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Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor – Counselor Educator

  • 20000815
  • College of Health and Behavioral Studies
  • Other 
  • Instructional / Teaching Faculty
  • Opening on: Nov 4 2024
  • Academic Affairs
  • 100509 - Department of Graduate Psychology

Working Title: Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor – Counselor Educator

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

 

College/Division: College of Health and Behavioral Studies

Department: 100509 - Department of Graduate Psychology

 

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

Specify Range or Amount:

 

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

 

Beginning Review Date: 12/05/2024

 

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

 

General Information:

The Counseling Programs at James Madison University are seeking an exceptional Counselor Educator to join the faculty in the Department of Graduate Psychology and serve as a core faculty member in our low-residency Counseling & Supervision Doctoral Program. In the low-residency model, students participate in a mix of synchronous and asynchronous online meetings with core faculty members as well as in-person residencies, held twice a semester in Harrisonburg, VA. Our counseling programs are comprised of three CACREP‐accredited programs including Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA/EdS, School Counseling MEd/EdS, and Counseling & Supervision PhD (https://psyc.jmu.edu/counseling/index.html). The full‐time (10 month), tenure track position, with options for summer teaching, will start in August, 2025, and will be filled at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The doctoral faculty position involves the following responsibilities: teach four hybrid doctoral-level courses each academic year, chair dissertation committees (3-6 additional course credits), provide mentorship to doctoral students, and engage in scholarship and service to the department, including program leadership. This hire will support the doctoral program's move to 60 required credit hours per the 2024 CACREP Standards, as well as JMU’s move to R2 status as an institution. Potential teaching opportunities include Advanced Supervision, Advanced Counseling Techniques, and Internship Supervision. This position requires on-campus attendance for weekend residencies twice a semester and other on-campus duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

-Experience with counselor education, synchronous and asynchronous teaching best practices in doctoral education, leading student dissertations, as well as doctoral-level supervision and teaching.
-A doctoral degree in Counselor Education & Supervision from a CACREP‐accredited program.
-A strong identity as a counselor educator with an interest in teaching and mentoring students at the doctoral level.
-Demonstrated interest and/or experience in program leadership.
-Experience supporting school counselors is preferred, but not required.
-The ability to teach a variety of courses at the doctoral level is preferred, but not required.
-Licensure as a school counselor or mental health counselor is preferred, but not required.

 

Additional Posting Information:

A complete application will include:
-Curriculum vitae.
-A cover letter which highlights your use of inclusive practices related to teaching, scholarship, service, advising, and/or mentoring students as appropriate.
-Unofficial transcripts.
-Statement highlighting your research agenda and your mentoring practice/philosophy working with doctoral students through their scholarly identity development (uploaded under "Other Document #1").
-Contact information for three references.

For questions, contact Debbie Sturm (sturmdc@jmu.edu) or Stephanie Crockett (crockesa@jmu.edu), search committee co-chairs.

 

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

 

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

 

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.

 

 

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