Associate Professor of Practice and Associate Director BSW Program, School of Social Work

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The Simmons University School of Social Work (SSW) is now accepting applications for a position as Associate Professor of Practice and Associate Director of the BSW Program. This is a non‑tenure track position with primary teaching responsibilities in our on‑ground BSW program. We seek candidates who are licensed practitioners with substantial clinical social work experience to teach across our curriculum.

This position will be located on our campus in Boston, MA. In addition to teaching, candidates will be required to contribute to curriculum development, maintain deep connections to the social work practice community, engage in professional development and/or scholarly activities, and participate in service to the School, University, and social work profession. This position is a full‑time, twelve‑month academic appointment with a start date of July 1, 2026.

Simmons University is a highly collegial and dynamic university located in the heart of Boston’s world‑renowned Longwood Medical Area. Simmons comprises an undergraduate liberal arts education program for women and those who identify as women, plus professional graduate schools with masters and doctoral programs for all genders, presenting unique and rich opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration. At approximately 1500 students, the SSW offers degrees at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral levels (BSW, MSW, DSW, PhD).

Our BSW Program is offered via robust on‑ground and online platforms. Areas of current SSW faculty expertise include: dynamics of diversity, family and intimate partner violence, immigration, health and health policy, health disparities, aging, behavioral health, substance abuse, suicidality, child maltreatment, social policy and innovations in social work education.

Simmons University School of Social Work seeks to hire an Associate Director of the BSW Program. This is a contract faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor of Practice in the undergraduate social work program, BSW. Reporting to the Director of the BSW Program, this position provides leadership and management for all programmatic and administrative aspects and service‑learning components for the BSW, a program that will admit students at three entry points in the calendar year.

It is a twelve‑month contract appointment renewable annually based on the School’s need and faculty performance.

Responsibilities include:

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