Assistant Professor- Counseling (2 positions available)

USC Marshall School of Business; Huntington (WV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Counseling Department at USC Marshall School of Business invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2024. The role emphasizes teaching, research, and service within the department and college.

Responsibilities include delivering synchronous and asynchronous graduate courses via Blackboard Ultra and Teams, advising students, maintaining an active research program, leading course sections, and supporting accreditation efforts to advance high-impact

Qualifications

• Teaching graduate-level courses using synchronous and asynchronous modalities.
• Advising a student cohort and maintaining accessibility for advisees, peers, and faculty.
• Active research agenda including pursuit of external funding where possible.
• Leadership of designated courses and supervision of a teaching team.
• Participation in accreditation, assessment, and continuous improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

• Teach a load of synchronous and asynchronous graduate courses with Blackboard Ultra LMS and Teams.
• Provide engaged advising to graduate students and ensure accessibility.
• Maintain an active research agenda with external funding pursuits.
• Provide leadership of designated courses and supervise teaching teams of instructors.
• Support accreditation processes and continuous improvement in the Counseling Department and College.
• Contribute to the university's general education curriculum and interdisciplinary programs.

Job description

Job Description

The Counseling Department invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank beginning August 2024. Responsibilities will include teaching an assigned load of synchronous and asynchronous graduate level courses using Blackboard Ultra LMS , Microsoft Teams, and other relevant instructional technologies; providing engaged advising to a group of students commensurate with other duties; maintaining consistent accessibility for advisees, students, faculty, and colleagues; participating in department, college, university, professional, and community service; maintaining an active research agenda that includes the pursuit of external funding; providing leadership of a designated course(s) and supervision of a teaching team of instructors; supporting ongoing accreditation and continuous improvement of Counseling Department; and ensuring administrative and communication processes of the Department, College, and University are implemented quickly and efficiently The department also seeks candidates who will contribute to the University's general education curriculum and its emphasis on using high-impact teaching practices, particularly those affiliated with one (or more) of the institution's pedagogical initiatives (e.g., Community-based Learning, Critical Thinking, First Year Seminar, Writing Across Curriculum, etc.). Additionally, the ideal candidate will contribute to the College's support of interdisciplinary programs of study.