Open Rank, Regular Title Series, Tenure-Track in Counseling Psychology
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- University of Kentucky
- Location
- Lexington, KY
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- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Open Rank, Regular Title Series, Tenure-Track in Counseling Psychology
Requisition Number:FE04188
Working Title:Open Rank Counseling Psychology
Department Name:8G030:Educational, School and Counseling Psych
Work Location:Lexington, KY
Type of Position:Faculty
Position Time Status :Full-Time
Tenure Track Status:Tenure Track
Required Education:Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program
Required Related Experience:Evidence of successful teaching and mentoring; record of research indicative of strong trajectory toward tenure and promotion at a high research productivity university.
Required License/Registration/Certification:Eligibility for licensure in Kentucky
Job Summary:The Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky invites applications for an Open-rank Tenure-Track Position in Counseling Psychology. This is a nine-month appointment to begin August 1, 2025. Salary, fringe benefits, and initial operating support are competitive with other leading land-grant universities. Application review begins September 12, 2024, and continues until the position is filled.
The University of Kentucky and the department of Educational, School, & Counseling Psychology are strongly committed to increasing diversity in their community of students and faculty. We strongly encourage submission of applications from members of historically excluded groups, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender identity and expressions, ideas and perspectives, religious and cultural beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, age, ability, and socioeconomic status. Individuals possessing these and other diverse backgrounds are actively encouraged to contact us to explore interest in this position.
Visit our website (https://education.uky.edu/edp/counseling-psychology-overview/) to learn more about our master’s program and our APA-accredited PhD program. The UK Counseling Psychology program espouses a scientist-practitioner model of training with particular emphasis on social justice, advocacy, and multicultural perspectives. The faculty and students are productive, award-winning, and invested in each other’s success and well-being.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach counseling psychology graduate courses, including our course in social justice consultation and evaluation; additional teaching opportunities may be available in courses such as legal and ethical issues, qualitative methods, and/or practicum seminar. Mentor master’s and doctoral students, supervise dissertations, and provide professional service, including community engagement. Maintain an active research program and seek extramural research funding. Area of research focus is open with preference given to individuals whose program of research centers around social justice and complements current faculty expertise.
Interested applicants should apply via this LINK and include:
- letter of application detailing qualifications (upload under Cover Letter),
- current curriculum vita (upload under Curriculum Vita),
- statement of research and two representative publications (upload under Specific Request 1),
- teaching/clinical training/mentoring philosophy statement and evaluations of any college teaching (upload under Specific Request 2),
- service statement (upload under Specific Request 3)
- names and contact information for three current references familiar with the applicant’s work (upload under References)
Questions regarding the position may be directed to Dr. Sherry Rostosky, Search Committee Chair, (s.rostosky@uky.edu)
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :
No
Preferred Education/Experience:Experience securing extramural grant funding is highly desirable; area of research focus is open with preference given to individuals with social justice/multicultural focus.
Open Until Filled:Yes
University Community of Inclusion:The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Organization
Fast Facts
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman
About the University
Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.
Mission
The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.
Our Guiding Principles
The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.
Employment/Benefits
As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.
Research
In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.
Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.
In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.
UK HealthCare
UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.
Living in the Bluegrass
Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.
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