The Department of Counseling and Human Services (CSHS) at East Tennessee State University is excited to welcome a student-centered teacher/scholar to join our team as a 9-month tenure track assistant professor in Human Services. Throughout the hiring process, we look for evidence of candidates' abilities to contribute to collegiality and goodwill, with a commitment to promoting inclusive academic cultures characterized by psychological safety, transparency, peer support, and empowerment of the individual. Expectations include teaching Human Services undergraduate-level courses, graduate teaching in the Individual, Family, and Community Sciences program (online teaching is expected), robust research and scholarly activities, advisement and mentoring, program service and establishing positive relationships with human service organizations, and appropriate service to the department, college, university, and community. The successful candidate will join us in our mission to prepare competent and caring professionals to work in a range of settings (profit and non-profit agencies, PK-12 schools, higher education, elder care programs, etc.) serving clients across the lifespan and from a variety of backgrounds; to contribute to the knowledge base in the social/behavioral sciences, human development, counseling, and human services; and to provide service to the counseling and human service professions, the Clemmer College, East Tennessee State University, and the community.

The CSHS department is situated in Clemmer College. We strive for a climate of openness and acceptance for students, faculty, and staff. We welcome candidates who are equally committed to these values and who will strengthen our educational climate by fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Historically Excluded Groups (HEGs) are encouraged to apply.

The CSHS department presently consists of 15 faculty members, a Director of field instruction, and two support staff members. The Department houses the undergraduate degree in Human Services (HS); a graduate degree in Individual, Family, and Community Sciences (IFCS) (pending THEC approval); a graduate degree in Counseling (school counseling and mental health counseling concentrations); a graduate certificate in Nature-Based Therapy; and three minors in Trauma and Resilience, Family Studies, and Human Development and Learning. The HS Program is offered online and on-ground and the IFCS program is offered online. Programs are accredited by Council for Standards in Human Services Education (CSHSE) and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Those interested are encouraged to view our website: https://www.etsu.edu/coe/chs/

ETSU is a Carnegie-classified doctoral/research-intensive institution, with a diverse student body of 14,000+ students. Clemmer College began as a college of education and evolved to encompass teaching and learning, physical and mental well-being, and leadership. The College is currently comprised of six academic departments (Counseling & Human Services; Curriculum & Instruction; Early Childhood Education; Educational Foundations & Special Education; Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis; and Sport, Exercise, Recreation, & Kinesiology) which offer nine undergraduate degrees, 16 minors, 23 graduate degree programs, 14 graduate certificates as well as doctoral programs in Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, and Sport Science & Coach Education. The College also includes a K12 laboratory school, an early childhood care facility, a community counseling clinic, four research and practice centers, and the Quillen Chair of Excellence in Teaching and Learning. In addition to its educational mission, the College provides opportunities for research, community engagement, and professional outreach.

Located in the beautiful Southern Appalachian Mountains, our university is a center for discovery, academic leadership, and service, and an ideal setting for celebrating work-life balance. ETSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We welcome candidates who are equally committed to these values and who will strengthen our educational climate by fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The position is contingent upon sufficient funding.