Chair, Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies
East Carolina University
Application
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Posted: 29-Aug-23
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 62161
Job Duties:
The Department of Addiction and Rehabilitation Studies at East Carolina University is seeking candidates for a full-time, 12-month tenured position at the Associate or Full Professor level. The successful candidate will:
provide shared governance, along with departmental faculty, and coordination of the DARS' undergraduate program, CACREP accredited graduate programs, and graduate certificate programs, responding to inquiries regarding the overall academic unit;
represent the department to the College of Allied Health Sciences and other schools and colleges within the university to build collaborative education and research efforts;
engage in professional development activities for administrators;
develop budget requests in consultation with the Dean, and is responsible for managing the departmental budget;
maximize the effective use of all resources for serving students, supporting faculty, and enhancing programs;
provide mentorship/support for department sponsored operations;
supervise the work of the faculty, conduct productivity reviews, and make recommendations for promotion and tenure and advancement in rank;
provide classroom instruction in DARS programs;
provide or delegate year-round leadership to the operation of the program(s); and
receive appropriate release time from faculty member responsibilities to administer the academic unit.
Special Instructions To Application:
Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with licensure information, type, and number, and a list of three references including contact information, and a sample publication as first author online.
Minimum Education/Experience:
PhD in Counseling from a CACREP accredited program, or doctoral degree in a closely related field and one-year full time experience as a faculty in a counselor education program.
Possession of, or eligibility through reciprocity, NC licensure as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Experience in securing external grant funding.
Full time or Part time: Full Time
Position Location (city): Greenville
Position Number: 975032
Organizational Unit Overview:
The Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies (DARS) prepares professionals to help guide others through challenges in life—emotion or mental health concerns, substance use issues, physical illness or disability, relationship issues, life transitions, or career decisions. The department's programs have strong administrative support, excellent teaching and counseling facilities, and attract quality students interested in serving. Our mission is to support the health and well-being of individuals and communities through innovative and socially just research, training in an anti-racist, anti-bigoted, and accessible environment, providing culturally affirming and person-centered services, and advocating for an equitable and inclusive society. For more information regarding the DARS's teaching, research, and the Navigate counseling clinic, see https://dars.ecu.edu. The department's eight full-time faculty members all contribute to the programs offered, which are: B.S. Rehabilitation Services, M.S. Rehabilitation Counseling, M. S. in Clinical Counseling, Ph.D. Counselor Preparation & Research and Graduate Certificates in Addictions Prevention & Treatment Studies, Military & Civilian Trauma Studies, and Rehabilitation Studies.
East Carolina University is in Greenville, North Carolina. Greenville is the cultural, educational, medical, and economic center of Eastern North Carolina. The Greenville/Pitt County area has a population of approximately 175,000 and is one hour from the Research Triangle to the west and the Crystal Coast to the east. East Carolina University (28,000 students) is part of a vibrant health care community including ECU Health, a level 1 trauma center and 1400+ bed health system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The ECU College of Allied Health Sciences has strong working relationships with the ECU College of Health and Human Performance, College of Engineering and Technology, Brody School of Medicine, and School of Dental Medicine. ECU is home to both Army and Air Force ROTC programs and is in proximity to Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine, and Navy bases. The Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies is near the College of Nursing, Laupus Health Sciences Library, Brody School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, and ECU Health Medical Center. East Carolina University seeks to create an environment that fosters the recruitment and retention of a diverse student body, faculty, staff, and administration. To promote the University's diversity goal, the College of Allied Health Sciences strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and historically underrepresented groups.
To be a national model for student success, public service and regional transformation, East Carolina University uses innovative learning strategies and delivery methods to maximize access; prepares students with the knowledge, skills and values to succeed in a global, multicultural society; develops tomorrow's leaders to serve and inspire positive change; discovers new knowledge and innovations to support a thriving future for eastern North Carolina and beyond; transforms health care, promotes wellness, and reduces health disparities; and improves qualify of life through cultural enrichment, academics, the arts, and athletics. We accomplish our mission through education, research, creative activities, and service while being good stewards of the resources entrusted to us. East Carolina University delivers on the promise of opportunity. We open doors. We improve lives. We transform the present, and we discover the future. In these ways and more, we serve our community, our state, our nation and our world as together we reach toward our greatest potential. Tomorrow starts here.