Visiting Assistant Professor - Online Counselor Education

Clinical Faculty Position in Counselor Education
The College of New Jersey

To enrich education through diversity, TCNJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence and is working to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial justice among our faculty, staff, and students. We strongly encourage a host of diverse, intersectional populations and cultures to apply including, but not limited to, identities based on race, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, and veteran status.

The Department of Online Counselor Education at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for a visiting Assistant Professor to join our community starting in January 202 5. The position is offered for an initial half-year appointment, with potential for renewal for a 12-month Clinical Specialist appointment with a 2-year contract.

Position Summary:

The successful candidate will serve as a core online counselor education program faculty member who is responsible for effective teaching, advising, and professional activity in the field of counseling (e.g., sustained memberships in counseling associations, maintenance of certifications and/or licenses in counseling, sustained professional development, and service to the profession). Teaching responsibilities will include four courses in the 2025 spring and summer terms.

Candidates should be committed to inclusive excellence in higher education, demonstrated through, for example, culturally responsive course design and pedagogy, equity-minded student engagement and mentorship, and cultivating intercultural competencies needed for meaningful citizenship. Our program is growing rapidly, and we are looking for someone who is innovative, a team player, and has an entrepreneurial spirit. Our program has a great deal of clinical practice embedded into each course; therefore, faculty with strong clinical experience and skills are needed.

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 teaching and to fostering success for all students. Faculty will 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.

Qualifications:

Applicants should:

● Have an earned doctoral degree in counselor education; OR

o a related doctoral degree and have been employed as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year before July 1, 2013; or

o been employed as a full-time doctoral-level faculty member in a CORE-accredited master’s program prior to July 1, 2017; or

o graduated from a rehabilitation doctoral program prior to January 1, 2018 ; or

o completed their doctoral coursework and are prepared to complete the doctoral degree by August 2025.

● Demonstrate cultural competency and ability to foster inclusive learning environments and mutual respect for students and colleagues.

● Have an independent clinical license in their state of residency and an active clinical practice .

Preferred qualifications:

● Have two years or more of direct clinical experience outside of academia as a clinical mental health counselor.

● Have at least two years of teaching experience.

● Have earned the doctoral d egree from a CACREP-accredited program .

To Apply:

Candidates should submit (a) a letter of application highlighting their interest and qualifications, (b) a curriculum vitae, (c) a statement of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion ( no longer than 2 pages ), (d) unofficial transcripts (graduate and undergraduate), (e) names and contact information for at least three professional references, and (f) copy of a recent teaching evaluation .

Applications should be submitted electronically.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be received by November 30^th, 2024.

Final offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation.

About the Department:

The Department of Online Counselor Education consists of three full-time faculty members and is rapidly growing. In addition to this position, we are hiring a clinical coordinator to start in January of 2025 and four additional new faculty and an academic advisor to start in the summer of 2025. For more information, please visit: https://onlinecounselored.tcnj.edu/.

About The College of New Jersey

Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ enrolls approximately 7,400 students, including 6,790 undergraduates and 610 graduate students, 30% of whom are self-described as members of groups traditionally underrepresented in academe. Strong curricular and co-curricular programming have helped foster a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 93%, a 4-year graduation rate of 75% (8^th highest in the U.S. for public institutions), and a 6-year graduation rate of 87% (among the highest in the country). Five signature experiences are the hallmark of a TCNJ education: a personalized, collaborative, and rigorous education; undergraduate research, mentored internships, and field experiences; community engaged learning; global engagement; and leadership development. TCNJ has also received national recognition for the adoption and promotion of the teacher-scholar model for our faculty. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ’s seven academic schools—Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing and Health Sciences; and Science. TCNJ has a strong Phi Beta Kappa chapter—an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally.

Among other initiatives, a series of faculty/staff-based affinity groups (e.g., Minority Executive Council, Women’s Professional Network, Parent and Family Network, TCNJ PRIDE) supports a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment at TCNJ.

TCNJ is located within an hour of New York City and Philadelphia. The college’s campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. In addition to its growing racial and ethnic diversity, the region offers excellent public schools, prestigious medical centers, restaurants, art and entertainment, as well as numerous cultural and recreational activities.

For more information about the college, please visit: http://www.tcnj.edu/ .