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rAssistant Professor of College Student Personnel

rCategory: Faculty Positions

rDepartment: COUNSELOR EDUCATION

rLocations: Macomb, IL

rPosted:

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rAPPOINTMENT: August 20, 2026

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Department of Counselor Education, College Student Personnel, and Social Work invites applications for a 9- month tenure track assistant professor position in its College Student Personnel Program. The successful candidate will assume a range of primary responsibilities including teaching courses in the College Student Personnel Program, recruiting and advising students in the Higher Education Leadership track, developing and nurturing relationships with partner institutions, and other professional duties to support the College Student Personnel curriculum. Candidates are also expected to conduct scholarly/professional duties and departmental, university, and community service.

RANK & SALARY: 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor. \$7,459 per month.

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans, (HMO\'s, OAP\'s, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA.

For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please visit our Benefits Homepage: http://www.wiu.edu/humanresources/benefits/.

For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at HR-Benefits@wiu.edu or by calling 309-298-1971.

Job Requirements:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A doctoral degree (Ph.D./Ed.D.) in Higher Education, Student

Affairs, or a closely related discipline with a minimum of five years of full-time professional higher education work experience.

A record of teaching, research, scholarship, and professional

activities to support tenure track requirements.

Demonstrated commitment to academic excellence and student-centered

learning.

Ability to teach a variety of student affairs and higher education

leadership courses, including those grounded in a theory-to-practice approach.

Demonstrated evidence of effective communication and collaboration

with campus and community partners.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with higher education budgets, finance, fundraising,

and/or resource management.

Experience working in or with community colleges.

Experience with recruiting, advising, and mentoring graduate

students.

Familiarity with CAS, ACPA/NASPA competencies, or other relevant

accreditation or professional standards.

Engagement with professional associations (e.g. NASPA, ACPA, ASHE),

including conference presentations or leadership.

Experience integrating field-based learning, supervision, or

experiential education intothe curriculum.

Experience teaching online, both synchronously and asynchronously.

For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). Unless otherwise stated, the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.

Additional Information:

THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Counselor Education, College Student Personnel, and Social Work offers Master\'s degrees in School Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, College Student Affairs, and Higher Education Leadership and an undergraduate Bachelor\'s in Social Work. The College Student Personnel Program is located on the WIU-Macomb campus. The College Student Personnel program has two full-time faculty members, several adjunct faculty members, and around 30 graduate students. More information about the College Student Personnel Program is available at https://www.wiu.edu/coehs/cnedcsp/csp/index.php.

THE UNIVERSITY:

Western Illinois University

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