Adjunct Faculty – Counseling

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The Department of Graduate Education, Leadership and Counseling at Rider University is seeking adjunct instructors for a variety of counseling courses in the Summer and Fall 2026 semesters. Successful applicants must be able to teach courses in person on the Rider campus; some classes are fully in person and others are hybrid, with some in person sessions required.

Successful applicants may teach a range of CACREP core counseling courses, depending on need, such as:
Counseling fieldwork courses (e.g., practicum and internship), Group Counseling, Counseling Techniques Laboratory. Applicants may also teach elective courses depending on need.

Salary is $4,215.98 for a 3-credit course. Please note that a full course is considered to have 9 students enrolled in the course. If a section is not full, 8 or fewer enrollees, the salary is prorated based on the number of students enrolled in the course.

• Master’s or Post‑master’s degree in Counseling or a related profession.
• Experience in counseling or a related position.
• Satisfactory background and/or DMV checks required.

• A doctorate in counseling from a CACREP‑accredited program or a doctorate in a related profession.
• Five years’ experience in counseling or a related position.

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Rider University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.