Assistant​/Associate Professor of Counseling

Georgian Court University | Lakewood, NJ

Salary: $65,000 Annually

Start Date:
Spring 2027

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program in Georgian Court University’s Department of Psychology and Counseling is seeking an energetic and motivated faculty member to join our department for the Spring 2027 semester.

This full-time, tenure-track position is primarily assigned to our CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) graduate program
, offering an M.A. and Professional Certificate, with additional undergraduate teaching responsibilities in Psychology within the candidate’s area(s) of expertise.

Candidates with full-time faculty experience in a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program who have the desire and willingness to assume directorship of the CMHC graduate program are especially encouraged to apply at the Associate Professor rank. Mentoring from the current program director will be provided.

• Teach 24 credits per academic year (12 fall/12 spring), with at least 75% of the teaching load in the CMHC graduate program.
• Teach across the CMHC curriculum and undergraduate Psychology courses aligned with the candidate’s specialty area(s).
• Advise and mentor students.
• Develop an active line of scholarship, including publications and presentations at state and national conferences.
• Participate in ongoing CACREP accreditation
  , course assessment, program assessment, and continuous program improvement.
• Collaborate in program development, student recruitment, and student remediation.
• Participate in department, school, and University service and departmental functions.
• Teach at the Lakewood campus and, as necessary, at off-site locations, in the evening, and on weekends.

Course releases will be provided for a candidate who assumes the graduate program directorship.

• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education
  . ABD candidates will be considered with evidence that the doctorate will be completed no later than December 2027
  .
• Eligible for Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential in New Jersey.
• Eligible for Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential.
• Potential for excellence in university-level instruction.
• Potential for sustained scholarship production.

• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education
  .
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential in New Jersey.
• Eligible for Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential.
• Prior full-time teaching experience at the college or university level.
• Evidence of scholarly activity.
• Desire and willingness to assume directorship of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program.

Due to CACREP accreditation requirements, doctoral degrees in Psychology—including Counseling, Clinical, School, and related Psychology degrees—will not be considered for this position.

Must be U.S. work authorized.

The Department of Psychology and Counseling offers undergraduate programs in Psychology and Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Psychology, as well as graduate programs in Applied Behavior Analysis, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and School Psychology
. The department includes 13 full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members and is the largest unit in the School of Arts & Sciences offering both undergraduate and graduate programs.