Professor and Director, School of Social Work

The Opportunity

The College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a 12-month tenured professor to serve as director of the School of Social Work. This position is located on the main campus with an anticipated start date of summer or fall 2026. The college is seeking an innovative, energetic inter‑professional leader with the capacity to leverage the existing strengths of the school to create a meaningful impact on the college, university, and community.

The selected candidate will be a visionary with the ability to lead the school through exciting changes as UCF strengthens its health and medical programming at the UCF Academic Health Sciences Center.

The director oversees the school's faculty and staff, is a member of the college leadership team, and reports directly to the dean of the College of Health Professions and Sciences.

The successful candidate will provide academic and administrative leadership—including management of human resources, budget, enrollment, curriculum development, program assessment, CSWE accreditation compliance and reporting, and academic programming—and will facilitate intra‑ and inter‑departmental collaborations to enhance scholarship, teaching, and service. The director will support faculty in securing external funding, promote a collegial and collaborative environment, and facilitate meaningful growth to fill the clinical social work and healthcare needs of the community.

• A doctoral degree in social work or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution.
• An MSW degree from a CSWE‑accredited program.
• An outstanding record of teaching, research, and scholarly achievements commensurate with a tenured faculty appointment at the rank of professor.
• Demonstration of significant and successful administrative leadership experience in a university setting.
• Knowledge of and experience with CSWE accreditation.
• Experience in curriculum development and program assessment.

• Proven leadership with the ability to oversee social work programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.
• Experience overseeing complex budgets and accreditation processes, a history of federally funded research, effective communication, and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated commitment to fostering community and the ability to support the future growth and expansion of the school, including its healthcare emphasis.
• Academic experience showing commitment and effective mentorship to faculty and staff within the school's programs while developing and implementing policies.
• Experience cultivating collaborative relationships with university administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and creating partnerships both within and outside the college and university.

• A letter of application indicating qualifications for the position.
• A curriculum vitae.
• Copy of transcripts.
• Contact information for three to five professional references.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.

Questions regarding this search should be directed to:
Jeffrey R. Stout, search committee chair, at: jeffrey.stout.

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Open until filled.

Please keep in mind that a job posted as "Open until filled" may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

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