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Eastern Michigan University Assistant Professor (Counseling) in Ypsilanti, Michigan
Title: Assistant Professor (Counseling) Employee Classification: FA - Faculty 16 and 24 (Pay) Pay Grade: FA 01 Division: Academic and Student Affairs Department: College of Education Campus Location: Main Campus General Summary Eastern Michigan University's Department of Leadership and Counseling in the College of Education is inviting applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Counseling. The department offers CACREP-accredited master's degree programs in college counseling and student affairs, school counseling, and clinical mental health counseling. These programs are committed to developing professional counselors who actively promote the well-being of individuals, institutions, and communities through the application of knowledge and skills enhancing the diversity, dignity, and development of the clients and communities they serve. We operate an in-house Counseling Training Clinic that is open to the community as well as a School-Based Counseling Training Clinic that serves several schools in the local community. Our mission as a Counseling Program is to prepare graduates to work as professional counselors in higher education, K-12 school, and clinical mental health settings, using multiple modalities with diverse students and clients presenting with a range of concerns including addressing mental and emotional disorders. We seek to foster helping professionals who intentionally create inclusive spaces of responsiveness, respect, and appreciation for all forms of diversity, developing cultural proficiency in the service of promoting mental health and wellness to benefit local and global communities. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Teach and advise graduate students in CACREP-accredited college counseling/student affairs, school, and clinical mental health programs. Engage in scholarship and professional, community, and university service activities. These tenure-track positions require in-person, on-site engagement in teaching, service, and professional activities on campus. Minimum Qualifications: At a minimum, candidates must have earned a doctorate degree by August 2024 in Counseling/ Counselor Education, from a CACREP-accredited program or have experience teaching as a full time faculty member in a CACREP program. We are looking for clinicians who value ethical practice, teaching, and research simultaneously, with experience teaching across the CACREP core areas, a demonstrated commitment to social justice, equity, and inclusion, and preparing counselors from marginalized populations. Candidates should have an established research agenda. In addition, candidates must identify with the counseling profession, as evidenced by professional memberships and leadership activities and must be eligible for licensure as a professional counselor in Michigan. Preferred Qualifications: Position #1 A generalist with a background in clinical mental health is strongly desired. Additional desired qualifications include significant experience in counseling practice and supervision, cultural humility, understanding of trauma informed frameworks, desire for innovation, and a sense of humor. Expertise in counseling children and adolescents, gender and sexual violence, neurodiversity, working with inpatient populations, integrated behavioral health, and/or community programming would be welcomed. Position #2 College counseling/student affairs experience is strongly desired. Additional desired qualifications include significant experience in student affairs & higher education, counseling practice and supervision, cultural humility, understanding of trauma informed frameworks, desire for innovation, and a sense of humor. Expertise in career development, counseling emerging adults, suicide prevention and education, neurodiversity, facilitating internships, and/or student affairs would be welcomed. Special Instructions: A competitive salary will be based on qualifications and prior experiences with a tenure-track