Title: Assistant / Associate Professor (Counseling Training Clinic Director)

Employee Classification: FA - Faculty 16 and 24 Pay

Pay Grade: FA 01

Division: Academic and Student Affairs

Subdivision: COE Deans Office

Department: College of Education

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

The Department of Leadership & Counseling (LDCN), in the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), is seeking applicants for a faculty member in Counseling who will serve as the Director of the Counseling Training Clinic. The candidate will need to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through their research, teaching, and service/outreach. A competitive salary will be based on qualifications and prior experience.

EMU is an R2 institution enrolling approximately 14,000 students and offers an outstanding benefits package, shared governance, and a collegial work environment. EMU’s distinct mix of comprehensive academic resources, strong community initiatives, and nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate research achievements set it apart. The EMU campus is in the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor community, five miles from downtown Ann Arbor, and 35 miles west of Detroit, MI and Windsor, Ontario.

The Department of Leadership & Counseling 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. The College of Education operates an in-house Clinical Suite that includes a Counseling Training Clinic, through which the Counseling programs provide clinical counseling services that are open to the community. Additional clinical counseling offerings include school-based counseling training clinics that serve several schools in the local community.

The Counseling Training Clinic Director has primary responsibilities for CTC operations, budget, and client services; CTC community engagement and relations; and student support and success vis a vis CTC clinical and instructional activities.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Teach contractual load of undergraduate and graduate courses as assigned by the department or school.

Assign and submit grades in accordance with established University schedules.

Keep posted office hours during the week which are scheduled at times most beneficial to students.

Provide academic advising to students, if applicable.

Serve on search committees for hiring of new faculty members, departmental committees and other service committees across the university.

Participate in activities such as student registration, orientation, convocations and commencements.

Attend and participate in scheduled departmental meetings and functions.

Provide other support service to the department, college and/or university, if applicable.

Engage in pursuits that enable them to remain current in their respective disciplines.

Engage in pursuits that help to further organize and contribute to growth of the body of knowledge in their respective disciplines, and/or to explore interdisciplinary implications.

Perform related Departmental duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates must have earned a doctorate degree in Counseling/Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited program or have experience teaching as a faculty member in a CACREP-accredited program
• A minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in the counseling profession
• A record of scholarly achievement commensurate with expectations at the appropriate rank in the Department of Leadership & Counseling
• Be immediately eligible for full professional counselor licensure in the state of Michigan
• Teaching and supervision experience at the graduate level
• A demonstrated record of commitment to, and achievement in, diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in clinical and/or higher education settings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience engaging with community and school partners to establish mental health outreach and services. Ability to advocate with external stakeholders and possible donors
• Administrative experience in higher education settings
• Evidence of professional engagement in counseling associations

Special Instructions:

Applicants should submit
• A cover letter that clearly speaks to each of the following:
o Clinical stance (including tele-mental health) and approach
o Approach to clinical supervision
o Commitment and work supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion, social justice in counseling
o Andragogical philosophy towards clinical training.
• A detailed curriculum vitae
• Names, titles, and telephone numbers of at least three professional references

Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

For more information contact Dr. Jacquelyn McGinnis, Search Committee Co-Chair, at jmcginnis@emich.edu or 734.487.3300, or Dr. Quentin Hunter, Search Committee Co-Chair at qhunter1@emich.edu.

Candidates will be expected to present official transcripts of their highest degree earned before hiring.

Multicultural experience is desired. Women and members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. EMU is an equal opportunity employer.

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