Lecturer in Counseling and Special Education

Overview

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) invites applications for a Lecturer position for CACREP-accredited Counseling Programs beginning in Spring/Summer 2026. The position is housed in the Department of Counseling and Special Education in the College of Education. The successful candidate(s) will be committed to excellence in teaching, service, and community engagement, and will collaborate across the university. Teaching assignments will be based on experience and expertise.

Teaching in summer is generally available.

El Paso, TX

• Oversee student site placements for practicum/internship.
• Maintain active engagement with practicum/internship sites.
• Supervise students' field experiences.
• Teach graduate-level courses, including in-person, hybrid, and online formats.
• Participate in college and departmental committee work, as well as professional and community service.
• Collaborate with colleagues across programs and disciplines.

• An earned master's degree in Counseling from a CACREP-approved program or a doctorate in Counselor Education from a CACREP-approved program.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness in graduate-level courses.
• Relevant experience in the field of Mental Health Counseling.
• Evidence of the ability to work collaboratively with other faculty, professionals, and community organizations.
• Commitment to maintenance of CACREP standards.

• Bilingual.
• Experience as a mental health or rehabilitation counselor.
• Licensed as a Professional Counselor (board-approved supervisor) in Texas.
• Ability and flexibility to teach both foundational and advanced Counseling courses.

In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, UTEP is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors talents, respects differences, and nurtures growth and development. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share this commitment.

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services, in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972.

Inquiries concerning Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator at , titleix, or 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312. For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP’s Equal Opportunity Office  the extent that this position involves research or access to critical infrastructure, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure may be required.