Clinical Assistant professor of Counseling

The University of Northern Iowa's Graduate Program in Counseling seeks a counselor educator to join our faculty for a three-year term Clinical Assistant Professor position, starting in August 2025, with the potential to be renewed. The Counseling program is in the Department of Family, Aging, & Counseling (http://www.uni.edu/csbs/sahs) within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (http://www.uni.edu/csbs/). The graduate program has been accredited by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling-Related Educational Programs) since 1990 and has prepared counselors for professional service and outreach activities since 1953.
 
The primary responsibilities will include teaching and service. This position serves graduate students in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling and is expected to participate in curriculum development, CACREP accreditation processes, meetings, student advising, clinical coordination, recruitment, and professional service and outreach activities. The selected candidate must have a strong professional counseling identity demonstrated by clinical experience and active licensure/credentialing as a counselor. Summer teaching opportunities may also be available. This is an in-person position based in Cedar Falls, Iowa. 
 
Required Qualifications: Earned MA or MS in Counseling from a CACREP-accredited program by the time of appointment in August of 2025; completion of or significant progress (ABD or 1 year of courses left) toward a PhD in Counselor Education/Counseling from a CACREP-accredited program; post-graduate professional clinical and/or school counseling experience; professional counseling license and/or certification, or license eligible in Iowa and willing to gain license; experience providing clinical supervision to professional counselors or counselors-in-training; evidence of strong potential for excellence in college teaching  for graduate-level CACREP core courses; involvement in professional counseling associations at the state, regional, and/or national levels (e.g., ACA, AMHCA, ASCA, ACES); ability to teach in person on campus; and ability to function and communicate successfully and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds required. 
 
Preferred Qualifications: Earned PhD in Counselor Education/Counseling from a CACREP-accredited program by the time of appointment in August of 2025; interest and experience in counseling children, adolescents, college students, couples, families, and/or older adults; advanced credentialing in areas of counseling expertise/interest  (e.g., couples counseling modalities, play therapy, expressive arts, sex therapy, gerontological counseling, addictions, etc.); experience with clinical coordination, arranging practicum and internship placements, or willingness to learn and contribute to clinical coordination; demonstrated competence in college teaching with experience in-person and in online teaching environments; experience using a variety of experiential teaching techniques and ability to engage students in the learning process; and knowledgeable of and experience with CACREP-accreditation processes preferred. 
 
For more information, please contact William Henninger, Search Committee Chair, at 319-273-6383 or e-mail at william.henninger@uni.edu. Pre-employment background checks required. Applications received by 11/1/2024 will receive full consideration. Pre-employment background checks required. Curriculum Vita and cover letter required when applying.
 
UNI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from persons of color, women, individuals living with disabilities, and protected veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other basis protected by federal and/or state law.