Teaching Assistant Professor​/Teaching Associate Professor, Master of Social Work; MSW) Program Director

Position: Teaching Assistant Professor / Teaching Associate Professor, Master of Social Work (MSW) Program Director

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

Job Title:

Director of the Master of Social Work (MSW) Program

The Director of the Master of Social Work (MSW) program is an academic faculty position at the Teaching Assistant / Associate Professor (Non-Tenure Track). The position is located in Reno, Nevada, on the main campus and at the Redfield Campus. This is not a remote position. It is a full-time position, 12-months. The director will teach primarily in the MSW program and across modalities (e.g., on-ground and online) in generalist and advanced generalist social work.

This position also requires curriculum development and administrative leadership. The Director is expected to possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills, as well as a demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.

The MSW Director oversees the School of Social Work (SSW) MSW curricula, policies, and protocols, as well as student recruitment, admissions, and dismissal processes. The Director supervises the MSW Program Advisor and the MSW Administrative Assistant, and any graduate student workers assigned to the MSW Program.

The MSW Program Director contributes to teaching and service commitments within the School of Social Work. The appointment has at least 50% administrative duties. The MSW Director works collaboratively with the BSW Program Director and Field/Practicum Program Director and is involved in the day-to-day programmatic activities of the MSW program (on-ground and online) at the School of Social Work.

The MSW Director reports to the Associate Dean (AD) and consults regularly with the AD on matters concerning the MSW Program. The Director works closely with an array of campus entities such as Scheduling, Admissions & Records, The Graduate School, Disability Resource Center (DRC), University Legal Counsel, the Office of Financial Aid, the Office of Advising, etc., to ensure the efficacy and quality of the MSW Program.

The MSW Director also collaborates with Boundless Learning (online partner) and Nevada Online (NVO).

The decisions and judgments made by the MSW Director affect the school's accreditation, thereby influencing the ability of the school's graduates to qualify for state licensing in social work and/or eligibility for a DSW or PhD degree in Social Work. The director ensures that the MSW Program not only abides by accreditation standards set forth by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), but also aligns with the values of the Social Work profession and the mission statement and Strategic Plan of the School of Social Work.

Skills

• Strategic leadership in graduate and professional education.
• Knowledge of social work education, CSWE accreditation standards, and program assessment practices.
• Understanding of online learning pedagogy, virtual student engagement, and instructional technology support models.
• Ability to lead complex academic operations across multiple stakeholders, functions, and jurisdictions.
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to build productive relationships with faculty, staff, students, agency partners, vendors, and community stakeholders.
• Ability to manage timelines, projects, documentation, and competing priorities with accuracy and discretion.
• High level of professionalism, confidentiality, accountability, and service orientation.

Required Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in Social Work or related field
• MSW from a social work CSWE-Accredited Program and two years of relevant social work professional experience
• Three to five years of administrative/academic leadership in higher education and supervisory experience
• Experience using data to evaluate outcomes and support executive-level decision-making
• Social Work licensure such as LICSW, LCSW, or LMSW
• Experience with accreditation, assessment, curriculum coordination, and academic compliance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting online graduate programs strongly preferred

Schedule and Travel Requirements

• This is an on-campus position, Monday through Friday, 8am – 5pm.
• Travel to community-based agencies as needed
• Travel to regional areas in which online students are geographically clustered as needed
• Travel to state and national conferences as appropriate

Compensation Grade

Teaching Assistant Professor / Teaching…