Assistant/Associate Professor, Counselor Education

Virginia Commonwealth University

Department of Counseling and Special Education

 

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education seeks applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Counselor Education with a start date of August 16, 2018. This is a nine-month, tenure eligible teaching and research faculty position. At VCU, we believe different perspectives and expertise enhance possibilities and solutions.  This philosophy drives our recruitment process, so we welcome applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, who will contribute to an already diverse community of faculty, staff, and students.

The counseling program in the VCU School of Education provides graduate students with research-based professional studies and clinical experiences necessary for effective counseling, advocacy, and leadership in diverse geographic and socio-economic settings. Specifically, the faculty prepares counselors with the specialized knowledge and skills required for placement in elementary, middle, and high schools, higher education institutions, and community agencies in the Commonwealth of Virginia and throughout the nation.

 

Position Description:

The faculty member will be responsible for conducting research and publishing peer-reviewed articles; teaching, supervising, and advising in the counselor education program at the master’s and doctoral level; chairing and serving on doctoral dissertation committees; presenting at conferences; securing external funding; enhancing the program’s national and international reputation; and providing service to the program, department, school, university, and counseling profession.

 

Qualifications:

Required:

• An earned doctorate in counselor education from a CACREP-accredited program
• A fundable research agenda that reflects innovation and impact
• ·Evidence of scholarly productivity with strong potential for securing external funding
• Experience in field-based interventions and research with underrepresented, underserved, and urban populations
• Supervision experience
• Commitment to chairing and serving on dissertation committees
• Clear evidence of counselor professional identity
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusiveness among faculty, staff, and students

Preferred:

• Track record of externally funded research experience
• Research, training, and/or experience with under-served youth or families in school, higher education, and/or community settings
• Evidence of collaboration with research centers/institutes and/or with community agencies
• Earned Virginia LPC or eligibility for Virginia LPC
• Service in professional counseling organizations

 

About VCU:

Virginia Commonwealth University is a premier urban, public research university with a diverse student body and both research-intensive and community-engaged designations from the Carnegie Foundation. Located in historic Richmond, Virginia, VCU enrolls more than 31,000 students on two campuses.

Recently voted as the “Best River Town in America” by Outside magazine, Richmond is a vibrant, prosperous metropolitan area of approximately one million people within a short driving distance from Washington, D.C., Virginia Beach and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

 

About School of Education:

The VCU School of Education aims to be the leader in urban education through leveraging existing resources and talents among our faculty, centers and institutes, and relationships with agencies in the community to expand innovation, excellence, and impact in schools, communities, families, and children. We prepare effective and highly skilled teachers, counselors, school administrators, higher education faculty, and other education professionals committed to addressing challenges in urban schools, communities, and families. Ranked in the top 20% of public graduate programs in education by U.S. News & World Report, the VCU School of Education focuses its teaching, interdisciplinary research, and development efforts on issues of educational equity, social justice and the complexities of poverty that impact student learning and family engagement.

 

Application Process:

To be considered for this position, application materials must be submitted online through VCU eJobs  (www.vcujobs.com) and must include all of the following documents:

• A letter of application addressing the qualifications
• A curriculum vitae
• A statement on how research agenda aligns with one or more of the VCU School of Education Centers/Institutes and reflects impact and innovation.
• The name, e-mail address, and telephone number for three professional references.

Application materials must be uploaded as one PDF document (in the “Other Document” field) to www.vcujobs.com for review by the Search Committee.

Questions may be directed to Dr. Donna Dockery, Search Committee Chair at djdockery@vcu.edu.

If a finalist for the position, candidates must agree to current and prior employers being contacted.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position closing date of December 15, 2017.

 

For additional information and to apply, please follow the link below

https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/67297

 

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action university providing access to education and employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, political affiliation or disability