Position Summary: 

The College of Education at Michigan State University (education.msu.edu) announces an open rank tenure track position in the Counseling and Counselor Education (CCE) programs in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education. This position at the assistant/associate/full professor level is a 9-month tenure-track appointment that will begin on August 15, 2025. 

The U.S. News and World Report annual ranking of graduate programs consistently ranks the MSU Rehabilitation Counseling programs as one of the top programs in the nation. We are seeking colleagues to be part of our top-ranked programs who are committed to research, teaching, and practice that promote the enhanced quality of life of individuals with diverse needs (mental health, chronic health, disability, and rehabilitation). We are interested in colleagues who share our vision for stewardship of the counselor education and rehabilitation professions. Applications are invited from individuals with a broad range of professional experiences and expertise including, but not limited to rehabilitation counseling, mental health counseling, rehabilitation psychology, or closely related disciplines. 

MSU seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the university's excellence and offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. Applicants who will add to the diversity of the program, department, college, and university are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Duties: 

• Engagement in an active and productive program of research 

• Graduate teaching in all modes of delivery in our long standing CACREP-accredited master’s rehabilitation counseling and doctoral counselor education and supervision programs, as well as our newly established master’s clinical mental health counseling program 

• Clinical supervision of graduate students  

• Advisement and mentorship of graduate students  

• Supervision of doctoral dissertations 

• Participation in democratic governance, operation and advancement of our programs. 

About the MSU College of Education:  

The College of Education at MSU offers an intellectually stimulating community for scholarships and provides resources to support faculty research initiatives. The Counseling and Counselor Education offer a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, with a Rehabilitation and Disability concentration, an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. For more information visit: education.msu.edu/cepse/rehab. 

MSU’s College of Education is known for its innovative Teacher Preparation program and nationally ranked graduate programs. The college is committed to the AAU, land-grant mission of the university and this mission is carried out through many research and outreach programs. The East Lansing community and surrounding areas offer affordable housing, easy commutes, excellent schools, a nationally acclaimed performing arts center, and a wide variety of recreational opportunities. 

Instructions to Applicants:  

Online application via careers.msu.edu is required, see posting #997980. Interested candidates should provide a letter of application, curriculum vitae, one to three publications, a statement of teaching philosophy, and the names and contact information of three references.  

We invite inquiries from potentially interested candidates to any of the search committee members: 

• Dr. Gloria Lee, Co-Chair of the Search Committee, Professor, leekalai@msu.edu 

• Dr. Hung Jen Kuo, Co-Chair of the Search Committee, Assistant Professor, kuohungj@msu.edu 

• Dr. Andrew Nay, Assistant Professor, nayandre@msu.edu 

• Dr. Jaeyoung Kim, Assistant Professor, kimjaey4@msu.edu  

• Dr. Marisa Fisher, Associate Professor, fishermh@msu.edu 

Review of applications will begin December 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. 

Department Web Address: education.msu.edu/cepse/rehab 

Michigan State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans, and persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation. 

Minimum Qualifications:  

Applicants should have an earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision, Rehabilitation Counselor Education, Rehabilitation Psychology, or a closely related discipline, or provide evidence that the doctoral degree will be completed prior to the start of the appointment. Candidates must (1) be eligible to become a Certified   Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certificated Counselor (NCC), and/or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and (2) have prior clinical experience as a mental health counselor/rehabilitation counselor/rehabilitation psychologist working with clients. 

Desired Qualifications:  

Successful candidates (1) have a record of strong scholarly accomplishment through publication and success in obtaining and leading externally funded projects commensurate with rank, (2) have research, teaching, and/or clinical skills and experience with diverse clinical, chronic health and disability populations in the areas of assessment, intervention, consultation, wellness, trauma and/or addictions, (3) have the skills in promoting inclusive and culturally responsive research, teaching, and clinical practices, (4) have the skills to develop and maintain an active research program that is supported by external funding, (5) have the skills to provide quality mentoring and supervision at the graduate level, and (6) participate in shared leadership duties at program, department, college and/or university levels that are commensurate of rank.

About Michigan State University

Michigan State University’s counseling and counselor education graduate programs are among the best counseling and counselor education programs in the United States per ratings by the U.S. News & World Report. This unique, specialized program prepares counselors to have the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to collaborate in a professional relationship with people who have disabilities. Our program maintains a distinguished history of graduates becoming leaders in the field at the state, national and international levels.

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