"Visiting Assistant Professor (half-time) of Clinical/Counseling"

Job Details

The Union College department of Psychology seeks a clinical or counseling psychologist for a half-time Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2025-2026 academic year (to start January 1, 2026). This position is benefits-eligible.

Our new colleague will teach two courses each year (winter and spring trimesters; early January through mid-June 2026), which are components of our year-long clinical sequence: Clinical Psychology 2: Interventions (with a lab), and Clinical Psychology 3: Internship. Clinical Psychology 2: Interventions covers theories of psychotherapy and communication, and with an experiential lab section. In Clinical Psychology 3: Internship, advanced students spend ten hours per week at supervised internship sites in the community, and meet one class section per week for group supervision.

Many of our students are interested in pursuing careers in the helping professions, and continue on to masters, doctoral, or pre-med programs. There would also be opportunities to mentor clinically-bound students, to supervise senior thesis projects, and conduct one’s own independent research, if desired. Visiting faculty and their students are eligible for generous research grant funding offered by the college and conference travel funding. Completion of an APA-approved internship is required, and applicants should be either licensed or license-eligible in the state of New York.

About the Psychology Department:

The Psychology department encourages candidates specializing in clinical or counseling psychology to apply, especially those with community-engagement interests. We are committed to considering a wide range of candidates to enrich our academic community. The Psychology Department is strongly committed to student and workforce diversity. Increasing diversity on campus is a critical priority integral to our mission of preparing students for a globally interconnected world. Our goal is to increase diversity, and also support a diverse environment in which people from varied backgrounds can succeed and thrive.

Application instructions:

Please submit all application materials as pdf files. We ask that candidates submit the following:

• Application letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Statement of teaching interests that includes descriptions of experience, commitment and activities toward working with diverse student populations and/or how personal approaches to teaching and research practices respectively can contribute to a diverse community
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness other than student evaluation forms, such as sample syllabi, peer evaluations, evaluations by senior colleagues, course materials, or any other materials you think might help us better understand who you are as a teacher.

Please send questions and inquiries to Cay Anderson-Hanley, PhD, Chair of the search committee: andersoc@union.edu. As part of the initial screening process, applicants may receive a request for the contact information for three professional references who can speak to their abilities in Teaching, Clinical Supervision, and/or Research.

Review of applications will begin on August 1, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is $37,600. The wage/salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The stated hiring rate/range represents the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the rate/range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Location:

Schenectady, NY

We offer exceptional benefits including:

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision Insurance (Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts)
• Free On-Campus Fitness Facility Access and Discounts for On-Campus Wellness Programs
• Employee Scholarships toward Certifications, Seminars, Training and Professional Development
• Pre and Post Tax participation in a 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Salary Continuation Program in the event of Disability
• Tuition Assistance Program for Employee, Spouse and/or Dependents