Asst/Assoc Professor, Mental Hlth Counseling

Job Description

Westminster University

Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Salary: Depends on Qualifications

Job Type: Faculty, continuous contract

Department: MS Mental Health Counseling

Job Start Date: Fall 2024 or January 2025

Location: Westminster University campus,1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah

Contact Person: Janine Wanlass, PhD, Search Committee Chair jwanlass@ westminsteru.edu

Westminster University in Salt Lake City seeks a full-time, permanent Assistant or Associate Professor in the CACREP-accredited Mental Health Counseling Program (MSMHC) starting Fall of 2024 or Spring of 2025. We have educated master’s level practitioners since 2007 and established training partnerships with community agencies to provide counseling for diverse populations. In response to our local provider shortage, we have doubled the size of our entering graduate cohort and plan to introduce a doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) in the next few years. Our master’s program is a full-time, residential, cohort-based model. Our small classes and vibrant learning community facilitate a student-centered, interactive learning approach. In January 2023, we opened a low-fee community clinic, providing services for underserved populations and offering intensive faculty supervision for masters and doctoral students. In launching our CES doctoral program, we aim to advance the counseling field through preparing creative teachers, thoughtful supervisors, skilled researchers, strong client advocates, and expert clinicians. For more information about the program, see:

Our ideal faculty candidate will display commitments to engaged teaching and research as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. Given that we have more than two dozen community-based training sites and our new low-fee community clinic, the ideal candidate will also have clinical and supervisory experience across multiple levels of care and varied populations. Major responsibilities include: (1) instruction of master’s level courses in a face-to-face format; (2) curriculum and program development; (3) development of a student-inclusive research program; (4) supervision of counseling students and interns, (5) student admissions and advising; (6) cooperative work with agencies, schools, and the larger regional mental health community, and (7) service at the department and college levels. Beginning in Summer of 2025, responsibilities will expand to include teaching and supervision of doctoral students. We welcome applicants with teaching and research expertise in any area relevant to clinical mental health counseling, and we will work with the successful candidate to create a teaching schedule that aligns with their training, experience, and interests.

Westminster University’s commitment to diversity and global learning is revealed in its core values, mission and vision statements, and learning goals. We seek colleagues who are prepared to support the learning of all students, including those from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, such as students of color, LGBTQ+ students, students with disabilities, and first-generation college students.

5 IMPORTANT REASONS TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION:

This is a continuous contract faculty position with a competitive salary in a well-established, CACREP accredited, counselor education program within a private, non-religiously affiliated institution.

Faculty have a 3:3 daytime, in-person teaching load with limited or no summer commitments in a setting where innovative, student-centered instruction is highly valued.

Faculty each have their own research assistant, available collaboration with our Data Science department on methodology, and department mentoring to develop their own research program.

Westminster University has a strong commitment to DEI and social justice, reflected in scholarships for minority students, home of the McNair Scholars Program, emphasis on recruitment of diverse students and faculty, a Community Clinic for underserved populations, and internship placements with diverse clinical populations.

You would be joining a group of committed, lively, invested faculty who are collaborative, creative, and care what you think about counselor education…and we have strong administrative support for our programs to expand in a way that preserves quality.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates must have a doctorate in the area of Counselor Education and Supervision prior to starting employment at Westminster.

Candidates must be license-eligible to practice in Utah.

Have supervisory and clinical experience in multiple clinical settings.

Demonstrate research potential.

Display a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, research, and clinical practice.

Provide evidence of successful face-to-face teaching at the graduate level. (Note: Utah offers license by endorsement:

Preferred Qualifications:

Multiple years of successful teaching at the graduate level.

Publications in a peer-reviewed journal and/or presentations at a regional or national counseling conference.

At least two (2) years of full licensure as a Mental Health Counselor.

Application & Supplemental Information:

A complete application will include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, two recent syllabi, and the names and contact information of three professional references.

In the cover letter, applicants should describe their

Teaching philosophy and graduate teaching experience.

Supervision model and experience supervising graduate students in multiple clinical settings

Clinical experience in mental health counseling.

Research interests and experience

Integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion across teaching, research, clinical practice, and supervision.

Preparation to teach and mentor students from groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.

In the curriculum vitae, applicants should specify the type of professional license(s) currently held (including dates and geographic location) and differentiate classes taught as instructor of record from classes where the applicant served as a co-teacher or teaching assistant.

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

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Westminster University is committed to a diversified workforce, equal opportunity, and nondiscrimination. To this end, Westminster prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on race or ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, disabilities, genetic information, status as a veteran, or any other category or classification protected by applicable federal, state, or city laws.