality o Participating in processes to improve quality of School, campus, and University faculty experience o Participating in faculty governance o Service to the Community: o Contributions at the local, state, and national levels involving one's professional expertise to the public, to organizations, and to governmental entities o Service to the Profession: o Participation in and leadership of professional organizations o Reviewing for journals, conferences, and research grant panels Duties Required of All Faculty - Certain duties are additionally required of all faculty and are not given formal workload credit but will be included in yearly evaluations. These include but are not limited to: o Active participation in campus life to sustain a high level of facilitated learning; o Participation in program governance, including program-based committees, with the exception of SERC which may receive up to three units of service workload credit at the discretion of the Program Director and the approval of the Dean and the Provost/VPAA; o Active participation in program and campus activities (including scheduled and impromptu meetings of faculty, staff, and students); o Picking up and promptly responding to paper, voice and electronic mail and messages; o Visibility and accessibility supporting a sense of community; o Regular accessibility either by person, by telephone and/or virtually to students, colleagues and the greater University community; o Posting of teaching schedules, office hours, and procedures for making appointments on the faculty member's door, online and on syllabi; o Attendance and participation in program, department, faculty and Faculty Assembly meetings; o Responding in a timely fashion to students' requests for meetings, to telephone calls, and to e-mail communications; o Participating in Faculty Assembly and program faculty meetings; o Carrying an advising load of up to fourteen students (depending on size of the program and the judgment of the Program Director); o Participation in hiring faculty; o Participation in developing, revising and coordinating curriculum and maintaining program vitality; o Participation in processes to improve quality of school/college, campus and University faculty experience; and o Participation in, selection, admission and retention of new students, including attendance at admissions open houses, participating in admission interviews, new student orientation, and advising of students. o Submittal of grades, attendance, syllabi, and textbook orders in compliance with University established procedures and deadlines. o Perform other related tasks, duties and responsibilities as required, assigned or directed. Skills: o Proficient computer skills. o The ability to work independently and be self-motivated. o High level of accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to problem solve. o The ability to explain complex requirements in clear and concise terms o The ability to be flexible with workflow to meet the needs of the department and students and to manage multiple tasks per required deadlines o The drive to encourage, direct, hold accountable and guide students toward task completion. o Must demonstrate the ability to work as an effective team member and develop trusting relationships with students and University employees. o Culturally competent and ability to communicate and interact effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and/or experiences o Highly motivated, focused and results oriented. o Ability to exercise discretion and tact in all interpersonal interactions, and to maintain confidentiality. o Collaboration and partnering with other university stakeholders to support candidate success. o Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments. Minimum Requirements: Education: Candidates with a PsyD or PhD degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited institution are preferred. Candidates with a EdD degree in educational psychology or a PhD in social, developmental, cognitive, or experimental psychology or related fields may be considered if they have experience or familiarity with clinical psychology programs. Experience: Experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods; commitment to educating and training a diverse student body and to infusing diversity-related content into their teaching; and commitment to helping students develop (a) understanding of research methods commonly used in health and social sciences, (b) appreciation for the scientific foundations of the clinical psychology profession, and (c) ability to use critical/scientific thinking to solve problems in clinical practice with the goal of supporting their clients' wellbeing. Certifications, Licenses, etc.: None for applicants intending to teach non-clinical subjects exclusively. Candidates who expect to teach a mix of clinical and non-clinical courses, California licensure or California license eligibility as a psychologist is required (if not licensed . click apply for full job details