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Assistant Teaching Professor, Counseling

Employer
Wake Forest University
Location
Winston Salem, NC

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Position Type
Assistant Professor
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job location: Winston Salem, NC


Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2020-10-12
Req: R0002738
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Job Description Summary

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY'S Department of Counseling invites applications for one full-time, non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor position beginning July 1, 2021. We seek candidates with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, supervising, and mentoring students at all levels and from various backgrounds. Specific responsibilities include teaching online and on-campus courses to undergraduate students and to graduate students in the master's level counseling program, advising and supervising students at both levels, and providing service and leadership to the department, university, and counseling profession.

Job Description:

The Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University offers a CACREP-accredited Master of Arts in Counseling degree with both School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling tracks, as well as an undergraduate minor in Health and Human Services. Degree programs are offered to students both online and on campus. For additional information about the department, please visit https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/

Required Qualifications

  • Earned doctorate in counselor education from a CACREP accredited program
  • Licensed or license-eligible to practice professional counseling in North Carolina
  • Evidence of effectiveness in teaching and clinical supervision
  • Experience working with and teaching diverse students

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in teaching and developing online and on campus courses
  • School counseling experience and credentials
  • Experience in teaching master’s level courses in school counseling
  • Experience with program development and coordination

Additional Job Description

Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and inclusivity, seeks applicants with demonstrated success in working with diverse populations, and believes in providing a diverse learning community to develop the whole person. Wake Forest University is an AA/EO employer and values an inclusive and diverse learning community and campus climate.

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate and professional education. Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top 30 national universities and ranked 11th in teaching among national universities. With 5300 undergrads and 3200 graduate and professional students, the student-faculty ratio is 11:1. Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities and an active athletics community. The University has a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world, as indicated by the motto “pro humanitate.” For more information about the University, please visit https://admissions.wfu.edu/facts/

Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – part of the beautiful Piedmont Triad metropolitan region which has a population of more than 1.5 million and is listed among the top 35 best places to live in North America by Cities Ranked and Rated. Known as the state’s “City of the Arts,” Winston-Salem offers a vast array of arts experiences ranging from music venues to galleries to theatre and film festivals. The city is also ranked among the top 50 US cities for affordability on national surveys.

A complete application will include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching statement (with special attention to how the candidate will provide or foster a diverse and inclusive learning environment), graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but to guarantee full consideration they should be received by November 20, 2020. Applicants should apply online by submitting all materials as one pdf to https://hr.wfu.edu/careers/. Letters of recommendations should be submitted separately to Mrs. Kisha Garris at garriska@wfu.edu. If access to the internet is an issue, a hard copy of all materials can be sent to Dr. Erin Binkley, Wake Forest University, Department of Counseling, P.O. Box 7406, Winston-Salem, NC 27109.

Time Type Requirement

Full time

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations for all final faculty candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.

Organization

Wake Forest University, formed in 1834, has experienced decades of growth and innovation.  WFU is a distinctive university that combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs.  The University embraces the teacher-scholar ideal, which prizes the personal interaction between students and faculty.  It is a place where exceptional teaching, fundamental research and discovery, and the engagement of faculty and students in the classroom and the laboratory are paramount.

Wake Forest University is a community that seeks the enlightenment and freedom which come through diligent study and learning. Its higher goal, however, is to give life to the University motto "Pro Humanitate," as members translate a passion for knowledge into compassionate service. The community shares a tradition that embraces freedom and integrity and acknowledges the worth of the individual. The heritage, established by the school's founders and nurtured by succeeding generations, promotes a democratic spirit arising from open-mindedness and discourse. Wake Forest fosters compassion and caring for others. Its collective strength and character are derived from the values and distinctive experiences of each individual; therefore, it affirms the richness of human intellect and culture and its contribution to knowledge, faith, reason, and dialogue. Furthermore, it strives toward a society in which good will, respect, and equality prevail. To that end, Wake Forest University rejects hatred and bigotry in any form and promotes justice, honor, and mutual trust.​

The University is comprised of:  the undergraduate college, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine (located on the Bowman Gray campus with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) and today enrolls about 4,846 undergraduates and 2,823 students in graduate programs at its principal location, the Reynolda campus.  Students at Wake Forest University enjoy a great deal of access to and interaction with world-class faculty both in and out of the classroom setting with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1.  Wake Forest employs approximately 2,772 full and part-time faculty and staff.

Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the fifteen-team Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).  Since its founding, the university has adopted the motto “pro humanitate,” which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. Wake Forest has a strong commitment to holistic, eight-dimensional well-being for students, faculty and staff as evidenced in the Thrive initiative.

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, NC, a beautiful, mid-sized city centrally located in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina.  Winston-Salem is a family-friendly city with high quality schools, numerous outdoor recreational activities and events, and is known for its vibrant and thriving arts scene.

Winston-Salem residents enjoy close proximity to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (1.5 hours) and Atlantic beaches (4 hours), a moderate climate with four distinct seasons, a very reasonable cost of living, and an eclectic variety of restaurants, wine bars, and breweries for dining with friends and family.  Winston-Salem offers many of the amenities of a large city but with the sense of community and quality of life of a smaller town (www.visitwinstonsalem.com).

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