Assistant Professor of Instruction (NTT)

University of Akron • Akron, OH

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About The Position

The University of Akron School of Counseling is hiring an Assistant Professor of Instruction (NTT) to support its graduate counseling programs. The School houses CACREP-accredited degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling, and a COAMFTE-accredited degree in Marriage & Family Therapy. Its mission includes preparing students to respect human dignity, fulfill their potential, understand counseling and educational processes, act ethically and competently, collaborate with related professionals, develop personally, and understand multicultural and diverse-society issues.

The position includes teaching graduate counseling courses, advising students, engaging in scholarly activities, and providing service at the program, school, college, university, community, and professional levels. Responsibilities include accreditation engagement and administrative functions as needed within the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program and the School of Counseling. The position is subject to collective bargaining agreement requirements. All work performed as a University employee is expected to be performed in Ohio. Offers are contingent on credential verification and satisfactory completion of a criminal background check.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP-accredited program. ABD candidates may be considered, but the doctorate must be conferred before the position start date; confirmation from the dissertation chair that the defense is scheduled may be required.
• Experience working with counseling graduate students in instruction, clinical supervision, and/or scholarly activities.
• Licensed or license eligible as a Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio.

Nice To Haves

• Involvement in or affiliation with professional counseling organizations, such as ACA, ACES, state-level associations, and/or subdivisions.
• Successful use of technology in in-person, hybrid, and online instruction and/or clinical supervision.
• A successful record of scholarly activities, such as publications, presentations, and/or grant writing.

Responsibilities

• Teach clinical and/or didactic graduate counseling courses.
• Advise students.
• Engage in scholarly activities in the counseling profession.
• Provide program-, school-, college-, university-, community-, and professional-level service.
• Participate in accreditation engagement and administrative functions as needed in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program and the School of Counseling.

What This Job Offers

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