TENURE TRACK, DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING

MARRIAGE, FAMILY, & CHILD COUNSELING PROGRAM (MFCC)

FALL 2008

Assistant Professor tenure track position in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling. The Department of Counseling is a large, comprehensive counselor education program with over 30 full-time and part-time faculty members. It is a leader in the area of accreditation and program development.  Many faculty members hold leadership positions in state, regional, national, and international organizations. The MFCC program has approximately 150 enrolled students, one half of the department's graduate students.  Graduates of the MFCC program are eligible to register in California as Marriage & Family Therapist Interns and subsequently apply to become licensed psychotherapists.  The department faculty is dedicated to strengthening educational experiences for our students through a diverse faculty and student body.

San Francisco State University, a member of the California State University system, serves a diverse student body of 29,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University seeks to promote appreciation of scholarship, freedom and, human diversity through excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment. SFSU faculty are expected to be effective teachers and demonstrate professional achievement and growth through research, scholarship, and/or creative work.

Rank:  Assistant Professor

Salary:  Commensurate with experience.

Starting date:  Fall 2008

Application deadline:  Review of completed applications will begin October 1,

2007 and will continue until a suitable candidate is hired.

Desired qualifications:

·         An earned doctorate from an accredited program in Counselor Education, Counseling/Clinical Psychology, or closely related field.

·         A minimum of 2 years counseling experience.

·         Evidence of university teaching excellence.

·         Potential to lead the MFCC program.

·         Expertise in family therapy, marital therapy, and individual psychotherapy required.

·         A strong record of scholarship and professional activities, with a clear research agenda.

·         Ability to supervise graduate level students.

·         Demonstrated dedication to multicultural education (e.g., GLBT, ethnic groups, class, and disability status).

·         Additional expertise in one or more of the following preferred: women and mental health, child treatment, psychopharmacology, law and ethics in counseling and MFCC, human sexuality, and alcohol and substance abuse.

·         Licensure/licensure eligibility as a MFCC counselor or psychologist.

Responsibilities:

·         Providing leadership in the strengthening of the MFCC program.

·         Teaching specialized courses in the MFCC program such as child treatment, family counseling, psychopharmacology, and couples counseling. 

·         Supervising and advising MFCC students.

·         Serving on department and university committees

·         Writing research grants, publishing scholarly articles.

·         Participating in community service.

To Apply:

Send a letter of application, along with a Curriculum Vitae, three letters of recommendation, sample publications, and if possible, evaluations of teaching effectiveness to:  Chair, Hiring Committee, Department of Counseling, Burk Hall 524, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA  94132.

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