Psychology Resident (Postdoc) at InsideHigherEd

Job Title: Psychology Resident (Postdoc) Location: Atlanta, Georgia Regular/Temporary: Regular Full/Part Time: Full-Time Job ID: 293046 About Us OverviewGeorgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.About Georgia TechGeorgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. Georgia Tech's Mission and ValuesGeorgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: Students are our top priority. We strive for excellence. We thrive on diversity. We celebrate collaboration. We champion innovation. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. We nurture the wellbeing of our community. We act ethically. We are responsible stewards. Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.Department InformationOur goal is to provide Georgia Tech students with accessible, timely, and high-quality counseling and other mental health services.We work with all students who visit us to develop an individualized care plan based on your unique needs. Our staff of case managers and counselors all specialize in mental health concerns that affect college students. We provide all students with evidence-based and data-driven interventions to help you to improve your functioning and get back on track with your personal, social, and academic goals.Additional information regarding our Training Program can be reviewed at https://mentalhealth.gatech.edu/training-programJob Summary Provide direct counseling services to clients. Will provide consultation and outreach support to students and campus groups as well as provide after-hours on-all emmergency consultation.This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty, staff, students, and trainees.This position typically will advise and counsel: Students and trainees.This position will supervise: TraineesResponsibilities Job Duty 1 - Provide initial screening and new intakes.Job Duty 2 - Provide individual, group, and couples counseling sessions.Job Duty 3 - Provide psycho-educational testing and assessments for GT students.Job Duty 4 - Provide crisis intervention and after-hours emergency on-call coverage as needed.Job Duty 5 - Provide outreach and consultation to the GT campus community.Job Duty 6 - Provide supervision and training for graduate-level practicum students and pre-doctoral interns.Job Duty 7 - Perform other duties as assignedRequired Qualifications Educational RequirementsAdvanced Doctoral Degree, such as a PhD or PsyD or an equivalent combination of experience and educationRequired ExperienceTwo to three years of job related experiencePreferred Qualifications Preferred Educational QualificationsDoctoral Degree in counseling or clinical psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited programKnowledge, Skills, & Abilities ABILITIESAbility to work collaboratively with others within other departments and demonstrate cultural competency when working with a diverse student population.SKILLSExperience providing counseling services within a counseling center setting, and providing outreach programming.USG Core Values The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.Equal Employment Opportunity The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.Other Information This is not a supervisory position.This position does not have any financial responsibilities.No, this position will not be required to drive.This role is considered a position of trust.This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).This position will not travel.This position does not require security clearance.Job Grade: A7Salary: $52,000.00Location: Atlanta, GA 30332Background Check Successful candidate must be able to pass a background screening, including a drug screening due to the responsibilities of the position. Please visit Georgia Tech's Pre-Employment Screening Policy for more information.Other Information Our internship, in particular, is designed to provide training in functional skill areas relevant to work in a university counseling center including individual and group counseling, outreach and consultation, assessment and testing, and supervision of practicum counselors. In accordance with APA and IACS accreditation, we provide a diverse range of training opportunities in each of these functional areas, and work with trainees to enhance their training in areas of specific interest. At the core of our training program is a collaborative model which allows each intern to have intensive training from a direct supervisor as well as regular contact with all members of the clinical staff who have a wide range of training backgrounds, theoretical orientations, and social identities.We hope our training program materials are useful and that you find them to be comprehensive. If you decide to apply for doctoral internship with us, please know that all of the required application materials are included in the APPI On-line, and no additional materials are required. While we follow all notification guidelines established by APPIC (Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers), feel free to contact Dr. Mack Bowers, Training Director, with questions or concerns regarding our training opportunities.