Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor of Social Work

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As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions, you should review before applying for the opening.

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Minimum Qualifications:

With submitted materials, the candidate must demonstrate:

• Terminal degree in Social Work (Master of Social Work - MSW) from a Council on Social Work (CSWE) accredited institution of higher education conferred by the date of initial appointment

• At least two years of practice experience post-Master of Social Work

• At least two semesters of college level teaching experience with demonstrating high quality teaching effectiveness as instructor of record

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Co-occurring Disorder (COD) treatment in practice and/or teaching

• Demonstrated leadership and/or management experience particularly Program Director experience as evidenced in the CV and other required documents

• Demonstrated commitment to creating classrooms and to excellence in teaching for all students as evidenced in teaching statement and other required documents

• Demonstrated ability to provide service to the University and the profession as evidenced in the CV, cover letter, and other required documents

• Demonstrated strong evidence of the ability to be an active, involved, and collegial member of a collaborative faculty team both on campus and in relevant national service organizations

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Current knowledge in the field of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Co-occurring Disorder (COD)

• Competent in the use of technology, specifically education platforms

Additional Information:

About the Department:
The School of Social Work (SCSW) has one of the oldest undergraduate social work programs in the United States. We have offered undergraduate social work degrees since 1940 and we are fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas reflects the profession's fundamental concerns in its educational goals and objectives. The undergraduate program has two primary education goals: (1) Preparation for culturally competent, empirically based, multi-system, beginning level professional generalist practice across the life course (2) The preparation of students for continuing their professional growth and development after graduation. In order to achieve its basic purposes, the faculty, students, staff, and agency field instructors are involved in a variety of teaching, research, and outreach activities that involve them in the life of the university, communities around the state, and at the national level.
The MSW graduate program offers students one concentration that is conceptualized using the Multi--System Life Course perspective, which equips students with advanced professional knowledge, values and skills for practice with multiple systems across the life course. Our School of Social Work provides students with opportunities to merge the roots of social work with 21st century technological, education, and research approaches to address fundamental social concerns such poverty and social injustice.

While the School has a long history, it is also dedicated to change and growth as contexts and technologies change. A visit to our homepage will give you an opportunity to discover more about our faculty, students, goals, and current projects. Please visit the site at http://socialwork.uark.edu

Duties will include:
* 80% Teaching
* 10% Research
* 10% Service

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Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

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