Thomas Jefferson University seeks a 12-month faculty member in Couple and Family Therapy. This Assistant Professor will be responsible for oversight of the Sex Therapy Track and will also provide innovation and leadership over the distinction of the Sex Therapy Track within existing and new Couple and Family Therapy initiatives. This Assistant Professor will be tasked with preparing students to begin working to meet AASECT accreditation requirements after graduation. Assisting with recruitment and retention of Sex Therapy Track students is a responsibility of this faculty position. The candidate must maintain clinical practice outside of the University.

• Teaches 5-6 CFT courses.
• Leads and oversees the Sex Therapy Track of the Couple and Family Therapy program.
• Considers, with program leaders, new curricula and programmatic initiatives
• Engages in program and university-related service
• Interacts with students, co-workers, visitors, and other individuals consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Meets the teaching, service and scholarship expectations of the faculty contract

Candidate with AASECT certification and/or expertise in sex therapy preferred. Candidate having experience working in an accredited program is preferred.

Candidate with a minimum of 1-2 years academic teaching experience (graduate-level preferred) and clinical experience in the field of Couple and Family Therapy is required.

Candidate must have a doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy (PhD or DCFT) and demonstrate a primary professional identity as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Candidate must meet COAMFTE accreditation requirements, including holding a license in Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor or candidacy designation.

• Candidate must have sound clinical knowledge of Couple and Family Therapy.
• Candidate must have teaching experience (graduate-level preferred) in an accredited Couple and Family Therapy program.
• Candidate must have experience in developing new CFT programs.
• Candidate must have aptitude to engage in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.

Interested candidates should submit an on-line application/CV: [Register to View] Job ID # 9290062

Applicants must also submit a letter of application that includes a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and contact information for three references to: [Register to View]

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.