Adjunct Faculty - GEXTH Vocational and Career Counseling; Semester ; In-person, On-Campus

Position: Adjunct Faculty - GEXTH 6418: Vocational and Career Counseling; Spring Semester 2027; In-person, On-Campus
Adjunct Faculty - GEXTH 6418:
Vocational and Career Counseling;
Spring Semester 2027;
In-person, On-Campus# Lesley University Careers## Adjunct Faculty - GEXTH 6418:
Vocational and Career Counseling;
Spring Semester 2027;
In-person, On-Campus Apply:
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** The Opportunity
** Lesley University's Department of Expressive Therapies seeks a highly qualified adjunct faculty member to teach: GEXTH 6418 - Vocational and Career Counseling;
Spring Semester 2027;
In-person, On-Campus. The available section of this course is:  
* Wednesdays from 4:00pm – 6:30pm  
** Course

Description:

** As a lifelong process, vocational development involves self-awareness, career awareness, assessment, career decision-making, and career planning and implementation. The focus of this course is to build students’ knowledge and application of these areas by exploring career development issues and vocational counselling theories. The course provides a special emphasis on multicultural considerations, the relationship between careers and other life roles and contextual factors, and the role of the job market in career decision-making.  

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** Qualities & Capabilities
** A successful candidate will have:
* A Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or a related field (required);
PhD or terminal degree (preferred)
* Professional, clinical, or teaching experience in one or more Expressive Therapies specializations
* Demonstrated knowledge of career development, career development theories, and their application in practice
* Successful teaching experience at the graduate level;
Experience teaching adult or nontraditional learners
* Relevant professional or industry experience in the particular discipline
* Demonstrated commitment to student-centered, inclusive, and equitable teaching practices
* Ability to effectively support students from diverse backgrounds and learning needs
* Experience using learning management systems and instructional technology to support teaching and learning
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills#
** Why Lesley
** Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities.

Lesley is committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to institutional and academic excellence  doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of belonging for all, provides opportunity for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each individual's capacity to confidently and competently engage within and across difference.

Given an evolving national context and the rapid change in the demographic profile of our country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus climate and diversity capabilities as an institution.#
** Expressing Interest
** A letter of interest, CV/resume, and a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, professional activity, and/or service must be included for full consideration.

At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable environment where people -- regardless of race, ethnicity, color, sex, physical ability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender…