What are the responsibilities and job description for the Core Candidate or Assistant Professor - Buddhism Informed Contemplative Counseling position at naropa?
Position Title: Core Candidate Assistant or Associate Professor
Department/Program: CPBP
12010
Work Location Authorization: 100% On-Site
Campus Location: Nalanda
Campus
Reports to: Dean,
Graduate School of Counseling
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 100%
(40 hrs/week)
Compensation: $55,000 - $70,000 DOE
Number of Openings: 1
Application Deadline: June 10, 2025 or until filled
Job Summary
Graduate School of Counseling (GSC) seeks to fill a full-time in-person core faculty position in the Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling (BICC) concentration (formerly Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology (CPBP)) beginning July 1, 2025. Applicants would be able to teach in at least two of the following areas: Contemplative/Buddhist Psychology and Counseling as applicable to group dynamics and leadership, counseling & helping relationships, human growth and development across the lifespan, professional counseling orientation & ethical practice, social and cultural foundations, assessment, research methods, career counseling, or diagnosis and treatment planning. The position includes administrative duties for the BICC concentration, the Graduate School of Counseling, and Naropa University, including but not limited to recruitment and admission, networking within the field of counseling, assessment, generating research, scholarship and or creative works disseminated within the discipline for state, regional, national, and international audiences, contemplative engagement, and active participation in the leadership of the BICC concentration.
Qualified applicants must be able to demonstrate interest and capability in negotiating the pedagogical, clinical, research, administrative, and collaborative responsibilities of a faculty appointment within the concentration, the degree program, within the Graduate School of Counseling (GSC) and the structure of the university at large.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
•Teach 20 credits each academic year, primarily in the Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling (BICC) concentration, but potentially in other degree programs of the university, as well
•Attend and actively participate in concentration and school-wide meetings and committee retreats, as well as co-curricular events sponsored by the BICC concentration
•As a member of the BICC leadership team, develop and conduct plans for assessment, community building, and ongoing curriculum development
•Participate in all the administrative operations of the BICC program, including admissions interviews and events
•Engage in socially transformative and contemplative development both personally and in one’s teaching
•Hold regular office hours as indicated in the Faculty Handbook
•Serve on and actively participate in appointed university committees
•Understand and adhere to the policies, procedures, and protocols outlined in the Naropa University Faculty and Employee Handbooks
•Contribute to the advancement of the Contemplative/Buddhist counseling field through professional involvement such as conference presentations, original research, and publications
•Complete additional program and university duties as assigned
•Rotate into the BICC Concentration Chair position
Salary : $55,000 - $70,000