This is a full-time, 9-month academic year, tenure track, growth line faculty position at the University of Scranton in the Department of Counseling and Human Services starting August, 2013. The department is home to two CACREP accredited master’s degree programs in Community and School Counseling, along with a CORE accredited master’s degree program in Rehabilitation Counseling and a CSHSE accredited undergraduate Counseling and Human Services program. The department aims to recruit candidates from diverse backgrounds who share with us a commitment to high quality teaching, scholarship, service, and dedication to students’ ongoing professional development.

This position is for a counselor educator with clinical mental health counseling expertise. Applicants with demonstrated online teaching experience desired. Besides teaching in the CACREP/CORE accredited graduate counseling programs, the successful candidate will also be expected to teach course in the Counseling and Human Services undergraduate program. 

Responsibilities include a 21-credit workload, graduate teaching and course support for the newly renovated clinical mental health counseling program as well as the undergraduate program, research and publication, clinical supervision of Master’s level counseling students, and student advisement/mentoring. Individuals who possess the experience to teach a graduate Research Methods and Practicum core courses are particularly encouraged to apply. Professional, campus, and community service, as well as pursuit of an active research agenda are necessary for promotion and tenure.

Required: earned doctorate in Counselor Education or a closely-related field (Note: ABD with completion by August 2013 will be considered, Lecturer position considered if all requirements for doctorate not completed), relevant experience as a professional counselor and previous teaching experience. Preferred: graduate of a CACREP-accredited program, and possession of, or eligibility for, additional credentials (NCC, CRC, LPC).The ideal applicant will also have a proven track record of work with mental health/community counseling endeavors. Please direct position inquiries to Elizabeth J. Jacob , Ph.D., Search Committee Chairperson (570-941-7487  or elizabeth.jacob@scranton.edu)

Interested applicants should apply online at the University of Scranton’s online job site and submit a letter of interest, and CV, contact information for three professional references who can directly address the applicant’s competencies and potential in the areas specified above., Applicants are further encouraged to submit undergraduate and graduate transcripts, reprints of representative publications, and sample course evaluations. Complete applications logged by January 31, 2013 are assured full review.

The University of Scranton is a broadly regional institution of more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students located in northeastern Pennsylvania near the Pocono Mountains. Recognized nation­ally for the quality of its education, Scranton is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. It is committed to providing liberal arts education and strong professional and pre-professional programs in the context of Ignatian educational principles, especially the care and development of the whole person. Drawing on the strengths that have made it a recognized leader in the Northeast (ranked 10th among the master’s uni­versities in the North by U.S. News & World Report), Scranton is committed to a culture of scholarship and excellence and is moving into the front ranks of America’s comprehensive universities. 

The University of Scranton is, by tradition and choice, a Catholic and Jesuit university. The successful candidate will have an understanding of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit education. The University’s mission statement may be found at www.scranton.edu/mission. The University is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development and institutional success. In keeping with this commitment, the University welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

The University of Scranton is an EOE/Affirmative Action Employer/Educator. We invite veterans, minority persons, women and persons with disabilities to express interest in this potential opportunity.

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