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Available faculty positions

Title: Assistant/Associate Professor
Description: The National College of Education of National Louis University is pleased to announce its search for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Literacy Education with expertise in Writing Instruction for its masters and doctoral programs in Reading and Language. National College of Education, NCATE accredited, is one of the largest colleges of education in the country, with dynamic programs serving diverse learners.

National Louis University (NLU; http://www.nl.edu) is a private, nonprofit, non-religious, Carnegie Masters/L (Masters Colleges and Universities, larger programs) institution that offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees and programs in three colleges: National College of Education (NCE), College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and College of Management and Business (CMB). The University has a long and storied history, having been founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Harrison as one of the nations first schools for the training of kindergarten teachers. Miss Harrisons Training School gradually evolved and grew and changed its name to National College of Education in 1930. A separate College of Arts and Sciences was established in 1982, and the College of Management and Business in 1989. The institution became National Louis University in 1990. NLU serves about 5900 students including about 1400 undergraduates on five Chicagoland campus locations (Chicago, Wheeling, North Shore, Lisle, and Elgin) as well as in academic centers in Wisconsin and Florida.


This mission of the college can best be understood through the three words that appear on our logo: Access, Innovation, and Excellence. Throughout our history, we have sought to redefine education through a focus on meeting the needs of diverse individuals through a progressive and practical curriculum. This curriculum evolves along with the changing needs of our surrounding communities and fosters a deep commitment to lifelong learning in our students. The Reading and Language Programs at National Louis University are designed for developing literacy professionals in schools, libraries, and colleges. Constructivist philosophy has guided the programs development, coursework, materials, and instructional methods.
Date posted: 05/15/13
Job ID: NCE0114
Location: Chicago
Department: Reading and Language Program
Title: Assistant/Associate Professor
Description: The National College of Education of National Louis University is pleased to announce its search for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Literacy Education with expertise in Writing Instruction for its masters and doctoral programs in Reading and Language. National College of Education, NCATE accredited, is one of the largest colleges of education in the country, with dynamic programs serving diverse learners.

National Louis University (NLU; http://www.nl.edu) is a private, nonprofit, non-religious, Carnegie Masters/L (Masters Colleges and Universities, larger programs) institution that offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees and programs in three colleges: National College of Education (NCE), College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and College of Management and Business (CMB). The University has a long and storied history, having been founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Harrison as one of the nations first schools for the training of kindergarten teachers. Miss Harrisons Training School gradually evolved and grew and changed its name to National College of Education in 1930. A separate College of Arts and Sciences was established in 1982, and the College of Management and Business in 1989. The institution became National Louis University in 1990. NLU serves about 5900 students including about 1400 undergraduates on five Chicagoland campus locations (Chicago, Wheeling, North Shore, Lisle, and Elgin) as well as in academic centers in Wisconsin and Florida.


This mission of the college can best be understood through the three words that appear on our logo: Access, Innovation, and Excellence. Throughout our history, we have sought to redefine education through a focus on meeting the needs of diverse individuals through a progressive and practical curriculum. This curriculum evolves along with the changing needs of our surrounding communities and fosters a deep commitment to lifelong learning in our students. The Reading and Language Programs at National Louis University are designed for developing literacy professionals in schools, libraries, and colleges. Constructivist philosophy has guided the programs development, coursework, materials, and instructional methods.
Date posted: 05/15/13
Job ID: NCE0113
Location: Chicago
Department: Reading and Language Program
Title: CAS Adjunct Instructor (seasonal)
Description: Disciplines: Psychology, Counseling and Human Services, Social Behavioral Science, Mathematics, English, Philosophy, Natural Sciences and Fine Arts.

We are proactively recruiting at this time for future openings expected in the near future. College of Arts and Sciences at National Louis University seeks qualified professionals for adjunct teaching positions for graduate and undergraduate courses.
Date posted: 09/27/12
Job ID: CASAdjunct
Location: None Specified
Department: CAS
Title: Adjunct Instructor
Description: The College of Arts and Sciences, General Education Program at National Louis University seeks qualified professionals for an adjunct teaching position for an undergraduate online course in Statistical Literacy:


" LAM109-0
This online course introduces statistical ideas needed by educated people in the twenty-first century. Students are presented with the basic language, symbols, and computational tools of data analysis to explore real-world problems. Use of statistical reasoning to gain insight and draw conclusions from observations is covered. Topics include: experimental design, displaying data, measures of center and spread, normal distributions, percentiles, simple linear regression and correlation, probability laws, and confidence intervals. Counts in the Quantitative Reasoning Area of General Requirements. Students cannot receive credit for both LAM109 Statistical Literacy and LAM106 Basic Statistics or both LAM109 Statistical Literacy and LAM216 Statistical Methods. 5 quarter hours
Date posted: 05/15/13
Job ID: CASGEN
Location: None Specified
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Title: Assistant/Associate Professor
Description: The National College of Education of National Louis University is pleased to announce its search for a tenure-track Associate or Assistant Professor of Literacy Education with expertise in literacy assessment and the diagnosis of reading difficulties for its masters and doctoral programs in Reading and Language. National College of Education, NCATE accredited, is one of the largest colleges of education in the country, with dynamic programs serving diverse learners.


