Job Title: Psychology Adjunct Faculty - Psych 653: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

Posting End Date: July 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM (MDT)

*NOTE: Last day to apply is Friday, July 25, 2025

Position Start Date: Sept 2, 2025

Required Degree: Doctoral Degree in Psychology (PhD or PsyD).

The required degree must be completed by the start date.

Experience: The Brigham Young University Department of Psychology invites applicants of any academic rank to fill a part-time position in the Department of Psychology for Fall Semester 2025. The selected candidate will show commitment to excellence in graduate teaching and mentoring. The candidate is expected to have competence and experience in child and adolescent clinical psychology. Our department values student mentoring, a collegial culture, and experiential learning.

Duties/Expectations:

The selected candidate will teach Psychology 653: Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, a graduate-level course for clinical psychology doctoral students. The course is designed to help students develop foundational and applied knowledge in clinical work with children and adolescents. Qualified candidates will have substantial experience in evidence-based assessment and intervention with youth populations.

Course content includes helping students understand key differences between providing psychological services to children and adolescents versus adults, facilitating discussion and critical thinking around evidence-based practices in clinical child psychology, and teaching the ethical and legal principles relevant to child and adolescent psychotherapy. The course will also support students in developing awareness and skill in managing process issues in child therapy, such as engagement and developmental considerations, and will familiarize them with a range of empirically supported interventions, including their known limitations.

Assessment will include exams, quizzes, and class presentations. Candidates should be able to provide constructive feedback on clinical writing and presentations and evaluate student understanding of professional and ethical standards in child and adolescent clinical practice.

This course will be taught in person from 8:00-10:50am on Wednesdays during Fall Semester 2025.

Documents Required at the Time of Application: Please attach your updated curriculum vitae and cover letter to the faculty application.

Note: Failure to attach the required documents may result in your application not being considered.

This position requires the successful candidate to relocate and/or reside in Utah for the duration of their employment.

BYU Mission Alignment

BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. It is anticipated that BYU faculty members will: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrines and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it "bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel" (Spencer W. Kimball).

E mployment Requirements

All new employees who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend. All employees are required to abide by the university's Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Preference is given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university within the context of the principles and doctrines of the affiliated church.

Equal Opportunity

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.