Description

THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR A TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION AT THE RANK OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (OTHER RANKS CONSIDERED).  All applicants must hold a Ph.D. or Psy.D. from an APA-accredited program, have completed an APA-accredited internship, and hold a CA psychology license or be license-eligible.  Clinical area of specialization is open, though we are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise maps well onto our health psychology specialization.  Candidates would be primarily responsible for research mentoring, teaching, and clinical supervision.  Ideally, applicants will have an active research program, publication track record, and prior experience teaching/supervising graduate students.  A demonstrated ability/potential to pursue extramural research funding is also desirable.

Loma Linda University is a health sciences university and its Medical Center, one of the main health-care institutions in Southern California, is the flagship of a large system of health care institutions around the world.  The Chronicle of Higher Education recently named LLU a “Great College to Work For” for the eighth time in nine years, and LLU was placed on the honor roll of institutions for the third straight year, making it one of only 14 institutions nationwide to receive this distinction this year.  The Department of Psychology is housed within the School of Behavioral Health and includes only APA-accredited Ph.D. and Psy.D. programs in clinical psychology.  Loma Linda is conveniently situated near mountains, beaches, Palm Springs, and downtown Los Angeles.

Loma Linda University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Loma Linda University is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist church.  Applicants must be supportive of the LLU mission statement (http://www.llu.edu/central/mission.page).

Requirements

Applicants should send a letter of interest, vitae, representative reprints/preprints, and names/contact information for at least three references to: Dr. Maya Boustani, Chair, Faculty Search Committee, at mboustani@llu.edu.  The Faculty Search Committee may request supplemental application materials from applicants.  This position is pending final budgetary approval.  Review of applications will begin immediately, with an anticipated start date of September 2026 (though some flexibility in start date is possible).  

For more information, please visit:

https://behavioralhealth.llu.edu/faculty/department-psychology