DSW Program Director, Associate Tenure-Track Faculty

The University of St. Thomas, Minnesota’s largest private university, seeks an Associate tenure-track faculty member who will serve as the Doctor in Social Work (DSW) Program Director for the School of Social Work (SSW).

The University of St. Thomas invites qualified candidates to apply for the DSW Program Director-Tenure Track Faculty Member position, a 9-month faculty appointment with administrative compensation that extends to 12 months. This position will begin in August of 2027. Candidates will build on the SSW’s strengths and lead the DSW Program into the future. They will support the success of doctoral students, faculty, and staff through their leadership and guidance.

They will have a track record of excellence in teaching and scholarship, and success in managing social work programming. The qualified candidate will be expected to teach courses, advise doctoral students, and lead program accreditation and curriculum development efforts.

Grounded in social justice and inspired by Catholic social thought, our mission is to educate and engage students to learn, grow, and develop their professional skills as they prepare for social work practice in support of health, well-being, and the common good.

As part of the Morrison Family College of Health (MFCOH), the SSW collaborates with the School of Nursing, the Graduate School of Professional Psychology, and the Department of Health and Exercise Science to prepare highly skilled and caring professionals who are culturally responsive, practice with ingenuity, and proactively advance health equity and social justice.

The University of St. Thomas is a vibrant, mission-driven, urban university. The main campus is located in a historic St. Paul neighborhood with easy access to downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis. In addition to being Minnesota’s largest private university, we are one of the largest Catholic colleges or universities in the nation, with more than 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students at our eight schools and colleges.

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For more than a decade, the St. Thomas DSW Program has prepared social workers across the country to lead, educate, and create meaningful change. As the first fully online DSW program of its kind, it now offers two areas of emphasis: one in higher education, and the other in transformational leadership in the community and public–private sectors. The DSW program is part of the St.

Thomas SSW, a nationally respected School that has been shaping social work education and practice for more than 50 years. Designed for experienced social workers with an MSW, the program combines academic excellence with flexibility for working professionals.

The University of St. Thomas embraces belonging and equal opportunity for all. Our convictions of dignity, diversity, and personal attention call us to embody and champion an inclusive environment. The University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or other protected characteristic.

This commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity is consistent with our mission:
Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. A successful candidate will possess a commitment to the ideals of this mission.

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