Counselor Education (Tenure-Track, Assistant/Associate)
Central Michigan University
Position Information Position Information Posting Number F-0888 Position Title Counselor Education (Tenure-Track, Assistant/Associate) College/Unit College of Education & Human Services Home Department Counseling, Educational Leadership & Higher Education Employee Group Tenure-Track Faculty - Academic Year Employment Status Full-Time Position Type 10 month Position Classification Tenure Track Faculty Position Begin Date 08/18/2025 Position End Date Position Summary The Counselor Education Unit in the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education (CEH) at Central Michigan University is now accepting applications for a 10-month, full-time, Tenure-Track Faculty position, at either Assistant or Associate rank, effective August 2025. This is an in-person position based in Michigan. The successful candidate will be committed to the academic success of all students and to an environment that acknowledges, encourages, respects, and celebrates diversity and differences. Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The CMU Counseling Program continues to grow since adding its CACREP accredited fully online program and is therefore seeking a Counselor Educator who completed education in a CACREP Accredited Program to teach both on main campus (Mt. Pleasant, MI) and online (both synchronous and asynchronous formats). This individual must have a strong professional counseling identity demonstrated by clinical experience and active licensure/credentialing as a counselor. Summer teaching opportunities may also be available. Required Qualifications Doctorate in Counselor Education, from a CACREP-accredited institution (ABD may be considered only if application includes written documentation from Program Chair of
completion date by start date). Post-graduate professional clinical and/or school counseling experience. Professional counseling license and/or certification; or license eligible in Michigan. Understanding and demonstrated knowledge and implementation of the multicultural and social justice competencies in counseling. Willingness to assist as a team member in the program’s implementation and ongoing review of CACREP standards. Experience with data collection and program assessment or willingness to learn. Professional counseling identity, including membership in ACA or other professional counseling associations. Ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Preferred Qualifications Assistant Professor Demonstrated competence in teaching with experience in the online environment. Program evaluation and CACREP interest/experience. Articulated plan of scholarship. Interest in leadership at the programmatic level.
Associate Professor Demonstrated competence in teaching using various platforms, hybrid pedagogy, and/or in an online environment. Demonstrated commitment to professional counseling organizations at the local, state, national and/or international level through active membership or leadership. Program evaluation experience. Demonstrated involvement with the CACREP accreditation process. Demonstrated scholarship (e.g., journal articles, grants, books or book chapters, etc.) commensurate with the level for an Associate Professor. History of leadership at the Department/Program level such as concentration coordinator, program director, or clinical experiences coordinator. Message to Applicants Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the CED Tenure Track Position Hiring Committee.
Screening and review will begin on October 1, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
You may contact Dr. Allison Arnekrans, Search Committee Chairperson, at arnek1ak@cmich.edu or (989)774-6439 with questions. Applications should include a letter of interest in the position, which includes a brief statement about your teaching philosophy/pedagogy; curriculum vitae; copies of licenses/certifications; copies of unofficial transcripts; and a list of three references. If available, we also request evidence of effective teaching through teaching evaluations or formal student feedback. If the applicant is ABD, written verification from the Counselor Education Program Chair verifying graduation date by appointment date is required for consideration and can be submitted under Other Document (1).
This position is based on CMU’s main campus in Mt. Pleasant, MI, and requires regular, in-person attendance. About the Department The Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education is housed within the College of Education & Human Services. The Counseling Program offers three CACREP accredited concentration areas of study: Addiction, Clinical Mental Health, and School Counseling. At present, the program has approximately 400 students total between main campus and the cohort online program, and nine (9) full-time faculty members. The counseling program recently launched an online program consisting of live online and asynchronous online courses. The program also was the recipient of the 2023 NCACES Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award.
Learn more about Central Michigan University, the College of Education and Human Services, and the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education. Posting Begins 09/09/2024 Posting Ends Open Until Filled Yes Type of Recruitment External About CMU Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms. EEO Statement CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).
If you wish to see “EEO is the Law” posters, please click here.
CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu Supplemental Questions
The CMU Counseling Program continues to grow since adding its CACREP accredited fully online program and is therefore seeking a Counselor Educator who completed education in a CACREP Accredited Program to teach both on main campus (Mt. Pleasant, MI) and online (both synchronous and asynchronous formats). This individual must have a strong professional counseling identity demonstrated by clinical experience and active licensure/credentialing as a counselor. Summer teaching opportunities may also be available. Required Qualifications Doctorate in Counselor Education, from a CACREP-accredited institution (ABD may be considered only if application includes written documentation from Program Chair of
completion date by start date). Post-graduate professional clinical and/or school counseling experience. Professional counseling license and/or certification; or license eligible in Michigan. Understanding and demonstrated knowledge and implementation of the multicultural and social justice competencies in counseling. Willingness to assist as a team member in the program’s implementation and ongoing review of CACREP standards. Experience with data collection and program assessment or willingness to learn. Professional counseling identity, including membership in ACA or other professional counseling associations. Ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Preferred Qualifications Assistant Professor Demonstrated competence in teaching with experience in the online environment. Program evaluation and CACREP interest/experience. Articulated plan of scholarship. Interest in leadership at the programmatic level.
Associate Professor Demonstrated competence in teaching using various platforms, hybrid pedagogy, and/or in an online environment. Demonstrated commitment to professional counseling organizations at the local, state, national and/or international level through active membership or leadership. Program evaluation experience. Demonstrated involvement with the CACREP accreditation process. Demonstrated scholarship (e.g., journal articles, grants, books or book chapters, etc.) commensurate with the level for an Associate Professor. History of leadership at the Department/Program level such as concentration coordinator, program director, or clinical experiences coordinator. Message to Applicants Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the CED Tenure Track Position Hiring Committee.
Screening and review will begin on October 1, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
You may contact Dr. Allison Arnekrans, Search Committee Chairperson, at arnek1ak@cmich.edu or (989)774-6439 with questions. Applications should include a letter of interest in the position, which includes a brief statement about your teaching philosophy/pedagogy; curriculum vitae; copies of licenses/certifications; copies of unofficial transcripts; and a list of three references. If available, we also request evidence of effective teaching through teaching evaluations or formal student feedback. If the applicant is ABD, written verification from the Counselor Education Program Chair verifying graduation date by appointment date is required for consideration and can be submitted under Other Document (1).
This position is based on CMU’s main campus in Mt. Pleasant, MI, and requires regular, in-person attendance. About the Department The Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education is housed within the College of Education & Human Services. The Counseling Program offers three CACREP accredited concentration areas of study: Addiction, Clinical Mental Health, and School Counseling. At present, the program has approximately 400 students total between main campus and the cohort online program, and nine (9) full-time faculty members. The counseling program recently launched an online program consisting of live online and asynchronous online courses. The program also was the recipient of the 2023 NCACES Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award.
Learn more about Central Michigan University, the College of Education and Human Services, and the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education. Posting Begins 09/09/2024 Posting Ends Open Until Filled Yes Type of Recruitment External About CMU Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms. EEO Statement CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).
If you wish to see “EEO is the Law” posters, please click here.
CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu Supplemental Questions
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