Assistant Clinical Professors: On-ground/Online School Counseling

Job Details

The Department of Counseling in the College of Education invites applications for one full-time Assistant Clinical Professor position in the CACREP-accredited On-ground School Counseling (SC) program on the Seattle University campus and one full-time Assistant Clinical Professor position in the CACREP-accredited On-line School Counseling (SC) program which requires remote work. We seek a justice-centered counselor educator who is committed to advancing issues of diversity, anti-racism, equity, and inclusion within the school counseling profession beginning September 1, 2026.

The Counseling Department in the College of Education has four program tracks: (1) On-ground Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC), (2) Online CMHC, (3) On-ground School Counseling, and (4) Online School Counseling. Each program focuses on preparing emerging counselors to be social change agents and advocates for diversity, anti-racism, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Successful candidates will join a social justice-oriented counseling program informed by Seattle University’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (see LIFT SU: Inclusive Excellence Action Plan for Racial Equity and Antiracism - https://www.seattleu.edu/diversity/lift-su/). The counseling programs in the College of Education are leaders in preparing future change agents in counseling and is CACREP-accredited through 2026. This position requires faculty to teach on-campus at Seattle University.

Responsibilities:

An assistant clinical professor is responsible for providing justice-centered teaching and service to the program, the College, the university, and to the counseling profession at the national level. Opportunities for scholarship that advance issues of equity in community mental health. Faculty in the on-ground program teach graduate level counseling courses on the Seattle University campus and faculty in the online program teach graduate level counseling courses remotely. Both teach across the eight CACREP core areas in school counseling and provide support to the program through advising.

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to the University's and College of Education’s Jesuit mission, vision, and values. The College emphasizes engagement in teaching, research, and service that contributes to building and sustaining equitable, diverse, and inclusive communities. In concert with our Jesuit mission and commitment to diversity and inclusion, candidates must demonstrate an understanding of components of a Jesuit education and its alignment with the counseling program’s social justice mission.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Earned doctorate in Counselor Education from a CACREP-accredited program by August 15, 2026
• Certified as a school counselor.
• Full professional school counseling certification in state of residence at time of application or apply for full licensure/certification within one year of hire
• Familiarity with CACREP accreditation standards and processes
• Experience and competence in teaching and clinical supervision of counseling graduate students
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and anti-racism as evidenced by curriculum development, scholarly agenda, and/or community engagement and collaboration
• Commitment to collaborative professional relationships with faculty colleagues
• Demonstrated ability to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion and theory-to-practice research in teaching, scholarship, and service

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to support diverse students
• Professional experience as a certified school counselor
• Ability to teach both school counseling and clinical mental health counseling courses
• Experience and competence in teaching and clinical supervision of school counseling graduate students, in addition to graduate students in clinical mental health counseling
• Sustained engagement with minoritized communities that are underrepresented in counseling and mental health care, and demonstrated ability to integrate this experience into program development and teaching
• Candidates with historically marginalized identities are strongly encouraged to apply
• Understanding and treatment of substance use and process addictions

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit applications online at www.seattleu.edu/careers, including a cover letter of interest responsive to the prompts below, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, statement of research, and the names and contact information of three references (letters may be solicited upon submission of application). In your cover letter explain how you understand, embody, and would contribute to each of the following at Seattle University. Please dedicate one paragraph to each prompt: 1. Our 5-year Strategic Plan, Reigniting Our Strategic Directions; 2. Our Mission as a Jesuit and Catholic University; 3. Our commitment to DEI and Inclusive Academic Excellence; 4. Our focus on pedagogy, scholarship, service, and institution building; and 5. Our faculty members’ role as Teacher-Scholars. Open until filled. Application review will begin June 1, 2026 and continues until the position is filled. For additional information, contact Dr. Mary Graham (grahamm@seattleu.edu), Search Committee Chair for Clinical Mental Health Counseling.