Assistant Professor of Social Work

George Fox University announces a tenure-track 9-month faculty position in the CSWE-accredited College of Social Work MSW program, to begin in August 2022. This position is assigned primarily to teach in the MSW program. Teaching responsibilities will focus on generalist practice across the MSW curriculum, with a particular emphasis in macro level social work practice. This position works in collaboration with undergraduate and graduate program directors, the directors of field education, other social work faculty, and staff in the social work program. George Fox is fully committed to maintaining a culturally and academically diverse faculty and student body.

George Fox University, a Christ-centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion. Professors teach all truth as God's truth, integrating all fields of learning around the person and work of Jesus Christ, bringing the divine revelations through sense, reason, and intuition to the confirming test of Scripture. As a Christ-centered community, George Fox University is an institution that values diversity as an essential dimension of God's design for human communities. In seeking to become a more inclusive community, we especially encourage applications from women and candidates from racial and ethnic backgrounds that are underrepresented on our faculty. George Fox is fully committed to maintaining a culturally and academically diverse faculty and student body.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Faculty are expected to:

• Teaching generalist practice MSW-level courses across the curriculum;
• Participateindesigning,refining,anddevelopingMSWcurriculum;
• Engage in strategic planning and implementation for program development;
• Worktoconnectthetheoreticalandconceptualcontributionoftheclassroomwiththepracticalworldofthepracticesetting;
• WorkcollaborativelywithfacultyandstaffintheCollege ofSocialWorktoaccomplishtheprogram'smission,goals,and
• Model respect for diversity and difference in the engagement of internal and external university stakeholders.

Qualifications

• An MSW from a CSWE-accredited program is required. An earned doctorate in social work or a related field is preferred;
• Two or more years of post-MSW social work practice experience; a combination of macro level and direct practice social work is preferred;
• Teaching experience in direct social work practice;
• Two years full-time teaching in a CSWE-accredited program preferred;
• Teaching experience in the core courses for social work at the MSW level; evidence of teaching excellence is preferred;
• Eligibility for clinical social work licensure preferred;
• Experience in social work field supervision preferred;
• Physical ability to travel the area to supervise field practicum placements;
• A commitment to working with a diverse population of students is essential; demonstrated experience in this area is preferred.
• All applicants must express a personal commitment to Jesus Christ and express their Christian testimony in a local church. In addition, professors agree to live in agreement with the Community Lifestyle Statement and affirm the theological commitments expressed in the Statement of Faith.

Salary and Rank

Appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor depending on experience. Salary and benefits are competitive with comparable institutions.

Application Procedures - apply only through our website

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