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Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Professor, Department of Counseling & Higher Education</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Past-President, American Counseling Association, 2025-2026</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc">https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc</a><br>
Media: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat">https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [External] EXT: Open Position: Assistant Professor of Instruction, NTT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Akron, Ohio, is known for shaping lives and communities—whether through legendary athletes, transformative movements like Alcoholics
Anonymous, or lasting contributions to education. In that same spirit, the University of Akron School of Counseling is pleased to share an exciting opportunity for an
<b>Assistant Professor of Instruction</b>. Additional details, including the full position description and application link, are provided below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Assistant Professor of Instruction, NTT</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Teach clinical and/or didactic graduate counseling courses, advise students, and provide program/school/college/university/community-level and professional
service including accreditation and administrative functions as needed in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program and School of Counseling. Experience with research and teaching at the graduate level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Required Qualifications: Earned doctorate degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP-accredited program. ABD will be considered but a doctorate
degree must be conferred prior to the position start date of Fall 2025 (including follow-up confirmation from the dissertation chairperson stating that the dissertation defense has been scheduled may be required); (2) Experience working with counseling graduate
students in instruction and/or clinical supervision; (3) Licensed or license eligible as a Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervisor Designation in the State of Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Preferred Qualifications: (1) Involvement in or affiliation with professional counseling organizations (e.g., ACA, ACES, state-level associations and/or
subdivisions); (2) Successful use of technology in in-person, hybrid, and online instruction and/or clinical supervision; (3) Ability to effectively work with a diverse student population.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To be considered for this position, please attach the necessary documents including Resume/Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Graduate Transcripts, and Contact
Information of 3 Professional References. Any application materials that are requested beyond the CV can be uploaded in the Application Questions 2 of 2 section.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on April 24, 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">American Association of University Professors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For assistance with your application or attachments, please contact the Human Resources representative listed: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cindy
Harm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:charm@uakron.edu">charm@uakron.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The University of Akron is committed to providing a safe environment for all students and employees. The University endeavors to protect the health, welfare
and safety of all students, employees and visitors on our campus. As such, all offers of employment with The University of Akron are contingent upon verification of credentials, and satisfactory completion of a criminal background check. Some positions may
require additional credit investigation and a pre-employment driving record search.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. View our
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">It is the expectation of the University of Akron that all work performed as an employee of the University will be performed in Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Assistant Professor, School of Counseling <br>
Chapter Faculty Advisor, Chi Sigma Iota (Alpha Upsilon) </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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