The Counselor Education Unit in the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education (CEH) at Central Michigan University is now accepting applications for two, 9-month, remote, full-time fixed term faculty positions (two year contract term) in Counseling, effective August 2025. The successful candidate will be committed to the academic success of all students and to an environment that acknowledges, encourages, respects, and celebrates diversity and differences. Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The CMU Counseling Program continues to grow since adding its CACREP accredited fully online program. Please consider joining us as we work to meet the increasing need for mental health professionals in our communities and schools. We are seeking remote, fixed-term Counselor Educators who completed education in a CACREP Accredited Program to teach in our online program (both synchronous and asynchronous formats). This position is open to applicants outside Michigan, but priority will be given to candidates living in Michigan. The CMU Counseling Program offers 60-credit degrees in Addiction, Clinical Mental Health, and School Counseling concentrations. The online program offers synchronous (live online) classes in an 8-week accelerated or 16-week format; live synchronous classes are taught from 6-9 pm Eastern Time, and we offer 8-week asynchronous classes. The positions will begin August 2025. Individuals must have a professional counseling identity demonstrated by clinical experience and active licensure/credentialing as a counselor. Summer teaching opportunities may also be available.

Job duties for this position include:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

Cover letters may be addressed to the CED Remote Fixed-Term Faculty Position Hiring Committee.

You may contact search co-chair Dr. Brandon Keene-Orton with questions at keene1br@cmich.edu.

Applications must be made online and should include a letter of interest, which includes a brief statement about your teaching philosophy/pedagogy; curriculum vitae; copies of licenses/certifications; copies of unofficial transcripts; and a list of three references. If available, we also request evidence of effective teaching through teaching evaluations or formal student feedback. If the applicant is ABD, written verification from the Counselor Education Program Chair verifying graduation date by appointment date is required for consideration and can be submitted under Other Document (1).

Screening and review will begin early-mid January 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

The Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education is housed within the College of Education & Human Services. The Counseling Program offers three CACREP accredited concentration areas of study: Addiction, Clinical Mental Health, & School Counseling. At present, the program has approximately 330 students total between main campus and the cohort online program, and seven (9) full-time faculty members.

Additional information about the College of Education and Human Services and the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education can be found on the department website.

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.