Assistant Professor

Position Details

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• Work week is 37.5 hrs.
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Position Information

Banner Position Number 001603 Position Title Assistant Professor Classification Title Assistant Professor Department Counseling - MU600C Job Description

Tenure-track, 12-month appointment, Assistant Professor. Start date is Fall 2026.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Teaching an assigned load of synchronous and asynchronous graduate level courses using
  
  

Blackboard Ultra LMS, Microsoft Teams, and other relevant instructional technologies.

• Providing engaged advising to a group of students commensurate with other duties.
• Maintaining consistent accessibility for advisees, students, faculty, and colleagues.
• Participating in department, college, university, professional, and community service.
• Maintaining an active research agenda that includes the pursuit of external funding.
• Providing leadership of a designated course(s) and supervision of a teaching team of
  
  

instructors.

• Supporting ongoing accreditation and continuous improvement of Counseling Department.
• Ensuring administrative and communication processes of the Department, College, and
  
  

University are implemented quickly and efficiently.

Location MU - Marshall University Salary Range Commensurate with experience

Qualifications

Must be able to perform all essential job duties as outlined in the job description.

Required Qualifications

Education

Earned doctoral degree in counseling or a related field from a CACREP-accredited or CACREP-recognized program, or a related doctoral degree with full-time employment as a faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year.

Experience

A record of teaching and supervision excellence in an online educational model that includes both synchronous (e.g., live sessions using Microsoft Teams or Zoom) and asynchronous instructional methods. Strong professional counselor and/or school counselor identity as evidenced by sustained professional renewal activities, advanced training and certification, membership in professional associations, service to the profession, direct service, and professional and community advocacy.

Preferred Qualifications

Education Experience

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number MU1744F Open Date 10/17/2025 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions Summary

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have a doctoral degree in counseling or a related field from a CACREP-accredited or CACREP-recognized program, or a related doctoral degree with full-time employment as a faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year?
• Yes
• No
  

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Unofficial Transcripts
  
  

Optional Documents