Positions Available

Position Announcement:  Assistant Professors

(Position Numbers 14634 and 11991)

Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling

College of Behavioral and Community Sciences

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL 33612

The Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at the University of South Florida is seeking two assistant professors to begin employment in August of 2010.  These are nine month, tenure-track positions which will entail research, teaching and service in a Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) accredited Master of Arts program.  Graduates receive the degree:  Master of Arts in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling.

Minimum qualifications are a doctorate in rehabilitation counseling or closely related area, masters degree in rehabilitation counseling from a CORE accredited graduate program in rehabilitation counseling, and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor credential or eligibility for the credential.  Applicants not having the CRC credential will be required to obtain it within one year of employment.  ABD applicants must have earned doctorates by August 7, 2010.

Preferred qualifications are a record of or potential for successful scholarship, grant writing, and graduate level teaching in rehabilitation counseling and/or mental health counseling, and licensure or eligibility for licensure as a mental health counselor or psychologist in Florida, and applied experience.

Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience.  Additional summer employment is possible, but not guaranteed.  Applicants must apply for these positions through the on-line employment application system Careers@USF:

https://employment.usf.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp

One application will suffice for both positions.  Applicants must upload demographic information, application letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references.  Uploads of recently published or in-press works are encouraged.  Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2009.  These searches will be open and applications accepted until the positions are filled.  The University of South Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Start Date:  August 7, 2010 pending final budget approval.

According to Florida Law, applications and meetings regarding them are open to the public.  For ADA accommodations, please contact John Rasch at 813-974-0967 or rasch@bcs.usf.edu at least five working days prior to need.  USF is an AA/EEO institution.