Assistant Professor, School Counseling

Job Summary/Basic Function

To provide leadership, instruction, advising, service, and scholarship in the area of counselor education, with a special emphasis in guidance counseling.

• Doctorate from a CACREP Counselor Education and Supervision program by June 1, 2026.
• Training must include the area of school counseling.
• Licensable as an Ohio School Counselor within one year of appointment.
• Evidence of effective teaching in counseling or a closely related discipline and a clear research agenda.

• Two or more years experience working as a licensed School counselor.
• One or more years experience providing supervision to school counseling students/interns.
• Preference for applicants with a record of research and publishing in peer‑reviewed journals, documented successful experience instructing and advising in a CACREP accredited school counseling program.
• Applicants having the PCC‑S would be desirable.

• 35% – Provide instruction, supervise and advise master's level counseling students
• 25% – Provide service to the department, university and counseling profession
• 30% – Be actively involved in the scholarly publication of research
• 10% – Assist with program development, assessment, student recruitment, and accreditation activities

Non‑Essential Functions and percent of time:

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Posting Date: 10/07/2025

First Consideration Date: 11/07/2025

Closing Date:
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