The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology within the College of Public Health and Health Professions invites applications for up to two open rank tenure-track faculty positions. The department has need for a variety of focus areas that integrate well with one of four concentrations: Child/Pediatric Psychology, Health Psychology, Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Emotion Neuroscience. These are full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month positions.

The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (http://chp.phhp.ufl.edu) is a unique, freestanding academic clinical psychology program with 31 core faculty, over 80 doctoral students, and two APA accredited programs: a doctoral program in clinical psychology and a clinical internship in professional psychology. We also have a post-doctoral fellowship that is soon to apply for APA accreditation, which includes 2 Health Psychology, 2 Child/Pediatric and 2 Neuropsychology slots. The Department has a 50-year history of providing APA-accredited doctoral and internship training in clinical psychology and advanced specialty-specific training in our four concentration areas. The doctoral program has been ranked in the 93rd percentile by the National Research Council’s data-based ranking system. 

UF is ranked as a top ten U.S. public university and is a comprehensive Research I institution that includes a wide range of academic departments and programs (www.ufl.edu). The College of Public Health and Health Professions (www.phhp.ufl.edu) is part of the University’s Health Science Center. The UF Health Science Center (https://ufhealth.org/about-us) is the country’s only academic health center with six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus. They include the colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine. The Health Science Center generates more than half of UF’s total research awards. The UF Health Science Center is closely affiliated with UF Health, part of the University of Florida Health System. Within the healthcare system are an 850 bed teaching hospital, an 81-bed psychiatric hospital, a 40 bed outpatient rehabilitation facility, and numerous outpatient and specialty clinics including a Psychology Specialties Clinic run by the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology.

Minimum Qualifications- Applicants must have a doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, or a related field. Must be licensed or license-eligible in the state of Florida.

Preferred Qualifications- Successful candidates must be committed to working with diverse student and community populations. The ability to provide clinical supervision in Spanish would be ideal. For senior hires, a record of academic accomplishments, scholarly recognition and leadership responsibilities to warrant appointment at the level of professor or associate professor is essential. For hires at the assistant professor level, potential to develop such a record should be demonstrated.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. We welcome nominations of and applications from anyone who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research, teaching and clinical mission, including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Interested candidates should submit an application packet, which includes a CV, letter of interest, and contact information for three references.  The letter of interest should describe how the candidate’s scholarship contributes to diverse communities, how multicultural issues have or will be brought into courses, and their previous activities mentoring women or members of underrepresented groups. For questions, please contact Dr. David Fedele (dfedele@phhp.ufl.edu), Chair, Search Committee.

This position has been reposted. Previous applicants remain under consideration and need not apply. Application deadline is June 2, 2021.

Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire.  A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible.  Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.

The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

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