Assistant/Associate Professor of Adult Clinical Psychology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

OPEN CALL FOR ACADEMIC POSITION IN ADULT CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

The School of Psychology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile invites applications for a 33 hours per week tenure track academic position in the category of Assistant or Associate Professor (Planta Ordinaria), with a focus on Adult Clinical Psychology.

Position Profile

We are seeking a faculty member with a Ph.D. to conduct research, teach, and engage with the community in the field of adult clinical psychology. The ideal candidate will have clinical and teaching experience in clinical psychology, experience in clinical supervision, and a track record of research in the diagnosis and treatment of complex disorders, as well as research in clinical skills training, including the design, implementation, and evaluation of training methods (e.g., structured supervision, simulation, standardized patients, or others).

Required and Desired Competencies

Particular emphasis will be placed on the ability to lead applied research projects in clinical psychology and clinical training, including the use or development of technologies for psychotherapy training and clinical skills (e.g., digital simulation, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, or other tools to support teaching and supervision), as well as collaboration within interdisciplinary teams and participation in international networks.

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the Psychology program, including courses such as: Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PSI2406), Intervention Strategies in Clinical Psychology (PSI3544), and Clinical Psychology Praxis (PSI3544), among others.

Approximately 50% of the workload will be dedicated to teaching, equivalent to four courses per year, or three courses plus other teaching activities (such as master’s and doctoral thesis supervision).

During the first year, the expectation is one course per semester.

Likewise, the selected candidate is expected to:

• Develop lines of research with external funding.
• Supervise Master's and/or Doctorate theses.
• Actively participate in the academic life of the School and in methodological and curricular initiatives.

Candidates are expected to be fluent in Spanish and English.

Prior teaching experience, proactivity, leadership, the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams, international networks, and prior collaborative work will be considered. Evidence of the development or evaluation of pedagogical strategies in clinical training is expected, including the design, evaluation, or innovation of clinical training strategies. Experience in securing funding for research in clinical psychology and/or clinical training will be valued. All of these qualifications will be evaluated taking into account the stage of the candidate’s academic career.

The candidate is expected to be available to start in the second semester of 2026

Application materials

• Letter of interest. Please describe the candidate's interest in the position, including a brief history of their scientific and teaching career, highlighting their interests and contributions in the topics of the position. It is also expected that the candidate will account for their interest in joining the Catholic University and that they will indicate what contributions they hope to deliver to the UC community, considering its areas of development and mission (maximum 2 letter-size pages). You can consult the vision and mission of the UC here https://www.uc.cl/universidad/. Please indicate in your letter of interest 2 publications that you consider most relevant for the purposes of the application and that reflect the work you do in the area of the position. You are asked to justify the selection of these works in terms of their relevance to the position and their impact in relation to your academic and professional development at UC.
• Complete curriculum vitae, including list of publications
• Teaching proposal. Indicate the teaching work to be developed at the UC School of Psychology (maximum 1 letter-size page), mentioning the minimum courses of the undergraduate curriculum and undergraduate and graduate electives they could teach, describing the approach they would take, grounded in their teaching philosophy. https://www.psicologia.uc.cl/pregrado/carrera-de-psicologia/estructura-curricular https://psicologia.uc.cl/pregrado/estructura-curricular/lineas-de-formacion/
• Research proposal. Please indicate (maximum 1 letter-size page) the research to be developed at the UC School of Psychology, which reflects lines of research the candidate plans to develop and how they are linked to the lines of the academic body of the EPUC. You can consult the lines of research of the academic body here https://www.psicologia.uc.cl/escuela/academicos/planta-ordinaria/
• Copy of PhD degree certificate
• Two letters of reference
• Copy of teaching evaluations obtained (if you do not have them, explain the reasons)

If you have additional queries regarding the call, please direct them to Professor Paula Repetto at prepetto@uc.cl.

A person of foreign nationality without permanent residence in the country or who is applying from abroad, in case of being selected for the position, will then need to process, in their country of origin, their visa to join the academic staff of the University.

All application materials must be uploaded to the platform:

https://airtable.com/appH3ShHtIy3Ja9Pc/pagHjgln9Kx6DMfuZ/form

before May 9th, 2026.

The selection process involves several stages at the School, Faculty, and University levels, and typically takes about two months after the application deadline.

Company

The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is committed to equal opportunities, to building an inclusive, diverse, and fraternal community, and to promoting the academic development of women and men.

About the UC School of Psychology

Since its creation in 1957, the UC School of Psychology has trained more than 5,000 professionals and has established itself as one of the leading academic units in research, teaching and public engagement in the field of psychology in Chile and Latin America.

The School has an academic staff of more than 50 professors, approximately 900 undergraduate students and 120 graduate students. It offers Bachelor's degree programs in Psychology, three Doctorates (Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Neurosciences) and four Master's degrees (Clinical, Educational, Health, and Strategic People Management & Organizational Behavior).

Its work is articulated with multiple interdisciplinary research centers, promoting rigorous scientific training and an active commitment to human and social development.

Company info

Website: https://www.psicologia.uc.cl/