Assistant or Associate Professor - School Counseling

Position Title
Assistant or Associate Professor - School Counseling

Tenure Status
Tenure Track

Position Number
047451

Department
Human Dev & Psych Counsel - 260100

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Counselor Education conferred prior to start date.
• Experience working as a full-time school counselor.
• Evidence of potential for effectiveness in teaching and supervising graduate students.
• Evidence of potential for success in generating counseling-related scholarship.

Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required)

• Doctoral degree from a CACREP -accredited program.
• Eligible for North Carolina School Counselor Licensure.
• Experience teaching and supervising graduate students.
• Evidence of counseling-related scholarship.
• Involvement in professional service activities.

License/Certification Required

See Areas of Interest.

Description of the Department or Unit

The Department of Human Development & Psychological Counseling ( HPC ) provides instructional programs that prepare students for positions in K-12 schools, colleges/universities, and mental health agencies. The department offers courses of instruction leading to a Master of Arts degree in four areas: Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Professional School Counseling (both CACREP -accredited), Student Affairs Administration, and Marriage and Family Therapy. Please see the HPC website for more information https://hpc.appstate.edu/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach a 3:3 course load on campus (with expectations for teaching core and specialty area counseling courses and supervising practicum and internship students). Summer teaching is available.
• Advise and mentor students in the PSC program.
• Engage in research and scholarly activities relevant to counseling.
• Engage in service to the program, department, institution, and counseling profession.
• Be open to fulfilling a program leadership role in the future.

Physical Demands of Position

Typical physical demands of classroom and educational environments in a professional position at a university.

Description of University

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Suggested Salary Range
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Special Instructions to Applicants

For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University’s Job Board:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• List of three References with Contact Information

Please note this position is based on enrollment and subject to available funding.

AA/EEO Statement

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.

Important Contacts:

Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources/Affirmative Action
Office of Human Resources
330 University Hall Dr.
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-3187
hr@appstate.edu

Office of Title IX Compliance
123 I.G. Greer Hall
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-2144
titleix@appstate.edu

ADA /504 Coordinator & EEO Officer
224 Joyce Lawrence Lane/Suite 112 Anne Belk Hall
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-3056
equalopportunity@appstate.edu

We at Appalachian State University are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence both locally and globally.

Diversity and Inclusion at Appalachian

We at Appalachian State University are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence both locally and globally.

We understand that the successful implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence is the responsibility of the entire university community, including alumni and official university governing bodies. A diverse campus community supports an influx of broad and distinct ideas that increase learning opportunities and strengthen the impact of our community as we work collectively to achieve a just experience for all.

We actively encourage, support, and promote a global mindset and an equitable environment where all will know that they belong and are safe to express their culture, identity, values, ideas, opinions, and creativity. We are committed to creating a culture of equity opportunity for all, one that has an expectation of fairness, justice, and equity-minded practice at all levels of the university community.

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