The Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy within the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media at Seton Hall University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Counseling and School Counseling (Tenure-Track).

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Department of Professional Psychology & Family Therapy is an interdisciplinary department that offers Master’s programs in Counseling, School Counseling (CAEP accredited), Applied Behavior Analysis, and Psychological Studies. It also houses Educational Specialist degree programs in Professional Counseling and School Psychology, and a Doctoral program in Counseling Psychology (APA accredited).

The candidate will be expected to have a strong presence on our South Orange, NJ campus while engaging in an array of high-impact activities with students that includes teaching, advisement, research mentoring, and program development. Candidates are expected to have a record of or potential for high impact scholarship commensurate with the rank of Assistant Professor at an R2 institution.

The Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy, its faculty and academic programs have a strong commitment to preparing competent, socially conscious, and reflective professionals. This includes training counselors and school counselors who are multiculturally oriented, committed to advancing social justice, and who are prepared to meet the challenges of working in complex urban settings.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential responsibilities include teaching three courses per semester (18 credits per academic year), research activities commensurate with an R2 institution, and service to the Department, College, University, and the field of Counseling as whole. Key responsibilities include:

• Development and teaching of graduate-level courses
• Teaching a 9-credit semester load with a focus on Counseling and School Counseling dependent on departmental needs and candidate expertise
• Additional duties may include advising, research mentoring, and clinical supervision of students

We seek an individual who works collaboratively, collegially, and respectfully to promote the mission of the Department, College, and University.

About the College and University

Seton Hall University is an Equal Opportunity employer. It honors diversity and respects the religious commitments of all its employees. In turn, its employees respect Catholic beliefs and values, and they support its mission as a Catholic institution of higher education.

Launched in Summer 2023, Seton Hall’s College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) embodies the University’s commitment to pedagogical innovation, intellectual ferment, and community engagement. Uniting scholars and students from four dynamic departments—Communication, Media, and the Arts; Education Leadership, Management, and Policy; Educational Studies; and Professional Psychology and Family Therapy—the College is the new home of cutting-edge, transdisciplinary inquiry into the stickiest problems of our time.

Our college faculty, staff, and students seek to improve the human condition by collaborating across distinct fields that uniquely complement one another, thereby preparing the next generation of dynamic leaders poised to tackle contemporary social challenges and opportunities. Expression underpins all facets of the integrated College’s portfolio — media as a form of education and artistic expression; teaching and learning as modes of creative expression; expression and impressibility as critical to counseling and therapeutic treatment; and self-expression as a vehicle of social agency. With enrollment at approximately 1,550 total students, both graduate and undergraduate, CHDCM is the second largest college at Seton Hall University, with approximately 70 full time faculty and 125 adjunct faculty.

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey, just 14 miles from New York City. The University is the oldest Catholic diocesan institution of higher education in the United States, and the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a doctoral university. It is home to approximately 6,300 undergraduate and 4,700 graduate students from every state in the United States and from more than 70 countries around the world. Nearly 40 percent of our undergraduates identify themselves as students of color, and this figure is increasing with each new graduating class. The University also prides itself on supporting first generation students, and 98% of our students receive scholarships and grants to fund their education. Given this exciting and rich, diverse community, Seton Hall pursues academic excellence and ethical development in a collaborative environment and prepares its students to be servant leaders in their professional and community lives, capable of engaging effectively with diverse populations.

In keeping with Seton Hall’s emphasis upon those historically excluded from higher education, the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media embraces the value and power of diversity—and the critical importance of creating inclusive, welcoming forms of community. Reflecting the University’s mission, the College is committed to advancing social justice, championing equity and inclusivity, and working toward an anti-racist future, free of violence and oppression of all kinds. We are especially called by our mission to serve underserved communities in and around the Archdiocese of Newark, though we also recognize the need to attend to the intersection of the local, national, and global in questions of power and access. We therefore commit to addressing systemic inequality and injustice of all kinds, and we look forward to welcoming new colleagues similarly aligned to this mission.

Seton Hall University is an Equal Opportunity employer. It honors diversity and respects the religious commitments of all its employees. In turn, its employees respect Catholic beliefs and values, and they support its mission as a Catholic institution of higher education.

For more information about the new College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, and Seton Hall University, please visit our website, https://www.shu.edu/human-development-culture-media/.

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in Counselor Education or an applicable discipline as articulated in accreditor standards.
• Successful candidates are expected to have an openness to or, ideally, familiarity with teaching online and on-campus.
• Consistent with the commitments of the Department, College, and University, the successful candidate must be dedicated to infusing multicultural content and social justice principles across all course work.

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to provide advanced practice supervision.
• Eligibility for licensure as a Professional Counselor or certification as a School Counselor in the State of New Jersey. (NJ is member of the Counseling Compact).

Salary Grade:

FA01 - Faculty

Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt

Physical Demands: General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

A complete application will include (1) Cover letter, (2) CV, and (3) Name and contact information for three professional references. To apply for this position, please visit http://jobs.shu.edu.

All semi-finalists will be asked to submit a statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of excellent teaching and research, and evidence of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Semi-finalists will be invited to a virtual interview. Finalists are required to attend a full-day campus interview at our South Orange, NJ, campus. Semi-finalists and finalists may be asked to provide additional information.

The committee’s review of applications will begin in January, 2025. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by February 28.

Please feel free to direct any questions about the position to the search committee chair, Dr. Peggy (Margaret) Brady-Amoon at Margaret.brady-amoon@shu.edu.

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.