Tenure Track Assistant Professor - Social Work
- Employer
- Texas Christian University
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Oct 4, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Professional Fields, Social Work & Human Services
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Application Deadline
November 15, 2021
Position Details
The TCU Department of Social Work invites applications for the
position of Social Work Assistant Professor (9-month, tenure track
appointment) starting Fall 2022. The successful candidate will
maintain an active research agenda, teach three classes in the fall
and spring semesters, and engage in department, college, community,
and professional service. Questions about the position? Ask Tee
Tyler, search committee chair: t.tyler@tcu.edu.
We seek applicants who will support our social justice advocacy
work at the micro, mezzo, and macro level of social work practice.
The TCU Department of Social Work employs a curricular paradigm
emphasizing social change, applying a critical social justice
framework to education, and engaging in trauma-informed care. We
seek candidates inspired to support social work students as they
cultivate knowledge and skills in these areas.
TCU Academic Affairs prioritizes recruiting, retaining, and
advancing diverse faculty and leadership through inclusive
excellence search practices, professional development, research
grants, post-doctoral fellows and other initiatives. With an
emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion, we encourage
candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. TCU offers
professional development funds, mentorship opportunities and
research start-up packages.
Applicant Qualifications
• A PhD in social work or related discipline by 8-20-2022. (DSW
degree with a strong research emphasis will also be
considered)
• Two years of post-MSW practice experience
• Current LMSW or LCSW or eligible to obtain an LMSW or LCSW in
Texas within a year of hiring
• University teaching experience (undergraduate and/or graduate
course teaching experience)
Department Details
The TCU Department of Social Work serves students in both our BSW
and MSW programs. The Department also participates in Harris
College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ interdisciplinary PhD
program in health sciences. Students in our programs are trained
through the Departmental curricular paradigm to be leaders in the
use of critical lens, social change, and trauma informed practice.
TCU is located in a metroplex of over 7.5 million people, and the
Department of Social Work partners with several community-based
agencies and organizations through research and its robust field
program. Students receive mentorship opportunities with
internationally recognized faculty who conduct research in
scholarly areas such as workplace inequality, intellectual and
developmental disabilities, gender-based violence prevention, LGBTQ
child-parent relationships, and human trafficking. More information
about the department can be found at: https://harriscollege.tcu.edu/social-work/.
For a recent faculty explanation of the "C" in Texas Christian
University, we invite you to read an essay by Drs. Darren J. N.
Middleton and Elizabeth H. Flowers: https://tcuadmission.wordpress.com/2018/11/26/the-c-in-tcu/
School/College Description
The Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences consists of
programs that prepare future health care and human services
professionals. The academic units within Harris College –
Communication Sciences & Disorders, Kinesiology, Nurse
Anesthesia, Nursing and Social Work – are home to more than 1,600
students who are supported by committed and talented faculty and
staff. Harris College supports the mission, vision, and values of
TCU; we prepare global citizens to think and practice as ethical
leaders in health care and educational settings.
Harris College offers 17 degree pathways in our health-related
disciplines. Students benefit from learning experiences in campus
laboratories and hospitals, clinics, schools, fitness facilities,
and community service agencies throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth
Area. On campus, the Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic provides
services for more than 300 families each year and serves as a
professional practice site for students majoring in speech
pathology and habilitation of the deaf. TCU Nursing and the School
of Nurse Anesthesia provide innovative learning experiences in
their state-of-the-art simulation centers.
The faculty and students in Harris College actively engage in
research for the purpose of improving health and well-being.
Undergraduate and graduate students have opportunities to form
mentoring relationships with internationally recognized faculty as
they conduct studies in such areas as pharmacogenetics,
carbohydrate metabolism, exercise physiology, health disparities,
heart disease, aging, Parkinson’s disease, caregiving, language
development in children with hearing loss, and forgiveness among
others. Our graduates are competent, compassionate and in demand in
the workforce.
University & Fort Worth Description
ABOUT TCU
Founded in 1873, Texas Christian University sits on 299 acres
nestled in a primarily residential part of Fort Worth, just minutes
away from downtown. The University includes eight schools and
colleges, in addition to the John V. Roach Honors College and the
new TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine, which is operated in
collaboration with the University of North Texas Health Science
Center in Fort Worth.
Currently, TCU enrolls 9,474 undergraduates and 1,490 graduate
students. Twenty-six percent of students self-identify as a member
of a minority group, 5 percent are international students, and 42
percent are from out-of-state. Our students are supported by more
than 2,200 faculty and staff. The University has more than 700
full-time faculty members, 87 percent of whom hold a terminal
degree. For nine consecutive years, TCU has been selected as one of
the Great Colleges to Work For®.
At TCU, diversity, equity and inclusion are an educational
imperative that is tied directly to our University mission and
vision. For the second consecutive year, TCU has earned the Higher
Education Excellence in Diversity Award, which highlights our
ongoing commitment to build a comprehensive DEI strategy that
aligns with our core values and to create a campus culture where
everyone is respected and feels included. Among TCU’s actions this
year was approving a resolution to adopt DEI into its core
curriculum.
ABOUT FORT WORTH
Like TCU, Fort Worth has the approachable, friendly charm of a
smaller town, but offers the amenities, cultural activities,
diversity and unique personality of a much larger city. Fort Worth,
Texas, is the 13th largest city in the United States with an
ever-growing population nearing 1 million. Fort Worth is part of
the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, the fourth largest
metropolitan area in the United States, and the number 1 tourist
destination in Texas. In 2018, bizjournals.com ranked Fort Worth
the 7th most affordable city to live and work in the United States
and U.S. News and World Report named Fort Worth one of the Best
Places to Live. Fort Worth, Dallas and Arlington all rank among the
top 25 most diverse cities in the country.
Fort Worth is known for its vast array of cultural, educational and
entertainment opportunities. The city boasts three world class art
museums—the Kimbell Art Museum, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The Bass Performance
Hall is one of the premier performance venues in the country.
Concerts, film festivals and other events are held regularly at
Sundance Square, Panther Island and Near Southside venues.
Required Application Materials & Application
Instructions
Application reviews begin November 1, 2021, until the position is
filled. To apply, submit your contact information, application
letter, curriculum vita, research agenda, and teaching statement.
The research agenda and teaching statement should include a clearly
identified section that speaks to how diversity, equity, and
inclusion have been part of your research and teaching
respectively. Finalists for this position will be asked to send
three confidential letters of recommendation via direct email
message from the recommender to: hremployment@tcu.edu.
The search committee will conduct initial interviews via zoom.
Selected candidates will be notified via email if invited to
participate in an initial interview. We understand that not
everyone can travel to the Council on Social Work Education’s
Annual Program Meeting (CSWE APM), so we will not host in-person
interviews during the November CSWE APM event.
AA/EEO Statement
As an AA/EEO employer, TCU recruits, hires, and promotes qualified
persons in all job classifications without regard to age, race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity,
gender expression, national origin, ethnic origin, disability,
genetic information, covered veteran status, or any other basis
protected by law.
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