Jobs at the University of Houston – Clear Lake

Position Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Counselling

About the University of Houston – Clear Lake

The University of Houston–Clear Lake (UHCL) is a four-year state university and one of four distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 524 acres (2.12 km²) in the cities of Pasadena and Houston, Texas, with a branch campuses in Pearland and Texas Medical Center. In overall, UHCL has an enrollment of nearly 9,000 students for fall 2018. The U.S. News & World Report ranks the university No. 61 in its 2019 Regional Universities (West) rankings.

Roles and responsibilities

In particular, the postdoctoral fellow will perform the following duties

• Provides culturally responsive therapy services to students. Basically, duties include brief individual personal therapy, group therapy, and couples therapy; and crisis intervention services for psychological crises on campus. Maintains appropriate confidential files of counseling clients.
• Plans and implements workshops, seminars, and other structured psycho-educational and outreach programs designed to enhance academic, personal, and career development
• Participates in supervision, case conference, research, and professional development activities to maintain and enhance old skills, learn new skills, and contribute to the counseling profession.
• Also, plans and carries out a special project to enhance programming delivery of counseling services and develop and implement appropriate program evaluation.
• Provides supervision and didactic training to practicum trainees and doctoral interns.
• Furthermore, performs additional tasks as assigned.

Required qualifications

In order to qualify for the selection process, candidates must have the following criteria

• Must have completed all requirements for Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology or related field, including a doctoral internship in Health Service Psychology.
• Experience in providing outpatient therapy and assessment to adults as well as the ability to relate empathically, effectively, and consistently with a diverse student population.
•  Solid understanding of evidence-based psychological theory & practice.
• Ability to interact and effectively communicate with students, faculty, staff, and community. Also, the ability to develop, organize, facilitate, and evaluate programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Furthermore, the ability and willingness to provide high-quality psychological services to UHCL students inclusive of all cultural identities.