Faculty, Department of Clinical Counseling

Charleston Southern University•North Charleston, SC

About The Position

Charleston Southern University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track, open-rank faculty position in its Master of Science in Clinical Counseling program. Rank may be Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. The faculty member will also serve as Program Director for the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, with the first doctoral cohort planned for Fall 2027. The role combines teaching, advising, supervision, scholarship, service, and program development with academic and administrative leadership of the doctoral program. The Program Director will receive release time from faculty responsibilities to administer the doctoral program, consistent with the 2024 CACREP Standards, and will lead it through launch, its first cohort, and initial accreditation. The Master of Science in Clinical Counseling is a CACREP-accredited, 60-credit graduate program that prepares students for professional practice as Licensed Professional Counselors. Delivered primarily online with required synchronous interaction, the program emphasizes clinical competence, professional identity, client-centered care, leadership, and advancement of the mental health profession in a Christian educational environment. Its mission is to educate compassionate and highly motivated individuals who provide client-centered care, act as agents of change, serve as community leaders, and advance the mental health profession; it aims to prepare clinicians who are clinically competent and biblically sound. The successful candidate will provide overall academic leadership for the Ph.D. program. Duties include leading institutional approval and accreditation processes, establishing doctoral policies and research mentoring structures, coordinating practicum and internship experiences, maintaining program documentation and standards alignment, coordinating scheduling and faculty assignments, monitoring student and program outcomes, and leading recruitment and onboarding of the inaugural cohort. The Program Director will collaborate with the Clinical Counseling Program Director and other university personnel, represent the doctoral program to internal and external stakeholders, and contribute to its strategic planning and long-term growth. Faculty members are expected to support Charleston Southern University’s Christian mission and appropriately integrate faith into teaching, mentoring, scholarship, service, and professional responsibilities. Applicants should submit a letter of interest addressing the qualifications and vision for launching and leading the Ph.D. program, a curriculum vitae, statements on Christian faith and faith integration and on teaching and supervision philosophy, unofficial graduate transcripts, and contact information for three professional references. Official transcripts are required upon hire.

Requirements

Earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP-accredited program.
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or equivalent professional counseling licensure, with eligibility for LPC licensure in South Carolina.
Demonstrated experience teaching graduate-level counseling courses.
Demonstrated knowledge of counselor education, clinical counseling, and supervision.
Demonstrated scholarly activity appropriate to the faculty rank sought and consistent with university appointment and promotion standards.
Demonstrated academic leadership, program coordination, or administrative experience in counselor education.
Evidence of professional engagement in counseling or counselor education.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students, administrators, and community partners.
Demonstrated commitment to integrating Christian faith and professional education.
Commitment to the mission, vision, and core values of Charleston Southern University.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching in a CACREP-accredited counselor education program.
Experience with doctoral-level counselor education and supervision.
Experience developing or administering a graduate or doctoral program.
Experience with CACREP accreditation, program evaluation, and continuous improvement.
Experience supervising counseling students and/or counselor education students.
Established record of scholarly publication and professional presentation.
Demonstrated leadership within professional counseling or counselor education organizations.
Experience mentoring doctoral students through research and dissertation processes.
Experience chairing doctoral dissertations to completion.
Experience writing a CACREP self-study or leading a program through a CACREP site visit.
Experience with online and/or synchronous graduate education.
Evidence of successful academic program development, assessment, recruitment, or strategic planning.

Responsibilities

Teach graduate-level counseling courses in the MSCC program and, as appropriate, the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision program.
Integrate Christian faith and professional counseling knowledge into teaching, advising, scholarship, and student mentoring in accordance with the university’s mission and values.
Advise and mentor graduate students on academic progress, professional development, licensure preparation, research, and career planning.
Participate in student assessment, evaluation, remediation, and professional disposition processes as appropriate.
Participate in clinical supervision and/or counselor education supervision activities consistent with qualifications and program needs.
Contribute to CACREP-related assessment, documentation, accreditation activities, and program evaluation.
Maintain scholarly activity appropriate to rank and discipline, including research, publications, presentations, grants, or other professional contributions.
Engage in university, college, department, and program service.
Maintain appropriate professional credentials, licensure, and/or certifications.
Provide overall academic leadership for the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision program.
Lead institutional approval processes, any required SACSCOC notification, and the doctoral program’s CACREP accreditation application, including self-study development and site visit preparation.
Establish dissertation policies, doctoral committee procedures, and research mentoring structures; serve as dissertation chair and committee member.
Coordinate doctoral practicum and internship experiences across counseling, supervision, teaching, research and scholarship, and leadership and advocacy.
Ensure alignment of the doctoral program with university, college, professional, and applicable accreditation standards.
Develop and maintain program policies, procedures, handbooks, forms, assessment processes, and other documentation.
Coordinate the doctoral program calendar, course scheduling, faculty assignments, and course sequencing with appropriate university personnel.
Monitor program enrollment, progression, retention, completion, and other student and program outcomes.
Participate in doctoral program budget planning and resource allocation as appropriate.
Lead recruitment, admission, and onboarding for the inaugural doctoral cohort in collaboration with College of Health Sciences admissions personnel.
Collaborate with the Clinical Counseling Program Director on shared core faculty assignments, faculty-to-student ratios, clinical placements, and integrated assessment across the master’s and doctoral programs.
Represent the doctoral program to university leadership, professional organizations, clinical partners, and external stakeholders.
Contribute to strategic planning and long-term doctoral program growth in alignment with college and university priorities.