Staff, Faculty and Student Employment Opportunities
ABOUT PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY
Palo Alto University (PAU), a private, non-profit university located in the heart of Northern California’s Silicon Valley, is dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues in the fields of psychology and counseling to equitably meet the needs of today’s diverse communities. PAU offers undergraduate and graduate programs with online, hybrid and residential options. An engaged faculty, who make significant contributions to their fields and thrive as teachers and mentors, prepare practitioners, researchers and leaders through rigorous educational programs, research and extensive hands-on clinical practice opportunities. When you put all of this together, PAU creates a legacy of confident, competent, and compassionate professionals who are at the forefront of psychology and counseling and make a difference every day in the lives of others.
PAU was founded in 1975 as the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP), an independent, professional school and re-incorporated as Palo Alto University in August 2009. Continuously accredited since 1986 by WASC, PAU’s doctoral programs are accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) and its master’s in counseling programs by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
The following current positions are available:
Staff Opportunities
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Faculty Opportunities
Student Employment Opportunities
- Admissions Student Assistant
- Clinic Manager
- Financial Aid Advisory Group - Student Assistant
- Math & Literacy Tutor
- Project Coordinator
- Research Assistant - Statistics
- Research Assistant
- Research Assistant
- Senior Clinic Manager
- Student Assistant - SCC
- Student Council Officer - PsyD
- Student Assistant - Dissertation Formatting Editor
- Student Assistant - Library Assistant
- Student Assistant - Notetaker
- Student Assistant - PhD Program
- Student Assistant - Project Coordinator
- Student Assistant - Project Coordinator
- Student Assistant - Psychology Department
- Student Assistant - Research Assistant
- Student Assistant - Statistics Consultation Center
- Student Support Circle Facilitator
- Study Assessor
- Teaching Assistant - ASMT 700 01 Psychological Assessment I: Intellectual Assessment
- Teaching Assistant - ASMT 800 Sections 01, 02 & 03 -Psychopathology & Psychodiagnosis I
- Teaching Assistant - ASMT 809 Sections 01 & 03 - Intellectual Assessment
- Teaching Assistant - ASMT 860 01 Clinical Neuropsychology I
- Teaching Assistant - ASMT 809 02 - Intellectual Assessment
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 500 01 - Ethics in Clinical Psychology
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 621- Group Counseling Skills (Sections 1-10)
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 680 01 - Psychopharmacology
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 700 01 - Learning Psychotherapy: An Integrated Approach I
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 715 01 - Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 726 01 - Couples & Family Therapy
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 727 01 - Medical Illness & Psychological Symptoms
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 745 01 & 02 - Clinical Perspectives on Trauma Psychology
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 800 01 & 02 - Ethics in Clinical Psychology
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 803 01 - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy I
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 806 Section 01 - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy I
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 806 Sections 02 & 03 - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy I
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 809 01 - Intro to Child Adolescent & Family Psychotherapy
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 826 01 & 02 - Prof. Stndrs II: Practicum Prep & Advising
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 838 01 - LGBTQ Issues in Psychotherapy
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 839 01 - Substance Abuse & Addictive Disorders
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 825 Sectionss: 01, 02, 03 Prof. Stndrs I: Identity Discipline Culture
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 864 01 & 02 - Foundations of Clinical Trauma Psychology
- Teaching Assistant - CLIN 880 01 - Community Mental Health I
- Teaching Assistant - CLVD 800 01 -
- Teaching Assistant - COUN 605 Section 07 - Child & Adolescent
- Teaching Assistant - COUN 634 Sections 02 and 03 – Diagnosis
- Teaching Assistant - COUN 630 Section 10 - Crisis & Trauma Counseling
- Teaching Assistant - COUN 630 Section 04 - Crisis & Trauma
- Teaching Assistant - ETHC 700 01 - Foundations of Ethics & Professional Psychological Practice
- Teaching Assistant - ETHC 703 01 - Adv. Prof. Issues: Clinical Emergencies & Crises
- Teaching Assistant - MTHD 509 01 - Research Methods and Statistics I
- Teaching Assistant - MTHD 509 02 - Research Methods and Statistics I
- Teaching Assistant - MTHD 808 01 - Research Methods & Statistics I
- Teaching Assistant - MTHD 808 02 - Research Methods & Statistics I
- Teaching Assistant - MTHD 808 03 - Research Methods & Statistics I
- Teaching Assistant - PATH 701 01 - Psychopathology Life Span: Middle Yrs & Older
- Teaching Assistant - PRAC 701 - Supplemental Assessment Training
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 500 01 - History and Systems
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 501 01 & 02 Child & Adolescent Development
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 507 01 & 02 - Adult Development and Aging
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 511 01 Social & Personality Bases of Behavior
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 700 01 - FPS 1: Social Aspect of Behavior
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 710 01 - Biological Bases of Behavior
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 802 01, 02 & 03 - Psychological Science I: Cognitive Bases of Behavior
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 801 01, 02 & 03 - Psy. Sci. I: Child & Adolescent Development
- Teaching Assistant - PSYS 807 01, 02 & 03 - Psychological Science III: Adult Dev & Aging
- Teaching Assistant - STAT 704 01 - Statistics & Research Methods I
- Undergraduate Transfer Advisor
WHY WORK AT PAU?
Apply for employment at PAU if you:
- Believe in our mission to prepare students to address pressing and emerging issues that equitably meet the needs of our ever-changing human condition, through education, research, and training in psychology and counseling.
- Want to work at a compassionate organization that is committed to equity, inclusion and belonging; community and excellence.
- Care about working for a university in which students are guided by engaged faculty who make significant contributions to their field, lead research efforts into cutting-edge areas, shape our curriculum based on the most current needs of the profession, and thrive as teachers and mentors.
- PAU sees diversity in its staff and faculty as very important to serving its diverse student body. In compliance with law, the University practices non-discrimination in all its employment practices from recruitment to promotion, etc. PAU fully recognizes that there continues to be systemic racism in American society and seeks to contribute meaningfully to its end.
HOW TO APPLY TO A JOB AT PAU?
Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities at Palo Alto University. If you are interested in applying for a job listing, please upload your resume and cover letter using the “apply” link on the job posting.
Palo Alto University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resources at hr@paloaltou.edu or 650-433-3881.
PAU has many collaborative partnerships with community organizations and institutions, including Stanford School of Medicine, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other mental health care organizations. PAU’s Gronowski Center teaching clinic delivers low-cost mental health services to the local community while also providing valuable, supervised training to PAU graduate students. In addition, PAU sponsors several academic research centers devoted to child mental health, evidence-based care for LGBTQ clients, excellence in diversity and community care, and internet-based global healthcare.