Assistant Professor, School Counseling

Position Summary

The College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences invites applications for a full-time grant-funded 10-Month Assistant Professor of School Counseling to support the implementation and sustainability of an Accelerated Pathway to School Counseling. This innovative pathway provides advanced standing opportunities for qualified undergraduate students to begin graduate-level coursework and transition seamlessly into the CACREP-accredited MS Counseling program.

The successful candidate will contribute to teaching, clinical supervision, student mentorship, grant deliverables, and program development initiatives that strengthen recruitment, retention, and successful matriculation into the School Counseling concentration.

This is a grant-funded position through June 30, 2027, or other date as determined by administration.

Teaching & Clinical Supervision

Teach core graduate-level counseling courses within the School Counseling concentration, including both didactic and clinical instruction.
• Supervise practicum and internship students in accordance with CACREP standards and Illinois state requirements.
• Support accelerated/advanced standing students enrolled in graduate-level Accelerated Pathway coursework.
• Teach or coordinate co-requisite and/or seminar courses designed to support provisionally admitted or accelerated pathway students.
• Incorporate experiential, developmentally scaffolded, and culturally responsive teaching methods.

Accelerated Pathway & Grant Implementation

• Support implementation of the Accelerated/ Pathway to School Counseling, including:
  • Recruitment and outreach to undergraduate populations
  • Participation in admissions review and pathway advising
  • Monitoring academic progress and retention benchmarks
  • Supporting transition of Pathway students into full graduate standing
• Assist with tracking grant-related metrics (e.g., enrollment, persistence, stipend eligibility, matriculation rates).
• Contribute to grant reporting, documentation, and assessment processes in collaboration with program leadership.

Student Advising & Mentorship

• Advise and mentor accelerated and traditional graduate students.
• Support students in navigating licensure pathways (LCPC or license eligible).
• Provide academic and professional development guidance aligned with CACREP and state credentialing standards.
• Participate in remediation and gatekeeping processes in alignment with program policy.

Service & Scholarship

• Engage in university, college, and program-level service.
• Maintain active membership and involvement in relevant professional organizations (e.g., state, regional, and national counseling associations).
• Participate in scholarly and professional activities consistent with faculty expectations.
• Contribute to ongoing CACREP compliance, assessment, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree (PhD or EdD) in Counselor Education & Supervision from a CACREP-accredited program (or demonstrated alignment with CACREP core faculty requirements).
• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois
• Demonstrated commitment to experiential and student-centered pedagogy.
• Ability to teach across multiple CACREP core curricular areas.
• Experience working collaboratively with diverse faculty and students representing a broad range of identities and lived experiences.
• Proficiency in instructional technology and online/hybrid teaching platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to teach in two or more of the eight (8) CACREP core areas.
• Experience as a practicing school counselor and/or clinical counselor.
• Prior teaching experience in counselor education.
• Experience supporting accelerated, bridge, or advanced standing academic pathways.
• Experience with CACREP accreditation processes, assessment systems, and/or program administration.
• Experience working on externally funded grants or workforce development initiatives.

About NLU

National Louis University (NLU) is looking to honor its past while defining a bold new future as a contemporary, comprehensive university that prepares diverse students for sustained professional success with a deep commitment to Access, Excellence, Innovation and Equity. We are a pioneering community that uses innovation to improve outcomes. NLU questions the status quo and strives to adapt and evolve with the changing needs of its students. We are a community that cares about each other and our students and we work collaboratively, tirelessly and quickly to advance change in the service of students. We have a long venerable history, but we are not typical. We seek to solve intractable social issues through education; we believe we have not succeeded until graduates achieve sustainable career related employment; and we foster a culture that promotes failing fast so that we may constantly improve our work.

Founded in 1886, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit university offering over 70 programs from short-term certificate through the doctoral level across its five colleges. The University serves over 10,000 students per year and has experienced unprecedented growth over the last several years. Most students are from Illinois, but the University also attracts students from throughout the U.S. and from around the world who take advantage of campus based, blended and online programming.

NLU is located in the center of Chicago's downtown loop, across the street from the Art Institute, in an area which has been recognized as America's largest campus with over 25 institutions and 50,000 students attending a college across the city. In addition, the University has two suburban locations and a Florida regional campus.

NLU Inclusion Statement:

National Louis University is deeply committed to serving its community, advancing access and equity, and ensuring that all individuals are welcomed and valued. We are dedicated to fostering a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion remain at the core of who we are. These are more than just words to us: they are truly a way of life for the NLU community. We recognize that differences in abilities, age, ethnicity, gender (identity and expression), race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and background bring richness to our work environment. We affirm diverse perspectives, innovative contributions, and authentic presentations of self from every member within the NLU community. We believe inclusion is grounded in the actions we intentionally take each day. Our goal is to inspire and empower NLU employees and community members to cultivate an environment where we collectively focus on uplifting and advancing our institutional culture.

At National Louis University, we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. As our external environment changes, our employees are provided the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, Paid Time Off and Educational Opportunities. Additional information regarding full-time faculty benefits can be found here.

NLU Faculty salaries are based on rank within each college. The ranges for each rank for the College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences are listed below:

2025 CPBS 10-Month Faculty Salary Ranges

Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. Offers are based on multiple factors permitted by law, including but not limited to: budgetary considerations, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, current/previous faculty rank, market considerations, tenure and standing with the university (applicable to current employees), and internal equity.