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Chair & Associate Professor Art Therapy, LAE

Employer: Dominican University of California
Location: San Rafael

Faculty Jobs: Arts & Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts, Education, Child Development & Family Studies
Position Type: Tenured & Tenure-Track
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Chair & Associate Professor Art Therapy, LAE

Job Details
Job Location : Main Campus - SAN RAFAEL, CA
Position Type : Faculty - Full Time

Position Summary
The Art Therapy Psychology Department at Dominican University of California invites candidates to apply for a tenure-track, 12-month position in Art Therapy at the rank of Associate Professor to start July 1, 2022. The ideal faculty member will also demonstrate experience leading an Art Therapy Department, as this position will begin with an administrative appointment as Department Chair, with appropriate course release. Candidates must hold a doctoral degree or equivalent in Art Therapy with experience teaching, evidence of scholarship and/or publications.

We seek a creative academic and clinician with a rich record of teaching, publication, cultural humility, and leadership in Art Therapy to guide a department in its second year of transition to Dominican. The Art Therapy Department at Dominican operates the following graduate degrees: a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Art Therapy with both a standard and a post-MA advanced standing track, a Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) degree in Art Therapy, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Art Therapy. Dominican is proud to have acquired its first doctoral program at the University, and the candidate will play a large role in contributing to the strengthening of graduate culture on campus.

The University provides safe, inclusive, and anti-racist educational and work experiences for our faculty, staff, and students of color, congruent with our Dominican and liberal arts values. Therefore, we invite candidates who have research interests, pedagogical experience, or lived experience that demonstrates a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging to join our community of teaching and learning.

Chair Responsibilities:

Chairs are the chief academic officers of academic departments and are released from some teaching units each year as deemed appropriate by the Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs for carrying out the responsibilities of an administrative position. A Chair will be expected to:

Plan curricula

Administer and plan the budget in collaboration with the Deans Office

Meet with prospective students either physically, virtually, or by phone

Maintain accreditation and professional standards as applicable, including the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) licensure and American Art Therapy Association (AATA) credentials for the Masters level programs.

Representing the Department on Campus Visit Days and other appropriate occasions

Recruiting, hiring, and supervising part-time faculty in accordance with a part-time adjunct faculty unions collective bargaining agreement

Oversee evaluation of part-time adjunct faculty

Direct department orientation and mentorship of new faculty

Communicate policies and practices of the department to new faculty

Schedule and facilitate departmental meetings

Evaluate full-time faculty as stated in the Faculty Handbook

Supervise, support, and assess department faculty, both full- and part-time.

Provide discipline expertise to presentation of discipline-related exhibits or special public presentations

Coordinate, develop, assess, and revise discipline curriculum

Develop course schedules and assignment of faculty to courses for Masters level baselines of courses in Fall, Spring, and Summer terms

Participate in Catalog revisions in collaboration with the Registrars Office and Deans Office

Supervise Departmental policy on theses, practica, directed research, field placement, project-based learning, and other academic projects.

Manage departmental program review, including reviews of thesis, practicum, and ethics classes

Recommend approval or non-approval on independent studies

Mediate conflict issues between and among students and/or between student(s) and faculty related to departmental matters

Participate in or organize student recruitment efforts with Admissions and community organizations

Interview students, including review of art portfolios, transcripts, and clinical suitability

Review prospective students to the Advanced Standing track of the Master of Arts degree, personalizing a degree plan to translate past experience to ATR and ATR-BC credentialing

Update department flyers and brochures to reflect the discipline accurately

Recommend purchase of discipline-specific supplies

Review all department syllabi to ensure that AATA and BBS requirements are met

Attend annual meetings at the AATA conference

Liaise with the AATA board and ethics committee

Coordinate with campus administrative centers to achieve departmental goals, including the Business Services Office, Financial Aid Office, Registrars Office, Human Resources, Deans Office, Disability Services Office, Advancement, Information Technology Services, and other academic departments

Supervise and evaluate departmental support staff

Coordinate archives of theses and dissertation with the University Library

Faculty Responsibilities:

Workload consists of 24 units each year, with 3 units of release time for research, administrative release, and teaching units. Along with their teaching duties and scholarship, Dominican faculty take an active role in contributing to the intellectual life on campus by participating in university wide committees, professional development activities, and advising students.

