Assistant Clinical Professor - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

University of Dayton, Ohio•Dayton, OH
•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Dayton Department of Counselor Education and Human Services is seeking applications for a full-time, 12-month, Assistant Clinical Faculty specializing in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. This position offers the opportunity to engage in the holistic development of future Clinical Mental Health Counselors within an integrative, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and mission-driven environment. The role involves mentoring and teaching highly motivated students. The Clinical Mental Health Counseling faculty teach in a CACREP-accredited M.S.Ed. program and offers opportunities for faculty engagement and growth through teaching, interprofessional collaboration, and curriculum, program, and community outreach development. The position is expected to teach graduate counseling courses, serve as Clinical Experience Coordinator, recruit, advise, and mentor graduate students, serve as co-faculty advisor for Chi Sigma Iota chapters, and provide service to the program, department, university, community, and profession. A commitment to inclusive excellence is also expected. Research is not required but is supported, and the School of Education and Health Sciences offers a pathway for promotion for clinical faculty. The program is grounded in Marianist values of community-building, service to others, and the common good, with a vision of advancing social justice, equity, and community through learning and health worldwide.

Requirements

  • Completed doctoral program coursework in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP-accredited program with anticipated completion within 1 year of hire
  • Licensed or license-eligible as an LPCC in the state of Ohio
  • Post-licensure clinical practice
  • Potential for excellence in: Teaching at the graduate level
  • Potential for excellence in: Advising and mentoring students
  • Potential for excellence in: Building and maintaining community partnerships
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

  • Earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision
  • Successful experience in teaching within the United States system of higher education at the graduate level
  • Successful experience using instructional technology within both face-to-face and online teaching (e.g. Canvas, Blackboard, Isidore, etc)
  • Successful experience as a clinical mental health practitioner in community mental health setting(s)
  • Successful experience with the scientist-practitioner model of training and practice
  • Successful experience employing active and inclusive learning strategies to foster and maintain student engagement
  • Experience working in a collaborative and/or interdisciplinary environments
  • Experience working with and/or teaching socially and culturally diverse communities
  • Experience advising and/or mentoring students
  • Experience providing supervision to counselor trainees
  • Experience recruiting individuals from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups
  • Current membership in professional organizations
  • Licensed professional clinical counselor with supervision designation (LPCC-S)
  • Proficiency in technology (e.g. Office Suite, Google Suite, AI, project management software, etc)
  • Effective interpersonal communication skills
  • Effective oral communication skills
  • Effective classroom management skills
  • Commitment to breadth of education including educating the whole person in the Marianist tradition and a commitment to social justice, inclusive excellence, and service to the community, university, and profession

Responsibilities

  • Teach graduate counseling courses on our Dayton and Columbus campuses (12 credits per term; fall, spring, & summer)
  • Work primarily from our main campus in Dayton, OH with one evening per week of teaching in Columbus (mileage provided)
  • Serve as Clinical Experience Coordinator (including but not limited to: site development, overseeing student placements, supervisor training, & clinical documentation)
  • Recruit, advise, and mentor graduate students
  • Serve as co-faculty advisor for Chi Sigma Iota chapters
  • Provide service to the program, department, university, community, and profession
  • Demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence

Benefits

  • Mileage provided for travel to Columbus campus
  • Competitive salary dependent upon qualifications
  • Summer teaching is a requirement of this 12-month position
  • Research is supported
  • Pathway for promotion for clinical faculty
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