Job Title

Open Rank (Tenure-Track) Professor - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

Dept Of Teacher & Bilingual Educ

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

This search will be for one (1) position, a 9-month open rank professor appointment in the Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling. The CMHC program received the 8-full-year CACREP accreditation in 2021. The search will start immediately and end no later than June 1, 2024, so onboarding and training can occur before the Fall 2024 term start and start date of September 1.

Salary:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities:

• One course release for the first year to attend the mandatory on-campus weekly new faculty investment program (except for Summer)

• CACREP Liaison of the CMHC program

• Advise, mentor, and supervise students.

• Attend required in-person meetings and commencement every semester on campus, as well as periodic virtual programmatic, departmental, college, and university meetings.

• Lead with a vision to develop and enhance programs in the department.

• Build a strong program aligned with the University’s mission as a Hispanic-serving institution.

• Address the educational needs of a diverse population of students.

• Collaborate with colleagues and sustain a collegial environment to fulfill the needs and meet strategic goals of the department, college, and university.

• Actively participate in service to programmatic, departmental, college, and university committees.

• Be available during regular business hours (Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm) to interact with campus staff, the department chair, and program colleagues in a timely manner and respond to emails promptly and within 24 hours.

Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited institution or in Rehabilitation, if earned before January 1, 2018

• 18 graduate hours for every field taught from a regionally accredited institution.

• Currently fully licensed LPC/LMHC/LMFT in the US. Please include your license number.

• Evidence of teaching excellence in a hybrid or an online delivery format

• Evidence of ability to establish and maintain a research agenda

• Teaching load: 4/4. Summer courses are provided but not guaranteed.

• Willing to teach evening practicum, internship, and group counseling classes in a virtual format

• Competency in teaching most courses in the CMHC program

• Credentials sufficient to be an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor based on the College of Education and Human Performance Tenure and Promotion guidelines at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling:

The Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling is housed in the College of Education & Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), a Hispanic-serving institution. The department, with 11 full-time faculty, offers Master of Science degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Counseling and Guidance, Adult Education, Educational Administration, Instructional Technology; a doctoral program in Educational Leadership; and transcripted certificates in Higher Educational Administration and Leadership and STEM Leadership.

The Counseling Program offers two programs 100% online: 48 hours of Counseling and Guidance (EDCG, non-CACREP-accredited) and 60 hours of Clinical Mental Health Counseling (EDCM), which is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) for 8 years since 2021. TAMUK is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The School Counseling and Guidance program is approved by the State Board for Educator Certification.

Application information:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Applicants must apply online by submitting the following items:

Online: https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/TAMUK_External (https://javjobs.tamuk.edu/) (Select Kingsville Campus)

• TAMUK Official Application Form

• Letter of application

• Curriculum vitae (include Texas LPC number)

• Two letters of reference

• List of three references with contact information

• Transcripts

Address questions and correspondence to:

Ya-Wen Melissa Liang, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, Certified Humanistic Sandtray Therapist

CMHC Program Coordinator, Associate Professor

Educational Leadership & Counseling Search Committee Chair

Email: ya-wen.liang@tamuk.edu

Prior to issuing a letter of appointment, official transcripts must be received directly from each degree-granting institution ever attended by the Office of the Provost at provost@tamuk.edu. If transcripts are from an international institution, the prospective faculty member is responsible for their translation and evaluation by an approved credential evaluator with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at https://www.naces.org/members (http://www.aacrao.org/credential/index.htm) .

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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Thank you for your interest in a career with Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) ! We are a public research university located in Kingsville, Texas. TAMUK is the southernmost campus of the Texas A&M University System. It is located 40 miles southwest of Corpus Christi and is within a 4-hour or less drive to multiple metro areas, including: San Antonio, Austin, Houston, and Brownsville- McAllen- Harlingen.

The mission of Texas A&M University- Kingsville is to enrich lives through education, discovery, and service in South Texas and beyond. The university's enrollment of approximately 7,000 students reflects the ethnic diversity of South Texas, with approximately 65% of the students of Hispanic origin. The university consists of five academic colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Agriculture & Natural Resources, and Education & Human Performance. The University has the Carnegie classification of: Doctoral University: High Research Activity .

According to Forbes Media, ratings from Javelina alumni rank Texas A&M University- Kingsville among the top 25 Universities in the nation. The rankings are based on alumni feedback about their experience at the institution.

Kingsville, a friendly and safe community , is home to nearly 30,000 people and represents a vital part of the Texas ranching industry with more than 60,000 cattle and 300 quarter horses. In addition to being home to the first institution of higher learning in South Texas, Kingsville is also home to Naval Air Station Kingsville and several Fortune 500 industrial companies.

From its quaint, historical buildings downtown to the longhorn and Santa Gertrudis cattle that graze in the legendary King Ranch, Kingsville still retains much of its unique historical charm while continuing to steadily grow into its future .

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