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Job Title Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Position Title Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Job Category University Faculty
Job Type Full-Time
FLSA Status Exempt
Campus Maywood-Health Sciences & Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campuses
Location Code SCHOOL OF NURSING (02400A)
Department Name SCHOOL OF NURSING
Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No
Duties and Responsibilities
Salary Range: $80,000-$124,000
The Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) invites applications for a clinical track faculty position. We are especially interested in faculty engaged in teaching and scholarship in medical-surgical nursing. This is a 9-month non-tenure track open rank position for appointment at the clinical assistant professor rank or higher based on the applicant’s education, program of scholarship, and teaching experience.
Within the context of the Loyola University Chicago and MNSON missions, visions, values, and strategic initiatives, the faculty member will:
- Use high, medium, and low-fidelity simulation modalities to provide high-quality learning experiences to pre-licensure and advanced practice nursing students. Primary responsibilities include developing, organizing, facilitating, and evaluating simulation learning experiences and programs.
- Collaborate with faculty on curriculum and course planning, improvement, and evaluation.
- Develop and disseminate scholarship that advances nursing practice and education.
- Engage in service activities consistent with the mission and strategic vision of the MNSON, the University, and the nursing profession.
- Contribute to the MNSON and University goals for inclusive excellence.
Qualifications
- Experience facilitating high-quality simulation scenarios
- Clinical experience as a registered professional nurse
- Potential to establish and maintain a program of scholarship, consistent with the expectations of rank
- Certification as a Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is desirable
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
- A doctoral degree in nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field with a master’s degree in nursing
- Eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Illinois
Open Date 12/17/2025
Salary Range $80,000-$124,000
Additional Salary Information
This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Review of applications will begin in February 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants are asked to submit (1) a cover letter describing interest in and qualifications for the position, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) the names and contact information of three individuals prepared to provide professional references (references will be contacted for finalists only), and (4) an Inclusive Excellence statement addressing past efforts and future plans to advance inclusive excellence.
The Inclusive Excellence Statement Should Address:
- Understanding of barriers: Describe your understanding of the barriers for historically underrepresented groups (URGs) in nursing.
- Past activities: Discuss activities contributing to inclusive excellence. Examples may include teaching/curriculum, mentoring/advising/tutoring, outreach efforts, committees, task forces, and boards, scholarship and/or research, and other initiatives.
- Future plans: Describe how you plan to contribute to inclusive excellence in the MNSON, including activities you would pursue and how they would fit into your teaching, scholarship, and service.
Direct applications to: https://www.careers.luc.edu
Inquiries about this position may be directed to the Chairperson of the Search Committee, Carol Kostovich, at ckostovich1@luc.edu
About Loyola University Chicago
Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.
Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.
Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.
About the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
Loyola University Chicago’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing advances the science of nursing and provides a transformative education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition that prepares compassionate, innovative, diverse nurse leaders who provide care for the whole person and partner locally and globally to promote social justice and health for all. Our vision is to be a preeminent leader in transforming the health of persons, families, communities, and populations while promoting social justice, health equity, and quality care for all.
An established leader in nursing education for nearly 90 years, the MNSON is a community of 75 full-time faculty in two departments, 19 staff, and over 1100 students. Programs include a BSN degree with traditional and accelerated tracks, an MSN degree in nursing and healthcare administration, a DNP degree with tracks for preparation in nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, and systems leadership roles, and a PhD in Nursing degree.
The MNSON spans the University’s main Lake Shore Campus and Loyola’s Health Sciences Campus, which is also home to the Stritch School of Medicine, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, the Graduate School’s biomedical programs, and Loyola’s health sciences research enterprise, including the 225,000-square-foot Center for Translational Research and Education.
The MNSON is nationally recognized for nursing education, research, and inclusive excellence. We are proud of these accomplishments and others:
- Top 2% national ranking (#13) for our BSN program, according to US News and World Report.
- Ranked nationally in NIH research funding for nursing schools; we aspire to be among the top 20.
- Winner of the 2024 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Inclusive Excellence, Belonging, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Award.
- 2023, 2024, and 2025 Winners of the Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award for Health Professions Schools.
- A new building opening on our Lake Shore Campus in 2028 will anchor the continued expansion of our BSN program.
As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
Job Number 8501400
Organizational Location HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS
Position Details
Job Title Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Position Title Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Job Category University Faculty
Job Type Full-Time
FLSA Status Exempt
Campus Maywood-Health Sciences & Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campuses
Location Code SCHOOL OF NURSING (02400A)
Department Name SCHOOL OF NURSING
Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No
Duties and Responsibilities
Salary Range: $80,000-$124,000
The Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) invites applications for a clinical track faculty position. We are especially interested in faculty engaged in teaching and scholarship in medical-surgical nursing. This is a 9-month non-tenure track open rank position for appointment at the clinical assistant professor rank or higher based on the applicant’s education, program of scholarship, and teaching experience.
Within the context of the Loyola University Chicago and MNSON missions, visions, values, and strategic initiatives, the faculty member will:
- Use high, medium, and low-fidelity simulation modalities to provide high-quality learning experiences to pre-licensure and advanced practice nursing students. Primary responsibilities include developing, organizing, facilitating, and evaluating simulation learning experiences and programs.
- Collaborate with faculty on curriculum and course planning, improvement, and evaluation.
- Develop and disseminate scholarship that advances nursing practice and education.
- Engage in service activities consistent with the mission and strategic vision of the MNSON, the University, and the nursing profession.
- Contribute to the MNSON and University goals for inclusive excellence.
