Position Rank and Title: Assistant Professor, Clinical Counseling

School/Department Name: Counselor Education

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $90,000 - $100,00.

Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector.  See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Target Start Date: August 18, 2025 (or first duty day once AY 2025-26 Academic Calendar published)

First Review Date (or Closing Date): Screening of applicants will begin December 1, 2024. Position open until filled.

Position Description

The Department of Counselor Education at San José State University values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our excellence in research, teaching, and service can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values.  We anticipate welcoming one new tenure-track faculty colleague beginning in the 2025-26 Academic Year at the rank of Assistant Professor.

The Department of Counselor Education is one of seven departments in the Connie L. Lurie College of Education, whose faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community partners are dedicated to creating meaningful, equitable, and inclusive learning experiences for our diverse community. We take an emancipatory stance in our teaching, research, and service activities. In collaboration with our partners across campus and in the community, we strive to make an impact by transforming our schools and communities and shaping our society. Lurie College includes approximately 55 tenured / tenure-track faculty, 100 lecturers, 20 staff, and 1,800 students across seven different departments. We seek colleagues who are dedicated to critically engaging in their teaching and research; and who see strength in the diversity of our student community. 

We seek candidates with professional experience in mental health counseling and counseling within K-12 and/or postsecondary educational settings, a record of successful teaching experience at the college level, a demonstrated ability to effectively partner with mental health settings, schools and/or colleges, an established record of scholarship, and a demonstrated ability of successful mentoring of students in research and professional development. Ideally, the new colleague will have expertise and experience in clinical counseling and counseling in educational settings; and should be skilled and demonstrably committed to supporting the development, well-being, and success of students whose racial and/or gender/sexual identities remain underserved in clinical, K-12, and postsecondary education sectors.

SJSU enrolls more than 36,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved, and around 45% are first-generation and 38% are Pell-recipients. SJSU is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) Serving Institution. The university’s commitment to social justice extends from its vibrant, inclusive campus to an international network of over 275,000 alumni. As such, San José State is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students, and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.

The Department offers courses leading to a Master of Arts degree in Counseling and Guidance. Students have the option to complete preparatory courses and fieldwork to be eligible to pursue licensure as an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC) after graduation.  Students also have the option to add courses and fieldwork leading for eligibility for the Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) School Counseling Credential (required to work as K-12 School Counselors in California public schools), and a Child Welfare & Attendance Authorization. Our students pursue careers in school counseling, clinical counseling, and educational counseling as well as in counseling-adjacent settings (e.g., human resources). 

Accordingly, our collegial, interdisciplinary, professionally-engaged, and multiculturally-skilled faculty work closely with students to build effective counseling and assessment skills, nurture reflective thinking and inter-cultural awareness, and provide the experiences students need to become dynamic educational and community-engaged leaders committed to advocacy, social justice, and life-long learning (see: http://www.sjsu.edu/counselored/).

Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and/or service. We ask that all applicants include a Diversity Statement with their application package. A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Diversity Statement Guidelines, along with information about how these statements will be evaluated.

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctorate (e.g., Ed.D., Ph.D., Psy.D.) from an accredited university in Counselor Education, Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Student Affairs & College Counseling, Social Work, Behavioral Health, or related field (ABD applicants will be considered if terminal degree will be conferred prior to appointment).
• License-Eligible or Licensed as a mental health clinician (e.g., LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, or licensed clinical or counseling psychologist).
• Demonstrated awareness of, and commitment to social justice, diversity, anti-racism, and inclusion in counseling work; and sensitivity to the educational goals and social-emotional needs of a socially, linguistically, and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.
• Evidence of a promising agenda of research in counseling or education (e.g., through publication and presentation activity, creative activities).
• Demonstrated ability and applied knowledge to develop curriculum and teach clinical and/or general counseling courses, with particular emphasis in: counseling theory and practice, crisis, addictions counseling, assessment and diagnosis, counselor supervision, law and ethics, psychopharmacology, and multicultural counseling. 
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Priority will be given to candidates who possess one or more of the following:

• Expertise and experience in mental health settings and K-12 school counseling (combined with a clear California Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling credential or equivalent state-issued school counseling credential/license) would be beneficial.
• Demonstrated record of success in college-level teaching, research, and community service rooted in—and which advances—anti-bias and equity-focused commitments.
• Skilled and demonstrably committed to supporting the development, well-being, and success of students whose racial/ethnic and/or gender/sexual identities remain underserved within K-12 and postsecondary education sectors.
• Expertise, teaching, and/or scholarly record focused on counseling, development, and success of students representing the diversities of gender and sexual identities, expressions, and experiences within K-12 and/or postsecondary education and/or community settings.
• Graduate-level teaching experience.
• Written and spoken fluency in two or more languages represented within the communities of the Bay Area of California.

Key Responsibilities

• Teaching a variety of graduate courses in the M.A. in Counseling and Guidance program, including in the clinical counseling and school counseling specializations
• Supervising students in counseling field experiences
• Providing program advisement to students
• Mentoring students in research and professional development
• Maintaining a research agenda related to issues in counseling and pK-16 education
• Collaborating with faculty to support program coordination, program evaluation, curriculum development, admissions, and recruitment
• Participating in and expanding partnerships with area schools and colleges to foster excellent field experiences and job prospects for our candidates
• The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
• The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience in understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advising.
  
  

Other Duties

Note that all San José State University employees are considered mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and are required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and CSU systemwide policy, some faculty duties may lead to designation as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). CSAs are required to complete Clery Act training and to immediately report Clery incidents to the institution.

Faculty employees must complete CSU employee training as assigned and required based on their role (e.g., Data Security, FERPA, Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, Title IX, Health and Safety). The President may recommend or require compliance with safety measures that decrease the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission or illness and allows the core mission and activities of the campus to continue.

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• letter of interest
• curriculum vitae
• diversity statement
• statement of teaching interests/philosophy
• research plans
• contact information for three referees who can speak to the candidate’s qualifications as described in this position announcement (three reference letters will be required of finalists).

Inquiries may be directed to the Department Chair, jason.laker@sjsu.edu, or Search Committee Chair, Professor Kyoung Mi Choi, at kyoungmi.choi@sjsu.edu. Please include Job Requisition number 543665, on all correspondence.

Conditional Offer

The work for this faculty position may only be performed in the State of California and requires establishing an on-campus presence. Employment is contingent upon US residence and proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. SJSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current employee who was conditionally offered the position.

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