Associate Director of Clinical Training

Company: Society for Conservation Biology
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: June 2, 2025

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Fuller Theological Seminary

School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy

Department of Clinical Psychology

Pasadena, CA

Associate Director of Clinical Training - Clinical Psychology

Administrative Faculty Series

Position Profile

Fuller Theological Seminary invites applications for a full-time administrative faculty position as Associate Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Psychology program to begin as early as January 1, 2025.

Associate Director of Clinical Training is a full-time assistant professor position in the APA-accredited doctoral clinical psychology program in the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary. This administrative faculty position will assist in the administration of the clinical field training placements for the Clinical PhD and PsyD programs. The Associate Director of Clinical Training will also be a key point of contact for students and field training sites and responsible for the placement and mentorship of students, recruitment of training sites, and quality assurance of the student field training experience. In addition, the Associate Director of Clinical Training will teach classes and provide mentorship to students. This position will report to the dean of the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with the Director of Clinical Training (DCT) to manage the student field training process for the Clinical Psychology Programs, including documentation, evaluations, orientations, reports, field training Canvas pages, and training manuals.
• Support Director of Clinical Training in developing policy to support compliance with State, Local, and Accreditor requirements.
• Attend quarterly SCAPTP (Southern California Association of Psychology Training Programs) meetings and network with other local clinical training professionals.
• Serve as primary liaison to external training sites, including recruitment, visits, and communication (including student concerns). Partner with DCT on field site visits.
• Work effectively with the Clinical Coordinator to support students in field placements.
• Work closely with the Director of Clinical Training to develop and manage student remediation plans.
• Support logistics for the first-year clinical training program.
• Mentor students in their clinical development, including holding individual meetings and professional development workshops.
• Teach core and elective courses in the Clinical Psychology PhD and PsyD program(s) with the possibility of mentoring student dissertation projects in the PsyD program.
  
  The successful candidate will be a full-time faculty member in the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy at the Pasadena campus. Fuller Theological Seminary, embracing the School of Mission and Theology and the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy, is a multi-denominational, international, and multiethnic community dedicated to providing indispensable formational education for diverse Christian leaders everywhere. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees.
  
  Fuller's academic programs are enriched by a number of centers and institutes, including centers that focus on theology and the arts, leadership, film, youth and emerging adults, and thriving/flourishing. Additionally, several centers serve Fuller's diverse student population, including the Center for Asian American Theology and Ministry, Korean Studies Center, Centro Latino, Pannell Center for Black Church Studies, and the China Studies Center. These centers offer conferences, lectures, advocacy for students and staff, and support a variety of relevant courses, including courses in Korean and Spanish, all consistent with our Strategic Approach to Inclusive Excellence.
  
  Qualifications
  
• Doctoral degree in psychology (PhD/PsyD) from an APA accredited program
• Two years of experience in an academic or mental health setting
• Licensed or licensed eligible within the state of California (if license eligible, must become licensed within one year of hire date)
• Administrative experience in an academic setting
• Teaching experience - the successful candidate will teach core and elective courses in the Clinical Psychology PhD and PsyD program(s).
• Committed to facilitating the provision of high-quality clinical training to our students through our training site partners
• Familiarity with APA and APPIC standards related to clinical training
• Familiarity with the APPIC internship process.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with students, faculty, professional staff, and external training sites and partners
• Commitment to thinking theologically/missiologically/psychologically about, teaching, and practicing in ways that speak to established and emerging cultures in the twenty-first-century
• Have the personal, academic, and/or professional development to effectively serve the culturally, ethnically, racially, and theologically diverse student body of the seminary.
• Commitment to theological education in the service of the local and global church, to shaping leaders for the church's mission and ministry, to the spiritual formation of students, and to supporting women and men in pastoral and other leadership positions.
• Faith and lifestyle congruent with the mission of Fuller Theological Seminary as expressed in its statement of faith, community standards and institutional commitments.
  
  Application Information
  
  Applicants for faculty positions in the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy are asked to submit the following materials electronically, using the email address noted below:
  
• A letter of interest.
• A curriculum vitae, indicating education, teaching experience, publications, and other professional qualifications.
• A statement of their commitment and approach to teaching and mentoring underrepresented students and women.
• A list of three references with institutional affiliation and contact information, representing academic qualifications. Note: references will be contacted once the Search Committee identifies a short list of candidates.
  
  Please submit your application materials through the Faculty Career Center.
  
  Fuller Theological Seminary is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. To the extent required by law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. As a religious institution, Fuller Theological Seminary is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees for certain positions on the basis of religion. All faculty positions must agree to Fuller's Community Standards for conduct and must fully accept Fuller's Statement of Faith.
  
  This position search will remain open until the position is filled.
  
  Pay Scale
  
  Salary range the seminary expects to pay: $75,000 - $82,000 annually USD
  
  Contact information for questions regarding this position:
  
  Cynthia B. Eriksson, PhD
  
  Dean & Professor of Clinical Psychology
  
  School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy
  
  Fuller Theological Seminary
  
  180 N. Oakland Avenue
  
  Pasadena, CA 91101 USA
  
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