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.

The University of Northern Iowa recently adopted a bold vision that we "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 of our vision and strategic plan: engaged learning, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community engagement. Candidates with background and interest in these areas will form clusters to advance our work, joining current faculty conducting in teaching, scholarship, and service in these areas.

Education Requirements:

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

Required Qualifications:

Ability to teach research methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels also required.

Desirable Qualifications:

Previous teaching experience; ability to teach online; and areas of distinction in teaching, scholarship or community engagement including grant writing, marketing, or trauma preferred.

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.

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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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