Florida ? University of Florida ? November 19, 2012

University of Florida College of Education
Counselor Education Faculty Position starting 2013-14

The Counselor Education Program housed in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education (HDSOE) in the College of Education at the University of Florida seeks to fill a tenure track position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. The Counselor Education program is nationally-ranked and fully accredited by CACREP. Salary and terms of appointment are commensurate with qualifications and include a 9-month salary and benefits package.

The Counselor Education program has 7 full-time faculty members and offers 72-semester hour MEd/EdS programs in school counseling, mental health counseling, couple and family counseling, and a Ph.D. in counseling and counselor education. All master?s and doctoral programs are full-time, and are CACREP accredited. The Counselor Education program has been ranked consistently in the Top 10 in the U.S. News and World Report rankings. Faculty engage in research, teaching, advising doctoral and master?s students, and providing service to the counseling profession. Program faculty are committed to preparing counseling professionals who operate from ecosystemic and social justice perspectives and are seeking a counselor educator who shares their commitment to scholarship, cultural diversity, social justice, and international outreach.

This tenure-track position provides a start-up package including reduced initial teaching, service, and advising loads, as well as computer and technology resources. The College of Education (COE) has a designated Office of Educational Research to provide extensive support for grant writing and research. Merit, promotion, and tenure considerations are based primarily on scholarly productivity, excellence in teaching, participation in service to the college and the field, and procurement of external funding.

Each successful candidate is expected to provide evidence of all of the following minimum qualifications:
? Doctorate in Counselor Education (preferably from a CACREP-accredited program), or doctorate in a related field with employment as a faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year
? Evidence of scholarly productivity and a strong potential for securing external funding
? Active research agenda focusing on current trends in the counseling profession (e.g., substance abuse, trauma/PTSD, counseling military families, achievement gap in K-12 schools, technology-assisted interventions, and/or evidence-based interventions)
? Evidence of professional service at university, state, and national levels
? Professionalism and collegiality
? License or/certification eligible in Florida as a school counselor, mental health or marriage and family counselor

Preferred qualifications include:
? Evidence of collaboration/partnerships/scholarship with other disciplines, schools, or the community
? Knowledge and experience with developing program resources through contracts, grant-writing, and other related activities
? Three years of effective teaching in a CACREP-accredited program in Counselor Education
? Enthusiasm and commitment to advising and teaching in doctoral education
? Teaching experience with on-line and other technology-assisted instruction

Application Procedures:
Applicants should upload all materials to the University of Florida?s employment website https://jobs.ufl.edu If you need any technical assistance, please contact Human Resources at 352-392-2477. Please provide: (1) a letter of application addressing qualifications, (2) a statement of teaching/supervision philosophy, (3) a curriculum vitae, (4) email addresses and phone numbers from three colleagues who will be contacted to provide letters of reference, and (5) a transcript. Applicants should reference requisition 0901968, position number 00027412. Inquiries about the position can be addressed to Dr. Sondra Smith-Adcock, Chair, Counselor Education Search Committee at: ssmith@coe.ufl.edu or 352-273-4328. Information about the program may be found on our website at http://education.ufl.edu/counselor-education/. Review of candidates will begin January 7, 2013, and continue until the position is filled.

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The selection process will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of ?Florida?s Government in the Sunshine? and Public Records Laws.
Search Committee meetings and interviews will be open to the public, and applications, resumes and many other documents related to the search will be available for public inspection.

The University of Florida is strongly committed to diversity of its workplace. The School of Human Development and Organizational Studies shares this commitment and eagerly invites applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for the position.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE. The UF College of Education, founded in 1906, ranks among the nations? top 25 public colleges of education. The college has four nationally-ranked programs in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report survey of America?s Best Graduate Schools: Counselor Education (No. 9), Special Education (4), Elementary Education (18), and Curriculum and Instruction (19). The college?s 106 distinguished faculty members engage in innovative research and public scholarship that enhance whole-school improvement, student achievement, school readiness, and leadership development in numerous education disciplines. Nearly 1,900 students are enrolled in 21 bachelor?s and advanced degree programs, offered within the academic areas of Teacher Education, Special Education, Early Childhood Studies, Counselor Education, School Psychology, Educational Administration and Research and Evaluation Methodology.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY. The University of Florida is the nation?s fourth largest university with more than 50,000 students, 4,000 faculty, and 340,000 alumni throughout the world. UF offers one of the most comprehensive academic programs in the country. Students can choose from more than 100 undergraduate degree programs in 16 colleges, while the Graduate School coordinates some 200 graduate and professional degree programs. The Carnegie Commission on Education rates the University of Florida among the nation?s leading research institutions. UF is home to more than 150 research centers and institutes and its distinguished faculty received more than $619 million in research annually. It is one of only 17 land-grant universities in the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the U.S. News and World Report ranked UF 17th in its 2011 survey of America?s top public universities. The University of Florida is strongly committed to diversity of its workplace. The School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education shares this commitment and eagerly invites applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for the position.

Source: http://my.counseling.org/2012/11/19/florida-university-of-florida-november-19-2012/

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