Assistant/Associate Professor, Counseling

Assistant/Associate Professor, Counseling

Department: Counseling

College Of Professional Advancement

Primary Job Posting

Location

Atlanta, GA 30341

Additional Job Posting Locations: (Other locations that this position could be based)

Job Details

Updated as of 10/23/2026

The Department of Counseling at Mercer University’s College of Professional Advancement seeks qualified applicants for an assistant or associate professor of Counseling. This full-time, tenure-track, nine-month faculty position has an expected start date of August 1, 2027.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding effectiveness in teaching and student engagement; maintain a rigorous program of scholarly work related to the Counseling program’s graduate degree offerings; demonstrate enthusiasm and effectiveness as a mentor to graduate counseling students engaged in research at the doctoral level; engage in intrusive advising and curriculum development/assessment; work collegially with other faculty; demonstrate engagement and collaboration within the university; and demonstrate the capacity for developing strong partnerships within the community to ensure outstanding student outcomes. Demonstrated knowledge of CACREP expectations and standards, experience linking course and program content and outcomes to CACREP standards, experience in the development and implementation of program effectiveness assessment plans, and experience with the CACREP accreditation process are required.

• The position’s teaching responsibilities include face-to-face, blended, and a limited number of online graduate courses. Supervision of clinical field experiences, the guidance of student research leading to publications and presentations at academic conferences, and participation on doctoral committees are expected. The faculty workload consists of the teaching equivalent of 9 graduate credit hours per academic semester. Additional duties include academic advising, mentorship, research and scholarship, college and university service, accreditation-related activities, and other duties as assigned by the Department Chair or Dean.

Required Qualifications: The successful candidate must:

• Have an earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision or a related field from a regionally accredited university and a CACREP-accredited program by the time of start date August 1, 2027
• Licensed or licensed-eligible as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Georgia.
• ACS or CPCS eligible
• Graduate-level teaching experience in a CACREP-accredited counselor education program, including experience teaching in clinical mental health counseling, school counseling, rehabilitation counseling and/or doctoral counselor education programs.
• Demonstrated ability to teach across multiple areas of the counseling curriculum, including core and clinical courses.
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive counseling, multicultural competence, and inclusive teaching and supervision practices.
• An established or emerging record of scholarly productivity, including peer-reviewed publications, professional presentations, and/or external grant activity.
• Commitment to the mentorship of counseling students in master’s and doctoral programs
• Clear counselor educator identity
• Knowledge of CACREP-accreditation standards,
• Excellent communication, collaboration, interpersonal skills, and organization
• Able to teach face to face courses (based in Atlanta) and online courses in a blended format
• Demonstrated commitment to working with, mentoring, and teaching adult learners from diverse populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Record of teaching excellence with counseling students in multiple instructional formats, including face-to-face, hybrid, and online environments.

• Experience providing clinical supervision to counselors-in-training at the master's and/or doctoral levels.

• Experience advising master's and/or doctoral students and serving on dissertation committees.

• Experience incorporating innovative, evidence-based, and experiential teaching approaches into graduate counselor education.

• Experience mentoring graduate students in research, scholarly writing, professional development, and/or leadership activities.

• Evidence of professional engagement and leadership within counseling organizations at the state, regional, or national level.

• Experience contributing to CACREP accreditation processes, program assessment, curriculum development, and continuous program improvement.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a focused research agenda with potential for sustained scholarly contributions.

• Clinical and/or scholarly expertise in areas that complement and strengthen the department's existing faculty expertise and program priorities.

• Institutional Profile

• Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. The University enrolls more than 9,100 students in 12 schools and colleges – liberal arts, law, pharmacy, medicine, business, engineering, education, theology, music, nursing, health professions, and professional advancement – on campuses in Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, and Columbus – and regional academic centers in the Atlanta metro area. The Mercer Health Sciences Center includes the University’s School of Medicine and Colleges of Nursing, Health Professions, and Pharmacy. Mercer is affiliated with five teaching hospitals – Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah; The Medical Center, Navicent Health, and Coliseum Medical Centers in Macon; and Midtown Medical Center and St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. The University also has an educational partnership with Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex in Warner Robins. It operates an academic press and a performing arts center in Macon and an engineering research center in Warner Robins. Mercer is one of only 286 institutions nationwide to shelter a chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society; one of eight institutions to hold membership in the Georgia Research Alliance; and the only private university in Georgia to field an NCAA Division I athletic program. www.mercer.edu

• Mercer University’s College of Professional Advancement (CoPA), established as the College of Continuing and Professional Studies in 2003, is committed to serving post-traditional learners. Undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs are offered to adult learners seeking professional advancement into leadership roles in and beyond their communities. CoPA’s programs provide students with distinctive, multidisciplinary experiences that integrate theory and practice. In addition to providing general education and elective courses for various colleges and schools at Mercer, CoPA offers degree programs in areas including technology, public safety, public and human services, leadership and administration, healthcare, and liberal arts. Programs are offered on Mercer’s campuses in Atlanta and Macon, as well as Regional Academic Centers in Douglas County and Henry County, and online.

• The Department of Counseling is a vibrant department with 12 faculty members and over 350 students in four CACREP accredited programs, a master’s in Clinical Mental Health, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, School Counseling, and the Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision. The Department of Counseling was the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Master’s Counselor Program Award from the Southern region of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES).

Education

• Program Award from the Southern region of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES).

• To learn more, visit professionaladvancement.mercer.edu

• Questions about the position can be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Morgan Kiper-Riechel

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