| Job Description: | he Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Jacksonville University seeks a faculty member with a record of and potential for strength in research, leadership, and teaching. This position will contribute to the program, college, and university’s commitment to maintain excellence at the national level. The individual selected will serve a 12-month, tenure-accruing, full-time faculty appointment beginning January 2019. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Program: The JU Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program offers a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS-CMHC) with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Counseling in the School of Applied Health Sciences, Brooks Rehabilitation College of Health Care Sciences. The program started in 2015, is SACS approved, and is in the process of seeking accreditation by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). It is a two-year (60-credit hour), full-time cohort model hybrid program.
University: Named an “America’s Best College” in the south for more than 10 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report, Jacksonville University is a premier private institution in northeast Florida. Founded in 1934, JU offers more than 70 majors and programs, including degrees in Business, Marine Science, Engineering, Physics, and Nursing, as well as those in the more contemporary and specialized fields of Aviation, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Film, Animation, and Sports Business. Jacksonville University is located in a beautiful riverfront setting in suburban Jacksonville, across the St. Johns River from downtown and just minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. The 240-acre campus includes a half-mile of riverfront, oak-lined paths, and a mix of historic and new campus buildings.
Qualifications: An earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision, with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and/or Marriage and Family Therapy, from a CACREP-accredited program conferred no later than December 2018. Licensed or licensure eligible as a mental health counselor and/or marriage and family therapist in the state of Florida. Demonstrated expertise in Mental Health and/or Marriage and Family counseling. A commitment to teaching, research, service and program development and to working in culturally diverse environment with an understanding of the mission of Jacksonville University.
Preferred qualifications include clinical expertise in the following specialty areas: marriage, couples, and family counseling and group counseling. Preference will be given to applicants with documented scholarship, prior experience as a practicing counselor or marriage and family therapist, and teaching experience, preferably at the University level.
Application Procedure: Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest emphasizing experience and potential, a CV, JU faculty application, background check authorization, three letters of reference, and unofficial or official transcripts via electronic email to cmhcsearch@ju.edu. Additional information can be found on the JU position announcement webpage: https://www.ju.edu/humanresources/faculty/assistant-associate-professor-clinical-mental-health-counseling.php |