Clinical Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Services

Clinical Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Services & Counseling: BS in Addiction Studies FY2023 3 yr Appt

Job Class Code:
FLSA:
Posting Number: FRGV1295
Location: Rio Grande Valley
Division/Organization: Division of Health Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position: 3 years
Tenure Status: Non Tenure Track
FTE: 1.0

Scope of Job:
This position will be filled pending funding. The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley is seeking applications for a full-time, non-tenured Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling's degree in Addiction Studies to begin fall 2022. As clinical faculty in the Addiction studies degree, the successful applicant will be expected to teach 4 courses per semester including clinical, field-based supervisions. Additional duties include managing/coordinating and supervising student placements, advising, developing new clinical affiliation sites, and maintaining positive relationships with current sites. Faculty will be required to teach in a variety of settings incorporating technology and student engaged pedagogies to maximize student success. Given that UTRGV will be a distributed campus, faculty may be required to teach online or hybrid courses or teach at different locations. UTRGV faculty will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to student success and to advancing the university, college, and program missions and are committed to UTRGV's guiding principles (http://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/about-utrgv/transition-plan/guiding-principles), which include promoting access to postsecondary education to a diverse student body and to become one of the largest and most successful Hispanic-serving emerging research institutions in the U.S.A.

Minimum Qualifications:
(1) Master of Science in Addiction Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, or a closely related area from an accredited university;

(2) a minimum of 3 years post master’s professional work experience in the field with at least 2 years in direct client service providing substance abuse prevention or treatment; and

(3) Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC), National Certified
Addiction Counselor (NCAC), Masters Addiction Counselor (MAC), Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) or equivalent.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications:
(1) clinical and clinical internship supervision experience;

(2) online teaching experiences at the postsecondary level, and

(3) professional certification or licensure in an area related to the discipline (e.g., LCDC, LPC, MAC, etc.).



Preferred Qualification:
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-Supervisor, teaching experience in higher education.

Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
License or Certification Required?: Yes
Number of Vacancies: 1.0
Desired Start Date: 09/01/2022

EEO Statement:
EEO Statement: UTRGV is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to hire without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. UTRGV takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Diversity Statement: UTRGV is a Hispanic-serving Institution dedicated to student success and building a diverse faculty committed to working in a multicultural environment. UTRGV has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the representation of women in STEM fields and to promote a positive, family friendly workplace for all faculty. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.

Open Date: 12/01/2021

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Complete all sections on the application. If you are applying for the first time please complete all biographical information including address, email and phone. You may update this at any time by selecting to edit your profile in the application. Security sensitive; conviction verification conducted on applicant selected. Please provide a statement about your teaching philosophy.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215. 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 inlength.

Please Note:
Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/31726

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