Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track (Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology)

The Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology at Marquette University is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position for our on-campus master’s programs in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling beginning August 2026. Candidates must be able to teach graduate-level counseling courses with a focus on clinical mental health or school counseling.

Situated in the College of Education, the Department consists of 12 faculty members and offers master’s degrees on-campus in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling that are CACREP-accredited (see http://www.marquette.edu/education/grad/cecp.shtml) in addition to a CACREP-accredited online Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and an APA-accredited doctoral program in Counseling Psychology.

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit University with 8,400 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate and professional students across a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs. Marquette University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity and equity for all individuals including age, culture, faith, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, language, disability, and social class (http://www.marquette.edu/diversity/statement.shtml). We seek candidates who will contribute to our diversity and social justice within the department and who understand and respect the University’s Jesuit Mission Statement, which can be found at http://www.marquette.edu/about/mission.shtml. The university is located in urban Milwaukee, a large and ethnically diverse city. The university and department support community engagement in teaching, research, and service.

Responsibilities include developing an independent research program with the potential for extramural funding, graduate teaching primarily in our CACREP-accredited master’s programs in Clinical Mental Health or School Counseling, and research mentorship of graduate students. In addition to research and teaching, the candidate will be responsible for advising graduate students and serving on department, college and university committees.

Graduation from an accredited institution with a doctoral degree in counselor education with knowledge base in clinical mental health or school counseling (ABD candidates will be considered with the expectation that PhD will be completed by August 2026). Applicants should be knowledgeable of content and skills and have the ability to teach core knowledge and skills for clinical mental health or school counseling. Applicants should have the ability to develop and sustain a line of research that aligns with counseling. Excellent communication skills and ability to relate well with students and colleagues are also important to our department.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate the potential for engaged teaching excellence and high-quality research. A research agenda focus on marginalized communities and/or cultural diversity is highly valued by the department.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest detailing their fit with the required and preferred knowledge and skills, a curriculum vita, a copy of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts (official copy will be required prior to any contract offer), and three professional reference letters. Applicants currently completing doctoral studies are to provide the name and contact information of their doctoral advisor. Questions about this position may be directed to Leigh van den Kieboom, Ph.D., Interim Department Chair and Professor, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, College of Education, Marquette University; email contact: leigh.vandenkieboom@marquette.edu. Marquette is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.

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