Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry

Description

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis Tennessee is seeking a highly qualified and motivated non-tenure Assistant Professor Clinical Psychologist with a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) to join our faculty. The successful candidate will have a strong background in clinical psychology with expertise in psychotherapy training direct patient care and experience in partial hospital and intensive outpatient treatment settings.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Psychologist will be responsible for a range of duties including but not limited to supervision and training for psychiatry residents and other trainees and direct patient care and program development and administration.

Qualifications

EDUCATION : Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program.

LICENSES : Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Clinical Psychologist in the state of Tennessee.

DEPARTMENT PREFERENCES :

Demonstrated experience in providing psychotherapy supervising trainees and working in outpatient partial hospital or intensive outpatient settings. Strong clinical skills excellent communication abilities and a commitment to teaching and mentorship.

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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide public academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911 the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated collaborative and inclusive education research scientific discovery clinical care and public more than 4600 people on its faculty staff and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups and with more than 3200 students across the state UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UTs doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges Medicine Dentistry Pharmacy Nursing Graduate Health Sciences and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major regional clinical health science locations in Memphis Knoxville Chattanooga and Nashville as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the states largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene a revitalized Downtown the Midtown Arts District many scenic neighborhoods an active medical district and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions including Elvis Presleys Graceland the Memphis Grizzlies historic Beale Street the National Civil Rights Museum the second-largest urban county park in the United States and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1