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Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties:
The School of Social Work invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions.

Tenure-track and tenured faculty are expected to develop and sustain a strong record of research and scholarship, excel in teaching and advising, engage in community outreach and partnership, and provide service to school, college, university, and profession.

We seek candidates with demonstrated expertise in social work theory, practice, research, policy, and a commitment to preparing the next generation of social work professionals.

Primary teaching responsibilities will be in the School's Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program and/or Masters of Social Work (MSW) program.

The typical teaching load is two courses per semester.

Other Work/Responsibilities:
Other duties as assigned by the Head of the School of Social Work.

Minimum Experience/Education:
Ph. D. in social work or a closely related field, conferred prior to the time of application, or ABD status with dissertation scheduled at the time of application. Conferral of doctoral degree by start date.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Social Work and at least 2 years of post-master's degree social work practice experience.
• Demonstrated potential for research and scholarship, teaching and advising, and extension and engagement activities, as NC State is a land-grant university that highly values extension and engagement.
• Clear research agenda and the ability to carry out an original research agenda that advances the field of social work.
• Strong commitment to excellence in teaching and advising.
• Excellent communication skills and collegiality.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical,practice, research, and teaching.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD. in social work or a closely related field, conferred prior to the time of application.
• Expertise in one or more of these specialty areas:

1. public health social work
2. policy advocacy
3. behavioral health workforce
4. substance use disorders
5. gerontology
6. community organization or community-based participatory research
7. environmental justice and/or disaster social work
8. digital/online social work
9. criminal justice
10. school social work
11. international/global social work
12. rural social work
13. advanced clinical practice

• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Experience in developing programs, curricula, and course content, including for online courses.
• Demonstrated teaching experience across the curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Experience with collaboration and intercultural communication.
• Demonstrated potential for leading groups focused on social work education.
• Experience teaching across various formats (in person, hybrid, online).
• Demonstrated potential for obtaining external funding to support research and scholarship.

Required License or Certification:
N/A

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If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.

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