Notice Date
August 8, 2008
Closing Date
Application materials received before January 10, 2009 will be given full consideration, but the position will remain open until filled.
Position Available
June 1, 2009
Rank and Salary
Assistant Professor, full-time (12 month contract), tenure track position; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience + benefits package
Responsibilities
- A combination of teaching and administrative responsibilities equivalent to eight four-credit courses.
- Teach solely couple and family therapy graduate courses.
- Clinical supervision of students.
- Advise graduate students.
- Share in all aspects of the administration of the program.
- Direct the on-campus community clinic, or direct the clinical training of students.
- Participate in university governance and committees.
- Pursue scholarship.
Description of the Program
The MFT Program at Pacific
Lutheran University
is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family
Therapy Education of the AAMFT. The program consists of two full-time faculty,
one half time faculty member, five adjunct faculty supervisors, and a diverse
student body of approximately 40 students.
The program’s commitment to multiculturalism, both locally and globally,
is infused throughout the curriculum.
Further information about the program can be found on the website at http://www.plu.edu/~mfth.
Qualifications
- Earned doctorate in MFT (preferred) or its equivalent.
- Experience in the field teaching, supervising, and practicing.
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor preferred.
Application Procedure
Candidates should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, transcripts and three references to:
David Ward, Ph.D.
Search Committee Chair
Department of Marriage and Family Therapy
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
Applications from women and underrepresented populations are especially welcomed.
Pacific Lutheran University
(PLU) is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of 3,600, including
international students. Located
in a uniquely scenic region on the Pacific Rim, the
university’s campus is 40 miles south of Seattle
in suburban Tacoma, Washington. As a “New
American College,”
PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts departments and its
professional degrees in the arts, business, education, movement studies
and nursing. Its primary mission is to
educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and
care. PLU has a progressive relationship
with the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) and so
fully supports academic freedom. The
University is committed to diversity, endorses the goals of equal opportunity
and affirmative action, and actively seeks applications from women and persons
of color.