National Louis University (NLU; http://www.nl.edu) is a private, nonprofit, non-religious, Carnegie Masters/L (Masters Colleges and Universities, larger programs) institution that offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees and programs in three colleges: National College of Education (NCE), College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and College of Management and Business (CMB). The University has a long and storied history, having been founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Harrison as one of the nations first schools for the training of kindergarten teachers. Miss Harrisons Training School gradually evolved and grew and changed its name to National College of Education in 1930. A separate College of Arts and Sciences was established in 1982, and the College of Management and Business in 1989. The institution became National Louis University in 1990. NLU serves about 5900 students including about 1400 undergraduates on five Chicagoland campus locations (Chicago, Wheeling, North Shore, Lisle, and Elgin) as well as in academic centers in Wisconsin and Florida.


This mission of the college can best be understood through the three words that appear on our logo: Access, Innovation, and Excellence. Throughout our history, we have sought to redefine education through a focus on meeting the needs of diverse individuals through a progressive and practical curriculum. This curriculum evolves along with the changing needs of our surrounding communities and fosters a deep commitment to lifelong learning in our students. The Reading and Language Programs at National Louis University are designed for developing literacy professionals in schools, libraries, and colleges. Constructivist philosophy has guided the programs development, coursework, materials, and instructional methods.
Date posted: 05/15/13
Job ID: NCE0113
Location: Chicago
Department: Reading and Language Program
Title: PT Adjunct Instructor
Description: The College of Arts and Sciences, General Education Program at National Louis University seeks qualified professionals for an adjunct teaching position for an undergraduate online course in Statistical Literacy LAM109-0
Date posted: 05/13/13
Job ID: ADJCAS
Location: None Specified
Department: General Education
Title: Special Ed Adjunct Instructor
Description: Founded in 1886, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit university grounded in the principles of access to education and life-long learning. NLU serves 9,000 students earning Baccalaureate through Doctoral degrees in three Colleges on five campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area and three campuses in Wisconsin and Florida. NLU has a highly diverse student body and a long tradition of serving urban, immigrant, and minority populations. Its programs emphasize high quality instruction, innovation, small classes that foster strong ties between students and faculty, and flexibility in addressing the needs of an adult learner student population, most of whom study part-time while continuing their careers.


The Division of Special Education at National Louis University seeks qualified professionals for adjunct teaching positions for undergraduate and graduate courses in Special Education.
Date posted: 04/29/13
Job ID: NCESE
Location: None Specified
Department: Special Education
Title: CMB Adjunct Instructor (seasonal)
Description: Disciplines: Business Administration, Health Care Leadership, Management, Human Resources Management and Development.


College of Management and Business at National Louis University seeks qualified professionals for adjunct teaching positions for graduate and undergraduate courses.
Date posted: 09/27/12
Job ID: CMBAdjunct
Location: None Specified
Department: CMB
Title: NCE Adjunct Instructor (seasonal)
Description: Disciplines: Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood, Elementary Education, Middle Level Education, Doctoral Programs, Educational Leadership, Reading and Language Arts, Secondary Education, Special Education, Technology in Education, Student Teaching Supervision.

We are proactively recruiting at this time for future openings expected in the near future. National College of Education at National Louis University seeks qualified professionals for adjunct teaching positions for graduate and undergraduate courses. Teach in innovative generalist masters degree program for experienced K-12 teachers.
Date posted: 09/27/12
Job ID: NCEAdjunct
Location: None Specified
Department: NCE
Title: Assistant Professor Tenure-Track
Description: The National College of Education of National Louis University is pleased to announce its search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Secondary Education - Science for its Master of Arts in Teaching Program and solicits nominations and expressions of interest. National College of Education, NCATE accredited, is one of the largest colleges of education in the country, with dynamic programs serving diverse learners.

National Louis University is a multi-purpose, not-for-profit university that annually serves more than 13,000 students. Founded in 1886 and dedicated to a progressive philosophy of education and social justice, the University also includes colleges of arts and sciences, and management and business. National Louis University has five Chicago area campuses in downtown Chicago, North Shore (Skokie), Lisle, Wheeling and Elgin; sites in Florida, Virginia and Wisconsin, and Nowy Sacz, Poland. The College has six strategic themes: teacher preparation, preparation and support of educational leaders, professional development, transforming learning environments through technology, engaging alumni and maximizing collaboration, learning and resources/partnerships.
Date posted: 07/26/12
Job ID: NCE0712
Location: Chicago
Department: Secondary Education Science
Title: ESL Adjunct
Description: Founded in 1886 in Chicago, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit university grounded in the principles of access to education and life-long learning. NLU serves some 10,000 students in three Colleges with programs from the Baccalaureate to the Doctoral level primarily on five campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area and three other campuses in Southern Wisconsin and Florida. NLU has a highly diverse student body and a long tradition of serving urban, immigrant, and minority populations. Its programs are highly regarded for the quality of instruction, innovation, small classes that create strong ties between students and faculty, and flexibility that speaks to the needs of its largely adult-learner student population, most of whom study part-time while continuing their careers. We are proactively recruiting at this time for future openings expected in the near future.
Date posted: 03/15/12
Job ID: NCEESL
Location: None Specified
Department: Curriculum and Instruction (ESL)


National Louis University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its students, faculty and staff. NLU is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages all qualified individuals to apply.

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    800.443.5522

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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    800.443.5522

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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    800.443.5522

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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    800.443.5522

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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    800.443.5522

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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

    4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
    Tampa, FL 33609
    800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida

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  • WISCONSIN

    NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

    12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
    Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
    414.577.2658

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