About Western:  Western Washington University is a comprehensive state university, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school.  Western is located in beautiful Bellingham, a scenic coastal city of approximately 83,000 situated between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.  With easy access to both the Cascade mountain range and the Pacific coast, the region is rich in cultural events and attractions as well as many recreational activities. Western is known nationally for its successes, including being named the top public master’s granting university in the Pacific Northwest by U. S. News and World Report and one of the best colleges in the nation to work for by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

About the Position:  Assistant Professor in Counselor Education with a specialization in School Counseling; tenure-track, beginning September 16, 2018. 

About the Counseling Program:  The mission of our CACREP-accredited Counseling Program is to prepare knowledgeable, skilled, culturally sensitive, and ethical professional counselors for practice in mental health and educational settings. We believe this is best accomplished in small cohorts in which students have substantive opportunities to practice their developing counseling skills and knowledge under the supervision of faculty who are active contributors to the profession through research and service. The Psychology Department strives to further Western’s identity as an institution that welcomes and embraces diversity, and encourages applications from diverse candidates.

For full position announcement, including all required and preferred qualifications, and to apply, see https://jobs.wwu.edu/JobPosting.aspx?JPID=7566.  Review of applications begins September 25, 2017; position is open until filled.