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Texas A&M University Assistant Professor, Professional Counseling in United States

Job Title

Assistant Professor, Professional Counseling

Agency

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department

COEHD-Counseling

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Professional Counseling to begin as early as Spring 2025. The position is a full-time, 9-month appointment that requires teaching, scholarly activity and grantsmanship, service, and student mentoring and advisement. As the department aims to build a faculty committed to teaching and working with a student body of adult learners, the successful candidate should demonstrate a dedication to and success in working in varied communities.

The department offers CACREP-accredited master’s level programs in clinical mental health counseling; marriage, couple, and family counseling; school counseling; addictions counseling; and a doctoral program in Counselor Education. In 2020, the department was named the SACES Outstanding Master’s Level Program.

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is a vibrant, Hispanic & Minority Serving Doctoral Research Institution that proudly provides a solid academic reputation, renowned faculty, and highly rated degree programs since 1947. The University has a heritage of teaching excellence with innovation in research and community engagement as part of the distinguished Texas A&M System. The only university in the nation located on its own island, at the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast. With palm tree lined pathways throughout the campus, nearby natural wetlands, a scenic hike-and-bike trail and pristine views of the beach and bays, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is a first-choice institution.

Required Qualifications:

  • A doctorate in counselor education at the time of appointment (Advanced ABD will be considered; degree must be conferred at the time of appointment) OR a doctoral degree in a related discipline and have been employed for one full academic year as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program before July 1, 2013.

  • Expertise in professional counseling in one of the tracks offered by the program.

  • LPC/LMFT or LPC/LMFT-eligible at time of employment.

  • Experience teaching, supervising, and advising counseling students.

  • Evidence of a promising counseling research agenda as evidenced by publication record and presentation activity.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • A doctorate from a CACREP-accredited program.

  • Postgraduate work experience as a professional counselor (addictions experience a plus).

  • An established record of peer-reviewed scholarly publications and presentations.

  • Experience working with/advocating for underserved populations.

  • Graduate teaching/advising experience in a counselor training program.

  • Experience with online course design and delivery.

  • Membership and active involvement/leadership in professional counseling organizations.

  • Bilingual in English/Spanish.

TO APPLY: https://www.tamucc.edu/human-resources/careers/index

All required documentation must be submitted to be considered for the position.

A completed application will include:

  • A letter of application addressing the qualifications listed above

  • A current curriculum vita including unofficial transcripts of all collegiate coursework

  • Teaching philosophy statement

  • Contact information for five (5) professional references including their name, title/position, work address, work telephone number, and email address.

The job posting will remain open until a finalist has been selected. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Please direct any inquiries to Rachel Perez, Administrative Assistant, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, College of Education, 6300 Ocean Drive Unit 5834, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412; Phone: (361) 825-3393, E-mail: rachel.perez@tamucc.edu.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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