Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling

Position Information

Posting Number - F260051P

Open Date - 03/16/2026

Close Date - 03/23/2026

Faculty Rank
- Assistant Professor

Title
- Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling

Salary - $65,000 Annual

Benefits
- This position is eligible for health, dental, life insurance and other benefits through Chicago State University.

Is Tenured/ Tenure Track
- Yes

Full-time/ Part-time
- Full-time

Job Description Summary
- All faculty positions are governed by the tenets of a collective bargaining agreement. Faculty are hired, evaluated, retained, promoted, and tenured on the basis of conditions covered in the union contract. Primary duties include teaching and related activities assigned during a 9- or 12-month year. It is expected that each faculty member engages in all three activities of teaching, research/creative activities and service.

Teaching: faculty members are expected to teach 4 to 8 credit courses per year; develop syllabi, teaching materials (ability to organize, analyze and present knowledge or materials) related to courses taught; and collaborate with other faculty in the development of new courses and/or programs. Some disciplines require discipline specific certifications and/or licensure in the field for practice or functioning within the State of Illinois;

degree specific course work and/or graduate degrees in the discipline. In addition, faculty advise students, participate in professional development activities, as well as engage in assessment activities related to accreditation and program evaluation.

Research:
Faculty members are expected to engage in research and/or creative activity germane to an academic discipline, which results in submissions and material as works in refereed, professional and/or general readership publications; submit and receive externally awarded grants; submit proposals for presentations at academic and professional conferences; or engage in creative pursuits if in a creative, performing or theatrical arts discipline.

Service:
Faculty members are expected to serve on committees, programs, and/or special task forces at the department, college, university, professional and community levels; assume leadership roles over time and as they increase in rank. These activities are not for compensation and have a relationship to the employee's assigned responsibilities and to the university.

Required Education
- Earned terminal degree from an accredited university. Meets tenure and/or rank requirements from a discipline within the unit as defined by the collective bargaining unit;
Previous academic experience at a four year college or university: 5 or more years teaching experience as determined by rank criteria;
Previous professional experience related to the discipline: 5 or more years as determined by the discipline and rank criteria; and Record of scholarly research, creative activity in a discipline as well as receipt of competitive grants or externally awarded funding.

Required Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

- Chicago State University seeks a Counselor Educator from a CACREP approved doctoral program.