
Launched in 2022, The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon represents a bold new approach to promote the behavioral health and wellness of children and adolescents in Oregon and beyond. Our Portland-based effort is currently looking for top professionals and researchers to drive our efforts.
Interested in working at the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health in Portland? Current openings are listed below.
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Child Behavioral Health
The Ballmer Institute has openings for multiple tenure-track faculty members. We will consider applicants at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level with tenure lines in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research focuses on strategies for reducing disparities in mental health outcomes or access to behavioral health services as a function of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or whose work evaluates behavioral health supports targeting youths who experience common forms of neurodiversity (e.g., attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], autism spectrum disorders) or disabilities common in special education settings (e.g., learning disabilities). Successful candidates will contribute to the research and educational mission and vision of the Ballmer Institute and the University of Oregon.
All positions will be located within the Ballmer Institute at the new University of Oregon campus in Northeast Portland.
Applications are due by October 1, 2023.
Assistant, Associate, or Full Clinical Professor
The Ballmer Institute has openings for multiple clinical professor faculty (assistant, associate, or professor rank). Clinical professor faculty serve as the essential link between teaching and practice. They are partners in delivering instruction, supervision of students, and the modeling and training of the child behavioral health specialist role within K12 schools, health care systems, and other community settings. Clinical professor faculty work in coordination with training site staff to deliver evidence-based interventions to promote well-being and prevent mental health problems from developing and worsening in children and adolescents. Individuals with experience in mental health screening, behavioral health promotion, evidence-based prevention and intervention approaches for youth mental health, and strategies to address disparities in access to behavioral health services for youth from historically and persistently underserved communities are encouraged to apply.
All positions will be located within the Ballmer Institute at the new University of Oregon campus in northeast Portland.
Application review begins December 1, 2023; position open until filled.
Clinical Partnership Liaison
The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health is accepting applications for a Clinical Partnership Liaison. The Clinical Partnership Liaison is a strategic partner to the Director of Child Behavioral Health Training providing academic expertise to manage, expand, and develop clinical partnerships across schools, hospitals and clinics, community agencies, and public health settings. In addition, the Clinical Partnership Liaison regularly interacts with the Director of Program Evaluation to support the institute’s efforts to evaluate the impact, acceptability, and effectiveness of the Child Behavioral Health Training Program.
This position is located within the Ballmer Institute at the University of Oregon Portland's new northeast campus.
Application review begins October 6, 2023; position open until filled.
Associate Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing
The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health is accepting applications for the Associate Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing. The associate director serves as the primary writer and storyteller for the institute by working closely with staff and faculty to help focus and amplify the effectiveness, consistency, and visibility of the institute’s activities. The associate director is responsible for sharing the priorities, communications, and marketing strategy and objectives with University Communications leadership while working to identify opportunities for coordination, collaboration, and amplification – particularly as it relates to earned media.
This position is located within the Ballmer Institute at the University of Oregon Portland's new northeast campus.
Application review begins October 11, 2023; position open until filled.
Academic and Career Advisor
The Ballmer Institute has an opening for a Eugene-based academic and career advisor. The Academic and Career Advisor helps students develop academic plans and goals, identifies barriers to retention and degree completion, leverages available resources, and provides guidance and support as students pursue their academic goals, attain their degrees, and begin their professional journeys. The Academic and Career Advisor works in a fast-paced, drop-in and appointment-based office setting delivering advising services on a year-round basis in both one-on-one and group settings. The Academic and Career Advisor must be culturally competent and able to work with all populations of students including first-generation, low income, historically underrepresented, transfer, LGBTQ, and students of color.
This position is located on-campus in Eugene, Oregon.
Application review begins September 15, 2023; position open until filled.
The University of Oregon is committed to cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion. The university encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status.
More information about working at the University of Oregon, including details about the benefits package for eligible employees, is available on the Human Resources website.