Assistant Professor of Counseling

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Mexico.

📋 Description

• Instruct counseling courses.

• Oversee practicum and internship students.

• Teach 24 credit hours throughout the academic year, excluding the first year.

• Conduct 18 credit hours during the initial year of service.

• Participate in service activities that include curriculum development, recruitment, advisement, and the retention of culturally and linguistically diverse students.

• Foster program relationships with local schools, agencies, and community behavioral health centers.

• Establish placements for practicum and internship opportunities.

• Maintain an active program of scholarly research and activities.

• Engage in professional organizations and participate in university committees.

• Strive for continuous improvement of the counseling program.

• Advise approximately 20–25 graduate counseling students.

• Schedule and maintain office hours, meeting with students by special appointment when necessary.

• Hold office hours that align with course locations and modalities, including at least 2.5 hours at the faculty member's designated location.

• Participate in faculty development week and commencement ceremonies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctoral degree in counselor education, or official notification of completion by August 11th, 2025.

• Alternatively, possess a related doctoral degree and have at least one full academic year of experience as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program before July 1, 2013.

• ABD may be considered under exceptional circumstances.

• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience as a professional counselor.

• Must possess, or be eligible for, professional counseling licensure.

• Knowledge and experience with on-ground, online synchronous, online asynchronous, and/or blended learning environments.

• Authorized to work in the United States.

• Preferred: Graduate from a CACREP Accredited Doctoral Program.

• Preferred: Knowledge and experience in teaching courses within the CACREP core curriculum.

• Preferred: Experience in the professional development of clinical skills at the Master's level.

• Preferred: Licensure or eligibility for licensure as an independent clinical practitioner (LPCC) in New Mexico.

• Preferred: Three or more years of professional clinical mental health counseling experience.

• Preferred: Involvement with professional counseling organizations.

• Preferred: Familiarity with CACREP accreditation processes.

• Preferred: Training and experience as a school counselor.

• Preferred: Successful background in designing and teaching online courses.

• Strong understanding of professional counselor education and training in school and/or clinical mental health counseling.

• Proficient skills in teaching, advising, supervising clinical trainees, research and writing, communication, and networking.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time faculty members are engaged and compensated based on an academic year contract.

• Required participation in faculty development week and commencement exercises.