Qualifications
- Experience facilitating high-quality simulation scenarios
- Clinical experience as a registered professional nurse
- Potential to establish and maintain a program of scholarship, consistent with the expectations of rank
- Certification as a Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare is desirable
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
- A doctoral degree in nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field with a master’s degree in nursing
- Eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Illinois
Open Date 12/17/2025
Salary Range $80,000-$124,000
Additional Salary Information
This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Review of applications will begin in February 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants are asked to submit (1) a cover letter describing interest in and qualifications for the position, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) the names and contact information of three individuals prepared to provide professional references (references will be contacted for finalists only), and (4) an Inclusive Excellence statement addressing past efforts and future plans to advance inclusive excellence.
The Inclusive Excellence Statement Should Address:
- Understanding of barriers: Describe your understanding of the barriers for historically underrepresented groups (URGs) in nursing.
- Past activities: Discuss activities contributing to inclusive excellence. Examples may include teaching/curriculum, mentoring/advising/tutoring, outreach efforts, committees, task forces, and boards, scholarship and/or research, and other initiatives.
- Future plans: Describe how you plan to contribute to inclusive excellence in the MNSON, including activities you would pursue and how they would fit into your teaching, scholarship, and service.
Direct applications to: https://www.careers.luc.edu
Inquiries about this position may be directed to the Chairperson of the Search Committee, Carol Kostovich, at ckostovich1@luc.edu
About Loyola University Chicago
Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.
Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.
Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.
About the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
Loyola University Chicago’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing advances the science of nursing and provides a transformative education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition that prepares compassionate, innovative, diverse nurse leaders who provide care for the whole person and partner locally and globally to promote social justice and health for all. Our vision is to be a preeminent leader in transforming the health of persons, families, communities, and populations while promoting social justice, health equity, and quality care for all.
An established leader in nursing education for nearly 90 years, the MNSON is a community of 75 full-time faculty in two departments, 19 staff, and over 1100 students. Programs include a BSN degree with traditional and accelerated tracks, an MSN degree in nursing and healthcare administration, a DNP degree with tracks for preparation in nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, and systems leadership roles, and a PhD in Nursing degree.
The MNSON spans the University’s main Lake Shore Campus and Loyola’s Health Sciences Campus, which is also home to the Stritch School of Medicine, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, the Graduate School’s biomedical programs, and Loyola’s health sciences research enterprise, including the 225,000-square-foot Center for Translational Research and Education.
The MNSON is nationally recognized for nursing education, research, and inclusive excellence. We are proud of these accomplishments and others:
- Top 2% national ranking (#13) for our BSN program, according to US News and World Report.
- Ranked nationally in NIH research funding for nursing schools; we aspire to be among the top 20.
- Winner of the 2024 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Inclusive Excellence, Belonging, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Award.
- 2023, 2024, and 2025 Winners of the Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award for Health Professions Schools.
- A new building opening on our Lake Shore Campus in 2028 will anchor the continued expansion of our BSN program.
As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
Job Number 8501400
Organizational Location HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS
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Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires Clinical Assistant roles to mandate a specific bachelor's degree, not just prefer one. Review the O*NET profile for this occupation to confirm the degree requirement language before applying.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter Clinical Assistant openings by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, so you're only applying to organizations that have actively sponsored this role category.
Check E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
STEM OPT extensions require E-Verify enrollment, and many clinical employers haven't registered. Confirm E-Verify status during the offer stage, not after signing, to avoid losing OPT authorization.
Use OFLC Wage Search to negotiate salary
Your employer's LCA must certify wages at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your job title and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC code 31-9092 before negotiating so you know the floor.
Ask about cap-exempt employer status early
Hospitals affiliated with universities or nonprofits engaged in research may qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers, letting you start work outside the annual lottery window. Clarify this during the interview, not after the offer.
Document clinical scope of work for the I-129
USCIS RFEs on Clinical Assistant petitions often challenge whether the duties require a degree-level hire. Get a written role description from your employer that maps each duty to a specific academic discipline before the I-129 is filed.
H-1B Visa Clinical Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Clinical Assistant role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS requires the position to normally require a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as health sciences, biology, or a related discipline. If the job description accepts any bachelor's degree or lists the degree as preferred rather than required, the petition is more likely to face an RFE. The O*NET profile for this occupation supports a specialty occupation argument when the duties are clinically specific.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Clinical Assistant positions?
Academic medical centers, hospital systems, and outpatient specialty clinics are the most consistent sponsors for Clinical Assistant roles. University-affiliated hospitals are particularly valuable because they may qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers, meaning you can start without waiting for the April lottery. You can browse verified sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate, filtered specifically for this role.
What happens to my H-1B status if my clinical employer loses its hospital accreditation or closes a department?
Your H-1B status is tied to the specific employer and worksite listed on your I-129 petition. If the department closes or the employer loses accreditation, your authorized status ends with that employment. You have a 60-day grace period to find a new H-1B sponsor, change status, or depart. The new employer must file a new I-129 before you begin work.
Can my H-1B be sponsored for part-time Clinical Assistant work?
Yes, H-1B status is available for part-time positions, but the LCA must reflect the actual part-time hours and the prevailing wage must be prorated accordingly. Some employers are reluctant to sponsor part-time roles due to the filing cost relative to hours worked, so this is worth clarifying before the offer stage rather than assuming full sponsorship is available.
How do I find Clinical Assistant jobs where the employer is already familiar with H-1B filing?
Employer familiarity with H-1B filing matters because inexperienced employers often withdraw offers when they learn about LCA certification, attorney fees, or the lottery. Filtering by employers with documented LCA filing history is the most reliable way to avoid this. Migrate Mate surfaces Clinical Assistant openings tied to employers with verified H-1B filing records, so you're not discovering sponsorship hesitancy after an offer is extended.