Assistant Professor-Social Work

University of Arkansas System • Fort Smith, AR

2d • $57,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is a full-time faculty position in the Social Work Department with duties including: teaching courses, conducting scholarly and creative research, scholarship, student advisement, and service to the department, college, and university. This is a 9-month position. The position reports to Social Work Department Program Director.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree in social work from a CSWE accredited program
• Knowledge of CSWE standards
• Minimum of two years of post-MSW professional practice experience
• Teaching and practice experience should be consistent with the preparation of students for generalist social work practice
• Experience with technology in the classroom and online course modules is preferred
• Other job-related education and/or experience may be substituted for part of these requirements
• Ability to teach a variety of courses in a diversity of formats inclusive of full-online, evenings, and weekends.
• Diverse knowledge in the broad field of social work.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to interact with diverse groups of people with a commitment to working within a team.
• Success in student learning with instructional methods that address a variety of learning styles.

Nice To Haves

• Prior faculty and teaching experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Teach a diversity of BSW program courses.
• Development and design of new curricula; availability to teach day and evening courses; use of a variety of presentation formats.
• Student advising.
• Professional development and service opportunities with the university and in professional organizations in the community.
• Attendance and participation in all faculty meetings, commencement ceremonies, and other meetings/events as required.
• Conduct appropriate scholarly and creative activity in field(s) of expertise.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner to foster teamwork and by providing leadership to subordinates.
• Requires consistent on-time attendance.

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life, and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10 percent of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees