Visiting Assistant Professor - Online Counselor Education

The College of New Jersey • Ewing, NJ

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About The Position

The Online Department of Online Counselor Education at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for one of three separate 12-month, non-tenure-track Clinical Specialist positions to join our community starting in July 2025. Relocation to New Jersey is not required. The position is offered for an initial two-year appointment, with potential for renewal for a second two-year appointment and subsequent three-year appointments based on performance. The successful candidate will serve as a core counselor education program faculty member who is responsible for effective online teaching, advising, and professional activity in the field of counseling. Teaching responsibilities will include ten courses over the academic year (fall, spring and summer terms). Our program has three 15-week terms with two 7-week sessions within each. You will be granted one 7-week session where you have no teaching responsibilities. All faculty are required to have a small active clinical practice. Candidates should be committed to inclusive excellence in higher education, demonstrated through culturally responsive course design and pedagogy, equity-minded student engagement and mentorship, and cultivating intercultural competencies needed for meaningful citizenship. TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence in our community and to supporting a healthy work-life balance for our faculty. Candidates should be strongly committed to high quality online teaching and to fostering success for all students. Clinical Specialists will be expected to join a community committed to exploration and growth in pedagogical practices. TCNJ supports its community of teacher-scholars and practitioners through a range of internal grant programs, professional travel, engaging professional development programs, and other mechanisms. These intentional efforts support the recruitment, retention, and success of our faculty, particularly those from groups traditionally underrepresented in academe.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in counselor education or related field.
• Experience as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year before July 1, 2013.
• Active, independent professional counseling license.
• Two years or more of direct clinical experience outside of academia as a clinical mental health counselor.
• Experience teaching, preferably online, in a graduate program for counselor education.
• Proven record of excellence in instruction.
• Strong record of curriculum development.
• Record of active involvement in professional organizations.
• Proficiency in the CACREP accreditation requirements.
• Commitment to issues of social justice and diversity.
• Strong commitment to preparing students to become excellent practitioners.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of teaching experience.
• Doctoral degree from a CACREP-accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a core counselor education program faculty member.
• Responsible for effective online teaching, advising, and professional activity in the field of counseling.
• Teach ten courses over the academic year (fall, spring, and summer terms).
• Maintain a small active clinical practice.
• Engage in sustained memberships in counseling associations.
• Maintain certifications and/or licenses in counseling.
• Participate in sustained professional development and service to the profession.

Benefits

• Support for professional development programs.
• Internal grant programs.
• Professional travel opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree