Assistant/Associate Professor and Program Director of Counseling Psychology

Ball State University • Muncie, IN

20h • $65,000 - $82,000

About The Position

The Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology, and Counseling at Ball State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The successful candidate will serve as Program Director of the department’s APA-accredited Counseling Psychology PhD program.

The position includes teaching courses in the counseling psychology and counseling core and other courses aligned with the candidate’s expertise, as well as participating in departmental clinic training. The faculty member will conduct, publish, and present scholarly research; keep current with developments in their specialty and incorporate them into teaching; and contribute to the intellectual and professional life of the department, College of Health, university, and surrounding community through service and outreach.

The department trains scientist-professional counseling psychologists to support people within their relationships, communities, and broader contexts. Its mission emphasizes research, practice, service, and teaching grounded in developmental, systems, holistic, and strength-based approaches. The department is housed in Ball State’s College of Health, which promotes interprofessional education, practice, and research and partners with regional communities for immersive learning and research.

The position is based at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The anticipated start date is August 23, 2027. Employer sponsorship will be considered.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate in counseling psychology from an APA-accredited Counseling Psychology program by August 15, 2027; ABD candidates will be considered if all degree requirements are completed by that date.
• Professional competence to teach advanced doctoral practicum and other program courses as needed.
• Competence in a counseling psychology specialty area, demonstrated by publications and professional conference presentations.
• Eligible for licensure as a Health Service Provider in Psychology in Indiana.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to contribute to the department’s counseling psychology scientist-professional training model.
• Demonstrated research, teaching, and mentoring experience with graduate students.
• Prior leadership and administrative experience.
• Ability to contribute across the department’s graduate programs by mentoring students, facilitating immersive learning experiences, and teaching or training students in advanced counseling interventions, psychological assessment, health psychology, couples and families, multicultural issues, and/or children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Program Director of the APA-accredited Counseling Psychology PhD program.
• Teach courses in the counseling psychology and counseling core, as well as courses consistent with teaching expertise in relevant areas.
• Participate in departmental clinic training activities.
• Provide clinical supervision to doctoral students in the department’s training clinic.
• Conduct, publish, and present scholarly research.
• Keep abreast of recent scholarly developments in areas of specialty and incorporate them into teaching.
• Contribute to the intellectual and professional life of the department, College of Health, Ball State University, and the surrounding community through service and preventative, developmental, and outreach activities.
• Participate in local and national professional service activities.

Benefits

• 12 paid sick days per year.
• 10 holidays per year.
• Six weeks of paid parental leave.
• Affordable health and dental insurance.
• Long-term disability and life insurance plans.
• Retirement benefits.
• Coverage of 90% of the undergraduate tuition for the employee’s child or children at Ball State University, beginning on the employee’s first day.
• Eligible participants in the MakeMyMove relocation program may receive up to $5,000 in relocation cash, co-working space, access to the Ball State University Library, a one-semester Rec Fit pass, discounted athletics tickets, help connecting to local resources, an opportunity for board participation, and a six-month YMCA membership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree