Assistant Professor of Social Work; Generalist Practice

FACULTY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK (GENERALIST PRACTICE) FULL-TIME TENURE-TRACK

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY (CSUEB) is one of the 22 campuses in the California State University (CSU) system. It is a comprehensive university serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley, proud of its mission to support a richly diverse student body through academically rich and culturally relevant learning experiences. CSUEB is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI).

Our student population reflects a variety of abilities and identities, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college. The California Mobility Index ranks CSUEB among the top 15 institutions delivering on the promise of economic mobility for low- and moderate-income learners throughout the state. The successful candidate will bring expertise and openness to creating a welcoming and supportive environment for all of our students.

We are known for our award‑winning programs, expert instruction, diverse student body, and choice of more than 100 career‑focused fields of study. With an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students and 900 faculty, CSUEB offers bachelor’s degrees in 49 fields, minors in 52 fields, master’s degrees in 34 fields, 16 credential programs, 18 certificate options, and 1 doctoral degree program. CSUEB has two locations: the 342‑acre Hayward campus and the Concord Center.

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The Department of Social Work at California State University, East Bay is grounded in the urban communities of the San Francisco Bay Area and prepares social work practitioners with a social justice focus and the values, knowledge, and skills necessary to build partnerships in diverse, multicultural settings. The department educates approximately 250 graduate students in its CSWE‑accredited Master of Social Work (MSW) program and 120 undergraduate students in its Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program, which launched in Fall 2025 and is currently in candidacy status with the Council on Social Work Education.

The mission of the MSW program is to graduate culturally responsive urban social workers to serve as advanced practitioners and leaders. MSW graduates competently address individual, family, group, organization, and community needs caused by inequalities of class and identity, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, immigration status, religion, caste, and other forms of social injustice. Advocacy and social change from a strengths‑based, person‑in‑environment perspective to address these injustices is the core of the MSW program.

The mission of the BSW program is to graduate generalist practice‑level, culturally responsive urban social workers. The BSW program prepares students to attend to individual, family, group, organization, and community needs caused by inequalities of class and identity, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, immigration status, religion, caste, and other forms of social injustice. Advocacy and social change to address these injustices from a strengths‑based, person‑in‑environment perspective is the core of the BSW program.

Our BSW and MSW programs focus on educating and serving communities within the nine‑county San Francisco Bay region. Faculty, through teaching, advising, and the practicum experience, work to foster activism, social justice, commitment to change, and professional competence in students admitted to the program. For more information on the Department of Social Work, visit https://.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach and provide curricular leadership in the MSW generalist and advanced generalist practice sequence, with particular attention to culturally responsive, community‑engaged, and justice‑oriented social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Depending on departmental needs, the candidate may…