Assistant Professor of Practice and Clinical Coordinator in Counselor Education

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POSITION: Assistant Professor of Practice and Clinical Coordinator in Counselor Education

Stetson University seeks an individual with expertise in Counselor Education for a nine-month, full-time appointment as an Assistant Professor of Practice beginning August 2024. This is a two-year contract pending satisfactory performance in the first year.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited institution or have a related doctoral degree.  If applicants have a related degree, they must have been employed as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year before July 1, 2013. Experience in teaching and mentoring Masters’ level students is required, and preference will also be given to candidates with experience supervising practicum and internship students. Interested candidates with experience in clinical coordination, specifically, are strongly preferred. Individuals should demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and the ability to work collaboratively with others. Applicants are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants must be licensed or license-eligible in mental health counseling (LMHC) and/or marriage and family therapy (LMFT) in the state of Florida. Finally, preference will also be given to applicants with previous full-time counselor education experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Stetson’s Counselor Education department focuses on education of the whole student through a strong foundation in the core CACREP content areas, experiential learning, and professional mentoring relationships with faculty. The Professor of Practice and Clinical Coordinator has several main functions; to act as a representative of the Department to the Community; to advance the mission of the Department by working with the community and external constituencies; to act as a mentor and facilitator for students, site supervisors, and staff within the Department as they carry out their mission; and, to lead and manage the Practicum and Internship experience for 150+ graduate students, who come from a broad cross section of diverse backgrounds. These functions include documentation required for CACREP, documentation related to the requirements of our partner sites, and management of the Time 2 Track system. The individual who takes this role will also serve as internship coordinator for the department’s ongoing, federally funded Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant, the term of which ends June 30, 2024. The teaching load includes two courses per fall and spring semesters with additional teaching opportunities contracted separately in the summer semester.

THE DEPARTMENT:

The graduate program of the Department of Counselor Education (www.stetson.edu/counselor) consists of six full-time faculty members and is dedicated to preparing counselor education students to be ethically informed; developing a keen awareness of their personal strengths and resiliency; further developing an appreciation for cultural diversity, critical thinking, and creative expression; and having a deep commitment to the counseling profession and community as a whole. Our commitment is to produce stellar graduates whose work centers on helping individuals, couples, and families in a diverse world. Our faculty are engaged in initiatives that include externally funded grant activities (HRSA and The John Templeton Foundation), leadership within the American Counseling Association, collaborative work across departments within the University to enhance the health and wellbeing of our community, and local and international work centered on the development of culturally sensitive programs and interventions for vulnerable populations. These initiatives create unique and exciting opportunities for our students and for the individuals who will be joining our team.

THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES:

Stetson’s College of Arts and Sciences (www.stetson.edu/portal/artsci/) is the largest and most diverse of the University’s colleges and schools; it includes the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, education, and creative arts. With nineteen academic departments and nine interdisciplinary programs, the College is the liberal arts core of the University. A great strength of the College is its faculty of approximately 150 full- time teacher-scholars. The College offers 38 undergraduate majors and 40 undergraduate minors; seven graduate degrees are offered in Education, Counselor Education, and Creative Writing. Every undergraduate major requires a senior research project, giving students the opportunity to design and carry out independent research under faculty mentorship. Our academic programs are shaped by the values of social justice and civic responsibility. All our courses and programs of study promote engaged learning, whereby students create connections between the classroom or lab and the local, regional, and global community. The academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences prepare students to live significant lives, to interact with and positively affect the world around them.

THE UNIVERSITY:

Founded in 1883, Stetson University (www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson’s faculty works with nearly 3,700 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University’s historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls more than 2,300 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University College of Law, Florida’s first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. The University’s graduate programs include Business, Accounting, Educational Leadership, Counselor Education, and Creative Writing. Florida’s oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future—locally, nationally, and globally.

THE COMMUNITY:

DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 38,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.

SALARY: Salary is competitive.

STARTING DATE: August 15, 2024

APPLICATION:

Applicants must send the following materials for consideration: 1) a cover letter that describes the candidate’s qualifications for the position as described in this announcement, 2) a statement of your teaching philosophy that shows evidence of your ability to integrate current research and to create effective, equitable, and inclusive educational experiences that meet the needs of students from diverse backgrounds in both the classroom and in clinical supervision, 3) a curriculum vitae, 4) three references (with emails and phone numbers), and 5) transcripts (copies acceptable for initial screening). Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

All materials may be submitted electronically to Dr. Melinda Hall, Search Committee Co-Chair, at mchall@stetson.edu.

Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically under-represented and economically-disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.