Assistant Professor Position School of Social Work

Assistant Professor Position School of Social Work

Job no: 561747
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Chico
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Faculty
- Social Sciences, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time

California State University (CSU), Chico is a comprehensive and residential public university, holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation. Chico State operates as part of the 22-campus CSU system, which educates the most ethnically, economically, and academically diverse student body in the nation. The University enrolls over 14,000 students, with over half identifying as first-generation college students.

Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps, have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations, and will contribute to policies, programs, and practices that support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning and working environment.

The Position: Assistant Tenure-Track Professor

Position Starts: Fall 2027

College: Behavioral and Social Sciences

Department/School: School of Social Work

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience. (Anticipated hiring range: $ 86,000-$91,000 per year).

Initial Review Date: 10/23/2026; complete applications received after that date may be considered.

Minimum Qualifications:

The minimum education requirement for appointment to this position is a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a terminal degree (i.e. DSW, PhD, EdD, etc.) in social work or related area. Candidates nearing completion of the terminal degree may be considered; however, all requirements for conferral of the degree must be met no later than the start date of the position.

In addition to a terminal degree and an MSW, candidates must have two years post MSW practice experience. We are looking for teaching experience across the curriculum such as direct practice skills, assessment, program evaluation, policy analysis, and social advocacy; the ability to utilize educational technology both online and in the classroom; and interpersonal skills that facilitate communication and connection across diverse communities.

Responsibilities:

This tenure-track position carries responsibilities in the areas of teaching both undergraduates and graduates, research and scholarship, and service which entails committee work within the School of Social Work and at various levels of the University. Teaching assignments are based upon qualifications of the individual and the needs of the department.

The Department:

The California State University, Chico School of Social Work acknowledges the Mechoopda lands on which it resides, our commitment as a Hispanic Serving Institution, and our surrounding rural and extended communities. Our priorities align with the University’s mission by providing a rich experiential learning environment through our signature pedagogy, practicum education. We are committed to providing accessible and high-quality education to diverse students within rapidly changing social, political, and physical environments.

We strive to center the student experience through anti-oppressive approaches as students develop into ethical social work practitioners in pursuit of social, economic, racial, and environmental healing and justice in service to others.

The School of Social Work at Chico State serves approximately 300 BSW and 170 MSW students annually through both an on-campus program and a distributed learning (online, hybrid) program that largely serves our 18-county region of Northern California. With many of our faculty recently moving into retirement, our new faculty colleague will have the opportunity to help us shape the future of social work in this largely rural region.

This will mean supporting the development of creative and innovative pedagogy; research, which may include work around trauma, poverty, substance abuse, and post-disaster recovery efforts; and a multitude of community service and community-engaged teaching projects.

The School of Social Work places a high priority on…