Assistant Professor (School Counseling)
- Employer
- Eastern Michigan University
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Dec 20, 2024
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Title: Assistant Professor (School Counseling)
Employee Classification: FA - Faculty 16 and 24 Pay
Pay Grade: FA 01
Division: Academic and Student Affairs
Subdivision: Leadership and Counsel
Department: College of Education
Campus Location: Main Campus
General Summary
The Department of Leadership and Counseling invites applications
for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in School
Counseling, beginning August 2025. This faculty member will teach
and advise graduate students in our CACREP-accredited school
counseling program; engage in research and scholarship from a
community-based perspective; and contribute to service activities
within the department, college, and university. This tenure track
position requires in-person, on-site engagement in teaching,
service, and professional activities on campus, as well as the
opportunity to teach some online courses.
We seek candidates who demonstrate the capacity to engage ethically
in communities of practice with ethnically, racially,
linguistically, and otherwise diverse populations and historically
marginalized youth, families, and communities and who seek to enact
such a commitment in collaboration with others in the department,
college, campus, and broader community.
Our mission as a Counseling Program is to prepare graduates to work
as professional counselors in higher education, K-12 school, and
clinical mental health settings, using multiple modalities with
diverse students and clients presenting with a range of concerns
including addressing mental and emotional disorders. We seek to
foster helping professionals who intentionally create inclusive
spaces of responsiveness, respect, and appreciation for all forms
of diversity, developing cultural proficiency in the service of
promoting mental health and wellness to benefit local and global
communities.
Our programs are committed to developing professional counselors
who actively promote the well-being of individuals, institutions,
and communities through the application of knowledge and skills
enhancing the diversity, dignity, and development of the clients
and communities they serve. We operate a Counseling Clinic that is
open to the community as well as a School-Based Counseling Clinic
that serves several schools in the local community.
About Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is an R2 institution enrolling
approximately 18,000 students and offers an outstanding benefits
package and a collegial work environment. EMU's distinct mix of
comprehensive academic resources, strong community initiatives, and
nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate research
achievements set it apart. The EMU campus is located in the
Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor community, five miles from downtown Ann Arbor
and 35 miles west of Detroit, MI, and Windsor, Ontario.
About the Department of Leadership & Counseling
The Department of Leadership and Counseling at Eastern Michigan
University develops caring and ethical educational leaders and
professional counselors through co-constructed teaching and
learning experiences, respectful service and community engagement,
and intentional research and inquiry to promote equity. We prepare
courageous leaders and mental health practitioners to assume
prominent roles in effecting positive change in clients, students,
families, and communities in local and global contexts.
The department offers three CACREP-accredited master's degree
programs in clinical mental health counseling, school counseling,
and college counseling and student affairs, as well as doctoral and
master's programs in Educational Leadership (K-12 and Higher
Education & Student Affairs). These programs are committed to
fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice through their
curriculum and community engagement.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Teach graduate courses in the school counseling program,
including creating transformative curriculum and supporting
inclusive excellence.
Provide academic advising to diverse graduate students.
Engage in scholarship and maintain an active research agenda.
Participate in professional, community, and university service
activities.
Perform related Departmental duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Earned doctorate by August 2025 in Counseling/Counselor
Education from a CACREP-accredited program or experience teaching
full-time in a CACREP-accredited program.
• Strong background in school counseling practice, with a
commitment to leadership, advocacy, and systemic change in P-12
settings.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice, equity, and
inclusion.
• Demonstrated commitment to preparing counselors from marginalized
populations.
• Established research agenda.
• Identification with the counseling profession as evidenced by
professional memberships and leadership activities.
• Eligibility for licensure as a professional counselor in Michigan
and eventual eligibility for a Michigan School Counselor
License.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Passionate advocacy for P-12 populations and settings.
• History of student-centered support and engagement.
• Experience with trauma-informed education and interdisciplinary
collaboration.
• Expertise in areas such as restorative justice practices,
neurodiversity, or educational technology.
• Sense of humor and cultural humility.
Special Instructions:
Applicants must submit the following materials:
1. A cover letter that clearly speaks to each of the
following:
a) required and preferred qualifications;
b) your commitment and work supporting diversity, equity, and
inclusion in education;
c) your teaching philosophy and approach (specifically online
teaching); and
d) your research agenda;
2. A detailed curriculum vitae; and
3. Names and contact information for at least three
references.
Official transcripts will be required prior to receiving an
official offer.
Review of applications will begin on January 13, 2025, and will
continue until finalists are identified. For more information,
contact Dr. Devika Dibya Choudhuri at dchoudhur@emich.edu.
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement
between EMU and the EMU Chapter of the American Association of
University Professors, which contains and settles all matters with
respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of
employment.
Eastern Michigan University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer.
Appointment Percentage:
100%
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