Visiting Assistant Professor - Online Counselor Education

Appointment Type:
Non-Tenure Track

State

Title:

Assistant Professor

Bargaining Unit: AFT

Employment Type:

35 hours per week/Full-time

Expected Term: 1/10/2026 - 6/12/2026

Compensation:
Range 21/$73,415.99 - $79,804.49

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. Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ maintains the eighth highest four-year graduation rate among all public colleges and universities. It is ranked by Money as one of the top 15 public colleges "most likely to pay off financially," and U.S. News & World Report rates it the No.

1 public institution among regional universities in the northeast.

About the Department

The Department of Online Counselor Education consists of seven full-time faculty members and is rapidly growing. In addition to this position, we are hiring four additional new faculty to start in the spring of 2026. For more information, please visit: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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 2026 spring and summer terms.

Our accelerated courses are offered during 7-week terms.

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 2026. 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 Overview:

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 2026 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:

Required:

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Education:

doctoral degree in counselor education; or have 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 have been employed as a full-time doctoral-level faculty member in a CORE-accredited master's program prior to July 1, 2017; or have graduated from a rehabilitation doctoral program prior to January 1, 2018. ABD candidates…