Assistant Professor - Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

UC University of the Cumberlands, Inc.

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Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted July 25, 2025
Job description

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Join our team of student-focused individuals working together in order to encourage intellectual and spiritual growth, leadership and service.

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The Department of Counseling at University of the Cumberlands seeks a counselor educator to join our faculty as an assistant or associate professor. Primary responsibilities will include teaching three counseling courses each semester (fall, spring and summer) in the areas of clinical mental health, addiction treatment and counselor education and supervision. This position serves both masters and doctoral students. Faculty members are expected to participate in shared faculty governance, curriculum development, recruitment, student advisement, dissertation committees, scholarly research, and professional service activities. The Department of Counseling hires and respects a diverse faculty. The University of the Cumberlands is a faith-based institution that welcomes students from all backgrounds. Its mission is to offer high quality academic programs that empower its graduates to ‘seek a life-more-abundant’.

Required Qualifications:

  • Earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP accredited program.
  • Licensed as a Professional Counselor, or eligible
  • Record of professional engagement and scholarly productivity within the counseling profession.
  • Experience teaching online and using a variety of instructional technology and delivery methods
  • Demonstrated experience working in clinical mental health and/or addiction treatment
  • Effective oral and written communication skills

Desired Qualifications:

  • Knowledgeable of CACREP-accredited counseling programs
  • Experience in clinical supervision
  • Experience chairing dissertation committees
  • Experience teaching doctoral level classes

Compensation: Commensurate with expertise and experience

Benefits: Yes

Job Type: Faculty

Job Location: On-line

Cumberlands is different by design. Our employees exemplify our motto in the pursuit of a

“life-more-abundant.”

About this role

Summary

Teach counseling courses and participate in faculty governance and research.

Job title

Assistant Professor - Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Experience level

doctorate required

Industry

education

Location requirements

Online position, remote work allowed.

Salary

Commensurate with expertise and experience

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

doctorate in counselor educationlicensed professional counselorprofessional engagementteaching onlineclinical mental healthcommunication

Preferred skills

CACREP knowledgeclinical supervisiondissertation committeesteaching doctoral classes

Specializations

counselingmental healthaddiction treatmentsupervision
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

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Remote