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Staff, Faculty & Student Employment Opportunities

Staff, Faculty & 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 mental and behavioral health sciences 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 mental and behavioral health sciences 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). 

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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 the mental and behavioral health sciences.
  • 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. 

Open Positions

Staff Opportunities

Administrative Assistant - Social Work
Admissions Counselor

Faculty Opportunities

Assistant Professor - Social Work
Adjunct Faculty - Social Work
Adjunct Faculty - Psychology
Adjunct Faculty - Counseling

Student Employment Opportunities

Student Assistant I - Psychology
Student Assistant I - Psychology Department
Student Assistant - Clinic Manager I
Student Assistant - Dissertation Reviewer
Teaching Assistant ASMT 810 01, 02, 03 Psychometric Theory
Teaching Assistant PSYS 511 01 Social & Personality Psychology
Teaching Assistant - SOCW 601
Teaching Assistant - CLIN 839
Teaching Assistant - SOCW 602A & 602A
Teaching Assistant I - ASMT 800 01
Teaching Assistant I - ASMT 809 01, 02, 03 Intellectual Assessment
Teaching Assistant I - ASMT 800 01 Cultural Differences
Teaching Assistant - CLIN 800 02 & 03 Ethics in Clinical Psychology
Teaching Assistant I - CLIN 806 01 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Teaching Assistant I - PATH 701 01 Psychopathology Life Span
Teaching Assistant II - STAT 704 01 Statistics & Research Methods
Teaching Assistant I - CLIN 825 01, 03, Identity Discipline Culture
Teaching Assistant I ETHC 703 01 Clinical Emergencies
Teaching Assistant I CLIN 700 01 Learning Psychotherapy
Student Assistant I - Counseling
Teaching Assistant I CLIN 615 Counseling Skills
Student Assistant I - Counseling
Teaching Assistant II - Cognitive Psychology
Student Assistant II - Communications & Engagement
Tutor EPATT
On-call Exam Proctor
Student Assistant I - (Teaching/Research)
Student Assistant I - PhD Program
Student Assistant - SCC Consultant
Technical Support Assistant - Doctoral
Student Assistant - Graduate Writing Coach
Student Assistant - eClinic Manager
Teaching Assistant CLIN 839 01 Substance Use
Teaching Assistant CLIN 839 02 Substance Use
Teaching Assistant ASMT 861 01: Neuropsychology Assessment II
Teaching Assistant - TA I – CLIN 896 01
Teaching Assistant - SOW 600
Student Assistant - Program Manager
Research Assistant I - Psychology
Student Assistant I - Counseling
Student Assistant I - Counseling
Teaching Assistant I ASMT 800 03
Teaching Assistant I - ASMT 862 01 Clinical Neuropsychology
Teaching Assistant I - CLIN 803 01 Psychodynamic
Teaching Assistant I - CLIN 809 01 Intro Child Adolescent & Family Psychotherapy
Teaching Assistant I - CLIN 839 01 Substance Use & Addictive Disorders
Teaching Assistant I - CLIN 806 02 & 03 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Student Assistant I - Counseling
Teaching Assistant I - CLIN 715 01 Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Teaching Assistant I - CLIN 838 01, 02 LGBTQ Issues in Psychotherapy
Teaching Assistant I - PSYS 502 01 Cognitive Bases
Teaching Assistant I PSYS 500 01 History and Systems
Teaching Assistant I PSYS 700 01 Social Aspects of Behavior
Teaching Assistant I ETHC 700 01
Teaching Assistant I PSYS 802 01. Psychological Science
Teaching Assistant II MTHD 808 01 02
Teaching Assistant I CLIN 726 01 Couples & Family Therapy
Teaching Assistant I CLIN 727 01 Applied Health Psychology
Teaching Assistant I ASMT 700 01 Intellectual Assessment
Teaching Assistant I PSYS 543 01 Mental Health & Design in the Digital World
Teaching Assistant I CLIN 893 01 Provider Wellness
Teaching Assistant I CLIN 864 01, 02 Foundations of Clinical Trauma
Teaching Assistant I PSYS 801 Child & Adolescent Development
Teaching Assistant I PSYS 501 01 Child & Adolescent Development
Student Assistant I - Counseling
Student Assistant I - Counseling
Teaching Assistant II - MTHD 509 02 Research Methods & Statistics I
Teaching Assistant I - COUN 634
Student Assistant II - SGIC Archives Coordinator
Student Assistant I - Counseling
Teaching Assistant I - MHC PRAC 701
Teaching Assistant – SOCW 602B – Clinical Social Work Practice II
Student Assistant I - Consortium Student Council Member
Teaching Assistant I - SOCW 604 - Organizational & Community Practice
Teaching Assistant – SOCW 602B – Clinical Social Work Practice II

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 People Operations (HR) at peopleoperations@paloaltou.edu.

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. The Clinics @ PAU deliver 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.

In accordance with state and federal laws, all individuals seeking employment in the United States, whether citizens or non-citizens, must demonstrate their eligibility to work before beginning work.