Adjunct Faculty-Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology; PsyD

Adjunct Faculty – Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (PsyD)

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Work type: Adjunct Faculty
Location: Denver, CO
Categories: Faculty
Division: Graduate School of Professional Psychology

The University of Denver (DU) is a top-ranked, private university in a thriving city at the base of the Rocky Mountains. DU is the oldest independent university in the Rocky Mountain region, with approximately 11,500 students in undergraduate and graduate programs. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, the nation’s largest city park system, and a thriving and fast-growing business community, a Pew Research Study lists Denver as the #1 city in which people want to live.

The Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP) at DU was created in 1976 to house one of the first Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) programs in the country, under the then-new Vail training model (practitioner‑scholar). GSPP provides four specialized master’s programs:
Sport Coaching, Sport and Performance Psychology, Forensic Psychology, and International Disaster Psychology:
Trauma and Global Mental Health, as well as online certificates and continuing education. We also offer several fully online graduate certificates in sport, strength and conditioning, and fitness coaching.

The School also has a partially affiliated, APA‑accredited internship consortium, and several in‑house and satellite training clinics that serve Denver and the surrounding communities. As a professional school, GSPP promotes and utilizes high‑level pedagogy that integrates applied practice, theory, research, and scholarship. All GSPP programs provide comprehensive academic and applied training within an academic environment that values cooperation and collaboration and fosters critical thinking and self‑determined functioning.

GSPP has developed a collegial atmosphere with significant opportunities for creativity, teamwork, and innovation.

In 1976, GSPP became one of the first schools in the country to offer a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology. Since 1979, our inaugural degree has maintained accreditation by the American Psychological Association and has become one of the most competitive and comprehensive programs in the field of professional psychology. It is a dedicated, practice‑focused clinical psychology program built on four pillars: rigorous academic coursework, in‑house clinical work, community‑based clinical work, and departmental mentorship.

This approach produces well‑rounded professionals with the skills necessary to help transform communities and lives.

The PsyD program at the Graduate School of Professional Psychology is accepting applications for adjunct faculty instructors to teach a variety of courses in the 2025‑2026 academic year. This posting will serve for multiple openings.

Adjunct faculty are required to complete DU‑wide online training, plan and teach courses (some courses are on‑campus whereas others may be online using Zoom), be available to meet with students online or in‑person, respond to student questions, assign and grade papers and exams as appropriate, and adhere to all relevant DU policies and procedures.

• Master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology or related field
• Demonstrated current and relevant expertise

• Graduate degree in Clinical Psychology or a related field (must be a doctoral degree for required classes, may be a master’s degree for elective classes).
• Teaching experience at the graduate level

While the University's administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar’s website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).

Applications are currently being accepted and reviewed for all academic quarters.