Psychology Faculty

Brenau University Inc; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Brenau University seeks a psychology faculty member to join a joint appointment with North Georgia Medical Center, serving as Assistant Coordinator for the Brenau Doctoral Internship at the Ivester House Clinic in Gainesville, GA. The role includes supervision of interns, curriculum oversight, and program administration across sites.

The position requires a PhD/PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology and Georgia licensure, with clinical supervision experience and APA/APPIC readiness.

Qualifications

• PhD/PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or a related field.
• Licensed as Psychologist in Georgia.
• Preferred three years of clinical practice, including in psychological assessments.
• Two years of experience in providing clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and managing the Brenau Doctoral Internship program at Ivester House.
• Coordinate recruitment and intern selection processes.
• Ensure internship requirements and APA/APPIC accreditation standards are met.
• Maintain MOUs and contracts with partner agencies and evaluate intern progress.
• Provide clinical supervision to interns and supervise assessments and documentation.

Skills

PhD/PsyD qualifications

Licensed Psychologist in GA

Clinical supervision

Education

PhD/PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

Job description

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Psychology Faculty

Full-time Faculty Gainesville, GA, US

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:Brenau University is an equal opportunity employer and educator. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal or state laws in its employment practices or educational programs.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE:Brenau University is a drug-free workplace as certified by the Georgia Workers Compensation Board.

ELIGIBILITY: Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United States on or before the confirmed start date. This includes being a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a foreign national with work authorization that doesn't require employer sponsorship. Individuals must maintain this eligibility throughout employment.

Assistant Coordinator, Brenau Doctoral Internship/Assistant Director Ivester House; Director of Psychotherapy Training, NGMC

Position Summary:

This faculty member will have a joint appointment with Brenau and North Georgia Medical Center, with 18.75 hours per week at each site. For Brenau, this faculty member will serve as the Assistant Coordinator for the Brenau Doctoral Internship housed in Gainesville, GA.

NGMC: The Director of Psychotherapy Training provides essential leadership and oversight of the psychiatry residency’s psychotherapy curriculum, ensuring compliance with ACGME requirements, maintaining high-quality education, and supporting resident clinical competence in the three ACGME core psychotherapy modalities (CBT, psychodynamic, and supportive/humanistic). This role ensures adherence to ACGME psychotherapy training standards, enhances resident competence and preparedness for independent practice, supports program reputation, resident satisfaction, and faculty development, and provides continuity and leadership in core educational initiatives critical to residency success.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD/PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or a related field
• Licensed as Psychologist in Georgia
• Preferred three years of clinical practice, including in psychological assessments
• Two years of experience in providing clinical supervision

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Assistant Doctoral Internship Coordinator & Assistant Director Ivester House Clinic – Assist the Doctoral Internship Coordinator/Ivester House Clinic Director in running the internship and the clinic, including in the following areas:

