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Assistant Professor in Social Work

University of Arkansas

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Type of Position:

Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track

Workstudy Position:

No

Job Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Sponsorship Available:

Yes

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance Arkansas and build a better world through education, research and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, promoting an inclusive and diverse culture and climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.

As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

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Department:

School of Social Work

Department's Website:

https://fulbright.uark.edu/departments/social-work/

Summary of Job Duties:

The School of Social Work in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Social Work to start in 8/12/2024. This is a standard nine-month faculty appointment. The University of Arkansas-Fayetteville is the flagship university in Arkansas and has a Research 1 designation. We are in beautiful Northwest Arkansas, which has a population of over half a million people.

This is an assistant professor search, and we are seeking applicants who are well prepared to teach courses in an accredited graduate and undergraduate program. Based on our school’s social justice mission and equity goals, we seek colleagues who demonstrate experience with, knowledge of, and sensitivity to the needs of culturally diverse and oppressed populations in their scholarship, teaching, and service. We seek candidates who hold a range of worldviews and teaching, scholarship, or service with marginalized communities.

The position is not limited to specific research areas or methods. However, the successful candidates will articulate how their scholarship complements or diversifies the research agendas of current faculty members.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide effective instruction and mentoring to a diverse population in both the BSW and MSW programs and across at least two curricular domains (HBSE, practice, policy, and research). Faculty are expected to teach on weekdays and evenings and should be open to teaching in online formats.

Qualified candidates must have a viable agenda for scholarship and a DSW or Ph.D. degree in Social Work or a related field. The School of Social Work and the University of Arkansas are committed to equity and diversity in hiring faculty who share our core mission of social justice.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

About the School of Social Work

The School of Social Work (SCSW) has one of the oldest undergraduate social work programs in the United States. We have offered undergraduate social work degrees since 1940 and we are fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas reflects the profession's fundamental concerns in its educational goals and objectives. The undergraduate program has two primary education goals: (1) Preparation for culturally competent, empirically based, multi-system, beginning level professional generalist practice across the life course (2) The preparation of students for continuing their professional growth and development after graduation. In order to achieve its basic purposes, the faculty, students, staff, and agency field instructors are involved in a variety of teaching, research, and outreach activities that involve them in the life of the university, communities around the state, and at the national level.

The MSW graduate program offers students one concentration that is conceptualized using the Multi‐System Life Course perspective, which equips students with advanced professional knowledge, values and skills for practice with multiple systems across the life course. Our School of Social Work provides students with opportunities to merge the roots of social work with 21st century technological, education, and research approaches to address fundamental social concerns such poverty and social injustice.

While the School has a long history, it is also dedicated to change and growth as contexts and technologies change. A visit to our homepage will give you an opportunity to discover more about our faculty, students, goals, and current projects. Please visit the site at http://socialwork.uark.edu

Duties will include:

  • 40% teaching
  • 40% research
  • 20% service

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

With submitted materials, the candidate must demonstrate:

  • DSW or Ph.D. in Social Work or a related field conferred by the start date of the appointment
  • Eligibility for Arkansas state licensure (LMSW or LCSW)
  • Demonstrated teaching, scholarship, or service to address racism and other forms of oppression
  • Commitment to the active pursuit of a research agenda leading to refereed scholarship, professional presentations, and internal and external funding
  • Strong interest in, and a professional commitment to, the preparation of professional social workers
  • Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills and strengths-based perspective on collegiality.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Two years post MSW practice experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • A record of effective interdisciplinary collaboration in research and/or teaching
  • Demonstrated evidence of a strong research agenda (such as publishing or receiving funding) and practice orientation
  • Demonstrated ability to teach a variety of courses across the curriculum such as SW practice, diversity, policy and research; and training on at least one online teaching platform such as Blackboard

Additional Information:

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Completed applications received by 10/24/2023 will be assured full consideration. Late applications will be reviewed as necessary to fill the position.

For additional inquiries, please contact the search committee chair, Dr. Kim Stauss, at kstauss@uark.edu.

Interested applicants must submit a cover letter highlighting both teaching and research philosophies, a curriculum vitae, and an academic excellence statement. This statement should describe how your research, scholarship, creative endeavors, teaching, and/or service contributed or will contribute to an equitable and inclusive learning environment and work environment. Applicants must also submit the names and contact information of three references who are willing to provide letters of recommendation. Additional materials may be requested from position finalists. 

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary Information:

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Required Documents to Apply:

Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Curriculum Vitae, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), Other (see special instructions for details)

Optional Documents:

Proof of Veteran Status

Recruitment Contact Information:

Dr. Kim Stauss, search committee chair, kstauss@uark.edu.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS 

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Other Required Documents:

An academic excellence statement. This statement should describe how your research, scholarship, creative endeavors, teaching, and/or service contributed or will contribute to an equitable and inclusive learning environment and work environment.

Pre-employment Screening Requirements:

Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry

The University of Arkansas is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas seeks to attract, develop and retain high quality faculty, staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a culture that embeds inclusion, opportunity, educational excellence and unparalleled access for all.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Constant Physical Activity:

N/A

Frequent Physical Activity:

N/A

Occasional Physical Activity:

N/A

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

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