Counseling: Assistant Professor - Clinical Mental Health

University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Florida; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for two new 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the Department of Counseling. Candidates should hold a doctorate in Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited program and demonstrate potential in research and teaching.

The department offers CACREP-accredited Ph.D. and MA programs and seeks colleagues who will contribute to scholarly productivity, external funding, supervision, curriculum development, and service

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited program.
• Proven potential to engage in scholarly research activities.
• Demonstrated potential to seek external funding to support one's research agenda.
• Demonstrated ability to develop a sustainable publication record.
• Demonstrated promise to deliver excellent teaching.
• Demonstrated promise of active level of service/outreach/engagement activities.
• Be able to contribute to the CACREP core areas.
• Demonstrated promise to attain licensure in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor.
• Involvement in professional organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and actively maintain scholarly productivity in research.
• Actively pursue external grant funding to support research activities.
• Participate in student advising, mentoring, supervising, program assessment, and curriculum development.
• Serve on academic advising and dissertations committees.
• Contribute to the continuous development and assessment of the clinical mental health program.
• Engage in service, outreach, engagement, and leadership within the department, college, university, and the profession.
• Interest and ability teaching variety of CACREP core related courses.

Skills

Scholarly research

External funding

Teaching excellence

Service & engagement

CACREP core areas

LCMHC licensure

Professional organizations

Education

Doctorate in Counselor Education (CACREP-accredited)

Job description

Counseling: Assistant Professor- Clinical Mental Health. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte seeks applications for two new 9-month tenure track positions in the Department of Counseling. The department has 12 full-time faculty members and offers a CACREP-accredited Ph.D. program in Counselor Education along with an MA counseling program comprised of three concentrations (Addiction Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and School Counseling). Successful candidates for these positions must have an earned doctorate in counseling from a CACREP-accredited program. ABD candidates will be considered if they provide evidence of degree completion by August 15, 2027.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and actively maintain scholarly productivity in research
• Actively pursue external grant funding to support research activities
• Participate in student advising, mentoring, supervising, program assessment, and curriculum development
• Serve on academic advising and dissertations committees
• Contribute to the continuous development and assessment of the clinical mental health program
• Engage in service, outreach, engagement, and leadership within the department, college, university, and the profession
• Interest and ability teaching variety of CACREP core related courses

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited university
• Demonstrated potential to engage in scholarly research activities
• Demonstrated potential to seek external funding to support one's research agenda
• Demonstrated ability to develop a sustainable publication record
• Demonstrated promise to deliver excellent teaching
• Demonstrated promise of active level of service/outreach/engagement activities
• Be able to contribute to the CACREP core areas
• Demonstrated promise to attain licensure in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
• Involvement in professional organizations

Setting

The Cato College of Education and Department of Counseling strives to develop a deep understanding and respect for all students and colleagues. We encourage applications from professionals who may help us achieve these goals. The faculty in the department is committed to quality research, teaching, service, and clinical practice. This commitment extends to preparing students to be quality researchers, effective counselor educators, and practitioners who actively engage in critical self-reflection, scholarship, and practice to help transform communities, institutions, and systems.

Review of applications will begin on November 20, 2026, and will continue until the positions are filled. For additional information, contact the search committee chair Dr. Lyndon P. Abrams at [phone] or [e-mail].

All finalists must provide official transcripts of their highest earned degree and complete a criminal background check before campus interviews are extended.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. In keeping with this commitment, UNC Charlotte ensures that persons of any background are invited, included, and treated equally in the terms and conditions of employment.