Visiting Assistant Professor - Counselor Education, Educational Psychology

Job Title

Visiting Assistant Professor - Counselor Education, Educational Psychology

Department

Educational Psychology Department JM

Worker Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salary

Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.

Benefit Eligible

Yes

Screening Date

2026-01-26

Job Description Summary

Visiting Assistant Professor to teach graduate courses in Counselor Education in the Department of Educational Psychology. The appointment is for August 2026 to May 2027 with the possibility of renewal depending on available funding, program needs, and job performance. The candidate’s field of experience and teaching should be centered on Counselor Education.

Job Description

Visiting Assistant Professor to teach graduate courses in Counselor Education in the Department of Educational Psychology. The appointment is for August 2026 to May 2027 with the possibility of renewal depending on available funding, program needs, and job performance. The candidate’s field of experience and teaching should be centered on Counselor Education.

The Counselor Education Program at Miami University is a new online master’s degree program for Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling. Successful applicants would be expected to teach core courses in the program and in either specialty area, demonstrate effectiveness as an instructor in an online environment, and serve as a contributing member of our faculty team. Courses will be delivered remotely (using both synchronous and asynchronous modalities); the position may require teaching courses for other programs.

The mission of the College of Education, Health, and Society at Miami University is to prepare transformative leaders. Through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and community partnerships, the college provides dynamic and innovative programs that encourage international perspectives. Our integrated human experience prepares graduates to generate knowledge, educate, serve, and promote wellbeing in diverse and global settings through ethical, democratic practices. Faculty members work in an environment that promotes a holistic approach to both teaching and research. They are encouraged to align their teaching, scholarship, and service in an interdisciplinary fashion in order to promote aggressive solutions to the issues faced by our society. The College of Education, Health, and Society seeks out opportunities for cross - departmental collaboration facilitated by the six departments in our division (Educational Leadership, Educational Psychology, Family Science and Social Work, Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health, Sport Leadership & Management and Teacher Education). It is our belief that the synergy from this comprehensive approach creates the kind of integrated human experience that is essential to excellence in research and teaching.

Minimum Qualifications:

By the date of appointment, the candidate must have either:

• Earned their doctoral degree in counselor education
• Or qualify under the CACREP standard of having an earned doctoral degree in a related profession and have been employed as full-time faculty in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year prior to 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 doctoral program prior to January 1, 2018.

Also, the candidate must actively engage with the counseling profession by maintaining membership in appropriate counseling organizations and must either maintain licensure in either clinical mental health counseling (LPC, LPCC, LPCC-S) and/or school counseling or be license-eligible in the state of Ohio.

Consideration may be given to candidates with the following:

• 
  Professional practice, teaching, and advocacy in clinical mental health counseling or school counseling (preferably with experience in both specialty areas, specifically school counseling or school-based mental health experience)
• Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching both clinical mental health and school counseling students (preferably in an online modality)

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

Required Application Documents

Resume/CV, statement of teaching philosophy and cover letter.

Special Instructions (if applicable)

Submit a cover letter detailing interest and qualifications and full curriculum vitae. Inquiries
regarding the position may be directed to Dr. Darrel Davis at [email protected]. Inquiries
regarding the application process may be directed to Mrs. Sherry Johnson at
[email protected]. Screening of applications will begin two weeks after the position is
posted and will continue until the position is filled.

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

Reasonable Accommodations
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[email protected]

or 513-529-3560. Questions and follow-ups regarding requests should also be directed here.

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