The University of North Carolina at Charlotte recognizes the differentiation of mission, goals, and objectives inherent in the diversity of disciplines represented by its colleges and departments. Thus, the Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions for Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty should be interpreted in the context of the related departmental and collegiate goals.
Teaching, Advising, Curriculum and Instructional Development – Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to teaching may include but are not limited to: subject matter competence, course design, course presentation, advising and consultation, directing student research, curriculum and instructional development, and grading student work.
Scholarly Research, Creative, and Other Professional Activities – All tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to participate in expanding the knowledge base of their academic field by conducting research or engaging in other creative activities as appropriate to the faculty member’s discipline. Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to research may include but are not limited to: research/creative activity that generates new knowledge and/or synthesizes and/or integrates existing knowledge, publication, an on-going agenda for research, scholarly, and creative activity, and are expected to seek extramural support for their work.
Service to University, the Public, and the Profession – All tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to engage in a program of service appropriate to their discipline. Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to service may include but are not limited to: service to the administration and governance of the University, public service, and service to the profession.

To view the complete Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty document visit our website: https://provost.charlotte.edu/academic-budget-hr/academic-personnel-procedures-handbook/

Counseling: Assistant/Associate Professor – Addiction. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking applications for a 9-month tenure track position in the Department of Counseling. The department has 15 full-time faculty members and offers a CACREP-accredited Ph.D. and MA counseling program with three program areas (Addiction Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and School Counseling). Successful candidates for this position must have an earned doctorate in counseling from a CACREP-accredited university. ABD candidates will be considered if they provide evidence of degree completion by August 15, 2026. All candidates must demonstrate the promise to engage in scholarly research, seek external funding, and help counseling students-in-training develop clinical skills.

• Teach, advise, supervise, and mentor students in the MA and PhD counseling programs, particularly students with an addictions focus
• Actively contribute to the continuous development and assessment of the overall addictions program
• Actively engage in research and other scholarly activities in counselor education
• Seek externally funded research grants
• Serve on and direct dissertation committees
• Provide service, outreach, engagement, and leadership in the Department, College, and University
• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited university
• Ability to contribute to the CACREP core and addiction counseling specialty
• Eligibility for licensure in North Carolina as a licensed clinical mental health counselor and licensed clinical addiction specialist or licensed clinical addiction specialist associate
• Experience working with a variety of client populations
• Demonstrates promise of excellent teaching
• Demonstrates promise of excellent sustainable research
• Demonstrates promise of excellent service/ outreach/engagement
• Promise of obtaining external grant funding to support one’s research
• Involvement in professional counseling organizations
• Teaching experience at the university level (preferred)