Full/Part Time Status:Full Time Service Schedule:Academic Year

Position Description:

The University of Northern Iowa's Department of Social Work invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, pending budget approval. The successful candidate's responsibilities include teaching three course sections per semester; participating in service to the University and community; scholarship production; and student advisement.

The Department of Social Work offers B.A. and M.S.W. programs. The M.S.W. trauma-informed practice curriculum highlights the physiological impact of trauma, methods of establishing safety, trauma-informed assessment, evidence-based interventions, and steps to recovery. Candidates with an interest in trauma-informed practices are especially encouraged to apply.

Offering personalized attention to students, the University of Northern Iowa will be a diverse and inclusive campus community that provides an engaged education empowering students to lead locally and globally. We are seeking faculty across disciplines, departments, and colleges to work together to build our national prominence in any of four distinct but interrelated areas: engaged learning, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community engagement.

The unifying goal of our strategic plan, student success, focuses on enhancing intentional and developmental engaged and applied learning experiences. Supporting goal one, diversity and inclusion, advances the creation of "a campus culture that reflects and values the evolving diversity of society and promotes inclusion." Supporting goal two, campus vitality, centers on enhancing a "campus life experience which is both environmentally and fiscally responsible." Finally, supporting goal three, community engagement, seeks to "build external relationships that enhance local and global experiences and contribute to the cultural and economic vitality of the Cedar Valley and Iowa."

Education Requirements:

Master's degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program plus a doctorate in social work or related area required. ABDs will be considered with evidence of degree completion by spring 2018.

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of two years of post-MSW direct practice experience required.

Desirable Qualifications:

Preference will be given to candidates with previous teaching experience; ability to teach online; and areas of distinction in teaching, scholarship or community engagement including health care, mental health, trauma, and/or child welfare.

Online Application Required Documents

Required Documents:Curriculum Vita

Professional References:

Applicants must enter reference information online as part of the application process. Number of References: 3 Cover Letter:A plain text cover letter is required.

To start the Online Application process for this position, click the "Apply for This Position" button located below the Contact Information.

Contact Information:


Attention: Your curriculum vita should not be sent to the contact below. The curriculum vita will be attached during the Online Application Process.

Contact:Cindy Juby - Cynthia.Juby@uni.edu
Sabin Hall 235
Phone: 319-273-6249
Department URL: https://csbs.uni.edu/socialwork

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