Rehabilitation Counseling Masters Program - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool - Full-time / Part-time

Position Title Rehabilitation Counseling Masters Program - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department

The program is fully -accredited and uses a combination of in-person, hybrid, and asynchronous online courses. Each in-person course meets once a week at the Everett University Center, while hybrid courses meet in-person five times per quarter. 

The  and the  support Western’s mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

About the Position

Woodring College of Education, Department of Health and Community Studies is seeking exceptionally qualified faculty at the rank of Instructor to teach for the MA in Rehabilitation Counseling program. Teaching positions are assigned for the quarter (fall, winter, spring, and summer) and are temporary and part-time, based upon the needs of the program. In-person courses are primarily offered during the late afternoon and/or evening hours.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Counseling or related field from an accredited institution.
• Candidates appointed ABD must complete degree requirements by June 15th of the year of hire in order to be eligible for reappointment
• Relevant experience in the field of Rehabilitation Counseling
• Relevant experience and/or training in course content area(s)
• Previous successful teaching experience
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Basic competency with word processing and communication tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching successfully in higher education
• Experience with instructional technology
• Experience teaching via distance education (web-based instruction)

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Salary

 $1,164-$1,454 per credit, commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

Benefits Information

Bargaining Unit

 United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

As part of a complete application, you will be required to submit:

• Scanned unofficial academic transcript showing highest degree
• Current curriculum vitae
• Names, addresses and phone numbers of three references (no reference letters)
• Cover letter addressing required & preferred qualifications and specific courses qualified to teach

Closing Date Notes

Applications are accepted continuously for potential NTT faculty openings; please apply at your earliest convenience. Vacancy pool closes no later than December 31, 2026.

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