Assistant, Associate, or Full (Open Rank) Professor, Clinical PSY

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a student-centered applied-research institution committed to providing its students with a transformative academic and social experience and to elevating its surrounding communities. Founded in 1906 WKU is the third largest public four-year institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with approximately 16293 students and nearly 2612 faculty and staff employees.

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Located 65 miles north of Nashville TN and just over 100 miles south of Louisville KY WKUs main campus is in Bowling Green KY - a city with approximately 70000 residents. Our population is ethnically diverse with more than 85 languages spoken in and around Bowling Green and people from 35 nationalities call our community home.

Western Kentucky University seeks to attract talented faculty and staff who are inspired individually to contribute to WKUs strategic plans and ongoing success. We offer comprehensive wellness and health benefits to employees and their families including domestic partners and other qualified dependents and take pride in providing a workplace culture that supports balancing the responsibilities of work and family life. Paid-time off for holidays vacation and sick leave and a tuition discount program for employees and dependents are also provided. Learn more about WKU and Bowling Green at Description:

Western Kentucky UniversitysPsychology Department ( is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time 9-month tenure-eligible Assistant Associate or Full Professor position in clinical psychology beginning August 2027. This position will primarily support the clinical psychology masters program but the Department of Psychology also has an undergraduate major in psychology an APA-Accredited PsyD in clinical psychology and an education specialist program in school psychology. The Department of Psychology is housed in the collaborative College of Education and Behavioral Sciences which also has programs in teacher education counseling educational leadership and administration military sciences and more.

Responsibilities for the position include teaching graduate (e.g. intellectual assessment psychopathology psychotherapy practicum) and undergraduate coursework (e.g. abnormal psychology behavior modification); conducting scholarly research and publishing; advising graduate and undergraduate students; and guiding graduate research as well as serving on graduate research committees (i.e. thesis and dissertation committees). Additional responsibilities include serving on program department college or university committees and other duties as assigned.

WKUs Department of Psychology is committed to initiatives pertaining to first generation students and promoting inclusive excellence overall while increasing the diversity of the University community. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.

All applicants must have an earned doctorate in clinical psychology or a related field by the posted start date. Candidates should be licensed or license eligible as a Licensed Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Additional requirements for each rank are below.

Assistant Professor: Candidate is expected to demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching and have an active and productive program of scholarly research.

Associate Professor: Candidate must have 6 years experience in higher education demonstrate excellence in teaching graduate and undergraduate courses evidence of sustained scholarly activity including publications and presentations and a record of service to the institution and profession.

Full Professor: Candidate must have earned tenure at another institution have 12 years experience in higher education demonstrate excellence in teaching graduate and undergraduate courses evidence of sustained scholarly activity including publications and presentations and a record of service to the institution and profession.

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Revised 1992 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race color ethnicity national origin creed religion political belief sex sexual orientation gender identity/expression marital status age uniformed services veteran status genetic information pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process may contact the Office of Institutional Equity at for assistance. To report concerns related to WKUs Discrimination and Harassment Policy No. 0.2040 and/or WKUs Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation Policy No. 0.2070 please complete the Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation Reporting Form. Additional information regarding Title IX including contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and reporting options is available on WKUs Title IX website.

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Review of applications will begin on October 12 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit the following materials through this electronic talent management system:

• Cover letter describing how your experiences and interests match with the position
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Current Curriculum Vita
• Copies of all graduate-level academic transcripts

Names and contact information of three reference providers will be collected during the application process. Reference letters will be requested by the Search Committee through an online process at a later date.

You will receive email confirmation once you have successfully completed the application process.

For more information please contact the search committee chair Jeff Rutter ().