Assistant Professor
, MD, United States
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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
The Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling in the Department of Health Sciences invites applications for this open track faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor.
The primary responsibilities for this faculty appointment include teaching didactic and seminar courses within the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling master’s program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We are a two-year, in-person program especially interested in candidates with graduate degrees in Counselor Education, Counselor Education & Supervision, Rehabilitation Counseling, Rehabilitation Counselor Education, or a closely related field from a CACREP accredited program. Our needs for teaching expertise are in the following areas: Foundations of Counseling, Group Counseling, Tests and Measurement, Practicum and Internship Supervision, Tests & Measurements, and Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disabilities. Faculty member may spend one day/week on the inpatient rehabilitation unit providing counseling services.
The Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling curriculum includes a focus on medical, developmental, and psychiatric disabilities. The Assistant Professor position requires a focus in mental health counseling and/or rehabilitation counseling practice across a range of disability and multicultural populations.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
* Experience teaching at the Graduate level
* Successful experience supervising, mentoring, and teaching master’s students in a mental health counseling or rehabilitation counseling program.
* Experience providing counseling services to people with developmental and/or psychiatric disabilities, or adjustment to disability preferably in a medical, inpatient, or community practice setting.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
* Successful experience supervising, mentoring, and teaching graduate students in a mental health counseling or rehabilitation counseling program
* Current LCMHC or LPC credential
* Eligible for or current professional licensure as LCMHC , LPC , LCAS , or CRC
* Record of publication and funded research.
* Experience serving persons with developmental and/or psychiatric disabilities.
* Experience with individuals across the spectrum of disabilities.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Academic Personnel Office Contact Information
If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University’s Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to [email protected].
Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
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