Assistant Professor in Counselor Education

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Job Title:
Assistant Professor in Counselor Education

Department:
EHE | Educational Studies Administration-Interim

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Assistant Professor Rank Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Counselor Education – Clinical Mental Health and Addictions Professional Specialization, Department of Educational Studies

Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University

The Department of Educational Studies in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University invites applications for a full-time (9-month) assistant professor rank tenure-track position in Counselor Education with a specialty focus of clinical mental health counseling and addictions. The position will begin in August 2024. The Department of Educational Studies has a commitment to excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service that advances the educational environment across a diversity of contexts and peoples. The Department values collaborative scholarship among colleagues in and across the College, University, and other relevant stakeholders. The Ohio State University has world-class array of resources and opportunities for new faculty, including the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy , Schoenbaum Family Center , Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nisonger Center , and the Michael Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning .

Qualifications: The position requires the candidate to demonstrate evidence of strong potential to gain a national and/or international scholarly reputation as evidenced in part by development of a strong publication record focused on clinical mental health counseling and addictions. Experience teaching addiction courses, board certification in chemical dependency, evidence of effort toward obtaining internal and external funded research, knowledge of critical approaches towards building protective factors in clients, and a focus on wellness will also be viewed as strengths. We also seek a candidate who has demonstrated ability to teach and work with persons from historically underserved backgrounds.

The candidate must meet the following required qualifications:

• An earned doctorate from a CACREP-accredited program in Counselor Education.
• Licensed in the state of Ohio as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (Supervisor) – LPCC-S
• Licensed in the state of Ohio as a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor - LICDC
• Potential to teach, advise, and mentor M.A. and Ph.D. students

Preferred qualifications for the successful candidate include:

• Evidence of publications focused on clinical mental health counseling, addictions counseling, cultural competencies in counseling, and building protective factors in clients.
• Evidence of scholarship (e.g. publications or presentations) focused on wellness practice, substance abuse treatment, trauma-informed care, and enhancing cultural competence of counselors.
• Experience teaching doctoral students and masters students in clinical mental health and addictions topics, such as addictions counseling, clinical diagnosis, pedagogical and leadership issues, and field experiences.
• Experience advising doctoral students and masters students
• Experience in leadership to the field (e.g. journal reviewer; association leadership), to their university (e.g. committee membership), and service to their program (e.g. coordinating field experiences)
• Experience as a clinician in clinical mental health counseling and addiction rehabilitation settings
• Experience as a clinical supervisor in the field and in university settings

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be a scholar who has the potential to develop a national and/or international reputation in the fields of counselor education and addictions. Responsibilities include conducting and publishing research in top-tier journals; securing internal/external funding to support their research; teaching graduate courses; mentoring MA and Ph.D. students; engaging in curriculum development; providing support for program growth; and providing service to the department, college, university, and academic and practice communities. 

Application Instructions:  Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.  Please submit a letter of application describing how your experience, your teaching interests, and your program of research align with the required and preferred position qualifications. Please also submit a curriculum vitae, a publication that reflects your scholarship, and your teaching philosophy to Workday attachments. Additionally, please collect three letters of reference and submit all three letters with your application submission to Workday.

For questions regarding the position please contact:

Dr. Brett Zyromski

Search Committee Chair

Department of Educational Studies 

[email protected]

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COUNSELOR EDUCATION:  The Counselor Education program (https://ehe.osu.edu/graduate/counselor-education ) offers Ph.D. (https://ehe.osu.edu/graduate/counselor-education/counselor-education-phd ), and M.A. (https://ehe.osu.edu/graduate/counselor-education/counselor-education-ma ) degrees, with specialty tracks in clinical mental health and addictions counseling, and school counseling in the M.A. degree. The program is consistently ranked in the top 5 counselor education programs in the United States by the US News and World Report (currently #2), and the program is supported by internationally recognized faculty with active research agendas and strong community-based ties. We have a strong track record of preparing counselor educators, licensed clinical mental health and school counselors, and scholars in counselor education.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES: The Department of Educational Studies is a multi-disciplinary department, offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. The department offers graduate programs in Special Education, Educational Administration, School Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counselor Education, Workforce Development, Learning Technologies, Educational History & Philosophy, Educational Policy, Higher Education & Student Affairs, and Quantitative Research, Evaluation, and Methodology. The department also offers undergraduate licensure programs in Special Education, Business Education, and Family/Consumer Sciences.  Our School Psychology program is accredited by APA and NASP, and our Counselor Education program is accredited by CACREP. Our undergraduate programs have CAEP accreditation and our applied behavior analysis program in special education is accredited by ABAI.  We also offer accelerated licensure programs for prospective principals and superintendents. More than half of our graduate programs are nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report. The department also houses the Walter E. Dennis Learning Center (http://dennislearningcenter.osu.edu/), which provides academic support for thousands of students each year. The overall department structure provides close relationships among all program areas and offers numerous opportunities for faculty members to collaborate on both research and teaching with many areas throughout the entire Ohio State University academic community. For more information please visit http://ehe.osu.edu/educational-studies .

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Additional Information:

Location:
Ramseyer Hall (0090)

Position Type:
Regular

Scheduled Hours:
40

Shift:
First Shift

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