Director of Clinical Training and Open Rank Professor, Clinical Psychology - National Louis University

Overview:

 

Director of Clinical Training and Open Rank Professor, Clinical Psychology

 

 

The Opportunity

 

The Illinois School of Professional Psychology (ISPP) at National Louis University (NLU) located in Chicago, IL seeks exceptional practitioner-scholar applicants for Full-Time Director of Clinical Training, Clinical Psychology, a core administrative faculty position within our APA-Accredited Clinical Psychology doctoral program. 

 

Successful candidates will join a cohesive faculty of outstanding practitioner-scholars who share a commitment and passion to training future health-service psychologists and providing psychological services in a diverse community. This is a 75% administrative/25% teaching, twelve-month, full-time position with assigned professional responsibilities for administration, teaching, scholarship and service.

 

Ideal applicants will be licensed clinical psychologists with experience providing supervision or clinical training administration to graduate level psychology students within an academic or clinical training setting. Ideal applicants will also have the ability to teach doctorate-level courses in one or more of the following primary areas:

• Psychological Assessment: cognitive assessment, personality assessment, integrative assessment
• Human Health and Dysfunction
• Diversity and Multicultural Theory and Practice
• Cognitive Behavioral Theory and Therapy
• Family Theory and Therapy
• Group Theory and Therapy
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Statistics

Essential Responsibilities:

 

• Coordination and oversight of all Practicum and Internship processes:
• • Oversee the coordination of the practicum and internship placements to assist students in establishing appropriate practicum and internship arrangements
  • Support students in the internship and practicum placement process including reviewing CVs, cover letters, essays, and discussing appropriate fit with training sites
  • Manage problems related to training with sites and/or students
  • Conduct site visits to active and potential field placements sites as required
  • Develop new training site relationships as needed
  • Maintain records of Practicum/internship placement sites
  • Coordinate creation of forms and databases with TEVERA
  • Provide verification of hours documentation as requested to licensure boards
  • Provide ongoing support and communications with site supervisors
  • Monitor and make changes as needed to the practicum seminar course shells in the LMS
• Supervise the Associate Director of Training (ADOT) and delegate responsibilities to the ADOT as appropriate
• Participate in regular Association of Chicagoland Externship and Practicum Training (ACEPT) meetings
• Teach 6 credits per year; develop syllabi and teaching materials related to courses taught
• Engage in academic advising for assigned advisees
• Supervise doctoral dissertations and serve on dissertation committees
• Participate in program assessment, student learning assessment, curriculum review, academic admissions processes, and other program activities
• Participate in scholarly pursuits
• Hold active membership in departmental and campus-wide governance committees

Qualifications:

• PhD/PsyD from an APA-Accredited program
• License-eligibility in Illinois psychology licensure within the first year of employment is required
• Passion for teaching and experience in graduate clinical education and training
• Strong ability to mentor graduate students, particularly non-traditional students
• Adherence to the highest level of professional conduct and ethical standards
• Graduate and post-graduate experience working with diverse client populations
• Demonstrated participation in scholarly and/or professional activities
• Demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning
• Professional experience in APA-Accredited practitioner-scholar programs a plus

About NLU

 

National Louis University (NLU) is looking to honor its past while defining a bold new future as a contemporary, comprehensive university that prepares diverse students for sustained professional success with a deep commitment to Access, Excellence, Innovation and Equity. We are a pioneering community that uses innovation to improve outcomes. NLU questions the status quo and strives to adapt and evolve with the changing needs of its students. We are a community that cares about each other and our students and we work collaboratively, tirelessly and quickly to advance change in the service of students. We have a long venerable history, but we are not typical. We seek to solve intractable social issues through education; we believe we have not succeeded until graduates achieve sustainable career related employment; and we foster a culture that promotes failing fast so that we may constantly improve our work.

 

Founded in 1886, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit university offering over 70 programs from short-term certificate through the doctoral level across its five colleges. The University serves over 10,000 students per year and has experienced unprecedented growth over the last several years. Most students are from Illinois, but the University also attracts students from throughout the U.S. and from around the world who take advantage of campus based, blended and online programming.

 

NLU is located in the center of Chicago’s downtown loop, across the street from the Art Institute, in an area which has been recognized as America’s largest campus with over 25 institutions and 50,000 students attending a college across the city. In addition, the University has two suburban locations and a Florida regional campus.

 

NLU Inclusion Statement:

 

National Louis University is deeply committed to serving its community, advancing access and equity, and ensuring that all individuals are welcomed and valued.  We are dedicated to fostering a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion remain at the core of who we are. These are more than just words to us: they are truly a way of life for the NLU community. We recognize that differences in abilities, age, ethnicity, gender (identity and expression), race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and background bring richness to our work environment. We affirm diverse perspectives, innovative contributions, and authentic presentations of self from every member within the NLU community. We believe inclusion is grounded in the actions we intentionally take each day. Our goal is to inspire and empower NLU employees and community members to cultivate an environment where we collectively focus on uplifting and advancing our institutional culture.

Special Instructions:Please Include the following with your Application:- Curriculum Vitae- Cover Letter- Transcripts (Official or Unofficial)Optional Additional Attachments:- Teaching Philosophy- Sample Syllabus- Additional Licenses/Certifications- Course Evaluations- Letters of Recommendation