Assistant Professor-Social Work

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University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

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Social Work

This position is a full‑time faculty position in the Social Work Department with duties including: teaching courses, conducting scholarly and creative research, scholarship, student advisement, and service to the department, college, and university. This is a 9‑month position. The position reports to Social Work Department Program Director.

Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree in social work from a CSWE accredited program; knowledge of CSWE standards; minimum of two years of post‑MSW professional practice experience; teaching and practice experience should be consistent with the preparation of students for generalist social work practice; experience with technology in the classroom and online course modules is preferred. Other job‑related education and/or experience may be substituted for part of these requirements.

Prior faculty and teaching experience preferred but not required.

• Teach a diversity of BSW program courses. Development and design of new curricula; availability to teach day and evening courses; use of a variety of presentation formats.
• Student advising.
• Professional development and service opportunities with the university and in professional organizations in the community.
• Attendance and participation in all faculty meetings, commencement ceremonies, and other meetings/events as required.
• Conduct appropriate scholarly and creative activity in field(s) of expertise.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner to foster teamwork and by providing leadership to subordinates. Requires consistent on‑time attendance.

To perform the job successfully, the following competencies are required for the essential functions of this position:

• Ability to teach a variety of courses in a diversity of…