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Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology

Employer
Maryville College
Location
Tennessee, United States
Salary
Salary Commensurate with experience
Date posted
Nov 1, 2021

ANNOUNCEMENT OF FACULTY VACANCY

 

Assistant Professor in Psychology

(Tenure-track, Counseling Psychology)

 

The Department of Psychology at Maryville College, a selective four-year liberal arts college committed to superior teaching, invites applications for a tenure-track, full-time position in Counseling Psychology. The appointment is at the rank of assistant professor, beginning in August 2022. Qualified candidates will have a commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching in a liberal arts setting and prior successful college-level teaching experience. A Ph.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or related field is required, and the successful candidate will have practical/applied counseling experience. Interest in program development is a plus. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.

 

Teaching responsibilities include a combination of courses in counseling, personality, and introductory psychology. All psychology faculty supervise senior study research and teach in the College Core Curriculum and Maryville College Works program. Maryville College is recognized in the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification and is committed to outreach to local, national, and global communities. We are seeking candidates who are passionate in contributing to Maryville College’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

 

Founded in Maryville, Tenn., in 1819, Maryville College is one of the oldest baccalaureate-granting institutions of higher learning in the South.  Consistently ranked in the top tier of regional colleges and universities, it offers a curriculum notable for its strong liberal arts core program, undergraduate research requirement and emphasis on career preparation. The student body of about 1,100 is drawn mostly from the Southeast, Middle Atlantic States and the Midwest. The College maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and encourages students, faculty, and staff to grow in wisdom and work for justice.

 

Maryville is ideally situated between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state’s third largest city, and is within minutes of the major research facilities of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (MC holds associate membership), the University of Tennessee, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The College is also an institutional member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Its historic, 263-acre campus includes a 140-acre multi-use forest.

 

Review of applications will begin November 19, 2021 and continue until the position is filled.

Please apply online at https://www.maryvillecollege.edu/about/inside/careers/. Application materials should include a letter of interest addressed to Dr. Kathie Shiba, Chair, Division of Behavioral Sciences, graduate transcripts (all official transcripts will be required upon hire), a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a statement on diversity. Additionally, three letters of reference (two of which should address teaching experience and/or potential) should be submitted by referees to counselingpsychology.search@maryvillecollege.edu.  

                       

Maryville College is an equal opportunity employer, and specifically invites applications

from minorities and women.

Visit Maryville College’s website at: http://www.maryvillecollege.edu

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