Clinical Psychology Assistant Professor

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Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit: The Department of Psychology consists of 28 full-time faculty and offers a BA and BS in psychology, an MA in General Experimental Psychology, and the Ph.D. in developmental, clinical, cognitive, and social psychology (See https://psy.uncg.edu/ for more information).

Position Summary: The Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a tenure-track position in Clinical Psychology (Assistant Professor level) to begin August 1, 2027.

We seek someone to join an active and collaborative department. The Department of Psychology consists of 28 full-time faculty and offers a BA and BS in psychology, including Disciplinary Honors, an MA in experimental psychology, and a PhD in clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social psychology (see https://psy.uncg.edu/ for more information).

The doctoral program in Clinical Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association. UNCG’s clinical program emphasizes the integration of science and practice, values both basic and applied research on human behavior across the life span and encourages collaboration across research areas. We have ongoing research expertise in early childhood development, parenting, trauma, life stress, depression, couples, and adolescent and emerging adult psychopathology. Our department is home to the UNCG Psychology Clinic (https://psy.uncg.edu/clinic/), our doctoral training clinic that provides mental health services to the broader community, with a focus on providing empirically supported treatments to underserved populations in a culturally competent manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicants must hold or anticipate a doctoral degree by August 1, 2027 from an APA-accredited clinical program and be licensed or license-eligible in North Carolina.

Preferred Qualifications:

• We welcome applications from any area of child/adolescent clinical psychology. We are particularly interested in researchers who adopt a developmental psychopathology approach in their research and/or study psychological assessment or intervention in children or adolescents, but other approaches are also welcomed.
• All applicants should show evidence of a strong independent research program, potential for external funding, a commitment to working with students from diverse backgrounds, and excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching and practicum supervision.

Tenure Status: Tenure Track

Special Instructions to Applicants: We will begin reviewing applications on October 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. More information may be obtained from Dr. Blair Wisco, Chair of the Child Clinical Search Committee (email: bewisco@uncg.edu).

UNCG is a Minority Serving Institution. UNCG and the Psychology Department foster an environment of collaboration across departments and schools and support community-engaged research. UNCG is located in Greensboro, the largest city in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region and the third-most populous city in the state. Greensboro is a vibrant city with nearly 300,000 residents and more than 47,000 college students and is known for its expansive parks and greenway system, arts, music, and sports. UNCG is an EOE/AA/M/F/D/V employer.

Applicants should submit all materials electronically (to apply, visit https://spartantalent.uncg.edu and click on “Faculty” and apply to position #002317), including:

1. A cover letter, including the applicant’s name, current title/institution, a brief description of the applicant’s research focus, and a brief statement describing their fit with our department.
2. A CV.
3. A research statement with up to 1500 words on the applicant’s past research and future research goals if selected for the position.
4. A teaching statement (up to 1000 words) that includes their teaching and mentoring style, courses they would be prepared and excited to teach in our department, and the candidate’s experience or perspective on teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate level. Please also include interest or experience with clinical supervision.
5. Up to 3 representative publications.

Applicants should also arrange for 3 letters of recommendation.

Recruitment Range: Competitive and commensurate with experience

Org #-Department: Psychology - 12215

Job Open Date: 08/28/2026

For Best Consideration Date: 10/01/2026

Open Until Filled: No

FTE: 1.000

Type of Appointment: Permanent

Number of Months per Year: 9

Physical Effort: Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions - O, Hand Movement-Grasping - F, Finger Dexterity - O, Reading - C, Writing - C, Hearing - C, Talking - C, Standing - F, Sitting - F, Walking - F, Reaching - O