Employment Opportunities

MSPP is committed to building a diverse faculty and staff dedicated to teaching, working and bringing psychological knowledge to the multi-cultural world community. We strongly encourage applications from persons with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

MSPP is committed to a policy of Equal Employment opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized, protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

MSPP is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Director, Department of Organizational and Leadership Psychology [back to top]

The Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology announces its search for a Director of the Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department.

MSPP is a vibrant, growing institution enrolling approximately 500 full-time students in a variety of graduate programs. It strives to be one of America’s preeminent schools of psychology by providing programs that integrate rigorous academic instruction with extensive field education and close attention to professional development. MSPP has assumed an ongoing social responsibility to create programs that educate individuals for psychology-based professional careers including—but not limited to—specialists in many disciplines to meet the evolving mental health needs of society. MSPP is an academic community that fully involves all employed personnel in institution-wide decision-making and development—the voices of faculty as well as those of professional and non-professional staff are encouraged and heard. Personnel are valued and appreciated both for their contributions to the School and for their own individuality. The School is located in the West Roxbury section of the City of Boston. Established in 1974 as a 503c3 non-profit private institution of higher education, MSPP is currently housed in its third location. The enrollment growth of the School has led to repeated demands for expanded physical facilities, and the School is again anticipating the need for campus expansion—either in its present location or at another site. MSPP is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, by the American Psychological Association, and by the National Association of School Psychologists.

The Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department will be fashioned from an existing department (Organizational Psychology) and an existing non-departmental affiliated program (Executive Coaching). An anticipated new program to prepare college student personnel staff is expected to be housed in this department; it is planned to enroll students in fall 2011. Other new graduate programs may be developed within the near future—of special interest are psychology-based studies in facilitative leadership, and creative problem solving.

Currently, a three-person core faculty (plus the director) offers the M.A. degree in organizational psychology and both a graduate certificate and a master’s degree in Executive Coaching. (Part-time/adjunct faculty compliment the work of these essential full-time staff.) Each of these programs is offered on a cohort model and makes extensive use of technology to offer blended courses that demand less on campus residence than more traditional programs. The School is interested in building enrollments in these two programs and is also very interested in growing enrollments through the development of additional graduate programming; the director will be expected to play a major role in enrollment building. As program offerings and enrollments expand, the School is anticipating the need to add to the core faculty complement.

The Director of the Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department reports directly to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Director works closely with the other three academic department dean/directors, and an array of academic administrative personnel. He/she sits on the School’s Academic Leadership Group and is expected to contribute to the overall academic direction-setting of the institution.

Qualifications: The successful candidate will have credentials suitable for an academic administrative leadership position in a professional school. An earned doctorate and successful experience as a faculty member are required; full-time faculty experience is preferred. Knowledge of the professional world related to the discipline(s) in this department is required; discipline-related work experience or a substantial record of discipline-related consulting experience is preferred. Knowledge and skill in using the broad array of educational technologies is required; experience in Internet-based teaching is preferred (in either blended or entirely online modalities). It is also required that the candidate present a substantial scholarly record that (a) is topically related to one or more of the specialties which currently comprise or are anticipated to be added to the department, and (b) is of sufficiently high quality to warrant a senior-level faculty appointment.

The successful candidate will demonstrate possession of personal integrity; energy; enthusiasm for program building; willingness to undertake demanding and difficult jobs; excellent written and oral communication skills; good judgment and problem solving capabilities; team building, team leading, and team member skills; organizational skills; and a sense of humor.

Procedure: Review of applications will begin October 15, 2010. (Based on the School’s needs and the availability of the selected candidate, this position is anticipated to have either a January 1st or June 1st start date.) Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and a list of at least four professional references with complete contact information. Materials should be directed to:

Ms. Ellen Collins, Director of Human Resources
Email Address: ellen_collins@mspp.edu
Postal Address: Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, 221 Rivermoor St., Boston, MA 02132

MSPP is cognizant of and has a commitment to fulfill its legal mandate as an equal employment opportunity institution. Further, the School values the educational benefits which devolve to students when the faculty is broadly representative of our diverse American society. Therefore, MSPP especially welcomes applications from candidates whose background may contribute to the further diversification of our faculty, including—but not limited to—characteristics of age, citizenship, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identification, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Candidates who possess personal characteristics that might be considered as diversifying elements among the faculty group are invited to identify themselves during the application process.

(Posted 7/23/10)

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MA/Faculty Positions 2010-2011 School Psychology Program [back to top]

The Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in Boston seeks one full-time or two part-time faculty members for its dynamic, practice-oriented School Psychology Program. MSPP now offers both specialist and doctoral (PsyD) level training. The program emphasizes integration of coursework and fieldwork, prevention, mental health, and social responsibility.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree, preferably in school psychology, and have a primary professional affiliation with the field of school psychology. The ideal candidate is an NCSP with exemplary work experience as a school psychologist and demonstrated skill in higher education teaching.

Desired areas of expertise include:

• instructional intervention;
• cognitive, affective and biological bases of behavior and learning;
• developmental neuropsychology;
• bilingual assessment and intervention;
• diversity and cross-cultural psychology;
• preschool services; and
• mental health policy and systems.

Responsibilities include doctoral project supervision, student advising, institutional committees, and field placement coordination. Community service, scholarship, and leadership within the professional community are all highly valued. Candidates must be available for teaching and advising during parts of July and August.

Send cover letter and CV to:

Bob Lichtenstein, Ph.D.
MSPP
221 Rivermoor Street
Boston, MA 02132

Applications will be reviewed when submitted, and considered until positions are filled.

MSPP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

(Posted 7/28/10)