"Assistant Professor Clinical/Counseling Psychology"

The Department of Psychological Science in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences seeks applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor position beginning August 1, 2026. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the candidate’s area of expertise, maintaining scholarly productivity, and participating in service at the department, college, and university levels.

The Department of Psychological Science is housed in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sciences degree in psychology. The department also has an online Bachelor of Psychology program and offers a minor in psychology. The department serves 600 majors and 150 minors. For more information on the department visit https://www.valdosta.edu/psychology/.

Online application is required and should be submitted at https://www.valdosta.edu/administration/finance-admin/human-resources/employment-opportunities.php. For full consideration applications must be completed by January 15, 2026. For more information contact Dr. Mark Whatley at mwhatley@valdosta.edu.

Application materials should include:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Statement of current and future research
• Transcripts (unofficial
• List of three professional references (to include phone number and email address)

RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching a 4/4 load during the academic year (Fall and Spring); maintaining scholarly productivity, and participating in service at the department, college, and university levels.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology, or closely related field, from a regionally accredited university by appointment date
• Demonstrated commitment to, and a record of, effective teaching appropriate to the applicant’s career stage
• Evidence of commitment to excellence in scholarship

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Teaching experience (face-to-face and online)
• Preference will be given to those with experience teaching Abnormal Psychology, Personality Psychology, and Clinical Psychology
• Evidence of mentoring students

Valdosta State University, founded in 1906, is a comprehensive university with a student enrollment of approximately 10,200. The city of Valdosta is located just north of the Florida state line on Interstate 75, is served by a regional airport, and is within a two-hour drive of Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida. For more information, visit https://www.valdosta.edu, and for more information about the community, and https://www.valdostachamber.com.

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