Assistant Professor of Practice - Counseling

What you'd do

• Teach up to three courses each fall and spring semester across undergraduate and graduate programs
• Contribute to the department's core curriculum and develop graduate and undergraduate courses in areas of expertise.
• Deliver instruction online (asynchronously and synchronously) and face-to-face at any university campus (Commerce, Dallas, Plano).
• Pursue certifications, trainings, and workshops that demonstrate commitment to effective and innovative pedagogy.
• Stay current on trends and best practices in counseling and one's area(s) of expertise.
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students.
• Respond to student inquiries within established university, college, and department expectations, and provide timely, meaningful feedback on assignments, assessments, and evaluations.
• Foster a supportive learning environment that promotes student persistence, competency attainment, and timely completion of coursework.
• Perform other duties as assigned.SERVICE & INSTITUTIONAL ENGAGEMENT
• Participate collegially in departmental, college, and university committees; institutional effectiveness initiatives; accreditation activities; strategic priorities; and other service responsibilities as assigned.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to implement departmental initiatives and programs.

What they want

• Earned doctoral degree in counseling/counselor education; have a related doctoral degree and have been employed as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year before July 1, 2013; have been employed as a full-time doctoral-level faculty member in a CORE-accredited master’s program before July 1, 2017; or have graduated from a rehabilitation doctoral program before January 1, 2018.
• Academic background (e.g., teaching, research, service) commensurate with the rank of Assistant Professor of Practice.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity or potential for scholarly productivity in research/creative activity commensurate with rank.
• Evidence of effective teaching or teaching potential at the university level, including online and in-person graduate-level instruction.
• Active and sustained memberships in professional counseling organizations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to travel to any university instruction site (e.g., Commerce, Dallas, Plano).
• Relevant professional counseling credentials (e.g., licensed professional counselor, licensed professional counselor-supervisor, licensed chemical dependency counselor, certified school counselor, registered play therapist supervisor, registered play therapist, etc.) or licensure/certification eligibility with a commitment to obtain within the first year of their academic appointment.