Genetic Counseling Guest Faculty/Lecturer/Instructor Position Fall 2026
- Employer
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Location
- Bronxville
- Salary
- $6,000 - $7,000 per course rate
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- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Genetic Counseling Guest Faculty/Lecturer/Instructor Position Fall 2026
Rank: Guest Faculty
Tenure Information: Non-Tenure Track
Job Description
Sarah Lawrence College Graduate Program in Human Genetics is seeking an experienced professional to teach our 2-credit Advanced Psychosocial Interviewing and Counseling Methods for Genetic Counselors Course. The course meets once a week for 2 hours from 9/7/26-12/20/26. Preferred method of teaching is fully in person, on campus.
Advanced Psychosocial Interviewing and Counseling Methods for Genetic Counselors Course Description: This graduate level course provides exploration of and practice in counseling skills applied to genetic counseling practice. Students develop proficiency in interviewing techniques, active listening, and client-centered decision-making, with emphasis on culturally responsive and trauma-informed care. Course content addresses the psychosocial dimensions of genetic counseling, including grief and bereavement, crisis intervention, and facilitating patient adaptation. Students also explore professional applications of counseling skills and strategies for practitioner self-care. Counseling skills are applied to genetic counseling scenarios, as well as to professional interactions. Students learn to utilize different counseling techniques as they relate to genetic counseling practice; to identify counseling strategies that can be applied to specific patient scenarios; and to apply psychosocial skills in a genetic counseling session to facilitate patient management.
Application materials should include: a cover letter, CV, evidence of past teaching including course syllabus (if applicable), and three professional references who will be contacted for a letter of recommendation upon submission of the candidate’s application.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. This is an in-person teaching appointment, with the expectation that the appointed individual will teach on campus for the duration of the contract period.
Dates of employment: 9/7/26-12/20/26
Compensation for this position is a per-course rate based on degree level (Masters/Doctorate).
Required Qualifications
Applicants should have a terminal degree in a counseling field and professional counseling experience in Genetic Counseling or a closely related field (Clinical Counseling, Psychology, Social Work). Applicants with experience in genetic counseling and teaching graduate-level students are preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Applicants should have comfort using hybrid learning technologies such as Zoom and online learning management systems.
Posting Number: F00211P
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Close Date:
Open Until Filled:
Salary: $6,000 - $7,000 per course rate
Special Instructions to Applicants
Review of applications will begin on May, 18, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
To apply, visit https://slc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2508
Sarah Lawrence seeks to recruit and retain a diverse administration, staff, and faculty. Every job opening is seen as an opportunity to increase diversity, and every effort will be made to expand the applicant pool in accordance with these goals. (Please see our Nondiscrimination Policy.) For information on Sarah Lawrence College, our curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy of education, please see our website at: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/.
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Organization
Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.
Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study, conduct independent research, and connect a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.
Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan.
In addition to our round-table classrooms, Sarah Lawrence has outstanding theatres, art and performance studios, and music spaces; modern science labs; state-of-the-art graphic computing equipment; competitive sports facilities; a 60,000-square-foot visual arts center; and recently renovated dining facilities.
Our students are men and women who share an enthusiasm for intellectual rigor, academic risk taking, creativity in all disciplines, and original and interdisciplinary work. We are particularly committed to having our faculty, administration, and student body reflect the social, racial, and economic diversity that characterizes our society. The College’s 1,377 undergraduate students come from nearly every state and from 53 countries; 84 percent of undergrads live on campus.
At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country.
Working At Sarah Lawrence College
As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.
When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:
- Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.
- Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.
- Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.
- Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees. · Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.
- Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.
- Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.
- Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore.
- Website
- https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/
- Telephone
- 914-395-2315
- Location
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1 Mead Way
Bronxville
New York
10708
United States
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