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Program Director and Associate/Full Professor of Graduate Psychology

To help support the work of Chatham University, we have a Fall, 2024 opening for an Program Director and Associate Professor or Professor of Graduate Psychology.

Chatham University strives to promote a campus environment that understands and embraces multiculturalism while increasing individuals' intercultural competence. We actively work to build and sustain a diverse and culturally vibrant campus, which promotes employee and student success and retention. Learn more at: https://www.chatham.edu/mission-and-values/diversity-and-inclusion/index.html.

The Program Director position shall meet the University requirements for an academic rank of Associate Professor or Professor. Reporting to the Dean of the School of Health Sciences, the Program Director is a 12-month position who is responsible for leadership and the overall management of the graduate psychology programs (PsyD, MS, and MA) to ensure quality educational experience for its students, efficient delivery of the program offering, and compliance with accreditation standards and institutional policies and procedures. The position has the responsibility of teaching, providing service to the university, and engaging in scholarship as outlined in the Chatham University Faculty Manual. This position requires the applicant to be prepared to begin at the start of the academic year 2024-2025.

Primary Administrative Responsibilities:

• Supervises the implementation and assessment of the curriculum according to best practices, institutional, and accreditation requirements.
• Ensures compliance with APA and MPCAC accreditation standards.
• Provides strategic and operational leadership to the program to assure quality and efficiency.
• Hires principal and associated faculty and staff, evaluates their performance, and supports their ongoing professional growth and development.
• Plans and manages program budget and fiscal resources, as well as faculty and staff workload.
• Contributes to advancing the institutional mission and strategic plan.

Other Faculty Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teaching, advising, and conducting research in our MPCAC-accredited MS in Counseling Psychology and our APA-accredited PsyD in Counseling Psychology programs.
• Chairing and serving on dissertation committees.
• Evaluating comprehensive examinations.
• Performing admissions activities including student recruitment and interviewing, and engaging in program, university, and professional service activities.
• Other duties as assigned by Dean.

Qualifications

• Must have an earned Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology (preferred) or Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program and be licensed or license eligible in Pennsylvania.
• At least five years of full-time higher education experience at the time of appointment; prior leadership experience in higher education is strongly preferred.
• Candidates should have a record of scholarship that is consistent with the values and practice of counseling psychology and commensurate to rank.
• Interest and expertise in strength-based and positive approaches is desired.

Additional Information:

Applicants from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Review of applications will begin March 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. For questions about the position contact: Dr. Mary Jo Loughran, Program Director, at mloughran@chatham.edu. Applications should not be sent via email. All applications must apply through Chatham's career site to be considered.

How to Apply:

Applications accepted only via www.chatham.edu/careers (direct link is https://chatham.applicantpro.com/jobs/3219833) and follow the instructions to complete the application process.

To ensure full consideration, please include:

• Cover Letter outlining your qualifications for the position
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume
• Leadership statement
• Teaching statement
• Research statement
• Contact information for three professional references

All application materials should be uploaded at the same time at the time of application. The system will not allow applicants to make edits to their applications after submission.

Chatham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Persons of color, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Chatham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

About Chatham:

Founded in 1869, Chatham University is a fully coed institution with an enrollment of over 2,200 students and over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs in our areas of excellence: sustainability; health & lab sciences; business & communication; and the arts & humanities.

Chatham is the alma mater of environmental icon Rachel Carson (Class of '29), and is recognized as a leader in the field of sustainability, having been selected as one of the Top 50 Green Colleges by The Princeton Review; ranked in the top five nationally for sustainability achievements in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS); and mentioned in a 2012 Forbes article as one of the places "contributing to Pittsburgh's transformation into a destination for green living."

Building on these accomplishments, Chatham opened in 2014 the world's first fully sustainable campus in higher education, Eden Hall Campus. Consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News & World Report in the Regional Universities North category, Chatham consists of the School of Health Sciences; the Falk School of Sustainability & Environment; the School of Arts, Science and Business; and the College for Continuing & Professional Studies.