Working Title: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Psychology – Clinical Psychology (Two Positions)

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

College/Division: College of Health and Behavioral Studies

Department: 100053 - Psychology

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 11/04/2024

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Department of Psychology in the College of Health and Behavioral Studies (CHBS) at James Madison University (JMU) invites applicants for two tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor and with a focus on Clinical Psychology, to begin August 2025. The new hires will join a lively pre-tenure cohort, as the department has been expanding and recently welcomed several new colleagues.

CHBS is working to advance inclusionary practices, processes, and policies that promote an anti-oppressive environment where every member can flourish in shared learning, teaching, scholarship, and service. Candidates could contribute to our ongoing initiatives relating to these practices through their teaching (e.g., teaching courses that contribute to sociocultural awareness objectives in our curriculum), their collaboration with active mentorship of historically underserved students (e.g., see our PUURPLE Scholars program, https://www.jmu.edu/chbs/psyc/puurple.shtml), their service (e.g., working with our student Inclusive Excellence Council), and/or other expertise that they bring to the department. The successful candidate will join a student-centered faculty with a strong commitment to open, respectful, and supportive collegiality.

The mission of the Department of Psychology is to educate our students in and contribute to the science of Psychology. The successful candidate will contribute to Abnormal Psychology and other courses in their areas of expertise, particularly our courses labelled as meeting a sociocultural awareness requirement within our BA/BS in Psychology.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Tenure-track faculty are expected to develop an active program of scholarship that involves undergraduate students in research. Supervision of independent reading and research projects and honors thesis projects are typical components of a teaching assignment. Occasional course instruction and supervision of graduate students enrolled in JMU’s M.A. in Psychological Sciences Program may be possible. Faculty serve as academic advisors to Psychology majors and contribute to service activities of the department, college, and university.

Psychology is among the most popular programs of study on campus, serving approximately 1,300 majors. JMU emphasizes instructional innovation in the classroom, evidence-based approaches to instructional improvement, and engaged learning experiences for undergraduates. Department of Psychology faculty members are strong contributors to these efforts. Additional information about psychology at JMU is available at https://www.jmu.edu/chbs/psyc/index.shtml.

JMU is a student-centered community that values excellence, integrity, and mutual respect. An enhanced focus on diversity within our psychology curriculum and creating an inclusive environment for faculty, staff, and students are among the goals for our campus (see jmu.edu/inclusion). JMU highly values quality teaching, and the university has substantial infrastructure to support teaching, instructional technology, and faculty development, such as our Center for Faculty Innovation (jmu.edu/cfi). For more information about JMU see www.jmu.edu.

Qualifications:

• Completed doctoral degree in Psychology or a closely related field by July 2025 is required; practitioner training commensurate with licensure is desired.
• Experience teaching Abnormal and/or Clinical Psychology is preferred.
• Evidence of high-quality undergraduate instruction is preferred.
• A documented history of peer-reviewed scholarship is preferred.
• History of effective mentoring and research supervision of students from a variety of backgrounds is preferred.

Additional Posting Information:

To apply, go to jobs.jmu.edu. James Madison University is an equal opportunity employer and the Department of Psychology has a commitment to diversity. Individuals who are prepared to help our students learn about the role of culture in the development and expression of individual and social behavior are strongly encouraged to apply. In addition to completing the faculty profile, the following materials should be submitted online:

(1) Letter of Interest
(2) Curriculum Vitae
(3) Teaching Statement (including evidence of teaching quality)
(4) Research Statement (including description of current/future research plans; Other Document #1)
(5) Statement of Inclusionary Practices (examples of past or current efforts related to inclusionary practices in student engagement and teaching, research, and/or mentoring; how you have worked to promote inclusive excellence in your previous positions; and how your experience and knowledge will contribute to a culture of belonging in the Department of Psychology; Other Document #2)
(6) Names and contact information for three references. References will receive an email requesting that they provide a letter of recommendation after the first round of interviews

JMU’s Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

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