Social Work Chairperson

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the Social Work Program.
• Teach courses in the Social Work Program.
• Administrative responsibilities including budgeting, writing reports, supervising social work faculty, chairing the curriculum committee and social work faculty meetings, chairing the program’s admission committee, chairing the accreditation process, and engaging in research, scholarly activities, and service.

• PhD/DSW in Social Work or in a related field and MSW from a CSWE-accredited program with a minimum of two years post-MSW degree practice experience in social work practice.
• ABD candidates will be considered.
• College-level teaching experience and knowledge of CSWE accreditation standards preferred.
• Candidates should have the ability to teach across the undergraduate generalist social work curriculum and develop online courses that align with the Council on Social Work Education standards.
• Applicants are subject to a background check.

Apply now

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University’s Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

Application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.