Social Work | Assistant Professor Tenure Track | I01636
- Employer
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Feb 19, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Professional Fields, Social Work & Human Services
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania invites applications for two full time tenure track Assistant Professors of Social Work in the Department of Public Health and Social Work beginning August 2021. The successful candidates will: 1) teach courses across the generalist and/advanced (clinical) social work curriculum, 2) demonstrate scholarship and research activity, 3) advise students, and 4) serve on department, college, and university committees and engage in community activities as appropriate.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE accredited program
- Doctorate in Social Work or closely related field required at time of employment
- Strong team player with a record of collaborative, collegial relationships
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated commitment to the education of diverse populations
- Successful performance in an interview and teaching demonstration
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior social work teaching experience at a college or university setting
- Experience with online instruction
- Experience teaching clinical courses
- Professional social work practice experience
- Record of research/scholarly activity
- Active Pennsylvania Social Work License (or license eligible)
- Experience in forensic social work, animal-assisted intervention or crisis intervention
Company
Slippery Rock University is a four-year, public, coeducational, regional comprehensive university that offers a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs to more than 8,000 students. SRU is one of 10 institutions and 14 campuses that make up Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. SRU is fully accredited by the Middle State Commission on Higher Learning.
Founded in 1889, SRU is shaped by its teaching (normal) school heritage. For more than 130 years, the university has embraced the same hard-working, tenacious personality espoused by the people of western Pennsylvania. With a steadfast yet adaptable commitment to intellectual development, leadership and civic responsibility, SRU provides students with a comprehensive learning experience that helps them become engaged citizens and succeed in their lives and professional careers.
Located in western Pennsylvania, the 660-acre campus is less than an hour’s drive north of Pittsburgh, one hour south of Erie, and 45 minutes east of Youngstown, Ohio. Two major highways, I-79 and I-80, intersect 10 miles from the University, conveniently linking it to the entire commonwealth and its contiguous regions.
As a member university of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, SRU employees are state employees of the Commonwealth. Slippery Rock University offers competitive salaries and wages, a comprehensive benefit package, and a number of retirement options.
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