"Assistant Professor of Counselor Education"

Nature & Purpose of Position/Usual Duties:

The Sam Houston State University's (SHSU) Department of Counselor Education (DCE) seeks an outstanding counselor educator to join our dynamic team in a tenure track position. We offer CACREP accredited graduate programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.A.), School Counseling (M.Ed.) and Counselor Education (Ph.D.). The department also houses the Institute for Play Therapy, which includes our Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy; a Center for Research & Training in Trauma, which houses our Graduate Certificate in Trauma & Grief Counseling; and the DCE offers a Graduate Certificate in Marriage, Couples, and Family counseling. The Counselor Education Center is in Huntsville, Texas on the SHSU campus (about an hour north of Houston) and has two state-of-the-art counseling clinics, one in Huntsville and one at The Woodlands Center (TWC) in north metro Houston, where we also hold some classes. The DCE contributes to the SHSU community-engaged campus model through thousands of hours of service annually to the community, including free counseling at our clinics and course-embedded service such as designing program evaluations for community agencies in the Research course. Our department values growth, innovation, and creativity.

Responsibilities include:

• Teaching in person in Huntsville and TWC and online.
• Career and professional advising and mentorship.
• Providing clinical supervision in our state-of-the art training clinics.
• Engaging in scholarship through ongoing research and publication in counseling journals and presentations at counseling-related conferences.
• Active involvement in department, college, and university events (e.g., meetings/graduation).
• Service to the department and college and to the counseling profession.
• Serving as a course lead on 2-3 courses, providing curriculum oversight and continuity through coaching adjuncts teaching those courses.
• Serving on dissertation committees.

Other Specifications/Instructions for the Position:

Please note: References provided in the References section of the application will receive an automated email reference request at the time the application is submitted. This position is for the Fall 2026 semester. Please make sure that unofficial transcripts uploaded to the application contain the name of the issuing institution and the degree conferral date (if candidate is not ABD). Three written references or letters of recommendation are required. Selected candidate will be asked for official transcripts for all degrees at the time of hire.

Educational Requirements for the Position (Faculty Positions Only):

Doctorate in Counselor Education, preferably from a CACREP accredited program

Experience Required for the Position (Faculty Positions Only):

Required:

• Successful teaching experience.
• Evidence supporting future success as a scholar.
• Experience as a counselor in school or community settings.
• LPC in Texas or assurance that the candidate will seek LPC licensure in the state of Texas within 1 year of employment.

Preferred:

• License as a professional counselor at the independent practice level.
• Teaching in traditional and online or hybrid settings.
• Active involvement in committees or leadership in counseling-related organizations.
• Clearly articulated research agenda.
• Peer-reviewed publications, juried presentations, and/or grant writing success.
• Interest and understanding of research mentorship.
• Ability to teach assessment and research methods and graduate certificate courses in play therapy, trauma and grief, or marriage, couples, and family coursework.