Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Professor
Job Summary
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary seeks tenuretrack professors, open rank, to serve as core faculty in our Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program.
Our Master of Arts MFT program has a reputation for academic excellence and strong clinical training. We are nationally recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). The learning community is characterized by vibrant student-faculty interaction and transformative practical training opportunities including our growing oncampus Counseling Center. We reach across greater Louisville to provide enriching practicum placements for our students with strong clinical supervision. Our program focuses on student formation to foster systemic therapists informed by values of inclusion and diversity including spirituality and religiosity.
In keeping with the practitioner-scholar approach, MFT faculty scholarship is valued and supported including clinical education and training. Our core MFT faculty collaborates in program planning and execution in a collegial milieu with program staff and clinical supervisors. Core MFT faculty participate in institutional shared governance with nonclinical faculty and administrators.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP:
- Reports to the VP for Academics; Dean of the Seminary
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates should be prepared to teach and supervise MFT students. A strong and demonstrable MFT identity is required including one or more of the following: doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy, current AAMFT approved clinical supervisor status, or state licensure as an LMFT.
The ideal applicant will have:
- A Ph.D. in MFT or an allied degree with a focus in MFT (ABD with plan for completion may be considered)
- Strong clinical and supervision skills
- Passion for teaching and student success
- A collaborative and strong work ethic
- Commitment to social justice and inclusion
- Use of spiritual (e.g. holistic, existential, mindfulness, person-of-the-therapist, biopsychosocial-spiritual), and/or theological integration in teaching.
COMPENSATION:
Louisville Seminary offers a full range of benefits including a generous sabbatical policy, professional development assistance, 403b pension benefit, and health insurance. Rank and tenure will be determined on the basis of experience.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applications will be reviewed beginning October 15th until the posts are filled. Applications should consist of a cover letter and curriculum vitae.
Send applications to Lesley Ann Earles, PhD,
c/o Nina Carroll-Goodman, ncarrollgoodman@lpts.edu.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS:
A background screening is required.
ABOUT LOUISVILLE SEMINARY:
Founded in 1853, Louisville Seminary offers an inclusive and diverse learning community, welcoming students from wide ecumenical backgrounds while maintaining its long, historic commitment to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). Louisville Seminary is led by the Holy Spirit to educate people to proclaim the Gospel, to care for all, and to work for justice in communities everywhere. It is distinguished by its nationally recognized marriage and family therapy and field education programs, its black church studies program, the scholarship and church service among its faculty, and its commitment to training individuals to participate in the continuing ministry of Jesus Christ. For more information, call (800) 264-1839 or log onto www.lpts.edu.
Louisville Seminary is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability.