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 on January 1, 2026. The SOE offers two counseling specializations, School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

The School of Education ranks #14 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 Clinical Mental Health track.
• Supervise and advise 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 large international population.
• Provide evidence of teaching excellence.
• Knowledge of the CACREP standards and process.

As one of nine academic units that comprise Johns Hopkins University, a globally recognized and productive research institution, the highly ranked School of Education is poised to make investments in scholars, researchers, and clinicians capable of reforming 21st-century education and strengthening communities. SOE graduate programs seek to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of students as they lead efforts to build new opportunities in varied educational contexts.

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/.

The expected base pay salary range for this position is $80,321 - $111,151.

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

Show more

Show less

Connections working at Johns Hopkins University