Open Rank Tenure-Track Position in School Psychology
Open Rank Tenure-Track Position in School Psychology
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TheDepartment of PsychologyatTulaneUniversityis excited to announce anopen rank tenure track position in School Psychologyor a closely related discipline with an anticipated start date of July 1 2025. Qualified senior candidates will be considered for the Lila L. and Douglas J. Hertz Endowed Chair in Psychology. TulaneUniversity is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R1 (Very High Research Activity) and a Community Engaged university. TheAPAAccredited School Psychology Doctoral Programin the Department of Psychology has been continuously accredited since 1991 with an interdisciplinary core Program faculty in schoolchild clinical and developmental psychology.The Program utilizes a scientist practitioner model of training grounded in the developmental ecological model. As such our students are exposed to multiple disciplines research methodologies and practice contexts. They engage in developmental science communityengaged research and psychological services with the goal of addressing societal inequities in New Orleans the Gulf South and the world thus integrating research practice andsocial justice.A focus on trauma resilience and healing is a core strength within the Program. The Program offers adoctoral certificate in TraumaFocused School Psychology and Program faculty serve as PIs on grants that fund theCoalition for Compassionate Schools local and regionalcrisis prevention and response training studies on youth engagement and intervention sustainability in traumainformed schools and related projects.
The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong research orientationwith the potential to develop a nationally visible extramurally supported program of research.The specific area of research specialization is open but candidates with research interests that complement and bridge those of our faculty including schoolbased mental health multitiered systems of support stress and trauma developmental science developmental psychopathology societal inequities and social justice and prevention science are especially encouraged to apply. Careful attention to issues of equity diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the candidates research program is a requirement.Experience with cutting edge methodologies will be prioritized not only to complement the diverse methods expertise in the Program but also to synergize with theUniversitys new initiativesaround data science. Faculty research programs are interdisciplinary within theDepartment and across the University including collaborations with theTulane Violence Prevention InstituteBrain Institute Schools of Medicine Public Health and Tropical Medicine Social Work Liberal Arts and Professional Advancement and theLouisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center.Multiple resources and supports are available to faculty to successfully build or in the case of more senior candidates to this open rank position transition and sustain their research program at Tulane including the following:
Protected time for research including a reduced teaching load for the first three years. For assistant professors this also includes reduced School/University service expectations for the first three years and a 1semester research leave following a successful third year review;
Support to develop or sustain depending on rank a nationally visible and extramurally supported program of research including a competitive startup that includes summer salary support priority in PhD student recruitment conference travel funds and access tonumerous initiatives from the Office of the Provostto support writing grant submissions networking and more;
Mentorship and/or collaboration opportunities within the Program and Department from faculty with established research programs strong publication histories and robust federal and foundation funding;
Availability of competitive pilot funding initiatives (i.e.Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center Pilot FundProvosts Proof of Concept Fund and aResearch Award Recognition Plan which currently includes a 23 return of indirect costs on federal awards; and
Access to highquality campuswide supports related toEDIcommunitybased research andteaching excellence.
Faculty in the Department additionally are expected to mentor PhD student research as well as offer courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and/or supervise studentpractica. Interest in leadership within the doctoral Program thePsychology Clinic for Children and Adolescents and/or our ongoingEDI Initiatives would be considered a plus.
TheHertz Chair funded by a philanthropic donation from Lila L. and Douglas J. Hertz with a match from the Louisiana Board of Regents since 2006 is focused on addressing barriers to learning in the New Orleans public school system especially for atrisk populations. Candidates qualified for the Hertz Chair will have a national/international scholarly reputation a strong record of externally funded research and a commitment to innovative schoolbased applied research designed to improve students learning outcomes. The full professor rank is a requirement for the Hertz Chair.
Minimum qualificationsinclude a Ph.D. in school psychologyor a closely related field. Applicants must be licensed or license eligible in Louisiana. Specific responsibilities of the ninemonth tenure track appointment include developing and sustaining an active research program seeking external funding support for research mentoring school psychology graduate students teaching graduate and undergraduatecourses and/or supervising practica and contributing to Program activities.
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