Assistant Professor Position at the University of South Florida
SHANNON SULDO
The School Psychology Faculty at the University of South Florida would sincerely appreciate your assistance in disseminating the enclosed/attached announcement of a search for an Assistant Professor.
Thank you,
Shannon Suldo, Chair
Search Committee in School Psychology
University of South Florida
College of Education
Announcement of a Faculty Position # 17708
Assistant Professor, School Psychology
Department of Psychological and Social Foundations
Beginning August, 2011
The University of South Florida System is one of the nation’s top 63 public research universities and one of 39 community-engaged four-year public universities as designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. USF was awarded $394 million in research contracts and grants in FY 2009/2010. The system offers 232 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine. It has a $1.8 billion annual budget, an annual economic impact of $3.2 billion, and serves more than 47,000 students. USF is a member of the Big East Athletic Conference.
USF has one of the largest, most highly regarded urban Colleges of Education (COEDU) in the country. Approximately 3,800 students are enrolled in the College in bachelor’s, master’s, Ed.S., Ph.D., and Ed.D. degree programs. The College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and is ranked 66th nationally among graduate schools of education by US News and World Report. The College contributed significantly to the University's national and international agenda through research, teaching, and service activities. During the past year it received over $22 million in external grants and contracts in support of its research and professional service efforts. It is housed in a state-of-the-art wireless education facility. For more information, please visit our website at www.coedu.usf.edu.
The Department of Psychological and Social Foundations houses programs in the areas of School Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counselor Education, College Student Affairs, and Social Foundations. The Department has 23 full-time faculty members and offers degree programs at the M.A., Ed.S., and Ph.D. levels. The School Psychology Program offers Ed.S. and Ph.D. degrees; approximately 50 students are enrolled full-time in the programs. The doctoral program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and both the specialist and doctoral programs are approved by the National Association of School Psychologists. The program reflects a scientist-practitioner training philosophy in preparing school psychologists who emphasize evidence-based practices within an ecological problem-solving framework. The faculty are productive researchers and scholars and are actively involved at all levels of the profession. They have generated more than $35 million dollars in external funding over the last ten years. For more information, please go to the program website at: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/schoolpsych/
POSITION:
Assistant Professor of School Psychology, Department of Psychological & Social Foundations, College of Education; 9-month, tenure track, effective August 5, 2011. Major responsibilities include: teaching courses at the specialist and doctoral levels in areas such as assessment/intervention, consultation, systems change, professional practices or other areas of interest to the applicant; advising, supervising and mentoring students; supervising thesis and dissertation research; developing and maintaining an active program of research and scholarship; securing external funding to support research and training agendas; and providing service to the Program, Department, College, University, community, and profession. ABDs will be accepted but all degree requirements must be met by position start date of August 5, 2011.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
· An earned doctorate in School Psychology (from an APA-accredited and/or NASP-approved program) or a closely related field as of the date of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Training, research, and practice in comprehensive problem solving, linking assessment to intervention and intervention evaluation
· Expertise in assessment/intervention and program evaluation
· Expertise in consultation and systems change
· A program of research and scholarly work commensurate with the rank of Assistant Professor
· Experience as a school psychologist
· Experience with culturally and socio-economically diverse populations
· Successful teaching experience in higher education
· Evidence of potential for success in grant writing
· Evidence of the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
· Demonstrated experience or potential for mentoring and supervising graduate students’ thesis and dissertation research
· Demonstrated experience or potential for mentoring and supervising graduate students’ professional practices and behavior
· Hold, or be eligible for and willing to seek, licensure as a psychologist in the State of Florida
SALARY: Negotiable
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applications should include a letter describing the candidate’s qualifications for the position relative to the required and preferred qualifications identified above, current vita, current unofficial transcripts for all university study, preprints/reprints of select publications, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional references, as well as letters of recommendation from those three persons. Please specify Position #17708. References will not be contacted until advanced stages of screening and candidates will receive prior notification. USF is an Equal Opportunity Institution.
For more information about the position , please contact Dr. Shannon Suldo, Chairperson of Search Committee, at 813-974-2223 or Su...@usf.edu.
Applications must be submitted electronically to https://employment.usf.edu
Full consideration will be given to complete applications received by 5:00 pm EST December 10, 2010. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, equal access institution. For disability accommodations, contact Sandy Turner (813-974-3515, VTu...@usf.edu) at least five working days in advance of need.
Shannon Suldo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School Psychology Program
Department of Psychological and Social Foundations
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, EDU 105
Tampa, FL 33620
phone: 813.974.2223; fax: 813.974.5814
e-mail: su...@usf.edu
webpage: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/schoolpsych/Faculty/Suldo.html