Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

William James College announces an opening for a full-time Core Faculty position in the Doctoral Clinical Psychology Department beginning on August 4, 2025 . Rank and salary are commensurate with experience and the benefits are highly competitive. The minimum starting salary for this academic position is $90,000 and is consistent with the department’s salary equity considerations for incoming faculty.

William James College is committed to an active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity—in people, in the curriculum, in the co-curriculum, and in the college’s intellectual, social, cultural, and geographical communities. William James College endorses a framework of inclusive excellence, which recognizes that institutional excellence comes from fully engaging with diversity in all aspects of institutional activities.

Responsibilities

Core faculty members are involved in teaching, advising, and research supervision. Additionally, there is the expectation of committee work and scholarly productivity. We are seeking applicants with interest, expertise, and/or experience in Neuropsychology, Cognitive Assessment, and/or Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Behavior. Applicants with an interest in addressing disparities in assessments and/or whose work has focused on behavioral health equity for unserved and underserved communities will be of particular interest. The successful applicant may teach neuropsychology and cognitive assessment courses (e.g., Functional Neuroanatomy, Neuropsychological Assessment, Cognitive Assessment ), as well as courses covering basic and experimental cognitive science domains including sensation/perception, object recognition, attention, memory, language, problem-solving, decision making, and affective neuroscience (e.g., Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior ). Applicants will also supervise dissertations in their specific area of expertise.

Qualifications

Applicants must possess a PsyD or PhD in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology, have completed an APA-accredited internship, have teaching experience, preferably be licensed or license-eligible in Massachusetts, and maintain some involvement in clinical practice or consultation. A demonstrated record of scholarly work defined broadly (e.g., community engagement, educational leadership, innovation, investigation, and research) is preferred. Successful applicants will also have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment and must be willing to contribute to the College’s strategic plan of inclusion. Candidates must be available to teach in-person classes and participate in on-campus activities. The department welcomes applications from individuals who may have had nontraditional career paths, or who may have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia. Applicants must be able to assume employment in the United States without College Sponsorship.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes generous health, vision, and dental insurance; eligibility for both College funded 401(a) retirement plan and Employer sponsored 403(b) plan; company paid life and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; generous paid time off (PTO); and professional development opportunities.

William James College is a not-for-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Employment at William James College may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. (For more information, please visit Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)).

Application Procedure

To apply, please visit our career center (click here):

Priority will be given to applications submitted by January 15, 2025. Review of applications occurs on a rolling basis and will continue until the position is filled.

Interested applicants should submit:

• A detailed letter of intent responding to the stated qualifications.
• A curriculum vitae.
• A list of three professional references with complete contact information. (References will not be contacted without the applicant's prior permission.)

Inclusive Excellence at William James College

William James College is an institution and a community committed to the principles of excellence, fairness, and respect for all people. Our Inclusive Excellence model infuses diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts into the core of institutional functioning to realize the educational benefits of diversity both locally and globally. We are committed to strengthening communities, including our workplace, by fostering the development of the intercultural competencies necessary for change agents in an increasingly complex, pluralistic society.

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