Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System

Job description

Working/Functional Title
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System
Position Summary
The College of Education at Michigan State University (education.msu.edu) announces an open rank tenure track position in the Counseling and Counselor Education (CCE) programs in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education.

This position at the assistant/associate/full professor level is a 9-month tenure-track appointment that will begin on August 15, 2025.

The U.S. News and World Report annual ranking of graduate programs consistently ranks the MSU Rehabilitation Counseling programs as one of the top programs in the nation.

We are seeking colleagues to be part of our top-ranked programs who are committed to research, teaching, and practice that promote the enhanced quality of life of individuals with diverse needs (mental health, chronic health, disability, and rehabilitation).

We are interested in colleagues who share our vision for stewardship of the counselor education and rehabilitation professions.

Applications are invited from individuals with a broad range of professional experiences and expertise including, but not limited to rehabilitation counseling, mental health counseling, rehabilitation psychology, or closely related disciplines.

MSU seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the university's excellence and offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

Applicants who will add to the diversity of the program, department, college, and university are particularly encouraged to apply.



Duties:


+ Engagement in an active and productive program of research

+ Graduate teaching in all modes of delivery in our long standing CACREP-accredited master’s rehabilitation counseling and doctoral counselor education and supervision programs, as well as our newly established master’s clinical mental health counseling program

+ Clinical supervision of graduate students

+ Advisement and mentorship of graduate students

+ Supervision of doctoral dissertations

+ Participation in democratic governance, operation and advancement of our programs.




About the MSU College of Education:

The College of Education at MSU offers an intellectually stimulating community for scholarships and provides resources to support faculty research initiatives.

The Counseling and Counselor Education offer a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, with a Rehabilitation and Disability concentration, an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

For more information visit: education.msu.edu/cepse/rehab.

MSU’s College of Education is known for its innovative Teacher Preparation program and nationally ranked graduate programs.

The college is committed to the AAU, land-grant mission of the university and this mission is carried out through many research and outreach programs.

The East Lansing community and surrounding areas offer affordable housing, easy commutes, excellent schools, a nationally acclaimed performing arts center, and a wide variety of recreational opportunities.


Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Doctorate -Counselor Education and Supervision, Rehabilitation Counselor Education, Rehabilitation Psychology, or a closely related discipline
Minimum Requirements
Applicants should have an earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision, Rehabilitation Counselor Education, Rehabilitation Psychology, or a closely related discipline, or provide evidence that the doctoral degree will be completed prior to the start of the appointment.

Candidates must (1) be eligible to become a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certificated Counselor (NCC), and/or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and (2) have prior clinical experience as a mental health counselor/rehabilitation counselor/rehabilitation psychologist working with clients.
Desired Qualifications
Successful candidates (1) have a record of strong scholarly accomplishment through publication and success in obtaining and leading externally funded projects commensurate with rank, (2) have research, teaching, and/or clinical skills and experience with diverse clinical, chronic health and disability populations in the areas of assessment, intervention, consultation, wellness, trauma and/or addictions, (3) have the skills in promoting inclusive and culturally responsive research, teaching, and clinical practices, (4) have the skills to develop and maintain an active research program that is supported by external funding, (5) have the skills to provide quality mentoring and supervision at the graduate level, and (6) participate in shared leadership duties at program, department, college and/or university levels that are commensurate of rank.
Required Application Materials
Interested candidates should provide a letter of application, curriculum vitae, one to three publications, a statement of teaching philosophy, and the names and contact information of three references.
Special Instructions
Online application via careers.msu.edu is required
Review of Applications Begins On
12/01/2024
Remote Work Statement
MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly.

Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years.

One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

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