Rutgers University
Location
New Brunswick, NJ | United States
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Position Summary:
The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology ( GSAPP ), Rutgers University invites applications for Part-Time Lecturer ( PTL ) teaching positions to teach a summer-session course (Summer I, 2020) in Learning Disability: Psychological Assessment (18:821:558). The purpose of the course is to develop advanced competency skills in the administration of psychoeducational assessment of children, adolescents and adults. Building upon the assessment practices learned in a pre-requisite cognitive assessment course, students are required to integrate data from observations, interviews, and psychometric instruments for the development of an appropriate psychoeducational evaluation. The administration and scoring of the testing instruments in this course will address issues of reliability and validity, current practices, interpretation of results and recommendations across areas of educational, psychological, and neuropsychological performance. During this course, students will be assigned a case through the Psychological Services Clinic. Thus, the PTL will be responsible for course instruction, supervision of TA, and evaluation of student competencies, including feedback on behavioral performance and integrated reports.
The course would be taught in Summer Session 1, 2020 (May-June) with the possibility of recurring appointments. The position would be housed in the Department of Clinical Psychology.
Minimum Education and Experience:
A doctorate in psychology or related field relevant to course content area;
Strong communication and organizational skills
Demonstrated knowledge or expertise in the specific course content
Posting Number: 20FA0221
About Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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