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Department Summary
The Morgridge College of Education (MCE) at the University of Denver (DU) invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure track (or tenured) Associate or Full Professor position in the School Psychology (SP) program that resides within the Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences (TLS). We are looking for a colleague with an established record of scholarly excellence and leadership grounded in social justice with minoritized populations and whose work focuses on early learners and emphasizes family, school, community partnerships or academic assessment and intervention.
About DU
DU is the oldest and largest private, independent university in the Rocky Mountain Region, welcoming approximately 5700 undergraduate and 8000 graduate students to campus either in-person or virtually each year. Our students complete a rigorous, comprehensive core curriculum in addition to a deep, hands-on immersion in their technical curricula. DU is a research university with high research activity and an exceptional commitment to its students. DU is committed to building and sustaining a culturally diverse faculty, staff, and student body, and to promoting inclusiveness throughout the organization. As a recently recognized R1 university, DU boasts a high level of research activity and has been recognized as one of the top 100 colleges in the US by the Wall Street Journal/Times and has recently adopted a resolution to incorporate sweeping changes to further innovate transformative teaching, learning, and research to address society's pressing problems.
About MCE
The Morgridge College of Education's vision is to train global leaders who employ innovative and effective approaches to advance learning throughout the lifespan, educational change, and social equity. Our programs prepare ethical, collaborative practitioners who can apply principles to promote learning and development with diverse clients and communities. We are looking for a candidate who can lead efforts to promote MCE and recruit quality graduate level students to our programs.
The Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences is strongly committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment, which is in full accord with the value that DU places on its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Other major program areas represented in the TLS department include, Teacher Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Early Childhood Special Education, Gifted Education, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education with degrees offered at the masters, educational specialist, and doctoral levels along with certificates, specializations, and concentrations. Candidates must demonstrate ability to integrate content and issues relating to, and to work effectively with, ethnically/racially diverse populations.
About the SP Program
The School Psychology Program is fully aligned with the mission of DU and MCE to train highly ethical, capable, and equity focused leaders who employ innovative and effective approaches to advance lifelong learning, development, and wellness within a rapidly changing, global society. Our program philosophy is built upon an ecological, scientist-practitioner training model emphasizing the highest standards of ethics, professionalism, and sensitivity to diverse human experiences and cultures. We seek to graduate professionals who are competent consumers, collaborators, interventionists, and advocates for prevention and empirically valid practice as they work on behalf of students, families, schools, and communities. Students complete integrated coursework and supervised experiences at our on-campus clinic and during fieldwork at local and national school districts and clinical and community agencies. Our graduates leave with an appreciation of the interrelationship between environmental, neurobiological, and cultural influences on education and mental health and with strong skills in general and special education, supportive intervention, collaborative problem-solving, and the promotion of family involvement in development and education. The SP program serves a diverse community of graduate students who are enrolled full-time in either a masters (MA), an educational specialist (EdS), or a doctoral (PhD) program. The EdS and the PhD programs are accredited by the National Association of School Psychology (NASP) and the PhD program is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Position Summary
We seek a colleague who is passionate about preparing school psychology professionals who are bold leaders, who have dispositions and competence to collaboratively develop, implement, and evaluate equitable and inclusive services to enhance academic progress and mental health. The highest standards of professional competence, multicultural sensitivity, and commitment to social justice are stressed throughout the program. A successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of equity-focused research, teaching, and service to promote partnerships across homes, schools and communities that contribute to students' educational and life success from birth to age 21. A solid understanding of statistical and research methods, community engaged scholarship, developmental and learning theories, general and special education, and legal, ethical, and professional standards of practice is expected. Competency in assessment, prevention, intervention, and consultation is also preferred. This position will commence on September 1, 2022. This is a full-time, benefitted position.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience and versatility in inclusive pedagogy. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through their teaching, service, and research.
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