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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

• Possess licensure as a Psychologist in Pennsylvania
• Experience practicing as a licensed psychologist

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

About West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University (WCU) of Pennsylvania is among the top regional comprehensive public universities in the nation, serving more than 17,500 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a national reputation for excellence, value, and student success. Founded in 1871 as an institute for teacher preparation, West Chester offers more than 118 undergraduate and 103 graduate programs in more than 50 fields of study. In addition to the main campus in West Chester, the University offers programs through its graduate center, the Philadelphia campus, and online. Five colleges and two schools comprise the University: Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Management, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and the Sciences and Mathematics, as well as the School of Music, and the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. Located in Chester County (25 miles from downtown Philadelphia) the area combines the best of enjoyable daily living with easy access to the full spectrum of country and city attractions. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

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