Staff Psychologist - University Counseling Service

Required Education & Licensure:

Doctoral degree in either Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA-Accredited program.

Psychologist: Possession of a valid Iowa license as a psychologists within 18 months of hire date.

Required Qualifications:

• Psychologist: Relevant post-degree experience (typically 1-3 years) or satisfactory completion of a psychology doctoral internship.
• Extensive knowledge of evidence and theory based mental health counseling in assessment, crisis, individual, and group with a university/college student population.
• Extensive proficiency in planning and delivering outreach programs and consultation services on a university campus.
• Working knowledge of providing supervision to trainees.
• Extensive proficiency in the application of communication techniques and relationship building skills that develop the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Extensive proficiency in collaborating and interacting with individuals and groups while valuing the unique contribution of individuals.
• Working proficiency with office support tools and electronic medical records software (e.g., word processing, email, presentation software and spreadsheets, electronic health records); preferably Microsoft Office and Titanium EHR.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Working proficiency in empirically validated treatment modalities, principally Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and/or Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) in group and individual formats.
• Working proficiency with serious and complex mental health concerns and with mental health crises.
• Working proficiency with recovery associated with alcohol and other drug related disorders.
• Working proficiency with trauma-informed treatment modalities.
• Working proficiency with students who are Mandarin speaking; Asian Indian, Latino/Latina/Latinx, and/or GLBTQ.
• Knowledge and experience with infusing technology into the delivery of mental health services.
• Interest and/or experience in counseling center research.
• Working proficiency with students diagnosed on the autism spectrum and with pervasive developmental disorders.

Application Details:

• In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. This position is eligible for sponsorship, however, if your H-1B petition is subject to the September 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation, please note that the department will not cover the $100,000 payment associated with H-1B sponsorship, either at the time of hire or for international travel purposes. We encourage you to explore alternative pathways for work authorization. Our team is available to help identify options that may be suitable for your situation. For questions or additional information, please contact Ruth Appleton at ruth-appleton@uiowa.edu.

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