STETSON UNIVERSITY

STETSON UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELOR EDUCATION

POSITION: 

Stetson University seeks an individual with distinctive skills in counselor education for a twelve-month, full-time, tenure-track appointment as an assistant professor.  In addition to teaching in the regular CACREP-curriculum, the candidate will contribute to the Department’s mission and expansion in certificate programs, particularly related to play therapy, trauma counseling, and parent coaching. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited institution.  Experience in teaching and mentoring Master’s level students, as well as in supervising practicum and internship experiences are required.

Preference will be given to candidates who are licensed in mental health counseling and/or marriage and family counseling, or the equivalent.   

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The teaching load is two courses per semester, including summer.  Primary teaching responsibilities center on the three CACREP-accredited programs in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling, Clinical Mental Health, and School Counseling. 

For more information on our expectations in teaching and scholarship, our tenure policies, and our support for faculty development, please see the Academic Affairs website:http://www.stetson.edu/administration/academic-affairs/index.php

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THE DEPARTMENT:

The Counselor Education Department (http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/counselor/

) is a small, unique department dedicated to preparing counselor education students to be ethically informed; developing a keen awareness of their personal strengths and resiliency; further developing an appreciation for cultural diversity, critical thinking and creative expression; and having a deep commitment to the counseling profession and community as a whole.   Our commitment is to produce stellar graduates whose work centers on helping individuals, couples, and families.

THE UNIVERSITY:

Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu

) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs.  Collectively, Stetson’s teacher-scholar faculty works with 3,800 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.  The University’s historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls more than 2,500 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music.  Stetson University College of Law, Florida’s first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves over 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees.  Graduate programs offered at the main campus and at Stetson University Center in Celebration include Business, Educational Leadership, Reading, Education, Counseling, and English. Stetson has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. 

Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning.  Working closely with faculty, staff, and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively.  Stetson’s academic program prepares and inspires students to dare to be significant™, realizing 21^st century learning goals that will foster their ability and commitment to make a difference in the world.  We seek faculty who themselves dare to be significant; think across disciplinary, methodological, and social boundaries; exercise pedagogical creativity and adaptability (including the use of technology to enrich and extend learning); and are passionate lifelong learners. 

Stetson values the development of the whole person committed to engaging and building lifelong connections with the larger world through Personal Growth, Intellectual Development, and Global Citizenship. To that end, the University fosters policies, practices, and modes of inquiry to support and explore these values areas, integrated in a University-wide commitment to personal and social responsibility.  Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future—locally, nationally, and globally.

THE COMMUNITY:

DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 25,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.

SALARY:

Salary is competitive.

STARTING DATE:

August 2014

APPLICATION:

Applicants must send the following materials for consideration:  a letter of application detailing teaching skills, scholarly interests, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference (with phone numbers), transcripts (copies acceptable for initial screening). Candidates are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to social justice, diversity and inclusion. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Application materials may be submitted electronically to Dr. Brigid Noonan atbnoonan@stetson.edu or mailed to the following address:

Brigid M. Noonan, Ph.D., Search Committee Chair
Department of Counselor Education
Stetson University
421 N. Woodland Blvd. Unit 8389
DeLand, FL 32723

Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to createopportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically under-represented and economically-disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.