Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling

Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling

Title: Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling

Employee Classification: Asst Professor

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

Sub Division-Department: UNT-Col of Health & Public Serv

Department: UNT-Rehabilitation and Health Serv-135350

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas‑Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.

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The College of Health and Public Service (HPS) at the University of North Texas prepares graduates to address diverse and complex social issues such as aging, disability, disaster management and recovery, criminal justice, health disparities and public safety, and find solutions to challenges in public administration, public health, exercise physiology and urban design.

We have eight academic departments with undergraduate and graduate programs, the Kristin Farmer Autism Center, the Center for Public Management, the UNT Speech and Hearing Center, the UNT Work Inclusion and Supported Employment (UNTWISE) program, UNT ELEVAR, and several professional development and clinical training programs to facilitate careers to address a global society.

The Department of Rehabilitation & Health Services is comprised of community‑engaged academics providing an education that reaches beyond the classroom. Faculty with expertise in applied gerontology, health services, rehabilitation counseling, substance use, and behavioral health concerns prepare students for a career making a positive change in the lives of others. Alumni of our programs become researchers, educators, administrators, and clinicians.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

The Department of Rehabilitation & Health Services at the University of North Texas seeks an outstanding and energetic full‑time, tenure‑track Assistant Professor with expertise in the field of rehabilitation counseling or related counseling specialties to begin in Fall 2026. The ideal candidate will direct a strong programmatic line of research that is either currently externally funded or has the potential for external funding that makes a scholarly impact in the discipline.

The candidate’s research program will involve students as junior colleagues, align with departmental priorities, and make synergistic use of the…