Department Faculty, Clinical Forensic - SoCal Campuses

Job Description:

About The Chicago School

The Chicago School is a nonprofit university with seven in-person locations across the United States, a growing online campus, and education partnerships worldwide. The Chicago School is a minority-majority university with 6,000+ students across 35+ degree programs in psychology, behavioral health, and nursing. The Chicago School is committed to creating a diverse pipeline of future professionals who will fundamentally improve the health and well-being of future generations of diverse communities.  Founded in 1979 by a group of psychologists and educators, The Chicago School has grown into a dominant and globally respected leader in the fields of psychology and behavioral health sciences. Today, The Chicago School has an annual operating budget of nearly $150M and employs nearly 600 full-time faculty and staff. As an institution, The Chicago School is deeply committed to student success, innovation, and community impact. Our students are meaningfully connected in their communities, donating more than 1.2 million service hours per year through fieldwork and practicum opportunities.  The Chicago School is part of the TCS Education System, a nonprofit system of colleges advancing student success and community impact. 

Position Summary:

The Department of Clinical Forensic Psychology at The Chicago School on the Anaheim and Los Angeles campuses, invites applications for full-time faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate level, beginning as soon as the positions are filled.

As a Department within The Chicago School, the Clinical Forensic Department is guided by the Engaged Practitioner Model, which is based upon learning through community service and preparing students to be ‘engaged’ and active practitioners and participants in their communities. Successful applicants for this faculty position should be able to demonstrate training and expertise providing services within forensic settings and/or with forensic populations. Such experiences will be an important influence on the educational resources available to our students. Courses are taught in a blended format (on-ground and online); on-ground classes meet every other weekend and students complete online work between class meetings. Over the course of the three-semester academic year, faculty members may be responsible for teaching, student advisement, chairing dissertations, research/scholarship, professional service to the School and community, and administration. While program faculty members are fundamentally responsible for teaching in accordance with TCS's workload policy, adjustments to an individual's teaching load may be made by the Department Chair based on program needs first and individual talents and abilities second. Program Faculty members are recommended to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for hire by the Department Chair.

Principle Duties include, but are not limited to:

Teaching(48%)

• Teach 18 credit hours over the course of three semesters
• Hold office hours on a weekly basis
• Remain current in field of study/teaching expertise and update course content to reflect knowledge updates
• Prepare course syllabus and plans in accord with Department requirements
• Select textbooks and teaching aids as required
• Classroom instruction including lectures, demonstrations, discussions, or other appropriate modes of education delivery in a higher education setting
• Develop, and regularly update, a system for ongoing evaluation of teaching and student learning

Advising(20%)

• Maintain an advisee load according to Department needs
• Spend time with advisees to provide mentorship on matters related to their academic, curricular, and career development
• Mentor advisees in preparing their vita and training application materials, as well as write recommendation letters
• Assist the Department Chair in documenting student progress through the program; when necessary, this includes crafting individual Academic Development Plans for Advisees, tracking their compliance, and documenting their progress
• Present progress of advisees to Faculty at semester Student Review meetings, meet with advisees to gather additional information or communicate Faculty concerns, and report back to Faculty on the results

Scholarship (20% Flex)

• Scholarship may include qualitative/quantitative research, presentations at professional conferences, scholarship-based community service, etc.

Professional Service (20% Flex)

• Maintain scholarly activities that further the practice of professional psychology
• Foster education of, and interest in, student service in the community
• Engage in community service

Service to Institution (12%)

• Participate in Departmental functions, including but not limited to participating in the analysis of student progress, assisting in general faculty searches, and admissions activities, contributing to general and specific curriculum development activities, mentoring of new faculty members, and other related duties as assigned
• Attendance at faculty meetings and participation in the Faculty Assembly is an expectation.
• Service on committee(s) as agreed upon with Department Chair, including Departmental and Institutional Committees.

Position Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or Psy.D.required, in Clinical or Forensic Psychology or a closely related field
• Licensed or license-eligible in the state of California (must be licensed within two years of employment).
• Teaching experience of at least 5 years, at the graduate level, preferred.
• Record of scholarship and/or community service preferred.
• Ability to behave in a collegial and professional manner with all members of TCS community.
• Ability to adhere to the highest professional conduct and ethical standards
• Ability to engage in his/her responsibilities with the promotion of TCS mission and reputation in mind at all times.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Application:

To apply, please complete this application and include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and teaching evaluations (if available). For more information about The Chicago School of Professional Psychology visit www.thechicagoschool.edu.

Compensation & Benefits

This opportunity is budgeted at $75,000-80,000 base compensation. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.

https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/career-opportunities/

The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.