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The College of Education at Clemson University invites applications for a tenure line open rank professor of counselor education. Clemsons counselor education program strives to prepare counselors who possess the skills and dispositions to work effectively with diverse populations and to engage in data-driven practices. The Counselor Education program at Clemson University offers CACREP-accredited masters degree concentrations in School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling as well as educational specialist degrees in both areas. The program specialties serve a combination of full-time and part-time students. Courses are taught on campus and in Greenville, SC (30 miles north of campus), with most classes being taught in Greenville. This is a nine-month position with optional summer teaching available. The start date for the role is August 2024. The open rank professor will be responsible teaching classes in a CACREP specialty area (current tracks include clinical mental health counseling and school counseling) and the counseling core, advising masters students, and supervising counseling practicum and internship students.
About the Department of Education and Human Development
The Department of Education and Human Development is a state and national leader in addressing issues within schools and communities, offering programs in counseling, learning sciences, literacy, and special education. Our department prepares professionals to provide exemplary leadership and educational services to improve outcomes for all persons, with an emphasis on underserved schools and communities. We are leaders in the state and the nation in addressing issues within schools and communities by delivering outstanding practitioner preparation programs, conducting high-quality research that informs policy and practice, and enhancing outreach and advocacy through collaborative partnerships. We endorse education as the foundation through which all persons are empowered to live healthy, fulfilling, and productive lives.
About the College of Education
The College of Education is committed to improving education, beginning at birth. With a focus on working with underserved schools and communities, the College has award-winning programs that train teachers, counselors, and school leaders for P-12 schools; prepare counselors for community practice; train higher education student affairs leaders; and prepare training and development specialists for business and industry. We equip our students for careers and lives that make a difference, and we work tirelessly to develop initiatives that respond to today's educational landscape, including teacher recruitment and retention, online teaching, and leadership development. We participate in these innovative efforts as part of Clemson's land-grant mission to serve the state of South Carolina and beyond.
About Clemson University
One of the most productive public research universities in the nation, Clemson University enrolls 27,341 students across the State of South Carolina and has an endowment of over $1 billion. The University operates Extension offices in every county of the state and has five Innovation Campuses and six Research and Education Center locations. Classified as an R1 Very High Research University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Clemson is dedicated to teaching, research, and service. Our main campus, located in Upstate South Carolina, sits on 1,400 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the shores of Lake Hartwell. Through the research, outreach and entrepreneurial projects led by our faculty and students, Clemson University is driving economic development and improving quality of life in South Carolina and beyond.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Earned doctoral degree or degree conferred by August 2024 in counselor education from a CACREP-accredited program.
- Professional identity as a counselor educator
- Potential for or evidence of excellence in research and scholarship, teaching and supervision, and service that promote inclusive excellence in the field of counselor education.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional experience as a counselor (beyond graduate internships)
- Certification in school counseling and/or experience teaching school counseling students
- Licensed or license eligible as an LPC and/or licensed school counselor
- Funded program of research
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted via Interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/140326). Applicants should submit the following documents:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Names and contact information for three references
To receive full consideration, applications must be received by February 29, 2024. The review of applications will continue and the position will remain open until filled. Inquiries about the position should be made to the search chair, Dr. Corrine Sackett, at csacket@clemson.edu.
