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
- Administrative Assistant
- Clinical Supervisor (part-time)
- Clinical Supervisor (SGIC)
- MIT Manager
- Program Manager - Department of Counseling
Faculty Opportunities
- Assistant/Associate Professor of Counseling (CES Doctoral Program)
- Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology (2 positions)
- Assistant Professor of Counseling MA Program (2 positions)
- Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology Black/African American and/or ethnic and racial minority mental health (2 positions)
- Scholar Educator Assistant Professor of Counseling MA Program (2 positions)
- Scholar Educator Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology
Student Employment Opportunities
- Content Writer for Programs
- IT Help Desk Support
- Student Assistant - AANAHPI Task Force
- Student Assistant - Admissions Assistant
- Student Assistant - Clinic Manager
- Student Assistant - Counseling
- Student Assistant - Counseling Dept.
- Student Assistant - DEI Student Advisory Board
- Student Assistant - Registrar Assistant
- Student Assistant - SCC Consultant
- Student Assistant - SCC Student Manager
Teaching Assistant Opportunities
- ASMT 501 01 – Psychopathology & Psychodiagnosis II
- ASMT 501 02 – Psychopathology & Psychodiagnosis II
- ASMT 702 01 Psych Asmt III: Integrated Batteries Adult
- ASMT 815 01, 02, 03 – Assessment of Personality
- ASMT 860 01 – Neuropsychological Assessment I
- ASMT 864 01 – Neuroanatomy and Neuroimaging
- CLDV 800 01 – Cultural Diff: Cross Cultural Issues in Psychology
- CLIN 501 01 – Prof. Stndrs I: Identity Discipline Culture
- CLIN 508 01 – Introduction to Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Approaches
- CLIN 621- Group Counseling Skills (Sections 1-9)
- CLIN 707 01 – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Mood Disorders
- CLIN 711 01 – Psychological Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
- CLIN 723 01 - Psych Asmt III: Integrated Test Batteries Child and Adolescent
- CLIN 728 01 - Child/Adolescent III: Child Psychotherapy
- CLIN 750 01 – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- CLIN 802 01 – Introduction to Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Approaches
- CLIN 802 02 – Introduction to Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Approaches
- CLIN 802 03 – Introduction to Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Approaches
- CLIN 803 01 – Psychodynamic Psychotherapy I
- CLIN 807 01 – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy II
- CLIN 809 01 – Intro to Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychotherapy
- CLIN 811 01 – Psychodynamic Therapy II
- CLIN 827 01 – Prof. Stndrs III: Internship Prep & Advising
- CLIN 830 01 – Adv Ethics & Prof. Issues in Forensic Psychology
- CLIN 832 01 – Forensic Psychology II
- CLIN 835 01 – Supervision, Administration, and Management in Behavioral Health
- CLIN 839 01 – Substance Use & Addictive Disorders
- CLIN 849 01 – Dev. Psychopathology: Adolescence through Emerging Adulthood
- CLIN 852 01 – Health Psychology II
- CLIN 882 01 – Serious Mental Illness
- CLIN 883 01 – Mental Health Disparities
- CLIN 886 01 – Assessment and Treatment of Trauma in Children and Adolescents
- ETHC 702 01 – Critical Issues in Clinical Psychology
- INTR 700 01 – Intro to Internship Prep
- PATH 700 01 - Psychopathology Acros the Life Span: Child & Adolescent
- PSYS 509 01 – Psychopharmacology
- PSYS 540 01 – Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents
- PSYS 707 01 – History and Systems
- PSYS 719 01 – Psychopharmacology for Psychologists
- PSYS 720 01 – FPS II: Cognitive Bases of Behavior
- PSYS 740 01 – Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents
- PSYS 800 01, 02, 03 – Psy. Sci. II: History and Systems
- PSYS 809 01 – Psy. Sci. III: Bio Bases of Behavior II: Psychopharmacology
- PSYS 809 02 – Psy. Sci. III: Bio Bases of Behavior II: Psychopharmacology
- PSYS 809 03 – Psy. Sci. III: Bio Bases of Behavior II: Psychopharmacology
- PSYS 811 03 - Psy. Sci. III: Social & Personality Psychology
- PSYS 850 01 – Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents
- STAT 511 01, 02 – Research Methods and Statistics III
- STAT 706 01 – Statistics & Research Methods II
- STAT 810 01 – Research Methods & Statistics III
- STAT 810 02, 03 – Research Methods & Statistics III
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.