Position Summary

Join a vibrant equity-minded campus community whose excellence is reflected in its community, cultural engagement, and student success. The Psychology Department invites applicants for a Temporary Faculty Instructor position. The position begins in Fall 2025.

West Chester University (WCU), a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate education, selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. The University offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate programs in the sciences and mathematics, business and public management, arts and humanities, health sciences, education and social work, music, and interdisciplinary studies. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

The Psychology Department, part of the College of Sciences and Mathematics, seeks to advance the discipline of Psychology as an area of scholarly, professional, and scientific endeavor in a diverse and inclusive environment. Our primary focus is to provide a high quality, liberal-arts education wherein students and faculty members exchange ideas stemming from a variety of viewpoints in an environment of mutual respect, collaboration, and equity. We actively engage in the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in the behavioral sciences and encourage research and scholarship by both the faculty and student body. 

The Temporary Faculty member will primarily serve as a clinical supervisor for PsyD students training in the Community Mental Health Services clinic. This involves meeting face-to-face with individual supervisees on a weekly basis and reviewing clinical recordings and notes between sessions. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong attention to PsyD students' developmental needs.

The appointment is for Fall 2025. The workload is dependent on departmental needs. There may be the opportunity of contract renewal in the following semester(s). 

Responsibilities include:

• Provide clinical supervision to first and/or second year PsyD students who are seeing clients within the Community Mental Health Services clinic
• Meet in person for a minimum of 1 hour per week with each supervisee for individual supervision for therapy cases
• Review, revise, and sign all documentation, notes, reports
• Review recordings or live sessions to provide supervisory feedback

• Mentor PsyD students

   

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess licensure as a Psychologist in Pennsylvania

• Experience practicing as a licensed psychologist

   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing clinical supervision to students; and/or
• Experience working with clients of diverse ages; and/or* *

• Experience providing therapy and assessment services

   

Special Instructions

Salary per three-credit course is* *$6,941.42

Apply online at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/wcupa. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Due to the temporary nature of this appointment, employment visa sponsorship is not available.

Applicants must successfully complete the application and interview process to be considered as a finalist.

Required Documents for Consideration

To be considered as an applicant for this position, please submit the following:

• CV
• Cover Letter:
  1. Include areas of clinical competence (e.g., are you competent to supervise therapy and assessment cases),
  2. indicate the age range of clients you are able to work with,
  3. indicate experience supervising and/or ass ssing cases,
  4. indicate any areas in which you are not competent to supervise, and
  5. experience with any of the preferred qualifications (if any)

• List of three references (Include name, email address, and phone number for each reference).

   

All offers of employment are subject to and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all preemployment background checks. 

Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty and staff advances WCU's educational mission and strategic Plan for Excellence. West Chester University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.