Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling

Description

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The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Education (SOE) invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor position in the Counseling Program housed in the department of Counseling and Educational Studies, beginning July 2025. The current position is designated to work across the clinical mental health and school counseling track in the Master’s degree. Offering two tracks in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling, the SOE ranks 8th among the nation’s best graduate education programs according to the latest ranking from U.S. News and World Report. Johns Hopkins is also a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which is composed of the top research institutions in the U.S.

The Counselor Education program is a robust academic unit with faculty research lines encompassing several scholarly domains such as: 1) closing educational and opportunity gaps for K-12 students to produce equitable academic and social/emotional outcomes; 2) exploring biological basis of behavior and neuroscience; 3) investigating the mental health needs of international and racial minority students; and 4) examining contextual dimensions of race and ethnicity through broaching strategies. A core tenet throughout faculty research and curriculum is an emphasis on societal needs and working within community and school settings utilizing culturally-responsive, scientific-based approaches. With proximity to the nation’s capital, the program’s objective is to spearhead innovative research that can guide and influence policies that impact multiple populations behaviorally, mentally, emotionally, and physically. The program offers one CACREP-accredited master’s degrees (M.S.) with two concentrations: (a) Clinical Mental Health Counseling and (b) School Counseling. For additional program information, please visit https://education.jhu.edu/masters-programs/ms-in-counseling/. 

Expectations of the position:

• Conducting original research to assemble a record of scholarly publications in line with a tenure-track/tenured appointment at a major research university
• The development of independent, externally-funded research
• Teach courses in both school and clinical mental health
• Supervise, advise, and mentor graduate students
• Participate in professional service at the school, university, state, regional, and national levels
• Maintain active membership and involvement with an appropriate counseling professional organization (i.e., ACA, MCA, ACES, ASCA, etc.)

Qualifications

Required General Qualifications:

• A doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited program or have been employed as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year before July 1, 2013
• Completion of all doctoral requirements prior to employment
• Outstanding record of scholarship and research productivity consistent with rank
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching to diverse learners
• Demonstrated work as a collegial, collaborative team member
• Eligibility as a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) or school counseling certification in Maryland
• Knowledge of the CACREP standards and process

 

Required Qualifications/Experience by Rank: 

 

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) Position:

• Demonstrates potential to develop a robust research agenda and active participation in research activities, including scholarship and professional presentations related to counselor education
• Demonstrates potential to publish in top-tier/flagship journals
• Demonstrates ability to develop quantitative, qualitative, or mixed method research methods
• Demonstrates ability (or potential) to secure external funding
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness at either the undergraduate or graduate level
• Active involvement in state, regional, and/or national professional organizations

Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) Position:

• Documented history of scholarly activity involvi