"Online Counselor Education - Adjunct Faculty - 2025-2026 Academic Year"

Job Details

Appointment Type: Temporary/Contractual

Bargaining Unit: AFT

Employment Type: Part-time

Expected Term: August 2025 - May 2026

Compensation: Adjunct Rate ($2,400) per Faculty Weighted Hours (FWH)

About TCNJ: The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a highly selective institution that is consistently recognized as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation.

Position Overview:

TCNJ's Department of Online Counselor Education is seeking candidates to serve as adjunct instructors to teach online graduate courses for a clinical mental health counselor program during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Responsibilities:

• Instruct synchronous online courses in counselor education
• Provide timely feedback on student work
• Confer with students during office hours

Instructors will be contracted to teach courses in the following areas: Introduction to Counseling and Counseling Skills, Group Counseling, Career Counseling, Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling, Multicultural Counseling, Counseling Theories and Techniques, Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling, Human Growth and Development, Addiction Counseling: Individual, Family, and Society, Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Assessment and Diagnostic Processes, Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning, Practicum in Counseling, Trauma and Crisis Counseling, Relational Counseling, Internship I & II, Counseling Prevention Principles and Practice, Counseling Co-Occurring Disorders, Mindfulness and Wellness in Counseling, Counseling the Aged, Gender and Human Sexuality, Counseling Children and Adolescents, Advanced Counseling Theories and Techniques.

Required Qualifications:

• MA in clinical mental health counseling (minimum 2 years post-MA)
• Must be an actively practicing counselor
• Comfortable with learning new technology and consider oneself to be tech-savvy
• Comfortable with public speaking
• Have stable and reliable Internet access with a broadband internet connection with a minimum download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 3 Mbps
• Confident in your clinical skills and in providing clinical feedback to others

Preferred:

• Experience teaching in a graduate program for counseling
• Experience providing clinical supervision to counselors in training or associate licensed counselors

Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations. Employment at TCNJ is contingent upon background checks and verification of identity and authorization to work.

How to Apply:

Qualified candidates should apply online and submit a letter of interest, resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references. Applications will be considered until a viable finalist has been found.

The College is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive campus community.

Organization

The College of New Jersey is a highly selective institution founded in 1855, recognized for excellence in public higher education.