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Lecturer 10 Months, Department of Psychology (Marriage and Family Therapy), Fall 2024External Applicant Instructions
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College of Liberal Arts, Department of Psychology
Kean University in Union, New Jersey has grown into a comprehensive, global institution of higher education serving a diverse enrollment of more than 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Kean’s mission is to provide an affordable, accessible and world-class education that prepares students to think and respond critically and creatively in a rapidly changing world.
The University continues its legacy as a top producer of teachers in New Jersey and is a growing educational hub in the fields of business, health care and technology. Its six colleges - the College of Business and Public Management; the College of Education; the College of Liberal Arts; the Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology; Michael Graves College; and the College of Health Professions and Human Services - offer more than 50 undergraduate degrees over a full range of academic subjects. Kean also offers six doctoral degree programs and more than 70 options for graduate study leading to master’s degrees, professional diplomas or certifications.
The University is also a higher education innovator within the State of New Jersey, partnering with Ocean County College, in Toms River, New Jersey and Brookdale Community College, in Lincroft, New Jersey, to provide access for students to earn a bachelor’s degree from Kean. The Kean Skylands campus, located in Jefferson Township, New Jersey, is designed to serve as an outdoor living laboratory for field-based scientific study and other classroom and field instruction.
We are excited to grow our faculty and invite Lecturer applications for the fall 2024 semester. 10 Month Lecturers are non-tenure track faculty and teach 30 credits for the academic year. Teaching assignments may be assigned at any of Kean’s New Jersey locations - Union, Ocean, Princeton, Skylands or Kean Online and may include day, evening and weekend courses. Evening hours are required for teaching graduate course assignments.
Lecturers are required to teach, provide student academic support, provide service to the university and community and perform other related faculty responsibilities. Proficiency in a Learning Management System is also required, consistent with University guidelines. 10 Month Lecturers are responsible for performing their teaching and non-teaching responsibilities for the ten-month period of their appointment.
College of Liberal Arts, Department of Psychology
Marriage and Family Therapy - to teach courses supporting the Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy program, with the ability to teach classes in support of a range of undergraduate and graduate-level Psychology programs. Non-teaching hours will be devoted to clinical supervision, maintaining and developing clinical placements, student advising, program development and innovation, recruitment and departmental and university service. Faculty provide coordination, continuity and consistency in instruction and administration. Candidates must be experienced or highly knowledgeable in their particular fields and, where relevant, have had experience in curriculum and program development, advisement and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.
The faculty member will support the Department and Office of Accreditation and Assessment in securing program accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) and approval by the New Jersey Certification Board.
Qualifications: Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field and one year of teaching experience at the post-secondary level is required. Candidate must be licensed or eligible for licensure as an MFT in New Jersey and be an American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor (or be in progress).
Please submit a cover letter, resume, statement of teaching philosophy and contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Official transcripts are required before appointment. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. A comprehensive benefits package is included.
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