Assistant/Associate Professor, Counseling

Mercer University•Atlanta, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Mercer University’s Department of Counseling in the College of Professional Advancement seeks an assistant or associate professor for a full-time, tenure-track, nine-month faculty position, with an expected start date of August 1, 2027. The position is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and includes face-to-face, blended, and a limited number of online graduate courses. The faculty workload is equivalent to teaching nine graduate credit hours per academic semester. The successful candidate will teach and engage students, maintain a program of scholarly work related to the department’s graduate programs, and mentor graduate counseling students conducting doctoral-level research. The role also involves intrusive advising, curriculum development and assessment, clinical field experience supervision, guiding student research toward publications and conference presentations, and participation on doctoral committees. Faculty contribute to college and university service, accreditation activities, community partnerships, and other duties assigned by the Department Chair or Dean. The candidate is expected to demonstrate knowledge of CACREP expectations and standards, connect course and program content and outcomes to CACREP standards, develop and implement program effectiveness assessment plans, and contribute to the CACREP accreditation process. Mercer emphasizes in-person collaboration and service to students and the broader university community.

Requirements

Earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision or a related field from a regionally accredited university and a CACREP-accredited program by the August 1, 2027 start date.
Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia.
Eligible for ACS or CPCS.
Graduate-level teaching experience in a CACREP-accredited counselor education program, including experience teaching in clinical mental health counseling, school counseling, rehabilitation counseling, and/or doctoral counselor education programs.
Ability to teach across multiple areas of the counseling curriculum, including core and clinical courses.
Commitment to culturally responsive counseling, multicultural competence, and inclusive teaching and supervision practices.
Established or emerging scholarly productivity, including peer-reviewed publications, professional presentations, and/or external grant activity.
Commitment to mentoring counseling students in master’s and doctoral programs.
Clear counselor educator identity.
Knowledge of CACREP accreditation standards.
Excellent communication, collaboration, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Ability to teach face-to-face courses based in Atlanta and online courses in a blended format.
Commitment to working with, mentoring, and teaching adult learners from diverse populations.

Nice To Haves

Record of teaching excellence with counseling students in face-to-face, hybrid, and online environments.
Experience providing clinical supervision to counselors-in-training at the master’s and/or doctoral levels.
Experience advising master’s and/or doctoral students and serving on dissertation committees.
Experience incorporating innovative, evidence-based, and experiential teaching approaches into graduate counselor education.
Experience mentoring graduate students in research, scholarly writing, professional development, and/or leadership activities.
Professional engagement and leadership within counseling organizations at the state, regional, or national level.
Experience contributing to CACREP accreditation processes, program assessment, curriculum development, and continuous program improvement.
Ability to develop and maintain a focused research agenda with potential for sustained scholarly contributions.
Clinical and/or scholarly expertise that complements and strengthens the department’s existing faculty expertise and program priorities.

Responsibilities

Teach graduate counseling courses in face-to-face, blended, and a limited number of online formats.
Maintain a rigorous program of scholarly work related to the Counseling program’s graduate degree offerings.
Mentor graduate counseling students engaged in doctoral-level research.
Supervise clinical field experiences.
Guide student research leading to publications and presentations at academic conferences.
Participate on doctoral committees.
Provide academic advising and mentorship.
Engage in curriculum development and assessment.
Contribute to program effectiveness assessment and CACREP accreditation-related activities.
Work collegially with faculty and collaborate within the university and community.
Develop strong community partnerships to support student outcomes.
Perform college and university service and other duties as assigned by the Department Chair or Dean.