Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling

Job Class Code: 10031
FLSA:
Exempt
Posting Number: FRGV
2085

Location:

Edinburg, Texas
Division/Organization:
Provost - Academic Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position:
Tenure Status:
Tenure Track
FTE: 1.0

We are seeking applicants dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's student body as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling starting in  academic year. The Assistant Professor will be on the Edinburg campus.

UTRGV serves the Rio Grande Valley and beyond via an innovative and unique multicultural education dedicated to student access and success. By championing leading research, healthcare, and application of university discoveries, we support sustainable development, community engagement, and well-being. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is committed to building and sustaining a highly qualified and talented faculty to pursue excellence in everything that we do, including teaching, research, and service.

Drawing on our unique identity as the leading Hispanic-Serving Institution in a bilingual and bicultural environment, UTRGV will promote student access and success by building from strength in education and creating a vibrant campus experience. By 2027, we will accelerate transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by driving meaningful advancements in research and creative works, expanding access to high-quality and affordable healthcare, and fostering authentic community engagement and integration.

UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional information, please visit UTRGV website.

The College of Education and P-16 Integration offers teacher preparation at the undergraduate level and, master's programs in Counseling, School Psychology, Special Education, Educational Technology, Educational Leadership, Early Childhood, Reading and Literacy, Bilingual Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Teaching. Two Ed.D.s are also offered in educational leadership and curriculum and instruction with several specialization areas. The College of Education and P-16 Integration is fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), by the Counsell for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

For more information about the College of Education and P-16 Integration, please see the following website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

The mission of the CACREP-accredited Master of Education (MEd) in Counseling is to prepare highly competent professionals who can respond to the mental health needs of individuals across the lifespan in a multicultural community. Preparation of the profession counselor is accomplished through completion of a 60-hour degree in Counseling with specializations in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling. The vision of the Department of Counseling is to be the catalyst for the education and mental well-being of individuals, families, communities, the region, and our society-at-large through thoughtful, culturally sustaining partnerships with communities, mental health facilities, and schools, thereby demonstrating responsiveness to the mental health needs to the people of the Rio Grande Valley.

The individual selected for this position will be expected to maintain a high-quality record of research and scholarship that projects a clear, coherent, and independent identity as a scholar. They will be expected to maintain a consistent and increasing record of research accomplishments, make progress toward a national reputation, sustain a research agenda with potential for continued trajectory, and demonstrate the quality and impact of their research and scholarship.

Also, the individual selected for this position will provide direct instruction to MEd students in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or School Counseling and may include supervision of practicum or internship students. Summer teaching is optional and dependent on enrollment. Additionally, the individual will engage in institutional service through…