Position Summary
The Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University APSU seeks to fill a tenuretrack faculty position in the area of Counseling Psychology with a start date of August 1 2025 . This position will serve our new PsyD program in Counseling Psychology which launched Fall 2020 with its first APA Commission on Accreditation site visit planned for Fall 2024. The program offers a generalist track as well as a concentration in Serving Military Personnel Veterans and their families. The faculty member hired for this position will have a unique opportunity to help build and shape an innovative forwardlooking doctoral training program in health service psychology. Strong candidates will possess a deep commitment to the foundational values that characterize the field of counseling psychology: a holistic contextual strengthsbased approach to intervention emphasis on integration of science and practice and a steadfast dedication to social justice. Support is available for postdoctoral hours accrual. Clinical teaching and research areas are open but interest and expertise in cognitive assessment supervision and consultation child/adolescent therapy or geropsychology as well as interest and/or experience working with military populations is desirable but not required. All APSU faculty are expected to be engaged in university and community service and scholarly activities. The university has plentiful funding opportunities to help support research teaching and professional development. Additional information about the position is found here: . The Department of Psychological Science and Counseling is a dynamic and collegial environment that in addition to the PsyD program is home to a large undergraduate program in psychological science a Master of Science program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology MSIO a Master of Science program in Counseling and a graduate certificate program in Academic Advising. For more information about the department visit: . The department is housed within the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences which affords rich opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations. Some examples of recent and ongoing college collaborations include a grantfunded research and intervention project aimed at supporting student veteran transitions to college a grantfunded project focused on student mental health and wellness a juvenile justice mentorship project and a working group focusing on traumainformed pedagogy. Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville TN which Money Magazine rated number 1 in its 2019 Best Places to Live rankings: https://clarksvillenow/local/clarksvillenamedbestplacetolivebymoneymagazine/ . Clarksville is a vibrant community with a low cost of living and easy interstate access to nearby Nashville. Clarksville is centrally located in the region with Memphis Louisville Atlanta St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Indianapolis New Orleans and many other major cities a days drive away. For additional information about APSU including our mission and vision please visit: