The University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Licensed Psychologist to join our growing team! This role offers a rewarding opportunity to support student mental health and contribute to a diverse university community. Under the supervision of the Director and Associate Director of Counseling Services, this clinician will:

• Provide individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, and psychological assessments to university students
• Offer clinical supervision and training for graduate students, doctoral psychology interns and postdoctoral trainees
• Engage in outreach, consultation, and psychoeducational programming for students, faculty, and staff
• Work within a generalist treatment model with a strong multicultural emphasis.
• Maintain records and services in accordance with professional ethics, legal standards, and university policies

Required Qualifications

Psychologist I - Doctorate Degree in clinical or counseling psychology to include a doctoral internship AND experience gained during the course of the degree program and related practicums/internships/postdocs is sufficient to qualify.

Psychologist II - Doctorate Degree in clinical or counseling psychology to include a doctoral internship AND three (3) years of related licensed work experience to include clinical supervisory experience OR in a specialty function.

Psychologist III - Doctorate Degree in clinical or counseling psychology to include a doctoral internship AND five (5) years of related licensed work experience to include a minimum of two (2) years clinical supervisory experience.

Licensure

Licensed Psychologist in the State of Nevada within one (1) year of employment.

If the incumbent does not hold a Nevada psychologist License at time of appointment, the incumbent will be shown as a “Psychotherapist”, Grade C until they are licensed in the state of Nevada. Licensing must take place within one (1) year of the date of appointment. Failure to earn a Nevada Psychologist License within one year will result in termination of the appointment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing psychotherapy, case management, crisis intervention, and group therapy to individuals with psychopathology
• Program development, implementation, and evaluation
• Experience working in a college counseling center
• Experience providing clinical supervision
• Strong organizational and presentation skills
• Knowledge, skills, and experience practicing with a high degree of professional ethics and standards as stated by applicable professional organizations, as well as state and federal law
• Knowledge of APA multicultural guidelines that govern psychological practice
• Skilled in providing clinical supervision for psychologists and psychology trainees
• Excellent oral written and communication skills
• Good empathic, interpersonal communication skills, particularly for diverse community members within and outside of the university

Compensation

Psychologist I – III starts at $95,510

Unlicensed Psychotherapist starts at $89,510.40

Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience internal equity and budgets. To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade. Administrative Faculty – C

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 17.50% contribution is generously matched by the University.   With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!  All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada. 

Perks of Working at UNR

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance – Faculty Benefits
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.  E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center
• Reno is proud to be a University town! Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Several Diversity Committees and Affinity Groups focusing on campus-wide diversity initiatives to ensure we are working to create a diverse and welcoming campus climate. Diversity Groups
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate
• No state income tax!

Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.  Faculty Grants-in-Aid

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

Our Center

The University of Nevada Counseling Services is a growing university counseling center that provides individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, psychological assessment, outreach including educational workshops and presentations, general consultation and sport psychology consultation, and referrals to community health care providers. These services are undertaken in accordance with the following mission – the mission of Counseling Services is to provide psychological services to University of Nevada Reno students to support and facilitate their personal and academic success and development. 

We invite you to take a moment to see a short video about our center here.

For more information about our department, please visit: https://www.unr.edu/counseling.

Contact Information

Search Coordinator, Luiza Eilenfeldt at [email protected]

Search Coordinator, Alyson Castro at [email protected]