Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor (UWMC-ML Rehab Psych Service & IP Unit) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology
Position Overview
Organization: Rehabilitation Medicine
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor (UWMC-ML Rehab Psych Service & IP Unit) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology
Position Details
Position Description
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington is seeking a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor to join the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology. Salary and academic appointment at University of Washington will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and academic rank. This position would have an annual service period of 12 months (July 1-June 30) renewed annually, and the individual selected may begin as soon as March 2022, subject to timely approvals and credentialing.
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine offers a collaborative and multidisciplinary academic environment. Opportunities will be available for building an academic career that includes teaching, research opportunities, and program development.
Clinical duties will include delivery of rehabilitation psychology services (e.g., psychotherapy, consultation) on the Rehabilitation Psychology Service and Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at the University of Washington Medical Center’s Montlake Campus. Services include inpatient assessment and treatment of individuals receiving cardiac care, lung transplants, or rehabilitation medicine service, as well as providing coordinated care with the multidisciplinary team on the inpatient rehabilitation unit. The selected candidate also will provide consultation to staff and the multidisciplinary team. The selected candidate will be expected to provide care for the many populations served by The Division of Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology, including patients with post-COVID symptoms and multiple sclerosis, as well as traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, burn injuries and brain tumors – and potentially including children as well as adults.
Opportunities are available for supervision of psychology predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees within our APA-accredited internship and fellowship programs, as well as lectures at the graduate/medical school level. Opportunities also are available for mentorship, career growth, and leadership. The individual hired for this position will work with marginalized and culturally diverse communities and with trainees holding a range of worldviews.
All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.
US News and World Reports consistently ranks the UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine among the top five programs in the country, and our burn center is internationally recognized as one of the best in the world. We are among the nation’s leading recipients of research and training funding from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, including the TBI, SCI, and Burn Model Systems grants. We have a long history of innovative clinical and research programs, strong research infrastructure, active mentoring of junior faculty, and a rich network of potential clinical and research collaborators among faculty within and outside our department. Our predoctoral and postdoctoral training programs in psychology date back more than 20 years and are strong, well-integrated parts of our department.
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine is committed to an inclusive environment and to reducing inequities in patient care through education, research, leadership and excellence in clinical care. We strongly believe that diversity enriches training and scientific discovery and promotes the best healthcare.
The greater Seattle area is a great place to live, offering a treasure-trove of natural beauty, quaint neighborhoods in which to reside, year-round outdoor activities, and varied cultural and artistic activities.
Qualifications
Applicants must have a PhD or PsyD or foreign equivalent from an APA-approved clinical psychology graduate school program and also must be licensed or license-eligible in the State of Washington.
Instructions
Please upload the following required documents via this link:
- CV
- Cover letter that includes statements of interest/experience in clinical care, research, and teaching
- Diversity statement that reflects your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as evidenced broadly in such areas as course content, hiring practice involvement, community service, etc.
- Names and addresses of three (3) professional references who may be contacted by the committee for inquiries
Review of applications will begin immediately, but applications will be accepted and thoroughly reviewed and considered until the position is filled. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Interviews may begin as early as December 2021 / January 2022.
Questions may be directed to ahrrehab@uw.edu, attention UWMC-ML Rehabilitation Psychologist RMI 20211117-02.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Disability Services
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COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information
Under Washington State Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.