Assistant Professor of Psychology – Clinical Psychology

Job overview

The Assistant Professor of Psychology – Clinical Psychology is an onsite, tenure-track position in Pittsburgh, PA, starting in Fall 2027. Compensation is not specified; the posting says salary is commensurate with credentials and experience and based on university collective bargaining agreement minimums. The role serves as core faculty in Point Park University’s PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology. The faculty member teaches and contributes scholarship and service aligned with the program’s human-science mission and clinical training focus. The role supports graduate education, student development, and community-engaged research, while contributing to the department’s psychology programs.

What you'll do

• Serve as core faculty in the PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology
• contribute scholarship and training oriented within human-science perspectives
• dedicate at least 50% of teaching and/or administrative service to PsyD graduate courses, including clinical courses
• may teach in the department’s community psychology, clinical-community counseling psychology, or undergraduate psychology and behavioral sciences programs
• mentor students in community-based research
• teach three graduate or four undergraduate classes per semester under the collective bargaining agreement.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

assistant professor

clinical psychology

tenure-track

pittsburgh pa

point park university

psyd program

core faculty

graduate teaching

community psychology

clinical training

phd or psyd required

pennsylvania licensure

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Tenure-track appointment; APA-accredited PsyD program; applicants need a PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology or a related field and must be licensed or license-eligible as a clinical or counseling psychologist in Pennsylvania.

About the employer

Point Park University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.