Lecturer - Social Welfare Internal Only

University of Kansas • Lawrence, KS

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About The Position

The School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas is hiring two non-tenure-track Lecturers, each at 1.0 FTE. This is a 12-month position with a workload of 60–90% teaching and 10–40% service. Teaching effort is allocated at 10% for each three-credit-hour course. Service may include curriculum and course development, syllabi and textbook planning, technology and equipment requests, course management software, program coordination or administrative duties, and mentoring graduate teaching assistants and adjunct instructors.

Lecturers teach in-person and online social work courses at the BSW and MSW levels. Teaching may take place at the Salina, Lawrence, or Edwards campuses, or online. Online courses combine synchronous and asynchronous instruction. Candidates may teach across areas such as social work practice, social welfare policy, theories of change, applied research, social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, or electives in their area of expertise. Candidates with a doctoral degree may have the opportunity to teach in the online DSW program.

The appointment is for a limited term, initially up to three years, with the possibility of extension or renewal following review. Subsequent appointments may also be made for terms of up to three years. The appointment does not lead to tenure. Advancement is to Senior Lecturer, typically after two Lecturer contract appointments and six cumulative years of full-time service. The position is subject to a collective bargaining agreement between the University of Kansas and United Academics. Fully remote employment may be unavailable to candidates residing outside Kansas; the university specifically states that it cannot currently hire fully remote workers residing in California, Idaho, Minnesota, or Delaware.

Requirements

• For BSW teaching: an MSW and five years of directly related human-service employment, subject-matter expertise, and at least 30 documented hours of directly relevant professional continuing education; or an MSW, three years of related human-service employment, advanced licensure, subject-matter expertise, and at least 30 documented hours of relevant continuing education; or a master’s degree in a relevant social or behavioral science discipline, seven years of related human-service employment, subject-matter expertise, and at least 30 documented hours of relevant continuing education; or a BSW, ten years of related human-service employment, relevant subject-matter expertise, and evidence of ongoing relevant professional continuing education.
• For MSW teaching: an MSW and five years of directly related human-service employment, subject-matter expertise, and evidence of ongoing relevant professional continuing education; or an MSW, three years of related human-service employment, advanced social work licensure, subject-matter expertise, and at least 45 documented hours of relevant continuing education; or a master’s degree in a relevant social or behavioral science discipline, seven years of related human-service employment, subject-matter expertise, and at least 45 documented hours of relevant continuing education.
• For DSW teaching: a doctoral degree in a relevant social or behavioral science discipline; at least three years of directly related human-service employment beyond the master’s degree; a documented history of successful higher-education or continuing-education teaching; and subject-matter expertise evidenced by employment, coursework, or continuing education.
• For all levels: at least four semesters exceeding continuation or renewal criteria as a single-term Instructor or Lecturer.
• For all levels: an average of at least 75% on the specified KU Student Surveys of Teaching items concerning course administration, expectations, deadlines, and feedback, or more recent equivalent measures.
• For all levels: an average of at least 75% on the specified KU Student Surveys of Teaching items concerning class environment or course climate, or more recent equivalent measures.
• Experience in and interest in teaching at BSW and MSW levels across the School’s curriculum areas.
• A formal degree in the cited discipline area or areas.

Nice To Haves

• A doctoral degree may qualify the candidate for the opportunity to teach in the online DSW program.

Responsibilities

• Teach in-person and online social work courses at the BSW and MSW levels.
• Teach across relevant areas of the School’s curriculum, including social work practice, social welfare policy, theories of change, applied research, social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, and electives in the instructor’s area of expertise.
• Contribute service that may include curriculum development, course planning, syllabus organization, textbook acquisition, technology and equipment requests, course management software, program coordination, administrative responsibilities, or mentoring graduate teaching assistants and adjunct instructors.
• Qualified doctoral-level candidates may teach in the online DSW program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level