Clinical Assistant Professor Rehabilitation Services

Job Class Code:

FLSA:

Posting Number: FRGV
2070

Location: Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Division/Organization: Division of Health Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position: 3 years

Tenure Status: Non Tenure Track

FTE: 1.0

We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's student body as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling beginning in the  academic year.

UTRGV serves the Rio Grande Valleyand beyond via an innovative and unique multicultural education dedicated to student access and success. By championing leading research, healthcare, and application of university discoveries, wesupport sustainable development, community engagement, andwell-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 avibrant 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 adistributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for theentire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students.

For additional information, please visit UTRGVwebsite.

College The College of Health Professions willbe the leading institute of excellence in health and human services, education, healthcare, and research, producing highly-skilled practitioners, educators, and researchers through high-quality educational programs, meaningful experimental learning opportunities and the development of scientific and intellectual inquiry for the promotion of health equity in the Rio Grande Valleyand beyond.

Academic Departments School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling Department of Health & Biomedical Sciences Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Department of Health & Human Performance Department of Occupational Therapy Department of Physician Assistant Department of Physical Therapy Department of Health Sciences Department of Medical Laboratory Science Department of Nutrition & Dietetics

The School A dynamic academic unit dedicated to preparing professionals to assist people with disabilities to livefull lives, the School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling currently has 18 full-time (tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenured) faculty teaching in the program and over 350 students enrolled. Located in a modern facility (Edinburg Health Affairs Building West) featuring dedicated classrooms and a state-of-the-art research lab and counseling center, the school prides itself on preparing students to enter a rewarding field of helping others toachieve their own goals of independence and productivity.

The B.S. in Rehabilitation Service sis accredited November 2021
- December 2028 by the Committee on Rehabilitation Accreditation (CoRA) under the auspices of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs(CAAHEP).

The B.S. in Addiction Studies is accredited June 2023-December 2029by the National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission(NASAC).

The M.S. in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling is accredited July
2018-October 2027 by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

The Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counseling (Counselor Education and Supervision) is accredited January 2016
- October 2027 by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Counseling Master of Science in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate in Bilingual Counseling

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