Graduate Assistant and Teaching Assistant Positions

Counseling Lab Technician

One graduate lab assistant is available per year to manage the CSBS counseling lab. This position is typically reserved for students in their first or second year of the program and requires approximately 15 hours of work per week. The graduate lab assistant receives a stipend per semester, which is paid in intervals throughout the term.

Graduate Assistant in Teaching

Several volunteer positions are available each year that involve assisting professors who teach psychology courses in the Center for Online and Extended Education as well as in the traditional undergraduate program. Duties include attending class sessions, managing discussion forums, grading, and some lecture. Teaching positions are needed on a continuous or semester basis and may be offered to students in their second year or higher in the program.

Graduate Assistant for NUhope

This position entails supporting the NUhope Community Counseling Center in its daily functions providing psychological services to the community. All currently registered students are eligible. More information is available on the NUhope website or through its Clinical Director.

Teaching Assistant

At least two teaching assistant positions are available within the Psy.D. Program supporting the several courses, including Tests and Measurements and Psychological Assessment. The teaching assistant works with the instructor to provide support and feedback to students learning the material and within the SPSS lab. This position is available to students who have completed their first year of the program and comes with a small stipend.

Research Assistantships

A variety of research assistantships may be available on a given year assisting Psy.D. faculty with their research projects. A small stipend may be available for certain positions. Research Assistantships may lead to access to research data that could be the focus of a student’s second-year research project and/or dissertation study.

Special Note

Northwest University has been a Christian institution since its founding and continues its dedication to building a Christian community. Although Psy.D. students are not obligated to share the same faith commitment, formal employment at Northwest University is reserved for those who profess a faith in Jesus Christ. This faith requirement extends to graduate assistantships (as well as psychology trainee placements) at NUhope Community Counseling Center and teaching as an adjunct faculty member. However, the faith requirement does not apply to graduate and teaching assistantships that are located within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences graduate programs.

NU-funded graduate assistantship positions that involve instructing students or assisting in the instruction of students require employees, including program graduate students, to sign the University’s Statement of Faith. NU-funded graduate assistantships that do not involve student instruction do not require employees to sign the University’s Statement of Faith.