Description

The Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester seeks a full-time, tenure-line Assistant Professor in Counselor Education. This faculty member will pursue cutting edge counseling and human development research, teach master’s and doctoral classes, and mentor student research. The term of employment will begin on July 1, 2026.

The principal duties associated with this position are to:

• Teach graduate-level courses in Mental Health Counseling and Human Development
• Conduct and disseminate high quality counseling research
• Provide program and career advising for master’s and doctoral students
• Mentor masters and doctoral student research 
• Seek external funding to support program development, student success, and scholarship
• Participate in program development, promotion, and accreditation efforts

Requirements

Ideal candidates for this position will have qualifications and experiences that include:

• Strong research agenda focused on the most up-to-date and emerging science- and technology-based processes.
• Experience and a demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring graduate students
• A Doctorate in Counselor Education & Supervision from a CACREP Accredited Program with a specialization in mental health counseling, earned prior to the position’s starting date.
• Licensed or license eligible as a mental health counselor (NYS).
• Attention to diversity and equity, excellence in teaching, as well as strong clinical practice.
• An ability to use technology tools flexibly and inventively to create powerful synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences, both in-person and online.

The Mental Health Counseling program, which is part of the Department of Counseling and Human Development, is a vibrant program that has prepared mental health counselors for a wide array of practice settings which treat children, adolescents, adults and seniors, including community-based mental health clinics, hospitals, community agencies, drug and alcohol treatment centers, child and family-serving agencies and institutions of higher education. The program is designed to prepare graduates to work effectively as counselors offering services to people challenged by emotional, behavioral, and relationship issues. Well-grounded in counseling theory, research, and practice, our program prepares qualified, diversity-sensitive, license-eligible mental health counselors for practice.

The faculty in the program are productive, nationally and internationally recognized counselors, teachers, and scholars who are also committed to improving the quality of mental health counseling and the development of the counseling field. The department prepares practitioners with diverse career and research interests and backgrounds. We have developed a number of online programs and courses at Warner as part of our commitment to enhancing learning opportunities for students and ensuring equitable access. The program, as well as the Warner School, is dedicated to producing and using research to enhance the effectiveness of mental health counseling processes and practices.

The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until November 30, 2025.

To apply, access the University of Rochester Interfolio via the following link: https://apply.interfolio.com/177017.

About the Warner School: The Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development is part of the University of Rochester, one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities. At the Warner School, we believe that education can transform lives and make the world more just and humane. This vision informs our teaching, research, and service as a research school of education, as we strive to: PREPARE practitioners and researchers who are knowledgeable, reflective, skilled, and caring educators, who can make a difference in individual lives as well as their fields, and who are leaders and agents of change; GENERATE and disseminate knowledge leading to new understandings of education and human development, on which more effective educational policies and practices can be grounded; and COLLABORATE across disciplines, professions, and constituencies to promote change that can significantly improve education and support positive human development.

Our diverse work in each of these domains is informed by the following underlying beliefs: the improvement of education is in pursuit of social justice; development and learning shape and are shaped by the contexts in which they occur; the complexity of educational problems requires an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach; and wise practices are grounded in research and theory, just as useful theory and research are informed by practice. The Warner School fosters a learning community that represents and builds on the rich diversity of human experiences, backgrounds, cultures, histories, ideas, and ways of living. Learn more about equity, diversity, and inclusion at the Warner School here:  https://www.warner.rochester.edu/about/diversity

About Rochester: Located in western New York, Rochester is a vibrant city with a welcoming community, affordable housing, and rich intellectual and cultural resources. Approximately six hours by car from New York City and three hours from Toronto, our medium-sized city on the shore of Lake Ontario is a dynamic town, with many great restaurants, museums, businesses, and educational institutions. Discover what Rochester has to offer in all four seasons. Claiming more sites on the National Register of Historic Places than any other city its size, Rochester was also the home of women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Their commitments to equity and justice are part of the DNA of the Rochester community and the University of Rochester. Visit our website to learn more about the University of Rochester.