The primary location of this position is on the main Cullowhee, NC campus.
The Psychology Department at Western Carolina University (WCU) invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate professor level, with a projected begin work date of August 2025. The typical teaching load is 3-3 (Fall/Spring), consisting of both undergraduate and graduate courses. Supervision of graduate students in the McKee Clinic or External Practicum is included in the 3/3 teaching load. The successful candidate will show evidence of or potential for success in the teaching and supervision of students in our APA accredited post-masters Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Health Service Psychology (Combined Clinical- School) program and our scientist-practitioner oriented MA program in clinical psychology. (For those with school psychology background, please see our ad for an assistant/associate professor of school psychology). Each of these programs has a theoretical orientation consistent with behavioral/cognitive-behavioral foundations and accept typically 6 to 8 students per cohort. Relevant to this faculty position is our department's state-of-the art, public-facing McKee Assessment and Psychological Services Clinic, dedicated to providing advanced assessment training for our graduate students (PsyD, SSP, MA) through affordable comprehensive services to individuals, families, and schools in our community. To this end, the eligible candidate needs to have earned a doctorate (PhD or PsyD) in clinical or health service psychology from an APA-accredited program. Being licensed or license eligible as a psychologist in North Carolina is required. As a teacher scholar, the successful faculty member is expected to maintain a program of meaningful disciplinary research that is engaging to both undergraduate and graduate students. The area of research is open. The department has a dedicated space for cognitive neuroscience (i.e., 'the Brain lab') with EEG equipment, and existing research partnerships with schools-, hospitals-, non-profit organizations, and other service providers in the region. At the undergraduate level, the psychology major is WCU's second largest major with approximately 500 students. The department, college, and university offer faculty internal funding opportunities to support scholarship, conference travel, and professional development. Moreover, WCU is a 12,000-student regional comprehensive university in the University of North Carolina system. The university offers 115 undergraduate programs and more than 40 graduate programs. The campus is located in the picturesque Cullowhee valley between the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains, just minutes from the town of Sylva, public schools, recreation centers, trails, and rivers. Campus is midway between Charlotte and Atlanta, 50 miles west of Asheville, NC, a city with vibrant art, entertainment, food, and culture scenes, and 20 miles west of Waynesville, NC, the largest town in Western North Carolina with many options for dining, shopping, entertainment, and craft breweries. The entire region is noted for its excellent quality of life and access to outdoor activities. The Department of Psychology is located in the College of Education and Allied Professions (CEAP). Psychology, CEAP, and Western Carolina University holds inclusive excellence as a core value, and we work together to foster a welcoming community, where all are respected and know they belong .About Western Carolina University
As the westernmost institution in the University of North Carolina system, WCU provides comprehensive educational opportunities to residents in the state’s western region and attracts students from around the globe to explore the region’s vast natural diversity. Founded in 1889 as a teaching college, Western Carolina now provides an education to more than 10,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs.
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