"Assistant Professor - Human Services (Marriage and Family Therapy)"

Job Details

The Department of Human Services invites applications for a 12-month tenure-track faculty position in Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT) program beginning July 1, 2026. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the candidate’s area of expertise, maintaining scholarly productivity, and participating in service at the department, college, and university levels. We seek a collaborative, student-centered colleague who is committed to training the next generation of Marriage and Family Therapists in a systemic, postmodern tradition.

About the Program and University

The COAMFTE-accredited MFT program is fully face-to-face and requires that faculty work on campus. The program is housed within the Department of Human Services. The program emphasizes the social and cultural contexts of treatment and prioritizes non-pathologizing, language-sensitive approaches to therapy. Faculty in the MFT program work closely with FamilyWorks, a large, well-established family therapy clinic that provides affordable services to the community. This clinic offers students robust clinical training opportunities and allows faculty to engage in meaningful service, scholarship, and supervision.

Responsibilities

Teaching master’s-level courses and clinical practica in Marriage and Family Therapy. The faculty member provides supervision, advising, and mentorship to graduate students, supporting their academic progress and professional development. Responsibilities include collaboration with program faculty on curriculum development, COAMFTE accreditation, student recruitment, admissions, and advising. The position requires the maintenance of an active program of scholarship and professional development consistent with the standards of the discipline. In addition, the faculty member is expected to provide service to the university, the community, and the profession, thereby contributing to the advancement of the program and the mission of the institution.

Application materials should include:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Unofficial transcripts
• Contact information for at least three professional references (to include email address)

Online application is required. Full consideration will be given to completed applications submitted by November 3, 2025. For more information, please contact Dr. Hoa Nguyen, MFT Search Committee Chair, at (229) 333-6013 or email hnnguyen@valdosta.edu.

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in Marriage & Family Therapy from a COAMFTE-accredited program.
• AAMFT Approved Supervisor or Supervisor-in-Training status.
• MFT license or license eligibility in Georgia.

Preferred Qualifications

• Commitment to a non-pathologizing, systemic, and postmodern approach to teaching, supervision, and clinical practice.
• Ability to supervise interns in relational, postmodern modalities and teach family therapy content rooted in systemic theory.
• Familiarity with COAMFTE accreditation standards and processes.
• Experience developing or maintaining certificate programs (e.g., medical family therapy, trauma-informed care, equine therapy).
• Experience teaching family therapy and supervising MFT interns.
• Demonstrated record of research and scholarly publications.

Valdosta State University, founded in 1906, is a comprehensive university with a student enrollment of approximately 10,200. The city of Valdosta is located just north of the Florida state line on Interstate 75, is served by a regional airport, and is within a two-hour drive of Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida. For more information, visit https://www.valdosta.edu, and for more information about the community visit https://www.valdostachamber.com.

Valdosta State University is an equal opportunity educational institution. It is not the intent of the institution to discriminate against any applicant for admission or any student or employee of the institution based on the age, sex, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation of the individual.