The Department of Psychology invites applications for the position of Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor of Practice to begin in August 2026. This is a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track position with a renewable multi-year contract. This new hire will work with the current interim co-directors to prepare for the launch of a newly established Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling program in August 2026. Noted for its rich history in Psychology, Clark University offers the advantages of both a distinguished research university and a small liberal arts college (see https://www.clarku.edu/departments/psychology/).

The Psychology Department has Ph.D. programs in Social, Clinical, and Developmental Psychology and is a popular undergraduate major. The role combines leadership with counseling supervision responsibilities and the expectation of a one-course teaching load in each of the fall/spring/summer terms. The successful candidate will bring substantial experience in professional counseling practice, a strong record of clinical supervision or training, establishing or managing field placement or community partnership programs, and a commitment to preparing the next generation of mental health professionals within a social justice-oriented, community-engaged academic environment.

The primary responsibilities will include:

• Provide academic and administrative leadership for the MA program, including admissions, program planning, accreditation, assessment, and curriculum development in collaboration with the Department Chair, administrative staff, and other faculty in the Department of Psychology
• Design and teach courses in mental health counseling, including counseling theories, career counseling, clinical interventions, and group counseling
• Collaborate with university administrators, faculty, and staff to ensure program quality, accreditation readiness, and adherence to best practices in mental health counseling training
• Maintain engagement in clinical practice
• Participate actively in departmental and university service

We seek an applicant with a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Counseling Education, or related discipline, who will lead the development and launch of a new M.A. program in Mental Health Counseling within the Department. The candidate must be licensed or license-eligible as a mental health counselor or psychologist in Massachusetts, with a minimum of three years' experience. The ideal candidate will have experience in curriculum development, program accreditation and assessment, experience in counseling practice, faculty recruitment, and experience in teaching and mentoring, preferably with graduate students.

Expected Hiring Range: $ 85,000 -  $95,000

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The compensation for this position will be determined based on factors that include available budget, internal equity, and the selected candidate's qualifications, experience, education, and other job-related credentials. This range represents Clark University's good-faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting consistent with Clark's compensation philosophy and internal alignment.

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Clark University offers a generous benefit package for full and, if applicable, part-time employees that include; paid time off, generous retirement plan, group health and dental insurance, life insurance, and tuition, along with use of many campus amenities. For a complete list of benefits for eligible employees visit here.

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Founded in 1887, Clark University is a liberal arts-based research university committed toscholarship and inquiry that addresses social and human imperatives on a global basis. It is the place where Robert Goddard invented the modern rocket, where Sigmund Freud delivered his only lectures in the United States, and where current students stake their claim to the Clark motto, “Challenge Convention, Change Our World,” which is the rallying cry that inspires our community every day. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Clark University educates its undergraduate and graduate students to be imaginative and contributing citizens of the world, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding through rigorous scholarship and creative effort. The University’s engages students in such areas as biology, chemistry, economics, geography, psychology, urban education, management, environmental science and policy, Holocaust and genocide studies, and international development and social change. Clark University’s pioneering model of higher education, LEEP (Liberation Education and Effective Practice) compels undergraduate students to thrive in authentic world and workplace settings, and prepares them for lives and careers of consequence.

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