The successful candidate will teach online courses in the CACREP core and Clinical Mental Health Counseling specialization on a 9-month contract with annual summer teaching expectations for additional compensation. We are specifically seeking a highly motivated colleague with expertise in and a demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive counseling with BIPOC communities, though experience with other intersectional and underrepresented identities is also highly valued. Specific responsibilities are listed below, but our new colleague would enhance our rapidly growing online degree programs through collaboration as a scholar-educator who both trains excellent counselors and engages with colleagues, clients, families, and communities to transform existing approaches to teaching, counseling, and scholarship. We are particularly interested in applicants from identity groups currently underrepresented in the counseling profession.
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Responsibilities
- Teach 9 credit hours of online courses during fall and spring semesters in addition to variable summer teaching responsibilities annually for additional compensation;
- Collaborate with colleagues on the development, review, and revision of online counseling courses;
- Advise students regarding academic and fieldwork requirements;
- Supervise students during clinical fieldwork;
- Collaborate with colleagues and community partners to transform existing teaching, counseling, and scholarship practices to better serve minoritized clients, families, and communities;
- Produce scholarship aligned with COE expectations for positive progress toward tenure;
- Engage in grant-funded work with community and school partners;
- Provide service to the program, College, University, and professional community
This is a tenure track position. An earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP accredited institution is required. Additionally, significant coursework and/or commensurate professional experience in culturally responsive mental health counseling are required by contract start date.
Preferred qualifications
While not everyone will possess all preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:
- Evidence of sustained commitment and action towards diversity, equity, and inclusion in educational settings;
- Demonstrated commitment to interrupting and eliminating inequitable outcomes, removing barriers, and creating inclusive conditions for individuals and communities regardless of any predictive identities;
- Experience working with students and colleagues from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds;
- Proficiency in another language in addition to English;
- Knowledge and experience to support learners from a variety of backgrounds with strong, student-centered, inclusive instructional methods;
- Proven success or potential for success in scholarship commensurate with the expectations within a "teacher-scholar" model;
- Alignment with the COE Shared Commitments and the mission of Butler University;
- Experience and expertise with online, asynchronous teaching and learning that fosters strong student-instructor connections and student engagement.
This is an on-campus position located at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
To apply, candidates must submit:
- A letter of application outlining qualifications and interest in the position
- Inclusive and evidence-based pedagogy is expected at Butler University. Please indicate your previous experience with and commitment to these practices in your cover letter.
- Curriculum vitae
- Names, contact information, and roles of three professional references who can speak to the candidate’s excellence as an educator and counselor
Screening of applicants will begin October 1, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. For questions related to this position, please contact Alexis Methner at amethner@butler.edu. For more information about the College of Education, please visit our website at https://www.butler.edu/coe.