Assistant/Associate Professor & Director of Play Therapy Center

About the role

The Department of Counseling at East Texas A&M University invites applications for a 9‑month tenure‑track Assistant Professor or tenured Associate Professor position. The successful candidate will hold the E. Lee Doyle Endowed Professorship and serve as Director of the university’s Play Therapy & Expressive Arts Center beginning Fall 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and sustain a research program in play therapy, leading to peer‑reviewed publications, presentations, and external funding.
• Teach two undergraduate and graduate courses each semester, contribute to curriculum development, and advise students.
• Direct the Play Therapy & Expressive Arts Center, overseeing daily operations, supervision of staff and graduate assistants, budgeting, compliance with accreditation standards, and community partnerships.

Required profile

• Earned doctorate in counseling or counselor education from a CACREP‑accredited program.
• Active membership in the Association for Play Therapy and licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor‑Supervisor (LPC‑S) with Registered Play Therapist‑Supervisor™ credential.
• Demonstrated record of research, teaching, and service appropriate to the rank (assistant or associate professor).