Assistant Professor (Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychology)

Washburn University's Department of Psychology invites applications for an assistant professor position to begin January or August 2027. This is a full-time 9-month, tenure track position. A completed doctorate is necessary for tenure-track appointment.

Each selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.

The Psychology department is a collegial and collaborative one and consists of faculty from various areas in psychology. All faculty teach and advise our undergraduate and graduate students. Clinical faculty also supervise therapist trainees in the department’s Psychological Services Clinic. Washburn provides support for faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students to present collaborative research at regional and/or national conferences each year.

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

• Please upload the following items as a pdf to the “additional document” field via the electronic application: a cover letter (discuss how you will achieve licensure as a psychologist in Kansas), curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy highlighting inclusive teaching strategies, evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as student or peer evaluations), a statement of research and mentorship philosophy. Contact information for three current professional references will be collected as part of the application form.
• If you have graduate training or experience appropriate to teach Adult or Child Assessment or Adult or Child Therapy at the graduate level please specify in your cover letter.
• If you have questions about the position, please contact Dr. Julie Boydston, search committee chair, Julie.boydston@washburn.edu.

Application Deadline:  Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by October 19, 2026.

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