ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

About the role

The Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) in the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track position at the assistant/associate level in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), a fully COAMFTE accredited, terminal Master’s degree program. The position will begin August 2027.

The Department includes 32 faculty members (20 full-time, tenure-track and 12 non-tenure track focused on teaching, research or outreach work), 285 undergraduates, and 55 graduate students and offers undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees. It administers the Auburn University Marriage and Family Therapy Center which houses the masters-level Marriage and Family Therapy program; the Auburn University Early Learning Center; the Harris Early Learning Center in Birmingham, AL; and the Family Child Care Partnerships program. HDFS also administers undergraduate and graduate certificate programs in Health Equity Science as well as an Advanced Methods Certificate. The MFT program is fully integrated within the broader HDFS department, and faculty contribute to the department's teaching, research, and service missions while bringing expertise in systemic clinical practice and training. The MFT program is a full-time cohort model that accepts 6 students each year.

Auburn University is a land-grant institution with a student enrollment of over 28,000 undergraduate students and 6,000 professional and graduate students. The University provides instruction in approximately 70 academic departments and maintains graduate research and public service programs. The University is located in the city of Auburn in east-central Alabama near several large metropolitan areas of Alabama and Georgia. To learn more about Auburn University, visit https://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/facultyjobs/. Auburn University is understanding of and sensitive to the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a productive, externally visible program of research
• Pursue extramural funding opportunities
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses within the HDFS curriculum
• Provide supervision and training within the MFT program
• Mentor graduate students and chair thesis and dissertation committees
• Participate in service activities that support the university, profession, and community
• Seek candidates with a well-defined program of research and welcome research expertise in any area of HDFS or MFT scholarship

Qualifications

• Possess a Ph.D. in MFT or HDFS (if the latter, the applicant must have an MS in MFT) at the time employment is scheduled to begin
• Hold AAMFT approved supervisor status or supervisor candidate status
• Have MFT licensure in Alabama or eligibility to obtain within 90 days of date of hire
• Have experience or readiness to teach core MFT courses, supervise clinical graduate students, and conduct research to advance the fields of HDFS and/or MFT
• Be fluent in English
• Possess excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
• Meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment
• For appointment at the Associate Professor rank, demonstrate an established record of scholarly productivity and external funding