Visiting Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Services

The Department of Counseling and Human Services seeks to fill a Visiting Assistant Professor position (non-tenure line) to teach courses in its CACREP-accredited MA and PhD programs beginning August 2027. The two-degree programs seek to prepare counselors, educators, and researchers for clinical practice (MA) or for clinical leadership, teaching, supervision and/or research (PhD) by integrating Catholic Marianist values related to promoting justice, peace, and human dignity with counseling practices. St. Mary's University, as a Catholic, Marianist, Hispanic-Serving Institution, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence. St. Mary's University is committed to promoting diversity and community by educating every student through curricular and co-curricular methods about the values of diversity, equity and inclusion and by providing students with training on effective skills for ending racial injustices.

St. Mary's University, as a Catholic Marianist University, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence: www.stmarytx.edu/about. St. Mary's is the oldest Catholic university in the Southwest and continues to advocate the Marianist mission. St. Mary's enrolls approximately 3500 students in a diverse university with four schools, more than 40 academic programs including Ph.D. and J.D. programs, and numerous pre-professional programs. The successful candidate is expected to support and contribute to the University's Marianist educational mission.

The successful candidate will have a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP-accredited program or have a related doctoral degree with at least one year of full-time counselor education experience in an accredited program before July 1, 2017. The successful candidate also will have a full counseling license (LPC, preferably LPC-S) or be license-eligible in Texas. The candidate will have experience teaching counseling courses, advising and supervising counselor trainees, and participating and contributing to the counseling profession. Additionally, we seek individuals who have experience with preparation for CACREP accreditation.

For this position, primary responsibilities include teaching core masters and doctoral courses (teaching load is 3/3), supervising practicum/internship students, advising master-level students and doctoral students, and engaging in ongoing professional development. Candidates must demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness at the graduate level and evidence of research/scholarship ability. Candidates who have demonstrated ability to teach masters-level and doctoral research courses are highly desirable.

Review of Applications will begin January 1, 2027 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications can be submitted at http://stmarytx.applicantpro.com/jobs/, with the option to upload all supporting documents electronically.

Applicants are asked to provide the following:

• Detailed application letter addressing the required and desired qualifications
• Curriculum vita
• Teaching philosophy
• Three professional references with contact information.

For more information, please contact Dr. Shawn Spurgeon, Chair, Dept. of Counseling and Human Services via email (sspurgeon@stmarytx.edu) or by telephone (210-438-6400).

Any offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a clear background check. St. Mary's University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Equal Opportunity Employer.