Open Rank Clinical Professor in MSCP Program (Master of Science in Counseling Psychology)

About the Opportunity

About Northeastern:

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Arlington, Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; London; Portland, Maine; Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

The Bouvé College of Health Sciences has over 250 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University’s mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs.

About the Opportunity:

The Department of Applied Psychology in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University is seeking a full-time, non-tenure track Clinical Professor (Open Rank) with a 52-week appointment to teach, supervise, and provide service in the Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MSCP) program, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) training program.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include:

• Teaching graduate courses in counseling psychology, including courses involving clinical supervision and clinical skills, and in the candidate’s areas of expertise.

• Providing service and leadership to the Department, College, University, community and profession.

• All faculty are encouraged to engage in scholarship and professional development.

• Possibility of teaching undergraduate courses on occasion.

Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or a closely related field

• License eligible as a psychologist and health service provider in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• Three years post-licensure experience providing clinical supervision to master’s and doctoral level students 

• Experience teaching at the graduate level in applied psychology

• Excellent communication, leadership, collaboration, organization, and interpersonal skills 

• Record of effective teaching, supervision, and professional activity; including both didactic and clinical courses (face to face, hybrid, online) 

• Direct experience in mental health counseling and supervision of mental health counseling utilizing evidence-based mental health interventions 

• Record of applied clinical research desirable, but not required 

• Demonstrated commitment to creating culturally responsive and supportive environments for students from diverse backgrounds

 

Additional Information:

Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vita that includes a list of publications, statements addressing the prompts below, and at least three reference letters. Applications will be reviewed beginning on December 15, 2025 and will be ongoing.

 

Successful faculty at Northeastern are dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to fostering a sense of belonging among all members of the Northeastern community. Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Please indicate how your experience, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following prompts:

Please include the following statements as part of your application:

Cover Letter:

Please provide a cover letter detailing your specific interests in this position, as well as summarizing any relevant experiences, qualifications, and accomplishments that distinguish you as a candidate.

 

Statement on Clinical and Teaching Experience:

Please summarize your experience in providing clinical care, clinical supervision, mentorship, and teaching. Please describe your pedagogical philosophy as well as your plans/goals for teaching in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring a diverse cohort of graduate students.

 

 

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.  

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay Range:

Assistant Clinical Professor: $97,000.00 - $110,000.00 | Associate Clinical Professor: $132,000.00 - $148,000.00 | Clinical Professor: $146,000.00 - $179,000.00

With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.