Status: Fulltime appointment, Keene NH Preferred start date: January 2013

Antioch University New England invites applications for a full-time faculty appointment, rank open, to teach master’s and doctoral level marriage and family therapy courses, core courses in other master’s level programs, and to supervise practicum and internship students. All faculty members engage with the faculty team, assist with advising, are active in scholarship, and engage in service to the university and to the profession at local, state, national, or international levels.

Our Marriage and Family Therapy Programs focus on social justice and diversity issues. The master’s degree program has been accredited by COAMFTE since 1994, and the doctoral program was awarded initial accreditation in 2011. The Antioch University Couple and Family Therapy Institute is our clinical practicum training center for first year master’s and doctoral students and provides supervision opportunities for second year doctoral students. More information about the Institute can be viewed at: antiochne.edu/cfti.

Our master’s students are typically adult learners who commute to campus for classes one-two days per week from the New England area. Our doctoral student body is quite diverse, coming from international locations and different regions of the United States.

Qualifications: PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy or in a closely related field (preferably, from a COAMFTE-accredited program); AAMFT Approved Supervisor or Supervision Candidate, license-eligible in NH as an LMFT; demonstrated ability to develop a program of research and scholarship; graduate teaching experience; knowledge of COAMFTE accreditation standards.

Preferred qualifications: Experience directing an MFT program. Expertise in medical family therapy, and/or working with military families, research with a focus on social justice issues, multicultural issues, and/or feminist theory; interest or experience in experiential education methods; interest and/or experience in training supervisors; varied clinical experience.

For more information about the position, contact Dr. Kevin P. Lyness, chair of the search committee at klyness@antioch.edu.

Applications may be submitted to HR.AUNE@antioch.edu and must include: 1) a cover letter which includes an explanation of how you see social justice fitting with family therapy training; 2) a statement of professional philosophy addressing supervision, teaching, advising, and service; 3) a curriculum vitae; and 4) contact information for three references.  Application review begins 15 October 2012 and will continue until the position is filled.

New England is one of five campuses of Antioch University, which provides learner-centered education to empower students with the knowledge and skills to lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice. The New England campus serves nearly 1,000 students. We are in Keene, a social and commercial hub in the beautiful Monadnock Region of southwestern New Hampshire.

The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against and to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, and veteran status.