Assistant Professor and Field Director - Social Work; Tenure Track

Assistant Professor And Field Education Director

Reporting to the Department Chair, the Assistant Professor and Field Education Director provides academic and administrative leadership for field education in the Department's BSW and MSW programs. The position is a 12-month tenure track role and serves as a principal liaison among students, faculty, field instructors, agency partners, alumni, and the Department, and integrates classroom and field learning. Field education is the signature pedagogy of social work education and must be systematically designed, coordinated, supervised, evaluated, and continuously improved.

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In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas.

Provide administrative oversight for BSW and MSW field education consistent with CSWE standards, University policies, and Department procedures. Develop, maintain, evaluate, and renew affiliation agreements and professional relationships with field agencies and community partners. Recruit, orient, support, and evaluate field instructors, task supervisors, agency partners, and other field personnel. Coordinate student field placement processes, including eligibility, matching, orientation, learning agreements, documentation, monitoring, evaluation, and completion.

Ensure placements provide appropriate opportunities for students to demonstrate required social work competencies across individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Maintain accurate records of placements, field hours, learning agreements, evaluations, field instructor credentials, and agency information. Consult with students and field instructors regarding field performance, professional behavior, learning needs, agency concerns, and placement issues. Implement procedures for remediation, reassignment, interruption, or termination of placements when required by policy.

Monitor student progress and communicate concerns to faculty and the Department Chair. Coordinate field orientation, seminars, field instructor training, and professional development. Collaborate with faculty to align field education with the explicit curriculum, competencies, and assessment processes. Collect and analyze field data for student learning assessment, program evaluation, accreditation, and continuous improvement. Maintain the field education manual, policies, procedures, forms, and electronic records.

Use appropriate technology/practicum management systems for placements, documentation, communication, and evaluations. Promote equitable access to high-quality field experiences and address barriers affecting student participation and success. Engage alumni and community professionals as field instructors, mentors, speakers, and agency partners. Teach assigned BSW and/or MSW courses in an area of expertise. Advise and mentor students and contribute to recruitment, retention, progression, and professional development.

Maintain an active scholarly and/or professional agenda appropriate to tenure and promotion. Participate in curriculum development, assessment, accreditation, governance, committees, and University service. Engage in community-based scholarship and professional activities that strengthen field education and agency partnerships. Participate in faculty meetings, student events, recruitment, commencement, and departmental activities.

Earned Ph.D. or DSW in social work MSW from a CSWE-accredited program. For BSW field oversight: at least two years of post-degree social work practice experience. For MSW field oversight: at least two years of…