Part-time Faculty, California Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology

Position Summary

The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences at the National University invites applications for part-time faculty to teach in the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (California) program. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of, or potential for excellence in, teaching in their field and a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and student success.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide substantive, timely feedback to students on various assessment activities.
• Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive student-centric learning environment.
• Complete required tasks on deadlines (e.g., final grades, assessment, grading rubrics, input for grade appeals, etc.).
• Maintain appropriate professional training and/or scholarly activities, when applicable.
• Provide feedback to the course lead regarding the course content.
• Identify at-risk students and collaborate with student services.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, or in a related field of psychology from a regionally accredited university required; terminal degree (Ph.D., Psy.D.) preferred.
• Current California counseling license required.
• 3+ years of higher education teaching experience preferred.

Pay

Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies. Absent exceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. Base pay is one component of National University’s total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.

Benefits

For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu. For part-time positions, please click here.