Assistant/Associate Professor

Assistant/Associate Professor

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:

The Assistant/Associate Tenure Track Professor position is being hired for the Master of Social Work (MSW) and will report directly to the Department Chair. Tenure Track faculty will be primarily responsible for teaching courses, engaging in service, and scholarship.

Job Description and Responsibilities Include:

• Teach online and/or hybrid courses in areas of expertise, using innovative teaching modalities.
• Create or co-create online asynchronous and/or hybrid course content materials in the areas of expertise, including but not limited to:
  • Course syllabi
  • Managing course and course content
  • Reading assignments
  • Recorded and/or live lectures
  • Outlines, scripts, voice-over, podcasts, and similar
  • Quizzes and exams
  • Discussion boards
  • Assignments
  • Assessments
  • Student support and guidance
  • Instructions and overview
  • Other teaching material
• Create a student-centered learning environment, responsive to student needs in asynchronous and hybrid environments
• Prepare lectures, power points, videos, course content and other technology utilized to enhance teaching
• Engage regularly with students through online forums, communication, discussion activities, virtual meetings
• Grade learning activities and provide timely and constructive feedback
• Mentor student-directed scholarly work
• Academic advising
• Actively engage in personal scholarship
• Actively engage in service activities as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE accredited institution
• PhD in Social Work or related field
• Two (2) years post-MSW social work practitioner experience in the field of social work
• Two (2) year teaching experience in social work education

Preferred Qualifications:

• Record of peer-reviewed scholarship appropriate for appointment at the Assistant/ Associate Professor rank
• Evidence of teaching excellence and potential for scholarly productivity, including grant-funded research.
• Practice experience within one or more of the following areas:
  • Research methods
  • Medical/hospital social work
  • Community health
  • Behavioral health and integrated systems
  • Program evaluation and management
  • Policy and advocacy work
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development and instructional design
• Experience in academic advising and student support services
• Experience with online learning management systems, education platforms and technologies
• Experience with online pedagogy and tools
• Content expertise in generalist or specialized courses including but not limited to:
  • Research methods
  • Health and social welfare policy and advocacy
  • Research and evaluation
  • Healthcare-focused social work practice
  • Behavioral health-focused social work practice
  • Social work within health and aging
  • School-based social work practice
  • Trauma-informed practice
  • Substance use assessment and treatment
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While this could be an online position, Pacific's three campuses are within California and its faculty and staff are mostly California residents. For administrative purposes, California residents are preferred. Out of state hires must be approved either by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations.

Requires extended periods of sitting and repetitive hand/wrist motion while using a computer keyboard and phone. Occasional standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, and reaching. Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.

Special Instructions:

To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/32420