Job Information
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy Program Tenure Track in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Position Overview
Position Title Assistant Professor, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy Program (Tenure Track) Department 215510 - Psychology Position Status Tenure Track Position Classification Full-Time, 9 months (Faculty) Grant/Gift Funded (all or a portion)? No If Temporary or Grant Funded, Start Date and End Date N/A
Position Description/Posting Details
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number | FA138PST | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary | The Department of Psychology at | | | La Salle University in | | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is | | | seeking an Assistant Professor to | | | join its inclusive learning | | | environment to shape and develop | | | students in its | | | | | | COAMFTE-accredited Marriage and | | | Family Therapy Master's Program. | | | This is a 9-month tenure-track | | | faculty contract. The anticipated | | | teaching load is 3/3 prior to | | | tenure. The expected start date | | | is August 2024. | | | | | | About La Salle University and the | | | | | | MFT Program La Salle University, | | | located in Philadelphia, PA, is a | | | Lasallian Catholic university | | | committed to the principle that | | | all knowledge is practical and | | | empowering, filled with the | | | capacity to transform lives. In | | | association with a diverse and | | | inclusive learning community, our | | | mission is to educate the whole | | | person. La Salle's mission is | | | focused on advocacy, community, | | | and social justice, and therefore | | | prepares students to lead to | | | engaged and fulfilling lives | | | marked by a commitment to the | | | common good. | | | The | | | | | | MFT program at La Salle has a | | | long and deep hist ry of being a | | | leader in | | | | | | MFT clinical training since 1979. | | | It prepares a diverse student | | | body for licensure as marriage | | | and family therapists ( | | | | | | LMFT) in Pennsylvania and most | | | other states and for employment | | | in many professional settings. It | | | is a 60-credit degree that is | | | accredited by | | | | | | COAMFTE, and entails a flexible | | | curriculum of conceptual and | | | skills courses designed for the | | | working professional. In keeping | | | with the Lasallian tradition, our | | | goal is to prepare marriage and | | | family therapists who will | | | competently develop and implement | | | comprehensive interventions; | | | acquire a holistic, social | | | justice and inclusive perspective | | | to mental health care; and | | | understand the complexity of | | | addressing the overall, long-term | | | well-being of individuals, | | | couples, and their families from | | | a systemic perspective. | | | Additional information about La | | | Salle's Marriage and Family | | | Therapy program can be found at: | | | https://www.lasalle.edu/counselin | | | g-family-therapy/overview-family/ | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Essential Duties | | | | | | | - * Teach graduate-level | | | courses in marriage and | | | family therapy. | | | - * Maintain an active and | | | successful research agenda | | | - * Act as a collaborative | | | colleague and team player | | | - * Contribute to the mission | | | of the University, School, | | | and Master's Program through | | | service activities | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Secondary Responsibilities | - * Build community within the | | | program | | | - * Perform other duties as | |