• Assist with planning and organizing the doctoral psychology internship run out of the Ivester House location of the Brenau Center for Counseling and Psychological Services.
• Assist in recruitment and selection process for interns
• Maintain awareness of internship requirements and communicate the requirements to all agencies involved in the internship; assist with ensuring compliance with training and APA/APPIC accreditation standards.
• Maintain communication and contracts/MOUs with partner agencies, contribute to the evaluation of progress of interns.
• Assist with planning and managing intern rotations across sites and verify qualifications of site supervisors; ensure that interns receive a high-quality and comprehensive training experience.
• Provide clinical supervision to interns for their clinical work at the Ivester House and partner sites, including supervision of psychological assessments and clinical documentation.
• Plan and manage required didactic training, including scheduling didactic trainers from partner sites.
• Assist with managing program evaluation of internship collaborative
• Provide clinical teaching through individual supervision of graduate students placed at the Ivester House who are seeing therapy and assessment clients.
• Assist in hiring clinic staff including clinic coordinators
• Assist with orienting and training doctoral interns, graduate student counselors, and clinic coordinators at Ivester House
• Serve as on-call clinical supervisor as needed.
• Provide limited clinical services at the Ivester House clinic (approximately 5 clients per week, which could include psychological assessment clients)
• Possible supervision of dissertation research/chairing dissertation committees
• Other duties as assigned
• Curriculum Oversight & Development (7.75 hours per week): Oversees Wednesday didactics and attends all Wednesdays to help with coordination across speakers. Also oversees the following recurring yearly seminars (6 lectures each): introductory psychodynamic therapy (PDT101/201), advanced psychodynamic therapy (PDT301/401), CBT101/201, DBT301/401, and ACT301/401. Additionally, leads a monthly ethics/professionalism series (ETH101-401), a monthly psychotherapy case conference series (PCC101-401), and oversees monthly simulation afternoons (SIM101-401). Also assists in identifying external speakers for the monthly department grand rounds series, and gives at least two faculty development lectures each year.
• Clinical Supervision & Mentorship (6 hours per week): Screens all resident clinic psychotherapy referrals and triages cases to ensure full resident caseloads. Supervises PGY3&4 psychotherapy clinics and notes, oversees three weekly supervision groups (including leading one on CBT themselves), and coordinates finding weekly individual resident supervisors. Additionally, manages the residency’s four monthly process/T/Balint groups for all classes (including leading one themselves) and the formal mentorship program which pairs all residents with faculty and senior resident mentors. Directly mentors at least two residents.
• Program Administration & Compliance (2.5 hours per week): Participates in weekly leadership meetings (Wednesdays from 11-12 PM), serves on the Clinical Competency Committee and Program Evaluation Committee, advises on all quality improvement initiatives within the residency, and represents faculty on the Resident Committee on Community. Engages in ongoing scholarly activity and professional development to model and promote excellence in psychotherapy training.
• Recruitment & Professional Representation (2.5 hours per week): Supports residency recruitment through application review, interviews, and recruitment fairs; attends national conferences to maintain expertise (including maintaining an active membership in AADPRT), represent the program, and implement best practices in psychotherapy education. Recruits and coordinates adjunct faculty members involved in psychotherapy training.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervision of clinical work of Doctoral Psychology Interns as well as other graduate students providing services at the Ivester House at Brenau is required as well as supervisor of Psychiatry Residents at NGMC.

Work Hours:
37.5 hours per week. Monday – Friday with some day and some evening hours to cover IH evening hours. Occasional weekend recruitment activities. Hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the department.

Environmental and Working Conditions/ Physical Demands and Aptitudes: Mostly Sedentary work. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment related to teaching. Prolonged periods sitting and standing. worker is required to have close visual acuity to grade papers, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Must have the ability to travel short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials. Exerting up to 15 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Some repetitive motion.

Title IX Implications:

An employee of Brenau University whose communications are privileged or confidential under Federal or State law. The employee’s confidential status, for purposes of this part, is only with respect to information received while the employee is functioning within the scope of their duties to which privilege or confidentiality applies; an employee of Brenau University who Brenau University has designated as confidential under this part for the purpose of providing services to persons related to sex discrimination. If the employee also has a duty not associated with providing those services, the employee’s confidential status is only with respect to information received about sex discrimination in connection with providing those services. Confidential employees are obligated to provide the contact information of the Title IX Coordinator and information about how to make a Complaint of sex discrimination to any person who provides the employee with information about conduct that reasonably may constitute sex discrimination under Title IX or this part. Similarly, when an employee or a student (or a person who has a legal right to act on behalf of a student) informs any employee (including Confidential employees) of the employee’s or student’s pregnancy or related conditions, that Confidential employee must promptly provide that person with the Title IX Coordinator’s contact information and inform that person that the Title IX Coordinator can coordinate specific actions to prevent sex discrimination and ensure the employee’s or student’s equal access to the Recipient’s education program or activity.

Payroll Status:
Salary- Exempt (paid bi-weekly)

Campus Designation:
This is an on-site position based at the Historic Gainesville Campus and North Georgia Medical Center located in Gainesville, Georgia.

Remote Work Available:
No

Travel Requirements :
Minimal local travel and operation of a university vehicle and/or one’s own vehicle required. Must be at least 21 years of age, possess a valid Georgia driver’s license, and good driving record.

Special Requirements: Brenau University conducts various screenings to ensure a safe and secure environment. These checks are a condition of employment and may be performed at different times throughout employment. (1) Background Checks: All new hires must undergo a criminal background check. To maintain employment, individuals