Position Title
Postdoctoral Resident

University
Duquesne University

Department
University Counseling Center

Salary Range
$26,288

Position Description
Duquesne University Counseling Center invites applications for two full-time, 12 month postdoctoral psychology resident positions starting August 1, 2010 (or as soon after that date as possible). This position provides the post-doctoral supervision requirements needed to obtain state licensure as a psychologist.

The University Counseling Center postdoctoral residency offers a training experience focused on clinical practice with primarily traditional-aged college students in a private, Catholic university. Clinical duties will include some after-hours on-call work. The residency also offers opportunities for outreach and consultation with students and DU staff/faculty, program development, and opportunities to gain experience with the administrative aspects of college mental health services. In this capacity, residents will occasionally be required to provide programs and/or attend University functions outside of regular business hours.

Minimum Qualifications
Ph.D./Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology. All requirements for doctorate must be completed prior to start date.

Desired Qualifications
College counseling experience preferred.

University Description
Duquesne University is a private, coeducational university, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania located on 48 secluded acres, on a bluff above downtown.

Founded in 1878 as a Catholic college by the Order of the Holy Spirit. It is the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the world.

At Duquesne, students attain a first-rate education, building close relationships with professors and participating in exciting research projects and internships.

In keeping with our Catholic-Spiritan vision, the University Core Curriculum emphasizes the students’ intellectual and ethical development through the liberal arts. Using the modes of inquiry particular to the humanities and the social and natural sciences, students expand their self-understanding and their knowledge of the world.

Science majors use modern laboratory equipment and technology, available at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In the liberal arts, faculty are involved in scholarship in many varied fields of study, conveying new ideas and theories in the classroom.

Pittsburgh area corporations, high-tech businesses, health systems and non-profit organizations recognize the quality of a Duquesne education, seeking our students for cooperative projects, internships, and jobs.

Region Description
Duquesne students enjoy the nearby cafés and shops of Carson Street, the South Side Works and Station Square. The cultural, athletic and business communities of downtown Pittsburgh are also close at hand.

For adventures further away, train and bus lines are convenient to the University and the Pittsburgh International Airport is about 30 minutes away.

Pittsburgh’s lively music scene runs from classical to rock: The renowned Pittsburgh Symphony and Pittsburgh Opera; Jazz clubs and festivals; Rock venues like the nearby Mellon Arena, Station Square or Post Gazette Pavilion; Duquesne University is plugged in to the city’s music scene: Nearly 20 members of our music faculty perform with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Duquesne’s WDUQ-FM is the premier area radio station for jazz; International rock and pop acts perform at Duquesne’s A.J. Palumbo Center.

World class art collections shine in The Carnegie Museums, which include the unusual Andy Warhol Museum and the Carnegie Science Center.

The Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center.
Art and crafts join with music during the Three Rivers Arts Festival, and other street fairs and festivals.
Musicals and dramas are presented in new and renovated theatres in the Pittsburgh Cultural District.

Required Application Materials
The candidate should send an application which includes a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and graduate transcripts to: Ian C. Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Director/Training Coordinator, Duquesne University Counseling Center, 308 Administration Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA 15282.

Application Deadline
January 04, 2010

Starting Date
August 01, 2010

Send Applications To:
Ian C. Edwards, Ph.D.

Mailing Address
Duquesne University Counseling Center, 308 Administration Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Phone Number
412-396-6204

Email Address
edwards181@duq.edu

Web Address
http://www.counselingcenter.duq.edu/postdoctoralresidency.html

This listing expires on:
11/22/2009