Leadership, Learning and Counseling Adjunct Pool - Academic Year 2026-2027

About the role

The College of Education, Department of Leadership, Learning and Counseling (LLC) invites applications for returning Adjunct Instructors with expertise in following core program areas:

• Applied Behavior Analysis/Autism
• Advanced Concepts in Intervention Certificate of Completion/Autism
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling
• Marriage Couples & Family Counseling
• Educational Leadership EdD
• Early Childhood: Inclusive Education/Infant Toddler Mental Health/Early Childhood Certificate of Completion
• Orientation and Mobility Graduate Certificate
• Curriculum and Instruction MA/MS Teacher Leadership Certificate of Completion
• Educational Leadership and Policy MA/MS & Service-Learning and Community-Based Learning in Higher Education/Student Affairs in Higher Education/Teaching Adult Learners/Training and Development
• Leadership for Sustainability Education/Sustainable Food Systems
• Postsecondary Adult and Continuing Education
• Special Education Master’s (non licensure)
• School Counseling Graduate Certificate/Licensure
• School Counseling MA/MS
• Career and Community Studies

Responsibilities

Our Guiding Principles are:

• We create and sustain educational environments that serve all students and address diverse needs.
• We encourage and model exemplary programs and practices across the life span.
• We build our programs on the human and cultural richness of the University’s urban setting.
• We develop collaborative efforts that foster our mission.
• We challenge assumptions about our practice and accept the risks inherent in following our convictions.
• We develop our programs to promote social justice, especially for groups that have been historically disenfranchised.
• We strive to understand the relationships among culture, curriculum, and practice, and the long-term implications for ecological sustainability.
• We model thoughtful inquiry as a basis for sound decision-making.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a related field to program(s) above.
• Previous teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in field related to program(s) above.
• Experience teaching adults.

Cultural Competencies

Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages and celebrates differences.
Functions and communicates effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities and cultural backgrounds.
Seeks opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement.
Adheres to all PSU’s policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.

Environmental Stewardship

Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.

Professional Standards of Conduct

All employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner which maintains a safe, respectful, and productive environment for faculty, students, administrators, and staff.

Compensation

Adjunct faculty are hired on either a per term or an academic year basis, and paid per credit hour per the PSUFA Collective Bargaining Agreement.