Marriage And Family Therapy Faculty

OC Mission and Purpose: Oklahoma Christian University is a higher learning community transforming lives for Christian faith, scholarship, and service. OC is committed to hiring employees actively engaged in Christian discipleship as we strive to create an employment culture that encourages faculty and staff to lean into the university's Christian mission, emphasizing authenticity and unity, not uniformity. We encourage you to explore our beliefs to determine if our mission is your calling.

Position: Oklahoma Christian University invites applications for an assistant or associate marriage and family therapy professor position. The position can be a tenure-track or clinical appointment. Duties include teaching, supervising, and mentoring master's level MFT students and developing a line of research. Additional responsibilities may include delivering chapel devotionals, supporting recruiting and accreditation efforts, general representation of the university during public events, and collaborating with local industries.

Primary Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) (or ABD);

• State of Oklahoma marriage and family therapy license holder, or licensed eligible;

• Preferred areas of expertise and/or skill sets: trauma-informed processes and procedures, State of Oklahoma approved clinical supervisor, AAMFT Approved Supervisor status preferred but "at least" baseline of AAMFT Approved Supervisor candidate status required; expertise in child and adolescent treatment OR expert clinical skills in an outcome-based MFT model that would complement the skill set of our current faculty;

• Ability to effectively communicate with and serve as a role model for graduate students, both in and out of the classroom and/or clinic;

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and the ability to communicate and positively engage students and colleagues across racial, gender, and cultural barriers.

• Active engagement in a life of Christian faith and service includes membership in a local church.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work in conjunction with the Chair of the School of Human Sciences to develop a vision for the new marriage and family therapy program,

• Conducting and publishing research, securing grants, and performing other scholarly activities.

• Teaching, mentoring, and clinically supervising graduate students/therapists-in-training; occasional undergraduate teaching opportunities available.

• Providing service to the department, university, community, and broader professional disciplines.

• Engaging in responsibilities consistent with a Christian university and Christian education mission.

• Fulfilling other duties as required or assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A record of, or demonstrated potential for, university, college, or professional teaching.

• A record of, or demonstrated potential for, high-quality research and dissemination of findings in professional outlets.

• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with multiple constituencies.

• The successful candidate must provide evidence of employment eligibility as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability or experience with applied, community-based, and/or translational research at the intersections of child/family functioning and physical health or emphasizing issues impacting historically under-served or marginalized populations.

• Demonstrated teaching ability using multiple modalities (e.g., online, in-person, hybrid).

• Demonstrated commitment to professional and community service.

• Other duties as co-created and assigned in conjunction with the Chair.

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

• Standard university benefits package if duties grow to the minimum time required to warrant said benefits package

• Tuition discount and other staff benefits

Timetable: Application review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. As candidates advance through the screening process, additional materials may be requested. To apply, please click the button below.

Oklahoma Christian University does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, age, sex, disability, or national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, employment, admissions, or the provision of services, in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. Accordingly, subject to the following requirements, the University actively seeks to diversify its employee and student base. Oklahoma Christian University is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. A Board of Trustees controls the University, all members of the Church of Christ. The University operates within the Christian-oriented aims, ideals, and religious tenets of the Church of Christ as taught in Holy Scripture. Thus, as a religiously-controlled institution of higher education, Oklahoma Christian University is exempt from compliance with some provisions of specific civil rights laws, including some requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1974. In addition, the University intentionally claims and protects its rights to hire co-religionists and individuals who share and support the mission of the University.