Position Summary: The Department of Social Work invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate professorship beginning Fall2023.Candidates must have an active record of research/scholarship/creative works, and a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in social work practice, human behavior in the social environment, social policy, and fieldwork, engage in research/scholarship and professional organization, advise students, provide service to the department, college, university, and community, i.e. program coordination, committee, administrative, supervisory, and other assignments normally associated with a full-time tenure-track academic appointment, evening teaching will be required. The Assistant and/or Associate Professor will report directly to the chair of the department of Social Work.
Responsibilities:
- The ability to support the Mission and antiracism lens of the Social Work Department
- The ability to teach and engage students in critical thinking on the undergraduateand/graduatelevel successfully, with a commitment to student learning.
- Willingness to adapt to varied teaching modalities including the use of technology re:hybrid, in person, and online
- Curriculum development capacity in one or more of the core areas: practice, policy,research, field work and electives
- Demonstrated capacity scholarship, research and grantsmanship
- Collegiality and the ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
- Active involvement in service at the Department, school, university, community &professional organizations.
Qualifications:
- For Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor:
- Ph.D. degree in area(s) of experience or equivalent. Also required are the ability to teach successfully, demonstrated scholarship or achievement, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
- DSW or Ph.D. in Social Work with experience in agency-based practice required on commencement of the appointment.
- For Instructor:
- Master’s degree in area(s) of expertise, and/or active progress toward a Doctorate, or equivalent. Also required are the ability to teach successfully, interest in productive scholarship or achievement, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Three years of post-masters practice experience
- Experience with diverse populations and urban issues
Salary:
- Assistant Professor $93,134-$99,532 annually
- Associate Professor $104,057-$110,641 annually