Core Faculty, Music Therapy (Open Rank) at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA

Job description

The Opportunity Lesley University is seeking a full-time faculty member in Music Therapy to join our innovative Expressive Therapies Department, which brings together counseling and five arts-based specializations: Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Dance/Movement Therapy, Drama Therapy, and Expressive Arts Therapy. The successful candidate will be an experienced scholar-practitioner with expertise in Music Therapy and clinical mental health counseling who can contribute to graduate-level teaching, student advising and mentorship, curriculum development, and the continued growth of the Music Therapy specialization. The faculty member will teach graduate courses across in-person, hybrid, and online formats and will integrate musical, creative, and clinical processes into teaching and clinical preparation. The role includes advising and mentoring students, contributing to curriculum development and assessment, participating in accreditation and program evaluation activities, and contributing to the intellectual life of the department through scholarship, creative work, clinical practice, presentations, publications, workshops, or community engagement. Founded in 1973, Lesley University’s Expressive Therapies programs have been national leaders in the field for more than 50 years. Our programs prepare students to integrate the arts with clinical mental health practice and provide a uniquely interdisciplinary environment in which students and faculty across all five expressive therapies specializations collaborate. Programs are offered in both on-campus and low-residency formats. Qualities and Capabilities A successful candidate will have: A master’s degree in music therapy or related area, with a minimum of transcripted graduate credits equivalent to 12 semester hours or the equivalent of graduate credits in music therapy beyond the undergraduate equivalency requirements. A doctorate is preferred. Holds current Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) certification and qualifies as a Massachusetts LMHC-approved supervisor (LMHC, LMFT, LICSW, or licensed psychologist with health service provider certification, along with the required clinical experience). Candidates licensed outside Massachusetts must be eligible to meet the Massachusetts LMHC-approved supervisor requirements within one year of hire. Teaching experience in Higher education in Expressive Therapies or related field. 5+ years FTE Clinical experience or its equivalent in part-time work with a record of scholarly activity will be required. Demonstrated expertise in music‑based therapeutic approaches for diverse populations. Experience teaching at the graduate level. Commitment to culturally responsive, trauma‑informed, and inclusive pedagogy. Ability to teach both Music Therapy clinical and specialization courses is preferred. Experience with AMTA accreditation, preferred Required to teach multiple modalities to include in-person classroom teaching and distance learning formats Ability to teach general counseling courses such as theories, psychopathology, professional ethics, assessments, vocational counseling, etc. is preferred 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 insti