About the Graduate School of Professional Psychology

All GSPP programs promote comprehensive academic and applied teaching within an academic in the mission to be welcoming and inclusive to all students, staff, and faculty. GSPP has developed a collegial atmosphere with significant opportunities for creativity, teamwork, and innovation. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment, which is in full accord with the value that DU places on its commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Candidates must demonstrate ability to integrate content and issues relating to, and to work effectively with, ethnically/racially diverse populations. We encourage applications from individuals with minoritized identities. environment that values cooperation and collaboration and fosters critical thinking and self-determined functioning. The School is educating students to provide culturally informed services to clients and the community. Knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion guides GSPP.

MASPP Program Summary

The Master of Arts in Sport and Performance Psychology (MASPP) program aspires to develop competent, ethical, and socially conscious professionals who will be future leaders in the field of sport and performance psychology (SPP). The mission of the MASPP program is to serve our students and the Denver community, and in so doing establish standards for the field academically and professionally.

We serve our students by facilitating applied opportunities for sport and performance consultation, engaging them to advance scholarly inquiry and cultivate critical thinking, and actively mentoring students in the application of performance principles and professional issues. As part of our training model, MASPP students provide high quality sport and performance psychology services to the community through our Center for Performance Excellence (CPEX; https://psychology.du.edu/clinics/center-performance-excellence). We serve the community by teaching and modeling positive character traits that are assumed to be developed in sport and performance environments, with a special emphasis on providing and supporting opportunities in underserved populations. Academically, we provide an innovative, leading edge educational environment capitalizing on our faculty's ongoing applied experiences. Professionally, we contribute to our disciplines knowledgebase and are actively involved in professional organizations with a focus on protecting future consumers by improving and redefining the quality of training and practice for sport and performance psychology consultants.

Position Summary

Applications are invited for an Assistant-rank, full-time clinical faculty position (relocation to Denver required). This role is a 10-month benefited position. The position reports to the Director of the MASPP program.

The GSPP seeks to add a colleague to the MASPP program whose dedication to teaching and applied practice support our mission of setting standards for the field academically and professionally. The ideal candidate demonstrates experience and versatility in inclusive pedagogy. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through their teaching, scholarship, service, and practice. We seek applicants with an understanding of SPP from a variety of perspectives including exercise science/kinesiology, psychology, performing arts, business, and high-risk occupations. Duties include teaching, advising, supervising, participating as a core member of the GSPP faculty, and other duties as assigned to support the MASPP program, including administrative duties. 

Appointment, tenure, and promotion for this role will be governed by the University of Denver’s Policies and Procedures Relating to Faculty Appointment, Promotion, & Tenure. The position will be filled at the Clinical Assistant Professor rank. Clinical Assistant Professors would typically be candidates in the first one to seven years of experience post-doctorate with strong, documented potential for excellence in teaching, service, clinical expertise, administration, and/or scholarship. Appointments at this rank will have a maximum of six years of service prior to consideration for promotion, and a reappointment review will take place before the fourth year at the clinical assistant rank.

Essential Functions

• Teach practice-informed courses to fulfill needs of the MASPP program, with the teaching load and specific courses to be determined in discussions with the MASPP Director and Dean.
• Clinical faculty typically teach 9 classes over fall, winter, and spring quarters (because DU operates on the quarter system, this equates to 3 courses per quarter, or the equivalent of 6 courses over an academic year in a traditional semester system). Course releases may be possible for administrative or grant-related work.
• Provide high-quality advising for students in accordance with GSPP & DU protocols.
• Maintain high teaching standards informed by best practices in pedagogy and leveraging available technologies to improve the student experience.
• Provide supervision for students’ applied work.
• Pursue professional development to enhance leadership.
  Service
• Exhibit good citizenship through collaboration and service on committees to support GSPP, the University, community, and national and global efforts to improve the practice of psychology.
• Participate in the MASPP admissions process.
• Uphold GSPPs commitment to inclusive excellence and to be a model workplace through all professional activities.
• Scholarship in the form of clinical knowledge creation and dissemination typically represent a small portion of a clinical faculty member’s workload.
• Based on the possible administrative duties of this role (e.g., MASPP assistant director), these expectations can be negotiated with the MASPP Program Director.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of and commitment to the practitioner-scholar model.
• Strong teaching, supervisory, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage conflict resolution to mediate student issues.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and diverse partners in the community.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in sport and performance psychology (SPP) or related field.
• Eligible for certification as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (coursework and mentored hours completed).

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in one or more of the following specialty areas: multicultural issues in SPP, biofeedback/neurofeedback, and use of technology in SPP.
• Experience consulting with performers in a variety of settings to enhance performance and enjoyment of participation in their performance area.
• Administrative experience, such as directing a training clinic, graduate program, or private practice.

Work Schedule
The schedule for this full-time position will be determined jointly by the MASPP Co-Directors with the candidate but will be shaped by instructional and course scheduling needs. Classes run Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. Course offerings vary from quarter to quarter. The candidate will need to have flexibility with their schedule to meet programmatic planning needs. Evening availability will likely be required for synchronous courses to be taught online.

Physical Activities

1. Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period of time.
2. Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.

Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) November 28, 2024.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $75,000 to $90,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.