Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, School Psychology

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Work type:Faculty - Career
Location:Portland, OR
Categories:Instruction, Psychology

Department: Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences
Rank: Lecturer
Annual Basis: 9 Month

February 5, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled

Along with an online application, including names and contact information for at least three professional references, applicants should submit the following:

1) A CV

2) A letter of interest (2 -3 pages) that describes:
• Your professional experience in school psychology or related field, including as an educator, school psychologist, or psychologist
supporting K-12 educational settings
• Your experience teaching (including online instruction), supervising, and advising students in school psychology and/or related areas
• Your expertise in professional practice issues in school psychology or related areas (e.g., content areas of teaching, clinical supervision)
• Your experience working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and embedding equity and inclusion content/practices into your teaching, supervision, and/or work

The College of Education (COE) is home to three academic departments, 16 academic degree programs, 14 research and outreach units, the HEDCO Institute, and the HEDCO Clinic. All academic departments house both graduate and undergraduate programs addressing the full range of issues present in educational and social systems. Our tenure and career non-tenure track faculty in each department are devoted to inspiring and mentoring the approximately 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students in the COE who will be the next generation of educational and social science leaders. The COE has a long record of developing widely adopted, evidence-based assessments and interventions used in both clinical settings and in school programs that serve millions of children in thousands of schools across the country and the world. Our faculty, staff, and students have one thing in common: A spirit of discovery and dedication to creating positive change with the goal of a more equitable, educated, and healthy tomorrow.

The Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences is one of three academic departments in the College of Education. It is comprised of four major programs: Applied Behavior Analysis Program (ABA), Communication Disorders and Sciences (CDS), School Psychology (SPSY), and Special Education (SPED). The Department offers degrees from undergraduate to master's and doctoral, as well as licensure and endorsement programs. The Special Education and Clinical Sciences Department is involved in collaborative efforts among all COE departments and institutes to support research across the College, outreach activities, and core requirements for the master's and doctoral programs.

The School Psychology program has recently expanded to include a second site in Portland. We are excited to expand our NASP-accredited master’s program to Portland and see synergies with the program in Eugene as well as with the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health. The Ballmer Institute is a Portland-based institute designed to serve the behavioral health needs of K-12 students and create partnerships to support science-based prevention and intervention, research, and workforce development. This institute presents incredible opportunities for the College of Education to be deeply involved in addressing the behavioral and mental health needs of Oregon children and youth.

The School Psychology Program is seeking to hire a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer to support our NASP-accredited masters (specialist-level) program. This position will be located at the University of Oregon NE Portland campus. Primary responsibilities will include teaching/supervision, academic advising and support to graduate students, and service to the department, college, university, and/or profession. Additional opportunities may be available for academic leadership, practicum/internship coordination, licensure program coordination, and program improvement activities. This position will be responsible for contributing to the equity and inclusion goals of the program and college and incorporating inclusive practices into their work.

Course content areas for teaching responsibilities may include core school psychology domains (e.g., assessment, intervention, consultation) as well as courses in related areas (e.g., counseling, special education). Areas of content expertise for the Lecturer/Senior Lecturer are open, although we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with expertise in the following areas: academic instruction and intervention, academic and/or cognitive assessment, school-based mental health promotion, counseling and child-family interventions, developmental psychopathology.

This position is a nine–month Career Faculty position in the Lecturer classification series. The position’s responsibilities are guided by the COE’s Non-Tenure Track Professional Responsibilities Policy, United Academics’ Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the COE’s NTTF Policy for Promotion and Review.

This Lecturer position reports to the Special Education and Clinical Sciences department head. This position may have shared supervision of university practicum supervisors, pro-tem lecturers, or Graduate Employees in the program.

Given the unique ways in which individuals from historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups, sexual- and gender-minorities, students with disabilities, and students with immigrant, language learner, and/or low-income status have been poorly served in schools, as well as recent compelling evidence on student-teacher matching, we strongly encourage members of such groups to apply for this position. Evidence suggests that people self-select out of positions due to concerns over failure to meet minimal requirements; we strongly encourage such applicants to apply even if they are uncertain about their qualifications.

Start Date: The position begins September 2024 with the possibility of a summer term appointment.

To qualify for the rank of Lecturer:
• Doctoral degree in School Psychology or related field.
• Documents expertise in the practice issues in school psychology or related field (e.g., content area of teaching, clinical supervision).
• Teaching experience, advising experience, and professional experience in school psychology or related field.
• Hold or be eligible to obtain prior to start date an Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) license or Oregon Board of Psychology psychologist license.

To be considered for the rank of Senior Lecturer I, successful candidates must meet all the requirements of the Lecturer rank plus six years of post-terminal degree experience including the following:
• Evidence of high-quality teaching and professional expertise in the field as related to the position (e.g., teaching courses, presentations).
• Experience participating in graduate education (e.g., doctoral committees, supervision, advising).
• Demonstrated service and/or leadership in the field, department, college, and/or university.
• Documented program coordination or comparable leadership responsibilities and contributions to the graduate education program.
• Scholarly contributions to the field (e.g., develop and publish teaching or clinical materials, publications in the practice literature; presentations).

To be considered for the rank of Senior Lecturer II, successful candidates must meet all the requirements of the Lecturer and Senior Lecturer I ranks plus an additional six years of post-terminal degree experience (Twelve years total) including the following:
• Demonstrated leadership with expanded responsibilities in a variety of areas including but not limited to, curriculum development, program development, and program evaluation of the graduate education program.
• Demonstrated broad scope of impact and audience of your scholarly activities (e.g., having a state or national office, develop and publish teaching or clinical materials, publishing in the practice literature, writing grant applications).

• Demonstrates potential to contribute positively to our diverse community and to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills that will enhance community relations and support licensure and graduate student training.
• Ability to teach a broad array of school psychology courses on topics such as academic instruction and intervention, academic and/or cognitive assessment, school-based mental health promotion, counseling, and child-family interventions, and/or developmental psychopathology.

• Three years or more of experience as a school psychologist in K-12 educational settings.
• Hold or be eligible to obtain the School Psychologist license from the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC).
• Experience supervising graduate students through applied research and/or field experiences.
• Experience delivering online instruction.
• Experience teaching, supervising, and/or advising others from a wide range of diverse backgrounds.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits .

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at [email protected] or 541-346-5112.

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