Prepare and plan courses during Fall, Spring and Summer terms

Demonstrate teaching effectiveness

Review student course evaluations each semester

Develop course syllabi and submit a copy of each to the Department and Deans Office

Attend class sessions and examinations

Post and hold at least three office hours weekly for every semester of full-time teaching

Be accessible to students and colleagues for physical, virtual, or phone appointments.

Advise students, including termly enrollment plans, degree progress, and capstone project planning into either practica or thesis outcomes with art-based research approaches

Mentor students to professional careers

Maintain a presence at the following conferences through distributing print materials, staffing a departmental table, meeting with prospective students, interviewing prospective students, presenting research materials, etc.:

American Art Therapy Association

Expressive Arts LA

Address student challenges when applying for Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) licensure and American Art Therapy Association (AATA) credentials

Serve on AATA or ATCB committees as appropriate

Coordinate with AATA to ensure that Dominican students are housed on AATA database and available at a national level

Facilitate and promote students to win AATA scholarships and other scholarships

Facilitate Departmental accreditation work by completing reports and annual updates for the following:

Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE)

AATA

BBS

Required Qualifications:

Doctoral degree in Art Therapy, Counseling Psychology, Psychology, or equivalent terminal degree. The degree must be completed by the start date.

Background and/or experience commensurate with the position of Associate Professor and sufficient to teach graduate and doctoral Art Therapy courses

Registered Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) credentials

Current clinical licensure

5+ years of experience in academia, 5-10 years of experience in clinical work

Google Suite: Docs, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, and Slides

Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Zoom

Digital Camera

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous leadership in Art Therapy

Peer-reviewed publications in the discipline of Art Therapy

Experience supervising and contributing to Art Therapy research, cultural humility, and community engagement

Additional Position Information

Priority will be given to applications submitted by April 27, 2022; however additional applications may be considered until the position is filled

Must be willing to consent to a background check

For More Information Contact:

Ava Carl

Ava.carl@dominican.edu

To apply, visit https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=72208&clientkey=379D25BEB04D4E67539308A7BD902D82

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Working at Dominican University of California

Dominican University of California is an independent university offering the best of Liberal Arts combined with a rigorous professional education. Founded in 1890, Dominican enjoys an over century-long reputation for excellence in scholarship, research and community outreach.

The University offers more than 60 academic programs that reflect the diversity and creativity of both the faculty and the students. With about 1,900 students and a student to faculty ratio of10:1, Dominican is able to successfully blend the personal attention associated with smaller schools with the academic resources of a larger university.

Mission:

Dominican University of California educates and prepares students to be ethical leaders and socially responsible global citizens who incorporate the Dominican values of study, reflection, community, and service into their daily lives. The University is committed to diversity, sustainability, and the integration of the liberal arts, the sciences, and professional programs.

Academic Life:

Dominican’s focus on interdisciplinary studies provides a challenging academic environment with four schools, 24 majors, and an average class size of 16.

In the sciences, the University excels at involving undergraduates in sophisticated research projects that enable students to present at national academic conferences and publish alongside their faculty mentors in peer-reviewed journals.

In the humanities, students may combine dance and musical performance with the study of philosophy, literature, world cultures, and religion.

Dominican offers strong undergraduate professional programs in business, education, and nursing. There are also graduate offerings in these disciplines, as well as in counseling psychology and occupational therapy.

Dominican Diversity:

Dominican students come from across the United States. Although primarily from the Bay Area and Northern California, students come from 18 countries, including Brazil, China, Ireland, Japan, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

More than 80 percent of undergraduate students attending Dominican receive some form of financial aid, allowing students from diverse backgrounds to further their education. The University focuses in global community outreach and bringing a diverse range of faculty and students to campus.

Dominican University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to excellence through diversity, and takes pride in its multicultural environment.

Company info

Telephone: 4154583775
Location: 50 Acacia Ave
San Rafael
California
94901
US

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