Assistant Professor - Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist

Department

SOM Wichita Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Position Title

Assistant Professor - Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist

Job Family Group

Academic

Job Description Summary

The Faculty Clinical Track emphasizes professional service in clinical settings. This role will provide inpatient adolescent therapy, outpatient clinical care, and school-based health care services. This role will serve as a faculty supervisor for the Clinical Child Psychology Internship and Fellowship programs, providing advanced training in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and families.

Job Description

Job Duties:

Teaching & Education 0.10 FTE

• Supervise, instruct and evaluate psychology trainees on assigned educational clinical rotation(s) in accordance with departmental program policies
• Prepare and present formal lectures for psychology trainees as required by the department
• Prepare and update the educational goals and expectations of assigned educational clinical rotation(s)
• Engage in education committees as assigned
  
  

Clinical Services 0.85 FTE

• Provide adolescent unit programming on an inpatient setting
• Provide adolescent consult services on an inpatient setting
• Provide services to children and adolescents in the KU Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences clinic
• Provide services to school aged youth on a school based healthcare program
  
  

Research & Scholarship 0.05 FTE

• Research & Scholarship endeavors in support of P&T, with approval from the Chair
  
  

This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Work Environment

• This position is located on the KUMC-Wichita Campus.
  
  

Education

Required Qualifications:

• Must have completed all requirements for a PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology in an accredited program.
  
  

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Certifications/Licenses

• Must be able to practice and obtain permanent license in the State of Kansas as a licensed Psychologist.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Work Experience:

• Experience in psychotherapy
• Experience treating children and adolescents
  
  

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• CV
• Letter of recommendation
  
  

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time