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Staff Psychologist- Student Counseling Center- UTK

Position Number: 6554284
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Counseling

Staff Psychologist- Student Counseling Center- UTK
Knoxville, TN, United States

Job Identification: 5001
Job Category: Medical
Posting Date: 09/08/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 1800 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US (On-site)

Job Description
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 therapy services at a thriving flagship University.

Start date may be immediately or through January 2025.

This exempt, year-round, 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. The Staff Psychologist is a key member of the multi-disciplinary clinical team providing both clinical services and supervision for the center's diverse training programs.

Responsibilities
Performs all functions of a campus comprehensive counseling center team member in a multi-disciplinary setting. Staff Psychologists provide individual and group therapy while also engaging with the campus community via outreach and consultation services with faculty, staff, students, and families around mental health concerns. Psychologists in the center also 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.

Approximately 65 percent of work load is direct clinical service via client care or clinical supervision, with the remainder focused on documentation, administration, meetings, outreach, or teaching training seminars. 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.

Qualifications
What We Require:

Education: Doctoral Degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA Accredited Degree Program (Ph.D. or Psy.D.)

Experience: Licensed as a clinical psychologist, health service provider in the State of Tennessee, or ability to obtain license and meet all full licensure qualifications before start date. Candidate must show evidence of having passed the Examination for Professional Psychology Practice before start date.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Ability to assess and intervene with students in emotional crisis
Ability to provide individual and group counseling/psychotherapy
Ability to provide clinical supervision of psychology students in training
Ability to provide outreach programming on topics related to college student mental health
Ability to provide consultation concerning college student mental health
Ability to fulfill job functions in a culturally competent manner

What We Prefer:

Experience: Independently licensed as a clinical psychologist, health service provider for 2 years or more.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Experience with college student population or knowledge about issues relevant to college students
Experience working with populations represented among the student body of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Application Process: Please submit an application, vita/resume (with month and dates of employment/experience), cover letter, contacts for three professional references, and any additional materials via the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Human Resources, application website. https://hr.utk.edu/staff-positions/

Academic transcripts and examination results or licensure verification required prior to an official offer. Questions may be directed to counselingcenter@utk.edu

About Us
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.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

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