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Assistant/Associate Professor of School Counseling

Employer
The University of Texas at Tyler
Location
Texas, United States
Salary
Salary Commensurate with experience
Date posted
Nov 12, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Education, Counsellor Education
Employment Level
Tenured/Tenured Track
Employment Type
Full Time

Job Type

Full-Time

 

Start Date

Fall 2022

 

Salary

Commensurate with Experience

 

Hours per Week

40 hours

 

Hiring Department

College of Education and Psychology

 

Required Application Materials

A single PDF containing:

  • A cover letter addressing teaching and research interests, professional experience, and strengths relative to the qualifications and responsibilities cited below.
  • A current curriculum vitae.
  • At least three original letters of recommendation.
  • Teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching preparedness (including copies of recent teaching evaluations, if applicable).
  • Copies of three recent scholarly products.
  • Copies of all academic transcripts.

All of these employment application documents must be combined into one PDF or Word document prior to uploading into our HR job application portal.

Letters of recommendation can be emailed directly to Linda Speed – lspeed@uttyler.edu

 

Important Instructions:   

When prompted to upload your “resume”, upload your combined documents as one file.

  • Please do not upload documents to “Cover Letter” or “References”.

 

If the required application materials were not uploaded at the “resume” prompt, please withdraw your application, and re-apply to upload your combined documents as one file.

 

Job Summary

The Department of Psychology and Counseling at The University of Texas at Tyler invites applications for an Assistant or Associate-level professor of School Counseling to start in the Fall of 2022.  This is a full time, tenure-track position with a nine-month academic year appointment in the school counseling program in the Department of Psychology and Counseling within the College of Education and Psychology at the University of Texas at Tyler. The School Counseling program at the University of Texas at Tyler is an online, 48-hour Master of Arts degree that is designed to align with the Texas School Counselor standards and the American School Counselor Association guidelines.  Students who graduate with a degree from our program meet the coursework requirements for school counselor certification set by the Texas State Board of Educator Certification. The position is contingent upon funding by the university.

Screening of applicants will begin 11/1/2021 and continue until the position is filled.

 

Essential Functions

Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Pursue an active scholarly research agenda.
  • Teach graduate courses in counseling and school counseling.
  • Supervise school counseling students in their internship and practicum coursework.
  • Advise school counseling students.
  • The faculty will also have opportunities to work and collaborate with our CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling program when desired.

 

Required Qualifications

  • An earned a doctorate in counselor education by August 2022 (we will review and consider candidates who are ABD).
  • Professional experience and research expertise in school counseling and supervision in school settings.
  • Evidence of university teaching and research activity appropriate for an assistant/associate professor candidate.
  • Active school counselor certification/license or be certification/license eligible.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • A doctorate degree earned from a CACREP-accredited program.
  • School counseling and supervision experience in Texas schools.
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct a focused and sustained program of research and scholarship.
  • Experience teaching graduate students in online and/or face-to-face settings.

 

Other Information

  • Combination of training/experience/coursework may be considered.

 

About The University of Texas at Tyler

UT Tyler is a component of The University of Texas System and is located in the beautiful wooded East Texas lake country on the I-20 corridor, about 100 miles east of Dallas and 200 miles north of Houston. The University is a public Level 5 doctoral institution that enrolls over 10,000 students, including nearly 4000 (40%) ethnic minority students. The department has a vibrant undergraduate program as well as graduate master’s degree programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Psychology, and School Counseling.  The university and department have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of underrepresented groups and strongly encourage them to apply for this position.  For more information about the Psychology and Counseling Department visit our website at http://www.uttyler.edu/psychology/. The University of Texas at Tyler is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants selected to fill the position must be able to present documentation of the right to work in the United States.

 

Additional Information

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code Section 51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.

 

EEO/AA Statement

The University of Texas at Tyler is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

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