Open-Rank Faculty - Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Company: Rutgers University
Location: Piscataway
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Posting Summary The Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and
Counseling Professions is one of seven academic Departments,
located in the School of Health Professions. The Department offers
a full career ladder of graduate and undergraduate degrees,
including an M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling, Clinical Mental
Health Counseling Track, and a Ph.D. in Psychiatric Rehabilitation,
Counselor Education & Supervision Track. The Department also houses
a number of extramural professional education, technical assistance
and research projects. Additional information can be found at:
https://shp.rutgers.edu/ This is an open rank, 12-month faculty
position. The successful candidate will support the preparation of
students who will become mental health practitioners. In addition,
the candidate will contribute to curricula development and delivery
for externally funded professional education projects, including
the Academy of Peer Services, funded by the NY Office of Mental
Health, which provides training for certified psychiatric
rehabilitation peer specialists, as well as other projects that
prepare individuals with the lived experience of mental illness to
contribute to the delivery of mental health services. This
co-terminous position is fully grant funded. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities: Contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate
psychiatric rehabilitation and rehabilitation counseling students
Develop curricula materials for on-campus and web-based courses
Develop, deliver, and evaluate educational training programs for
mental health practitioners that provide psychiatric rehabilitation
interventions, including peer support specialists Work with
instructional designers to develop asynchronous web-based modules
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on developing
and implementing funding proposals related to the Department’s
educational and research agenda Pursue a scholarly agenda,
contributing to presentations and publications Participate in
professional association, community service and university service
activities Understand and adhere to legacy UMDNJ’s compliance
standards as they appear in legacy UMDNJ’s Corporate Compliance
Policy and Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. Keep
abreast of all pertinent federal, state and legacy UMDNJ
regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they
change or are modified. Overview New Jersey’s premier academic
health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS )
takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing
clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of
improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New
Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight
schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and
institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research,
neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental
and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our elite and renowned faculty are teachers, health researchers and
providers, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance
medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest
research findings. We offer an outstanding education and training
in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing,
biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health
careers. An important mission of RBHS is to promote the careers of
faculty, staff, and learners. Through this community of healers,
scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to
transform lives. Preferred Qualifications Certified peer specialist
credential and/or Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner
( CPRP ) credential Experience in instructional design Knowledge of
implementation science and demonstrated success in implementing
training projects Evidence of teaching excellence Evidence of
scholarly productivity
Keywords: Rutgers University, Westport , Open-Rank Faculty - Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, Healthcare , Piscataway, Connecticut
