Department Chair, Applied Clinical Psychology

Job Description:

Department Chair, Applied Clinical Psychology

About The Chicago School

The Chicago School  is a nonprofit university with seven in-person locations across the United States, a growing online campus, and education partnerships worldwide. The Chicago School is a minority-majority university with 6,000+ students across 35+ degree programs in psychology, behavioral health, and nursing. The Chicago School is committed to creating a diverse pipeline of future professionals who will fundamentally improve the health and well-being of future generations of diverse communities.  Founded in 1979 by a group of psychologists and educators, The Chicago School has grown into a dominant and globally respected leader in the fields of psychology and behavioral health sciences. Today, The Chicago School has an annual operating budget of nearly $150M and employs nearly 600 full-time faculty and staff. As an institution, The Chicago School is deeply committed to student success, innovation, and community impact. Our students are meaningfully connected in their communities, donating more than 1.2 million service hours per year through fieldwork and practicum opportunities.  The Chicago School is part of the TCS Education System , a nonprofit system of colleges advancing student success and community impact.

The Program:

The Applied Clinical Psychology program is a post-master’s Psy.D. program. Students complete two years of coursework covering advanced topics in psychology. Additionally, they complete a practicum in the second year, and the third year is dedicated to a full-time internship. Students complete a dissertation as part of the program. Student enroll in the program in one of three modalities/locations: Anaheim, Los Angeles, and Online Distance Learning. All modalities/locations of the program involve asynchronous and synchronous learning opportunities for the students.

Position Title:

Department Chair – Applied Clinical Psychology

Principle Duties :

- Maintain collegial, productive relationships with relevant accrediting, licensure, and professional bodies, and ensure timely completion of all required reports and documentation, such as the internal program review processes.
- Provide leadership and oversight of the program’s compliance with the Program Learning Outcomes and continuous quality improvement.
- Facilitate Program Faculty Governance and All Faculty meetings and support effective faculty participation in decision-making.
- Provide leadership and oversight for the professional development of Department, Affiliate, and Adjunct Faculty, ensuring alignment with quality standards, licensure requirements, and institutional priorities.
- Provide academic leadership for curriculum design, review, and revision to ensure relevance and scientific integrity.
- Oversee and support all aspects of student affairs at the program level, including student progression, evaluation, and remediation processes.
- Oversee and support the development and maintenance of high-quality practicum and internship training opportunities; ensure monitoring of supervisor credentials, site quality, and training alignment with program’s licensure states.
- Develop strategic academic and budget plans for the Department, including actions based on assessment findings and program review outcomes; achieve departmental academic and financial goals.
- Promote a culturally responsive learning environment and ensure integration of multicultural and diversity competencies across coursework and clinical training.
- Participate in and oversee program-related scholarship, research, and scientific inquiry consistent with the program’s training model.
- Provide leadership for dissertation processes, student research mentorship, and faculty engagement in scholarly work.

Supervise the Program Chair(s), Department Manager, Department Faculty, and Training Faculty, to achieve academic, training, and operational goals, and to ensure the effective functioning of each.

Position Qualifications :

- Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, preferably from an APA-accredited doctoral program.
- Licensed as a psychologist, preferably in the State of California.
- Demonstrated identity as a psychologist, reflected in scholarship, professional activities, and engagement in the field.
- Significant experience in graduate psychology education, including teaching, advising, dissertation supervision, and academic administration.
- Experience supervising clinical training (practicum and/or internship).
- Proven ability to lead academic programs or units within a university setting, with strengths in strategic planning, accreditation, program assessment, and curriculum development.
- Commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and demonstrated ability to promote multicultural competence among faculty, students, and training sites.
- Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and people-development skills, with the ability to support faculty excellence and foster interdisciplinary initiatives.
- Record of scholarly productivity and professional achievement appropriate to a doctoral-level program.
- Ability to represent the program professionally to internal and external stakeholders, training sites, community partners, and accrediting bodies.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Application:

To apply, please complete this application and include a letter of interest and curriculum vitae

Compensation & Benefits
This opportunity is budgeted at $110,000 - $130,000 base compensation. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.

https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/career-opportunities/

The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.