REGIS COLLEGE·Weston, Massachusetts
The adjunct instructor will teach a synchronous, online graduate course on treating personality disorders. Responsibilities include preparing teaching materials, grading assignments, and providing academic support to students.
Treating Personality Disorders. The Master of Arts in Counseling within the Graduate Counseling Programs is a strong and growing program offered in the School of Health Sciences on the Weston, MA campus. Successful candidates will share a commitment and passion for working with diverse and marginalized populations. Candidates with experience integrating antiracism, intersectional feminism, and empirical science into their clinical practice and pedagogy are encouraged to apply. A passion for excellence with gentleness, a commitment to diversity, collaboration, and innovation, and positive energy are fundamental to this position. Essential Functions Engage in instructional activity of graduate counseling courses as assigned. Faculty responsibilities include time spent in direct instruction, hybrid courses, and in immediate preparation for them; maintaining competence in subjects being taught; preparing teaching materials; conferring with students on course materials; reviewing assignments; and providing academic accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Other responsibilities include writing syllabi, reading and responding to emails promptly, grading course work within a time frame that enables the student to incorporate feedback on their next assignment, submitting mid-term and final grades by posted deadline, and alerting appropriate college personnel to student problems on a timely basis Use of use of instructional technology including learning management system, word processor, and video-based telecommunication software. QualificationsRequirements MA in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, or Counselor Education, doctorate preferred. Experience teaching at the graduate level, graduate psychology teaching experience in advanced clinical seminars, psychopathology, and treating personality disorders are strongly preferred. Ability to uphold the university’s commitment to inclusive excellence in a diverse educational community. Ability to uphold the mission of Graduate Counseling Programs. Working Conditions/Physical Demands Sitting at a computer for up to three hours at a time for synchronous, online courses.
$4,607.61 The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis. In employment, as in education, Regis College is committed to equal opportunity. Regis does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran’s status, membership in uniformed services or any other protected status. Regis College Mission Statement
Candidates must hold at least a Master's degree in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, or Counselor Education, with a doctorate preferred. Experience teaching at the graduate level, particularly in advanced clinical seminars, is strongly preferred.
Market context
In Massachusetts, adjunct openings in graduate counseling programs are typically driven by semester-based teaching needs and program enrollment, so demand can be uneven but recurring. These roles are competitive because schools often look for candidates with a master’s in counseling-related fields, a doctorate preferred, and prior graduate teaching experience in advanced clinical seminars. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then tailor your application to highlight teaching experience and clinical supervision background.