Hiring for multiple positions. The Division of Student Life at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for as Staff Psychologist in the Student Counseling Center. Join a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians providing high quality, short-term individual and group therapy services at a thriving flagship University.
Start date may be immediately or through September 2025.
This exempt, 12-month, full-time; non-tenure track staff position is part of the Student Counseling Center, the university’s primary facility for personal counseling, psychotherapy, and mental health outreach and consultation services. The mission is to promote the psychological, educational, and social well-being of the students at the University of Tennessee and to help prepare them to be productive members of a global society. Staff Psychologists are key members of a multi-disciplinary clinical team of psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists providing both clinical services as well as supervision and instruction for the center’s diverse training programs.
The primary focus of a Staff Psychologist is providing short-term individual and group therapy to students enrolled at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Approximately 65 percent of the workload is direct clinical service via client care or clinical supervision (approximately 25 clinical hours pers week), with the remainder focused on documentation, administration, meetings, teaching training seminars, or engaging with the campus community via outreach and consultation services with faculty, staff, students, and families around mental health concerns. Clinical staff in the Center provide training/supervision for master's and doctoral level students in mental health professions and advanced clinical training/supervision for interns in the center's internship and post-doctoral residency in psychology.
The Student Counseling Center staff’s typical hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, with occasional opportunities for outreach or campus support on evenings and weekends.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.
UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.
The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.
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For best consideration applicants should submit the below materials before Monday, April 28, 2025.
About The College/Department/Division The Division of Student Life is comprised of an outstanding group of professionals who create student-centered opportunities that contribute to a transformative Volunteer Experience. These opportunities allow students to grow their skills and knowledge outside of the classroom. From health and wellness to service and engagement, we provide opportunities where students exemplify the Volunteer Spirit, inspiring others to learn, lead, and serve.
Our departments provide essential services that support student success and future growth, fostering engagement, leadership, and wellness while enhancing belonging. Together, they create transformative experiences that help students achieve both academic and personal goals.
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