Assistant Professor - Master of Social Work Program; Online

Alliant University is a professional practice University committed to excellence in four areas:
Education for Professional Practice, Scholarship, Multicultural and International Competence and Community Engagement. The University provides students with the highest quality of education through excellence and innovation in academic scholarship, applied training and research, and community service, particularly to underserved populations. Through its Mission, the University's goal is to equip students with the competencies they need to provide public benefit and make an impact in their communities by addressing major contemporary social issues.

Core competencies of the University's training programs include cultural diversity, which is infused in courses and field placements and is manifest in the diversity of its students, faculty.

Our Mission:
Alliant University prepares students for professional careers of service and leadership, and promotes the discovery and application of knowledge to improve the lives of people in diverse cultures and communities around the world.

Our Vision:
An inclusive world empowered by Alliant alumni.

Our IMPACT Values:

• Inclusion: We value and engage the rich diversity of the Alliant community.
• Mentoring: We provide guidance and create enabling environments for success.
• Passion: We bring enthusiasm, creativity, and authenticity to our work.
• Accountability: We act with integrity and responsibility in all we do.
• Communication: We are responsive, transparent, and respectful in our interactions.
• Teamwork: We collaborate to develop innovative solutions for our community.

This role will act as Assistant Professor, a faculty member who has completed a terminal degree (e.g. doctorate) in the area in which the faculty member will be teaching. As an Assistant Professor, they facilitate learning, and partake in scholarship, service or any combination of those activities.

The MSW program is a fully online program and the Assistant Professor will be teaching remotely.

Starting Salary: $74,369.09 annualized Step 1 (Exempt)

Benefits Plans Include:Medical/Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Voluntary Benefit Plans:
Accident, Critical Illness, or Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Plan, Transportation Spending Account, Employee Tuition Waiver.

Application Instructions:

Please submit a resume/CV and cover letter (in part, describing your interest in and fit for the position). Applicants invited to interview should be prepared to provide three (3) professional references, research agenda, teaching philosophy and teaching evaluations.

Minimum Qualifications for the statistics/research design position:

Education:
Candidates must hold a Master of Social Work from a CSWE accredited program, and a Doctoral degree in Social Work, or a closely related field, from an accredited college or university.

Experience: 2 - 3 years of teaching experience, familiarity with social work at the graduate level; experience in facilitating learning.

Certifications, Licenses, etc.:
None.

Duties & Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Faculty Activities/Responsibilities

Facilitating Learning

Facilitating Classroom and Distance/Distributed Learning.

Course and syllabus preparation.

Class curriculum coordination and planning.

Assessment and evaluation of learners.

Student selection, orientation, and assessment.

Mentoring and advising students.

Research/scholarship mentoring and supervision.

Scholarship - Scholarship/research reflecting the generation, integration, dissemination, and application of knowledge, as well as creative and original contributions to one's field commensurate with academic rank.

Service - All faculty engage in service to the University, Community and Profession commensurate with academic rank.

Examples in each category include:

Service to the University

Hiring and evaluating faculty.

Participating in developing, revising, and coordinating curriculum as well as maintaining program vitality.

Participating in processes to improve academic program quality.

Participating in processes to improve quality of School, campus, and University faculty experience.

Participating in faculty governance.

Service to the Community

Contributions at the local, state, and national levels involve one's professional expertise to the public, to organizations, and to governmental entities.

Service to the Profession

Participation in and leadership of professional organizations.

Reviewing for journals, conferences, and research grant panels.

Other Duties & Responsibilities Required of All Faculty - Certain duties are additionally required of all faculty and are not given formal workload credit but will be included in yearly evaluations.

These include but are not limited to:

Active participation in campus life to sustain a high level of facilitated learning.

Participation in program governance, including…