Assistant Professor of Counselor Education (Tenure-Track)

Seton Hall University, New Jersey•South Orange, NJ

27d•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media at Seton Hall University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Counselor Education, beginning in August, 2026. Duties and Responsibilities: This search is part of a multiyear, strategic infusion of resources into our Counselor Education graduate portfolio of programs—currently with specialties in Professional Counseling and School Counseling. In addition to this appointment, we expect to hire additional full-time faculty with an expertise in Counselor Education—one Open Rank tenured faculty appointment, and two non-tenure-track Lecturers—all with an expected start date of August, 2026. As a result, we anticipate that the successful candidates for these searches—as well as the existing full-time faculty—will contribute to accreditation efforts. The College’s existing graduate programs in Counseling and School Counseling are among the largest at the University and are strongly enrolled in both on-campus and online modalities. Growth of these programs is therefore a key institutional priority, and accordingly the pursuit of CACREP accreditation has the support of both the Offices of the Dean and Provost. Organizationally, the Counselor Education programs are housed alongside graduate programs in School Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis, Counseling Psychology and Psychological Studies in the Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a strong presence on our South Orange, NJ residential campus while engaging in an array of high-impact activities with students that include teaching, advisement, mentoring, and academic program development. The tenure-track Assistant Professor in Counseling and School Counseling entails a 9-credit teaching requirement during the Fall and Spring semesters (i.e., three courses per semester), commensurate with Department needs. Seton Hall University is a Carnegie R2 institution, and tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to maintain a comprehensive and commensurate research agenda with active participation in the pursuit of grants and corporate/foundation partnerships. Launched in Summer 2023, Seton Hall’s College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) embodies the University’s commitment to pedagogical innovation, intellectual ferment, and community engagement. Uniting scholars and students from four dynamic departments — Communication, Media, and the Arts; Education Leadership, Management, and Policy; Educational Studies; and Professional Psychology and Family Therapy — the College is the new home of cutting-edge, transdisciplinary inquiry into the stickiest problems of our time. The faculty, staff, and students of the College seek to improve the human condition by collaborating across distinct fields that uniquely complement one another—the arts, communication, education, leadership and mental health. Expression underpins all facets of the College’s portfolio — media as a form of education and artistic expression; teaching and learning as modes of creative expression; expression and expressibility as critical to counseling and therapeutic treatment; and self-expression as a vehicle of social agency. With enrollment at approximately 1,550 total students, both graduate and undergraduate, CHDCM is the second largest college at Seton Hall University, with approximately 70 full time faculty and 125 adjunct faculty. For more information about the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, and Seton Hall University, please visit our website, https://www.shu.edu/human-development-culture-media/

Requirements

Earned doctoral degree in Counselor Education from an accredited institution, or fulfillment of CACREP core faculty requirements
A record of, or potential for, a scholarly research agenda with the future promise of significant scholarly publications and/or grants
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with students and colleagues from diverse backgrounds

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching courses both on-campus and alternate modalities (e.g., asynchronous and hybrid) with demonstrated effectiveness
Background in a CACREP-recognized specialization
Licensed or license-eligible in Professional Counseling and/or School Counseling in the state of NJ
Demonstrated evidence of, or potential for, grant writing
Interest in interdisciplinary collaborations, research, and academic innovation across the College’s Academic Departments and University

Responsibilities

Dedication to research, teaching, and service
18 credit teaching load per academic year, which will include Counselor Education-related course assignments
Establish and maintain a robust scholarly agenda commensurate with a tenure-track appointment at an R2 University, including the pursuit of external funding
Active service across the University, College, Department, and the discipline
Curriculum development and program assessment, review, and revision
Student advisement and mentorship
A commitment to the University’s Mission