One Year Lecturer For The Department Of Counseling

We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's student body as a One-Year Lecturer of the Department of Counseling beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year.

This is a full-time non-tenure track position. The Department of Counseling offers a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counseling that is designed to prepare a highly competent professional who can respond to the life span mental health needs of individuals in a multicultural community.

The individual selected for this position will be responsible for providing direct instruction to MEd students in counselor education and may include supervision of practicum/internship students. Summer teaching is optional and dependent on enrollment. Additionally, the individual will engage in institutional service through participation in program activities and processes such as admissions, advising, orientation, and assisting graduate students with license and certification requirements (e.g., CACREP, Texas Department of Health and Human Services, and Texas Education Agency) including maintenance of records and assessments. The individual will participate in faculty and departmental activities as well as in service to the public, profession, and constituencies of the department, college, and university as approved/assigned. Scholarly activity is not a requirement of the position.

Faculty in the Department of Counseling are expected to maintain a strong counselor identity through (1) sustained memberships in professional counseling organizations, (2) the maintenance of certifications and/or licenses related to their counseling specialty area(s), and (3) by showing evidence of sustained (a) professional development and renewal activities related to counseling, (b) professional service and advocacy in counseling. In addition, UTRGV faculty are expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to student success and to advancing the university, college, and program missions, as well as a commitment to UTRGV's guiding principles.

Minimum Qualifications

• All but Dissertation (ABD) status from a CACREP accredited doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) to be completed prior to September 1, 2024
• Professional and academic experiences with diverse populations

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

LPC Associate, LPC, or license eligible or Certified School Counselor in the state of Texas.

Preferred Qualification

• Doctorate from a CACREP-accredited program

• Demonstrated record of successful teaching in graduate-level counseling courses

• Experience in direct supervision as a counselor educator

• Experience and licensure as a clinical mental health counselor or certification as a school counselor

• Experience with technology and software platforms for facilitating digital clinical records and processes

• Membership and service in professional organizations

• Bilingual, Spanish-English preferred

Salary Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience License or Certification Required? Yes Number of Vacancies 1 Desired Start Date 09/01/2024