DepartmentHuman Services

Position Summary

Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for a tenure track position in the Department of Human Services and Counseling teaching in both the graduate and graduate programs. This full time faculty appointment will begin in Fall 2024. The Department is especially interested in a candidate who can serve a 3-year term as the Program Director for the Master of Clinical Behavioral Health, with emphasis in Addictions Program. This leadership position will manage programing and budget for this graduate program and the applicant may be offered this 3-year term during the hiring pro

MSU Denver enrolls over 17,000 students, where nearly 60% are first generation and over 55% are students of color. Located in downtown Denver, we are a designated (HSI), an INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity () Award winner for 10 consecutive years, and the only certified institution in Colorado. As the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open access mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students. MSU Denver is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented and historically minoritized groups.

Responsibilities

This is a full-time, tenure track faculty position with a focus on teaching, advising, scholarship, and service. The faculty member will carry a full-time teaching load of 12 hours per semester, which may include teaching evenings and online courses. This position prefers the ability to also teach courses in addiction studies.

Other duties include advising students in academic planning, addiction credentialing, and career exploration; participating in service to the department, college, university, and the community at-large; scholarly activities focused on sharing expertise with academic and professional entities; and developing relationships in helping communities at a local, regional, and national level. The successful candidate will have experience working with students from diverse populations including students of color, students with disabilities, students with diverse gender and sexual identities, students of various ages, and students from diverse socioeconomic b

If offered the Program Director role, 3 credits of administrative reassigned time from teaching, per semester, will be awarded while serving in this role. Program Director administrative duties include program accreditation leadership, attending Graduate Director meetings, conducting program administration, leading student support efforts from recruitment through alumni engagement (to include program admissions, as well as budget and resource management.

At the discretion of the department chair, this position has the potential to earn additional salary by teaching and/or performing administrative tasks in the summer semester.

Required Qualifications Doctorate in Counseling Education and Supervision (Ed. D.); or, a Doctorate degree in Clinical Supervisor Education (CSE), preferably from a CACREP-accredited program; or, a Doctorate in Human Services, Behavioral Health Sciences, Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or any other related field; or, have been employed as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year before July 1, 2013; or, have been employed as a full-time doctoral-level faculty member in a CORE-accredited master's program prior to July 1, 2017; or, have graduated from a rehabilitation doctora BehavioralHealthLicense LAC,LPC,LFMT,LCSW) Two years' experience

Preferred Qualifications Doctorate in Clinical Supervisor Education (CSE) Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) or Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) in the state of Colorado or equivalent Three plus years of mental health and/or addiction counseling experience OBH approved trainer for CAC classes Evidence of successful teaching with a preference for a higher education setting

Salary for Announcement

The salary range for this position is $65,000 - $75,000 at Assistant Professor rank. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, education, experience, specialty and training.

MSUDenver offers excellent benefits that include medical, dental, retirement, tuition benefit, freeRTDpass, and more. For a brief overview of these options, please visit our Benefits section.

Instructions for Application

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis until the position is lled.... For full info follow application link.

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms.