Our last few clinical hires resulted in some really amazing candidates, all of who accepted our offers. But we are located about 25 mi. west of Philadelphia so we attract candidates who were raised in the area & who want to return. We get people coming off post docs & internships in area Ph.D. granting universities & teaching hospitals (of which there are many), and we get people who want an area where their spouses can find employment whether it be in academia, medicine, business, etc. So as in real estate, I think it's all about l about location, location, location!"
Ed Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/ Husband, father, grandfather, bluegrass fiddler, banjoist & biopsychologist............... in approximate order of importance Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 7:05 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] clinical Ph.Ds? > > Have a question about new clinical Ph.Ds. We have been advertising > this year for someone in clinical psych who can come aboard our > undergrad program here. It is a teaching/research university but there > is not the high pressure that others face for grants and publications. > We have had a lot of trouble just getting qualified, new Ph.D. clinical > folks to apply and I am wondering if this is peculiar to us or if > others have had similar problems. Are new clinical Ph.Ds not > interested in academic positions at all these days? Maybe the practice > opportunities are much more attractive? We have advertised in the usual > places but maybe there other places to put the ad than the chronicle > and apa and aps publications? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Our > applicants are totally off base (not clinical, etc.) and/or we have > fewer new ph.d. clinicians applying. I wish this were an April first > joke, but it is just a real challenge in building our program. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24735 or send a blank email to leave-24735-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
