Job description
Seattle, WA
About the Department of Clinical Psychology: Our Clinical Psychology PhD program trains health service psychologists through a balanced scientist-practitioner model and a focus on evidence-based practice. We are deeply committed to fostering a community that serve and reflects the full human array of God’s kingdom. We intentionally cultivate a learning environment where students develop the skills necessary for understanding, healing, and reconciliation across differences. In keeping with SPU’s values framework we actively examine our curricula, policies, and practices to remove barriers to belonging and ensure all students can flourish. We seek candidates who share our passion for promoting respect, dignity, equitable outcomes, and who are committed to advancing these values in clinical training, research, and service. You can learn more on CPY’s Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data tab on the SPU website.
The Department of Clinical Psychology at Seattle Pacific University invites applications for an 11-month non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in the APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. This is a full-time position starting September 1, 2025, with a possibility of moving to tenure-track in the future. Exceptional candidates with outstanding qualifications and experience may be considered for an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor.
Description: We seek an individual to teach doctoral coursework, supervise doctoral student research, and provide clinical consultation and supervision in our APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. While we welcome applications from any area of specialization in health service psychology, we have immediate needs for expertise in clinical child and adolescent psychology, developmental, clinical neuropsychology, rehabilitation psychology, and integrated behavioral health.
Responsibilities: Major responsibilities include teaching masters and doctoral courses in the clinical psychology Ph.D. curriculum, establishing and maintaining an active program of research, mentoring and supervising students in research and clinical activities, providing statistical mentoring for student dissertations, seeking intramural and/or extramural research funding, and taking on administrative assignments and service within the department, school, and university.
Requirements:
- An earned doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program
- Completion of an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship
- Personal commitment to Christian faith, enthusiasm about supporting SPU’s mission, alignment with the University’s Statement of Faith, and willingness to accept the lifestyle standards of the Christian community.
Preferred qualifications:
- Postdoctoral or other advanced training in research and/or a clinical specialty, a record of published research, and evidence of or potential for grant support of research are preferred
- Experience and interest in teaching graduate level statistics is preferred
- A psychology license in the State of Washington or license eligibility is also preferred
Additional Information:
Salary: $82,000 annually
Faculty salaries at Seattle Pacific University are based on nationally-normed, regionally-adjusted, and discipline-specific data from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Specific salary offers will be determined by level of education and years of relevant experience. All full-time positions at SPU include a generous benefits package. SPU pays employee premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance. SPU makes generous contributions to an employee HSA account and a 7% contribution to a retirement account, for eligible employees, with immediate vesting in the plan. A tuition discount program is available for the employee and qualified immediate family members.
Founded in 1891, Seattle Pacific University has a long and distinguished history in Christian higher education. Located just minutes from downtown Seattle, SPU seeks to be a premier Christian University fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community. Seattle Pacific University seeks applicants committed to its Christian mission.
As part of our mission of cultural engagement, SPU is committed to building an excellent staff and faculty that reflects a broad range of talents, experiences and perspectives. Valuing the full array of God’s created humanity is an ethos that is inseparable from our Christian faith. At SPU, we recognize this full human array as a basic feature of God’s creation and a core theme of the gospel. At the heart of our mission-centered commitment is a desire to represent the breadth of God’s kingdom more fully.
We strive to become a workplace to recruit, develop, and retain faculty and staff who can embrace, value, and engage differences with humility and care. We invite you to join us on our journey by starting a career at SPU!
How to apply
Only applications received through the online portal will be considered. To be fully considered, the application package requires:
- SPU faculty application form
- Resume/CV (upload in Workday)
- Cover Letter (Upload in Workday)
- A faith statement of approximately one page
- A teaching philosophy statement of approximately one page
- A narrative of research trajectory
- Other supporting documents when possible (e.g., a representative syllabus; copies of teaching evaluations; one or more recent publications)
- Please provide contact information for three references (who will be able to provide letters of recommendation or engage in reference-conversations, upon request). If letters of recommendation are already available to the applicant, they may be uploaded as part of the application.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Individuals with experience teaching and/or are from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Inquiries should be addressed to: Jenny Lee Vaydich, PhD, Associate Professor & Chair, Research Psychology (MS) and Clinical Psychology (PhD), [email protected]
