Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Counseling and Special Education (26-27)

Posting Details

Job ID: 180814

Rank: Assistant Professor

College/School: Chicago, IL - College of Education

Position Description:

The CACREP-Accredited Counseling Program at DePaul University in Chicago, IL is accepting applications for a tenure-track counseling position to begin in Fall 2026. We offer specialty areas in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. We seek a colleague prepared to teach graduate courses across the core counseling curriculum and to contribute to the profession through active scholarship and service. Our successful candidate also will support departmental and programmatic initiatives that create a culture of student engagement, critical inquiry, and the development of counselors as practitioners, scholars, and leaders.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications Include:

• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP-accredited institution
• Professional identity as a Counselor Educator
• Professional counseling experience (Clinical or School)
• Demonstrated record teaching graduate-level counseling courses at a CACREP-accredited institution
• Established scholarship record and/or agenda
• Membership and service in professional organizations

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Experience supervising counseling graduate students in a CACREP-accredited institution

Application Instructions:

Please reach out to Erin James at [email protected] for any questions related to the application or submitted materials.

General Compensation/Benefits Statement
DePaul University has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the qualifications, education, experience, and training of the selected candidate, the scope and responsibilities of the position, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information.

DePaul University offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, and tuition benefit. Further information regarding benefits can be found here: .

About DePaul University's Academic Calendar
Except for the College of Law, DePaul University operates on a quarter system. Classes in Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters are 11 weeks in length (including finals week) and Summer courses, in two sessions, are typically 5 weeks in length. The College of Law operates on the semester system. Classes in the Fall and Spring semesters are 16 weeks in length (including finals week) and it offers a Summer Session of 7 weeks (including final exams).

Close Date: May 17, 2026

Salary Information: The salary range for this 10-month position is $71,000 - $75,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicant Documents
C.V.(1)
Cover Letter(1)
Confidential Letter of Recommendation or Evaluation(3)