Job Description

The Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University (APSU) seeks to fill two tenure-track faculty positions in Counseling Psychology with a start date of July 30, 2027. This position will serve our American Psychological Association (APA) accredited PsyD program in Counseling Psychology. The program offers a generalist track as well as a concentration in Serving Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families. The persons hired for this position will have a unique opportunity to help shape an innovative, forward-looking doctoral training program in health service psychology. Strong candidates will have a deep commitment to the foundational values that characterize the field of counseling psychology: a holistic, contextual, strengths-based approach to intervention; an emphasis on integrating science and practice; and a steadfast commitment to culturally responsive practice and social justice.

A doctorate (PsyD or PhD) in Counseling Psychology (preferred) or Clinical Psychology (acceptable) from an APA-accredited program is required. Preferred candidates will be licensed as a psychologist HSP or be license-eligible in TN within 1 year of hire. Support is available for postdoctoral hours accrual. Clinical, teaching, and research areas are open, but interest and expertise in health psychology, consultation, ethics, geropsychology, cognitive and intellectual assessment, counseling children and adolescents, and/or counseling couples and families, 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. Faculty in the PsyD program also provide clinical supervision and consultation to doctoral students engaged in clinical work.

The university has plentiful funding opportunities to help support research, teaching, and professional development. Additional information about the position is found here: https://www.apsu.edu/psychology/psyd/. The program is housed in the new state-of-the-art Health Professions Building, which includes an in-house clinic that serves as both a training facility and a site for providing mental health services to the campus and community.

The Department of Psychological Science and Counseling is a diverse, 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: http://www.apsu.edu/psychology/index.php.

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 grant-funded research and intervention project aimed at supporting student-veteran transitions to college, a grant-funded project focused on student mental health and wellness, a juvenile justice mentorship project, and a working group focused on trauma-informed pedagogy.

For additional information about APSU including our mission and vision please visit: https://www.apsu.edu/about-apsu/index.php

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with colleagues to support the mission of the institution and related academic units.

Job Description

The Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University (APSU) seeks to fill two tenure-track faculty positions in Counseling Psychology with a start date of July 30, 2027. This position will serve our American Psychological Association (APA) accredited PsyD program in Counseling Psychology. The program offers a generalist track as well as a concentration in Serving Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families. The persons hired for this position will have a unique opportunity to help shape an innovative, forward-looking doctoral training program in health service psychology. Strong candidates will have a deep commitment to the foundational values that characterize the field of counseling psychology: a holistic, contextual, strengths-based approach to intervention; an emphasis on integrating science and practice; and a steadfast commitment to culturally responsive practice and social justice.

A doctorate (PsyD or PhD) in Counseling Psychology (preferred) or Clinical Psychology (acceptable) from an APA-accredited program is required. Preferred candidates will be licensed as a psychologist HSP or be license-eligible in TN within 1 year of hire. Support is available for postdoctoral hours accrual. Clinical, teaching, and research areas are open, but interest and expertise in health psychology, consultation, ethics, geropsychology, cognitive and intellectual assessment, counseling children and adolescents, and/or counseling couples and families, 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. Faculty in the PsyD program also provide clinical supervision and consultation to doctoral students engaged in clinical work.

The university has plentiful funding opportunities to help support research, teaching, and professional development. Additional information about the position is found here: https://www.apsu.edu/psychology/psyd/. The program is housed in the new state-of-the-art Health Professions Building, which includes an in-house clinic that serves as both a training facility and a site for providing mental health services to the campus and community.

The Department of Psychological Science and Counseling is a diverse, 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: http://www.apsu.edu/psychology/index.php.

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 grant-funded research and intervention project aimed at supporting student-veteran transitions to college, a grant-funded project focused on student mental health and wellness, a juvenile justice mentorship project, and a working group focused on trauma-informed pedagogy.

For additional information about APSU including our mission and vision please visit: https://www.apsu.edu/about-apsu/index.php

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with colleagues to support the mission of the institution and related academic units.