Mid-Atlantic HERC

General Description

The Johns Hopkins University School of Education invites applications for two Lecturer positions in the Counseling and Educational Studies Department, for an appointment starting in August 2026. The SOE offers two counseling specializations, School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

The School of Education ranks #13 among the nation's finest graduate education programs according to the latest ranking from U.S. News and World Report. The counseling program is led by distinguished faculty and supported by a network of partner school districts and mental health organizations. The clinical mental health counseling concentration prepares students for a career in a range of clinical, community, and human service settings. Through coursework and fieldwork, students gain the knowledge, skills, and academic credentials needed to begin the licensure process in Maryland and many other states. The school counseling concentration prepares students to serve as school counselors in a variety of K-12 settings with an emphasis on urban school settings. The concentration is approved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), and graduates are eligible for MSDE certification as school counselors.     

The successful applicant will be dedicated to excellence in teaching and committed to innovative pedagogy in counselor education, with the ability to teach courses in clinical mental health counseling at the master's level; active, licensed clinical mental health counselor (or eligible for licensure) who demonstrates a strong professional identity aligned with the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES); committed to mentoring counseling students in developing their professional identity, ethical decision-making, and clinical competencies across diverse practice settings; actively engaged in service to the program, school, university, and profession including committee participation, and student mentoring; collaborative in working closely with faculty colleagues, site supervisors, and community partners to strengthen clinical placements and support student success; and committed to fostering an inclusive and belonging learning environment, demonstrating a deep understanding of cultural humility and an ability to prepare students to work with diverse and marginalized populations to address mental health disparities in local, national, and global contexts.

The successful candidate will be expected to: 

• Teach eight (8) courses per year. 

• Teach in Clincal Mental Health track. 

• Supervise and advice students. 

• Participate in professional service at the school, university, state, regional, and national levels. 

• The candidate may be required to teach in both a traditional and distance learning format.

Qualifications

• A doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited program. 

• Completion of all doctoral requirements prior to employment. 

• Full-time professional counseling experience. 

• Either eligibility as a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) or school counseling certification in Maryland. 

• Ability to successfully teach in a diverse urban setting with a high population of international students. 

• Provide evidence of teaching excellence.

• Knowledge of the CACREP standards and process. 

Application Instructions

Applicants are required to provide:

• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching statement that describes interest and qualifications for the position, including information that describes relevant experiences and understanding of the School's mission, vision, and values.
• Include contact information for three references. 

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

For more info about the position, please contact Dr. Nathaniel Brown at nbrown89@jhu.edu. Applicants can view the program website at https://education.jhu.edu/academics/ms_counseling/.

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit accessibility.jhu.edu.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

EEO is the Law:

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

About Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) was founded in 1876 as the nation's first research university, dedicated to bringing the benefits of discovery to the world. JHU is the largest private employer in Baltimore and Maryland, making a large economic impact in the city and state. We enroll more than 30,000 full- and part-time students across ten academic divisions, offering in-person and remote learning in over 400 programs. Not only are we located in Baltimore, but we also have a presence in Washington, D.C.

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