Teaching Assistant Professor of Counseling

University of Wisconsin Stout • Superior, WI

14d • $53,000 - $58,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The successful candidate will be responsible for training Master’s-level Counselor Education students. The program has students in Clinical Mental Health, School Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy tracks. The Teaching Assistant Professor focuses on designing and facilitating online and practicum/internship instruction and ensures quality delivery of instruction and supervision. The candidate serves as a mentor and advisor to graduate students. The candidate is also responsible for engagement and appropriate service, including collaboration with colleagues to serve on program, department, and university committees.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in counseling, or closely related field.
• Experience providing direct services with clients as a professional counselor or school counselor within the last three years.
• Licensed or license eligible as either a school counselor, professional counselor, or Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the state of WI and a commitment to maintaining professional licensure.
• At least one year of higher education teaching experience.
• This position is currently ineligible for H1-B sponsorship.
• A qualification for this position includes independent eligibility to work within the United States upon hire date.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of graduate level teaching experience within the last five years.
• University level online synchronous and asynchronous teaching experience within the last five years.
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to continued professional development in best practices in teaching and learning within the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the strategic development of curriculum and academic content through various mediums to ensure the integrity of the educational mission of the work unit
• Advises students on academic and career direction within a specific field of study
• Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including assessment of student performance
• May supervise student employees involved in development or delivery of instruction
• Collaborates with department faculty and staff to develop teaching strategies relevant to the discipline
• Develops and designs curriculum and instructional material relevant to a course of instruction
• Contributes to the development of teaching and learning scholarly work including publications and presentations
• Full responsibility for teaching 12 credits per semester of graduate level courses in the Counseling Program (Clinical Mental Health; Marriage, Couples, and Family; & School Counseling tracks).
• Predominately online, accelerated seven-week terms (2 courses per term).
• Advise graduate counseling students.
• Provide an on-campus presence to meet with and to serve students, and to work with colleagues in the department and across campus to fulfill service roles.
• Support counseling program in development and execution of in-person and online counseling courses, program evaluation, and accreditation/licensing processes.
• Provide supervision to students at practicum and internship site placements.
• Establish and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with student site placements and site supervisors.
• Serve on university committees.
• Develop and maintain visibility in the state, region, and nation through participation and involvement in professional organizations/conferences and other scholarly activities.
• Advise student organization.
• Provide service to the department.
• Perform other departmental duties as assigned by the department chair.
• Complete required trainings and professional development as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund.
• For a summary of benefits, please see: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees