The Opportunity

Lesley University is seeking a full-time Core Faculty member in Art Therapy to join the undergraduate Psychology+ program. Reporting to the Associate Provost for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the Core Faculty member will teach, advise, and mentor undergraduate students in the Psychology+ program and contribute to the continued development of the Art Therapy specialization and minor. This is a full-time faculty role with opportunities to contribute to curriculum development, program initiatives, and University service.

Psychology+ is a Bachelor of Arts program with five specializations: General Psychology, Counseling, Art Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, and Holistic Healing. The program also offers minors in Psychology, Art Therapy, and Holistic Healing. The Core Faculty member will contribute primarily to the Art Therapy specialization and minor, and may also teach courses that support the broader Psychology+ curriculum. The Psychology+ program combines a foundation in psychology with applied, alternative, and arts-based approaches to mental health and wellbeing. Students connect classroom learning with field experiences and internships and may pursue integrated pathways into selected graduate programs. Faculty collaborate across disciplines to prepare students for graduate study, community-based work, and careers in mental health and human services.

The ideal candidate will be an artist-practitioner-scholar with expertise in art therapy theory, methods, and have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, student development, and inclusive, culturally responsive pedagogy. The successful candidate will bring relevant professional or clinical experience and an active creative, clinical, or scholarly practice appropriate to the role.

Qualities & Capabilities

A successful candidate will have:

• Master's degree in Art Therapy or a closely related mental health field (required); PhD or terminal degree (preferred)
• Current Registered Art Therapist (ATR) credentials through the Art Therapy Credentials Board (required); ATR-BC (preferred)
• A minimum of two years of teaching experience at the undergraduate level or comparable instructional experience
• Relevant clinical or professional Art Therapy experience
• Demonstrated ability to teach and mentor students from diverse backgrounds using inclusive and culturally responsive practices
• Ability to teach in multiple modalities, such as: in-person, HyFlex, virtual, and asynchronous instruction

Why Lesley

Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities.

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance. In addition, we offer significant paid time off, a generous retirement plan, and tuition programs that enable employees and their dependents to expand their knowledge and skills.

Lesley is committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to institutional and academic excellence at Lesley. In doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of belonging for all, provides opportunity for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each individual's capacity to confidently and competently engage within and across difference. Given an evolving national context and the rapid change in the demographic profile of our country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus climate and diversity capabilities as an institution.

Expressing Interest

A letter of interest, CV/resume, and a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, professional activity, and/or service must be included for full consideration.

At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable environment where people -- regardless of race, ethnicity, color, sex, physical ability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, membership in uniformed services, and all other categories protected by applicable state and federal laws -- can participate equally and fully as their true selves in all aspects of university life. Accordingly, the University prohibits discrimination based on these protected categories in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and in employment. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the fabric of our institution. Individuals may submit concerns or questions related to discrimination to the University's Director of Equal Opportunity. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity's webpage for the University's entire notice of nondiscrimination and for additional information.

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