[Counselor_Educ] FW: Job Posting

[Leinbaugh, Tracy]

Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling and Higher Education
Ohio University
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services
205 McCracken Hall
Athens, OH 45701

Phone: 740-593-0846
E-mail: leinbaug at ohio.edu<mailto:leinbaug at ohio.edu>

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Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 1:07 PM
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Subject: Job Posting

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT


Appointment: The Department of Counselor Education within the College of Education and Human Services seeks to fill a Unit A (tenure-track) 9 month position for an Assistant Professor in Counselor Education located on the Quad Cities Campus beginning August 16th, 2012.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate in Counselor Education from a CACREP accredited program by the time of appointment. Evidence of successful teaching experience in Counselor Education is required. Candidates must also have post-masters experience in one of the following areas: school counseling or community/clinical mental health counseling. Candidates must be eligible for licensure as a licensed clinical professional counselor or a licensed professional counselor in the State of Illinois as well as exhibit potential for scholarly activities.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: We are particularly interested in candidates with work experience as a school counselor or demonstrated interest in school counseling. The ability to work collaboratively in research/scholarly activities is also important. A strong background in the areas of clinical teaching and supervision is preferred.


RESPONSIBILITIES: This is a Unit A (Tenure-track) full-time, nine month position in Counselor Education. Teaching assignments include supervision of practicum and internship experiences for master's level graduate students in both CACREP accredited School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling specialty tracks. Assignments also include the advisement of graduate students. Scholarly/professional activity is expected, as well as active collaboration with a multidisciplinary faculty. Summer teaching may be available.


RANK & SALARY: Tenure-track Assistant Professor. Salary is competitive. Western Illinois University offers a competitive benefits package that includes domestic partner benefits. Full benefits information is available at:wiu.edu/hr/benefits.php<http://wiu.edu/hr/benefits.php>


THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Counselor Education consists of six full time faculty members at the Quad Cities campus in Moline Illinois. The department currently offers a M.S.Ed. in Counseling with CACREP-accredited programs in school and clinical mental health counseling. WIU Quad Cities is WIU's first permanent off-campus facility and the only public university offering graduate programs in the Quad Cities area. The WIU Quad Cities campus offers 13 post baccalaureate certificate programs, 15 graduate programs, and an educational specialist program. WIU Quad Cities is currently staffed by interdisciplinary studies, elementary education, law enforcement and justice administration, management, marketing, reading, special education, and recreation, park and tourism administration.


THE UNIVERSITY: Recognized as one of the "Best in the Midwest Colleges" by The Princeton Review and selected as one of just 24 public universities ranked as a Tier 1 Midwestern Masters Institution by U.S. News and Weekly Report, Western Illinois University serves 13,400 students in the heart of the Midwest through its traditional, residential, four-year campus in Macomb, Il and its upper division, urban, commuter location in the Quad Cities/Moline, Il.


WIU's friendly, accessible, nurturing campus communities are dedicated to higher values in higher education and are comprised of strong faculty, state of the art technology and facilities, and a wide range of academic and extracurricular opportunities for students and staff. The four core values at the heart of WIU are academic excellence, educational opportunity, personal growth and social responsibility. WIU's GradTrac and Cost Guarantee programs ensure that students achieve their degrees within four years while paying a fixed rate for tuition plus fees and room and board at both the undergraduate and graduate level.


WIU is a comprehensive, public university offering 55 undergraduate degree programs, 35 graduate degree programs and a doctorate degree. With a Student-faculty ratio of 17:1, WIU's 615 full-time faculty teach 95 percent of all undergraduate as well as graduate courses, in addition to 13 pre-professional degree programs and 10 certificate programs.  WIU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. Western Illinois University is a member of the NCAA and competes at the Division I level. The Leslie F. Malpass Library ranks among the finest comprehensive universities in the United States.


APPLICATION: Applicants for this position must send a letter of application, current vita with email for correspondence, copies of graduate transcripts, and the names and contact information for three references that can speak to the applicant's educational and work experience. Please send applications to: Dr. Shawn Parmanand, Department of Counselor Education, Western Illinois University-Quad Cities, 3561 60th Street, Moline, Il 61265 (Phone: 309-762-1876) (Fax: 309-762-6989). Website: wiu.edu/counselored<http://wiu.edu/counselored>


The search committee will begin review of applications January 18th, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.


Western Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. WIU has a non-discrimination policy that includes sex, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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