Assistant, Associate, or Full Clinical Professor

About the role

The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon Portland campus establishes a new national model for behavioral healthcare for children and families by creating the nation’s first undergraduate program in child behavioral health. The institute prioritizes the needs of youth who have been historically or persistently underserved and seeks to make real system change by:

• Creating a new mental health profession that addresses existing barriers and gaps in mental health services
• Delivering supports in health care, schools and/or the community
• Training existing youth-serving professionals
• Developing new approaches to support child behavioral health
• Transforming the Pacific Northwest into a national model of thought and action

Responsibilities

Clinical professor faculty (assistant, associate, or professor rank) serve as the essential link between teaching and practice at the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health. Clinical professor faculty are partners in delivering instruction, supervision of students, and the modeling and training of the child behavioral health specialist role within health care systems, K12 schools, and/or other community settings. Clinical professor faculty work in coordination with training site staff to deliver evidence-based interventions to promote well-being and prevent mental health problems from developing and worsening in children and adolescents.

Requirements

• To qualify for Assistant Clinical Professor:
  • Master’s degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, social work, or related behavioral health field
  • Experience teaching or supervising students at the university level, including community college teaching
  • Hold or be eligible to obtain prior to start date an Oregon professional license in clinical psychology, school psychology, counseling psychology, social work, or a related mental health field.
• To be considered for the rank of Associate Clinical Professor, candidates must meet the above qualifications for Assistant Clinical Professor AND 6 years of experience, post advanced degree, that aligns with the Institute's promotion policy that includes significant contributions across standard university faculty activities such as university level teaching; scholarship, research, or creative activity; service activities; administrative duties; and commitment to the profession.
• To be considered for the rank of Clinical Professor candidates must meet the above qualifications for Assistant Clinical Professor AND 12 years of experience, post advanced degree, that aligns with the Institute's promotion policy that includes significant contributions across standard university faculty activities such as university level teaching; scholarship, research, or creative activity; service activities; administrative duties; and commitment to the profession.

Qualifications

• Ability to contribute to the Ballmer Institute through their understanding of the barriers facing students from historically and persistently underserved communities, students of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and members of groups underrepresented in higher education, as evidenced by life experiences, professional credentials, and educational background.
• Knowledge of effective strategies for working with diverse faculty, staff, alumni, students, and other key stakeholders.
• Expertise in delivering evidence-based behavioral health promotion, prevention, and intervention for common child/adolescent behavioral health concerns, including anxiety, depression, and trauma.
• Competency in collaborating with other professionals to meet client/student/institutional behavioral health needs.
• Competency in working with clients/students/colleagues/families of various backgrounds.
• Competency in addressing the systemic, societal/institutional factors that produce disparities in child/adolescent behavioral health.
• Maintain professional Oregon practice license in an area aligned to training.

Skills

Individuals with experience in mental health screening, behavioral health promotion, evidence-based prevention and intervention approaches for youth mental health, and strategies to address disparities in access to behavioral health services for youth from historically and persistently underserved communities are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit our website.

Pay

The position is a 9-month career faculty position in the clinical professor series. Opportunities for summer funding may be available. The position’s responsibilities are guided by United Academics Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Ballmer Institute’s Career and Limited Duration Faculty Review and Promotion Policy and the Ballmer Institute's Assignment of Professional Responsibilities Policy.

Schedule

The position is a 9-month career faculty position in the clinical professor series. Opportunities for summer funding may be available. The position’s responsibilities are guided by United Academics Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Ballmer Institute’s Career and Limited Duration Faculty Review and Promotion Policy and the Ballmer Institute's Assignment of Professional Responsibilities Policy.