Title: Assistant Professor (School Counselor)

Employee Classification: FA - Faculty 16 and 24 Pay

Pay Grade: FA 01

Division: Academic and Student Affairs

Subdivision: Leadership and Counsel

Department: College of Education

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

The Counseling Program is seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position with specialization in School Counseling to begin in August 2026. This is a tenure-track position requiring in-person, on-site engagement in teaching, service, and professional activities on campus.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

? Teach and advise graduate students in the CACREP-accredited counseling programs, including teaching courses specific to school counseling.
? Engage in scholarship and professional, community, and university service activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• At a minimum, candidates must have earned a doctorate by August 2026 in Counseling/ Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited program or have experience teaching as a full-time faculty member in a CACREP program sufficient to be considered core faculty.
• Strong background and interest in school counseling practice who value leadership, advocacy, and systemic change in P-12 settings.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice, equity, and inclusion, and preparing counselors from marginalized populations.
• An established research agenda.
• Identification with the counseling profession, as evidenced by professional memberships and leadership activities.
• Eligibility for licensure as a professional counselor in Michigan and the capacity to meet the requirements for a Michigan School Counselor License or National Certified School Counselor via NBCC.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in designing and implementing curriculum in socioemotional learning or college and career readiness, clinical supervision, understanding of trauma-informed education, and evidence of collaboration across disciplines.
• Expertise in school restorative justice practices, special education, and neurodiversity, and/or educational technology.
  

Special Instructions:

Application Process

All applications must be made online at: https://careers.emich.edu/jobs. Applicants must submit the following materials for consideration:

1. A letter of interest that clearly speaks to each of the following:
a. Required and preferred qualifications;
b. Your commitment and work supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and/or counseling;
c. Your teaching philosophy and approach; and
d. Your research agenda;
2. A detailed curriculum vitae; and
3. Names, titles, and telephone numbers of at least three references.

Applicants should submit their materials, preferably in advance of 1/15/26. Official transcripts will be required prior to contract. Review of applications will continue until finalists are identified.

For more information, contact the search committee chair: Dr. Quentin Hunter at qhunter1@emich.edu

Appointment Percentage:

100%%

About Eastern Michigan University

Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan's exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year.

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