Assistant Professor of Counseling

The Department of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure‐track Assistant Professor position in Counseling with an appointment to begin Fall 2027.

• Doctorate in counselor education, counseling psychology, or related field by the appointment date.
• Demonstrated professional identity as and demonstrated commitment to an identity as a counselor educator as defined by CACREP with clear affiliations to relevant counseling associations (i.e., membership with ACA/ACES).
• Broad knowledge of the clinical mental health counseling curriculum.
• Licensed or license-eligible as a professional counselor or equivalent (i.e., LPC, LPCC, LMCHC, etc.) in current state or license-eligible in California.
• Evidence of the ability to conduct research (including dissertation research).
• University-level teaching experience (including co-teaching and/or guest lecturing).
• Demonstrated potential for effective integration of technology into instruction.
• Demonstrated awareness/knowledge of racial inequities and challenges faced by historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups.
• Demonstrated commitment and contributions to social justice advocacy through: teaching/mentoring graduate students, research agenda and publications, and/or service activities.
• The ability to work effectively and collegially with students, staff, faculty, and community who are from intersecting marginalized social groups.

• In-depth knowledge of social justice issues such as critical race theory, liberation psychology, intersectionality, Black feminist or womanist theories, and/or dismantling anti-Black racism.
• Knowledge of Latinx cultures and social justice issues relevant to the Latinx community (e.g., immigration/acculturation, identity, colorism, intersectionality, etc.,).
• Bilingual fluency in spoken Spanish.
• Proficient in reading and writing Spanish.
• Graduate from a CACREP accredited program.
• Experience with CACREP accreditation.

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