School of Education, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology, Tenure Track

The Counseling Psychology program ( CPSY) in the School of Education at Loyola University Chicago, announces a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank. Primary responsibilities include teaching, research and service in Counseling Psychology . The selected individual will join faculty in the program's APA-accredited doctoral program and the School's CAEP-accredited master's programs, all of which are shaped around the School's conceptual framework of social action through education.

The selected individual will teach master's and doctoral courses in counseling psychology, provide advising support to graduate students, supervise doctoral dissertations, and have an active research program. Areas of teaching, research, and advocacy interests and experience are open - and the program is especially interested in candidates that expand the scope of scholarship represented among current faculty. The candidate will also demonstrate a commitment to serving a diverse student body and profession as well as a strong alignment with Loyola University Chicago's commitment to advancing social justice through transformative education.

Qualifications include: earned doctorate from an APA-accredited counseling psychology program and established research program. Desirable qualifications include: evidence of an independent program of research and ability to supervise student research commensurate with stage of career, interest in program leadership, scholarly interests and experiences that align with the values of the program and university, commitment to mentoring students, interest in securing research funds and/ or participation in funded projects.

Qualifications include: earned doctorate from an APA-accredited counseling psychology program and established research program. Desirable qualifications include: evidence of an independent program of research and ability to supervise student research commensurate with stage of career, interest in program leadership, scholarly interests and experiences that align with the values of the program and university, commitment to mentoring students, interest in securing research funds and/ or participation in funded projects.

This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs. Salaries higher than the published maximums may be offered in limited circumstances.

Review of applications will begin November 11, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Anticipated start date is August 2025. Applicants are asked to submit (1) a letter of interest, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) samples of scholarly work, (4) samples of teaching evaluations (if available), (5) copy of the doctoral degree transcript, and (6) a list of three professional references (including title and affiliation, phone numbers and email addresses). References will not be contacted immediately but might be consulted at subsequent points in the review process.

Direct applications to: https://www.careers.luc.edu.

Make inquiries to: Matthew J. Miller, Ph.D., Search Committee Chair, Counseling Psychology Program, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, 11th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60611, mmill11@luc.edu.

About Loyola University Chicago

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is the largest of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities (https://ajcunet.edu/) and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,000 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, across its three campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area: Lake Shore Campus on Chicago's north side; Water Tower Campus near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; and Health Sciences Campus in the western suburb of Maywood. The University has over 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty. It also operates a study abroad center - the John Felice Rome Center ( JFRC) - in Rome, Italy. Loyola offers programs in a variety of disciplines through thirteen schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1870), the School of Law (1908), the Stritch School of Medicine (1909), the School of Social Work (1914), the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1914), the Graduate School (1915), the Quinlan School of Business (1922), the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (1935), the School of Education (1969), the School of Communication (2008), Arrupe College (2014) which operates as a two-year college and confers associates degrees, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (2019), and the School of Environmental Sustainability (2020).

As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.

The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and their continued connection to this land.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity - including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment - is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.