"Assistant Professor – School Psychology"

Job Details

Alverno College
Exempt Position Description

Position: Assistant Professor – School Psychology                     Posting Date: February 2026
Department: School of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies             Hours per Week: Full-time

Founded in 1887, Alverno College is a four-year, Catholic liberal arts college for undergraduate women sponsored by the School Sisters of St. Francis. The college also offers a robust array of graduate and degree completion programs for women and men. Student learning and personal and professional development are the central focus of everyone in the Alverno College community. As Wisconsin’s first designated Hispanic-Serving Institution, Alverno enrolls a highly diverse student body of virtually every demographic and experience. It is an institution that has revered tradition and encouraged innovation for more than 130 years.

The School Psychology Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) Program invites bilingual English/Spanish applicants for a full-time, ten-month, Assistant Professor position beginning August 1, 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the program’s Multicultural and Multilingual School Psychology specialization program. The position is a full time, faculty exempt position. Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with qualifications, education, and experience. Alverno College health, disability, and retirement plan enrollment is available to full time employees and eligible dependents. Tuition benefits are available for employees and qualified dependents.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The following information is not meant to be all-inclusive.
Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.

School Psychology faculty at Alverno College collaborate in curriculum development, teaching, learning and assessment, and program evaluation within School Psychology and the curriculum at large. Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Teach a range of courses in our Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in School Psychology focused on bilingual and multicultural school-based mental health practices.
• Supervise students participating in the Multicultural and Multilingual School Psychology specialization for both Ed.S. students and current practitioners.
• Serve and collaborate in departmental and cross-departmental committees including Alverno’s Multicultural and Multilingual School Psychology Advisory Board.
• Engage in scholarship activities related to teaching and school psychology.
• Active engagement in the field of school psychology including attending and presenting at state (e.g., WSPA) and national (e.g., NASP) conferences.
• Commitment to recruiting and training students of color and/or populations that are typically underrepresented in the field of school psychology.

Qualifications and Education

• Ed.S. or Ph.D./Psy.D. with a School Psychology specialization required, with graduation from a NASP-accredited program.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise school psychology graduate students.
• Licensed (or license eligible) as a school psychologist.
• Experience as a school psychologist is preferred.
• Professionally proficient in Spanish.

Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment and must be willing to contribute to the College’s strategic plan of inclusion.