Lecturer of Social Work

Join our vibrant community of dedicated faculty and staff who work to create a transformative educational experience rooted in faith, reason, and justice.

Eastern University is a nationally-recognized Christian university enrolling approximately 9,000 students in a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, professional, and seminary programs. The university’s main campus is located in St. Davids, PA, with many programs also offered online. Eastern’s core values of Faith, Reason, and Justice are woven into all of its educational offerings. Through dynamic programs, a vibrant campus community, and meaningful service learning opportunities, Eastern University is committed to providing students with transformative, accessible, and affordable education.

The successful candidate will teach primarily in the on‑campus BSW program and, as needed, in the fully online MSW program in the Social Work Department. The position will include teaching social work courses in areas such as HBSE, policy, research, and practice, with an opportunity to develop and teach elective social work courses in an area of expertise. The BSW program is offered at our St.

David’s campus.

The Social Work Department has five full‑time faculty. The BSW program has been accredited by CSWE since 1974 and the MSW program is also fully accredited by CSWE. The Social Work Department at Eastern University educates and prepares students to be competent advanced generalist (MSW) social work practitioners who are knowledgeable, skilled, and compassionate representatives of God’s mercy and justice in meeting common human needs with particular attention to vulnerable and oppressed populations and communities.

The mission of the BSW program at Eastern University is:
Rooted in Christian values, the BSW program equips students with the knowledge and skills to serve vulnerable populations with compassion and mercy while upholding integrity and cultural humility. Committed to justice and belonging, we prepare graduates to advocate, promote human dignity, and foster community well‑being. Guided by faith and service, our program integrates evidence and strengths‑based practices to advance the core values of social work in an interconnected world.

Eastern University is a Christian university of the arts and sciences that integrates faith, reason, and justice for students in its undergraduate, graduate, seminary, urban, professional and international programs. Applicants should have a Christian commitment compatible with its mission and be willing to support the mission and vision of the university. The university complies with federal and state guidelines of nondiscrimination in employment;

members of protected classes encouraged to apply.

Eastern University is committed to the principles of equal opportunity as defined under federal and state law, and does not discriminate unlawfully on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, color, creed, disability, national/ethnic origin, age, disabled veteran/Vietnam‑era, Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), or veteran status in its admission policy, program, or activities, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other University‑administered programs, or employment practices and programs.