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School of Psychology
Faculty Chair, Clinical Psychology PsyD Specialization #6833
Faculty chairs are full-time faculty members delivering on the Capella Brand Promise by providing leadership to faculty and enrolled learners within a program or specialization regarding curriculum planning and development, maintenance of academic standards, and assurance of quality educational experiences, faculty management, learner issues and financial management in all phases of the program. Faculty Chairs are responsible for ensuring that courses and curriculum reflect current knowledge in the field, are delivered by subject matter experts, and represent high quality, competency based education. Faculty chairs also serve as faculty members. The distribution of time devoted to teaching and related faculty activities and leadership/management responsibilities will be determined based on the size and maturity of the program, number of supporting faculty and staff, and program degree content.
Responsibilities:
Specific Accountabilities include but are not limited to:
Faculty Management: Recruits, interviews and recommends adjunct and core faculty for teaching in program area; Actively supports diversity initiatives; Mentors and orients new faculty; Reviews learner comments and other faculty evaluation tools to assess faculty performance; Provides feedback and coaching to faculty; Initiates performance improvement or disciplinary action for underperforming faculty; Maintains effective communication with faculty, learners, and staff affiliated with program area.
Curriculum Planning, Development and Improvement: Leads the design and development of courses and course materials including course plans, objectives, outcomes, teaching aids, activities and evaluation tools; Identifies resources as needed; Ensures sensitivity to race, gender, and disability in curriculum design, course content, and study materials; Ensures courses reflect current knowledge and practice of the field within a competency based curriculum. Oversees Courseroom activity to ensure overall academic quality.
Course Participation (if applicable):Leads the design and development of courses and course materials including course plans, objectives, outcomes, teaching aids, activities and evaluation tools; Identifies resources as needed; Ensures sensitivity to race, gender, and disability in curriculum design, course content, and study materials; Ensures courses reflect current knowledge and practice of the field within a competency based curriculum. Oversees Courseroom activity to ensure overall academic quality.
Mentoring and Learner Committees(if applicable): Supervises doctoral learners and participates on learner committees; Provides general guidance and consultation to learners through emails, phone contact and at residencies; Reviews dissertations and comprehensive exams and provides feedback to learner and/or mentor. Advises mentees of progress and maintains appropriate documentation. Ensures quality of mentoring within program.
Residencies (if appropriate): Conducts site based residencies courses and focus seminars, as needed.
Retention: Contributes to achievement of learner retention goals through effective supervision of Courseroom and faculty; Implements changes in curriculum, faculty, or teaching methods that may be impacting retention.
Learner Management: Ensures learner issues and complaints (following learner problem resolution process) beyond the scope of course faculty member or mentor are effectively resolved.
Accreditation: Serves as content expert for licensing and credentialing approval process and participates on accreditation teams as appropriate.
School Governance and Faculty Committees: School Governance and Faculty Committees.
Contribution to the Professional Field: Maintains affiliation with professional associations.
Qualifications:
Education and Licensure: PsyD or PhD in clinical psychology from an APA accredited program, completion of an APA accredited internship, and licensed as a psychologist. Demonstrated contribution to the discipline such as publishing, committee participation, and professional association involvement.
Experience: Significant experience as a practitioner in the field plus a minimum of 5 years teaching in an accredited doctoral program in psychology or related field. Demonstrated leadership experience in psychology, mental health, and/or academia.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the KSA's required for core faculty, a Faculty Chair will possess:
- Demonstrated knowledge of online teaching and hybrid approaches to graduate education and familiarity with mentoring and effective practices with regards to the Capella Way of Learning
- Knowledge of APA accreditation
- Knowledge of licensure issues for doctoral level clinical psychologists
- Capacity to model professional and leadership skills in faculty development activities
- Ability to influence and work effectively with and through others
- Knowledge of administrative and operational requirements in the training of future clinical psychologists
- Ability to give engaging presentations to audiences that help them understand why an education in these fields is important
- Ability to advise and assess learning effectiveness and quality of the education experience
- Familiarity with program development and evaluation
Variety and Complexity of Work: In addition to the variety and complexity expected for core faculty, a Faculty Chair position includes:
- Integrating program, academic and regulatory considerations with business strategies and plans
- Managing multiple academic and administrative projects
- Handling multi faceted types of problems encountered involving courses, faculty, regulatory or administrative issues
- Presenting to corporate partners about the possibilities that Capella programs offer
- Scheduling and assigning teaching loads
Impact:
- Significant impact on learner retention plus direct impact on cost, revenue and quality assurance within a program area
Freedom to Act:
- Acts independently to achieve results in support of business goals and strategies with a program area
- Accountable for program being in compliance with all regulatory rules, and national program accreditation standards
Responsibility for Others:
- Supervisory responsibility for faculty including recruitment, retention, performance results and development
Relationships: In addition to the expectations in the role of core faculty, Faculty Chair:
- Works with cross-functional groups inside and outside the University; requires high level of persuasion and negotiation
- Serves as mentor and leader setting goals and objectives for faculty, identifying roles and resource requirements
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