Assistant/Associate Professor
University of the Pacific · Sacramento, CA · 1 wk ago
Education$100k–$115k/yrFull-time
Primary Purpose And Essential Functions
The Assistant/Associate Tenure Track Professor position is being hired for the Master of Social Work (MSW) and will report directly to the Department Chair. Tenure Track faculty will be primarily responsible for teaching courses, engaging in service, and scholarship.
Job Description And Responsibilities Include
- Teach online and/or hybrid courses in areas of expertise, using innovative teaching modalities.
- Create or co-create online asynchronous and/or hybrid course content materials in the areas of expertise, including but not limited to:
- Course syllabi
- Managing course and course content
- Reading assignments
- Recorded and/or live lectures
- Outlines, scripts, voice-over, podcasts, and similar
- Quizzes and exams
- Discussion boards
- Assignments
- Assessments
- Student support and guidance
- Instructions and overview
- Other teaching material
- Create a student-centered learning environment, responsive to student needs in asynchronous and hybrid environments.
- Prepare lectures, power points, videos, course content and other technology utilized to enhance teaching
- Engage regularly with students through online forums, communication, discussion activities, virtual meetings
- Grade learning activities and provide timely and constructive feedback
- Mentor student-directed scholarly work
- Academic advising
- Actively engage in personal scholarship.
- Academic advising
- Student support services
- Experience with online learning management systems, education platforms and technologies
- Experience with online pedagogy and tools
- Content expertise in generalist or specialized courses including but not limited to:
- Research methods
- Health and social welfare policy and advocacy
- Research and evaluation
- Healthcare-focused social work practice
- Behavioral health-focused social work practice
- Social work within health and aging
- School-based social work practice
- Trauma-informed practice
- Substance use assessment and treatment
- Advocate for social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
- Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.
- Physical requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Master of Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE accredited institution
- PhD in Social Work or related field
- Two (2) years post-MSW social work practitioner experience in the field of social work
- Two (2) years teaching experience in social work education full-time or part-time in asynchronous programs
Preferred Qualifications
- Record of peer-reviewed scholarship appropriate for appointment at the Assistant/ Associate Professor rank
- Evidence of teaching excellence and potential for scholarly productivity, including grant-funded research
- Practice experience within one or more of the following areas:
- Research methods
- Medical/hospital social work
- Community health
- Behavioral health and integrated systems
- Program evaluation and management
- Policy and advocacy work
- Demonstrated experience in curriculum development and instructional design
- Experience in academic advising and student support services
- Experience with online learning management systems, education platforms and technologies
- Experience with online pedagogy and tools
- Experience with content expertise in generalist or specialized courses including but not limited to:
- Research methods
- Health and social welfare policy and advocacy
- Research and evaluation
- Healthcare-focused social work practice
- Behavioral health-focused social work practice
- Social work within health and aging
- School-based social work practice
- Trauma-informed practice
- Social work within substance use assessment and treatment
- Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting
- Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work