Instructor OR Senior Instructor​/Bachelor of Social Work Field Education Director

Position Details
University of Colorado | Denver
Faculty Level/Title: Instructor or Senior Instructor
Working Title: Instructor/Bachelor of Social Work Field Education Director or Senior Instructor/Bachelor of Social Work Field Education Director
FTE: Full-time or part-time Full-Time
Salary Range: Instructor/Bachelor of Social Work Field Education Director $60,000-$65,000;
Senior Instructor/Bachelor of Social Work Field Education Director, $65,000-$70,000
Position #- Requisition #38065
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Job Description

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The University of Colorado Denver's Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program will be an undergraduate degree delivered in a hybrid format to prepare students for entry-level, professional, generalist social work practice and for graduate social work education. Located in the Department of Sociology within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), the BSW will utilize an interdisciplinary approach to capture both an academic liberal arts emphasis and the necessary knowledge and skills to enter professional social work practice.

The program is expected to begin enrolling students in Spring 2027.

The Sociology Department, located in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has 11 rostered faculty, including 7 tenured or tenure-track faculty members. We have approximately 100 undergraduate majors and 20 MA students. Faculty specializations include law & policy, criminology, health & medicine, and families. We are committed to inclusive excellence in our teaching and mentoring and through the programs we offer our students.

The department is dedicated to increasing the diversity of our community and our curriculum.

The University of Colorado Denver is the premier urban research university in Colorado, serving more than 19,000 undergraduate, graduate, and health professions students in Denver, Aurora, and online. The University is located on two main campuses: the Denver campus, and the Anschutz Medical Campus, located in nearby Aurora, Colorado. The Denver campus serves about 15,000 students, roughly half of whom are in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado Denver invites applications for an open rank non-tenure track Instructor or Senior Instructor of Social Work to serve as Field Education Director for its new Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program. The position is located in Denver, Colorado and is not remote. This is a full-time (9 months) academic year faculty appointment.

Summer work may be available as an additional appointment. The position will start in Summer 2026.

The Department seeks a dynamic administrator-teacher with a track record of success managing social work field education with a significant online presence. The incoming BSW Field Education Director will help support the launch of CU Denver's BSW degree and work with the Program Director to make and maintain relationships with social work professionals and social service organizations in the community and region.

Time allocation for this position is 80% teaching (equivalent to 8 classes per year, 4 classes in each fall and spring semester) and 20% service. The BSW Field Education Director is an administrative role compensated by a 40% release of teaching responsibility (equivalent to 4 classes per year, 2 classes in each fall and spring semester) and one month of summer salary.

The successful candidate will be prepared to teach required courses within the Bachelor of Social Work curriculum as well as within an existing emphasis area. The position requires a flexible teaching schedule to include day and evening classes as well as the ability to teach in a variety of formats (e.g., face-to-face, hybrid, and online). This position reports to the Chair of Sociology.

In addition to possessing a record of effective leadership in social work field practice, the successful candidate will have established success in mentoring students of diverse ethnicities, nationalities, and genders, including first-generation undergraduates, be familiar with…