"Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology"

The Department of Psychology in the College of Sciences (COS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for one full-time, 9-month, tenure track assistant professor position in Clinical Psychology, anticipated to begin in August 2026. We seek dedicated and collegial educators/scientists who can establish collaborative relationships within the department/college as well as with other colleges at the university and within the community. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in different modalities, including face-to-face and online. The instructional duties and services assignments are in accordance with the department’s current equitable workload policy.

We encourage applicants with research areas that complement current faculty research areas (e.g., substance use disorders, trauma-related psychopathology, sexual violence, suicidality, technology and mental health, and health psychology) as well as those that extend existing areas of expertise.

The Department of Psychology is one of the largest departments by enrollment at UCF, with more than 50 full-time faculty and approximately 4,500 undergraduate majors. The department has three broad areas of emphasis in clinical psychology, human factors and cognitive psychology, and industrial and organizational psychology. UCF’s online bachelor’s degree in Psychology is ranked #4 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. All members of the department share a common goal of understanding behavior through empirical investigation, which is reflected in teaching and research.

The department is home to two terminal master's programs in Clinical Psychology and I/O Psychology, and three Ph.D. programs in Clinical Psychology, I/O Psychology, and Human Factors and Cognitive Psychology, respectively.

The Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program has maintained American Psychological Association (APA) accreditation since 2003, and in 2023 received the maximum re-accreditation period of ten years. The program houses a training clinic, which serves the UCF and surrounding communities.

To learn more about the Clinical Psychology program, please see our website at https://sciences.ucf.edu/psychology/graduate/ph-d-clinical/. For more information about the department visit https://sciences.ucf.edu/psychology/.

The UCF College of Sciences (COS) is the largest college at the university and a powerhouse for the regional and national STEM workforce, spanning the natural, computational, physical, and social sciences and housing centers, institutes and initiatives that serve as hubs for research and innovation. Through sharing and applying knowledge, COS is cultivating pathways for students to solve our world’s most pressing and complex problems. With a mission to provide a world-class education in an environment where faculty, staff, and students thrive, research flourishes, and our community prospers; a number of COS academic programs are among those nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, and others.

For more information, please visit https://sciences.ucf.edu.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program and completion of an APA-accredited internship by the date of hire.
• Eligible for licensure as a Psychologist in Florida, or able to obtain licensure as Psychologist in Florida within 1-2 years of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ideal candidates will have:

• A research program with the potential for external funding.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Evidence of, or potential for, teaching and mentoring effectiveness.
• Demonstrated ability and/or demonstrated potential to supervise Clinical Psychology Ph.D. students in evidence-based psychological services.

Additional Application Materials Required:

UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs. In addition to the online application, candidates should upload:

• A cover letter of interest which includes statements of research (including future research plans) and teaching interest (including evidence of teaching if available and clinical supervision interest).
• A curriculum vitae (CV).

The application review process will begin on October 28, 2025.

Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Clint Bowers, Search Committee Chair, at clint.bowers@ucf.edu.

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring immigration sponsorship, including but not limited to non-immigrant visas, such as H1B, STEM, or F1, now and in the future.