Assistant Professor - Social Work
Position Information
WORKING TITLE: Assistant Professor - Social Work
UW SYSTEM OFFICIAL TITLE: Assistant Professor
POSTING DATE: October 18, 2024
START DATE: August 25, 2025
Essential Job Functions
The Social Work Professional Program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in Social Work.
The successful applicant will contribute to an academic unit which has a strong team emphasis which includes team teaching, offers a competency-based education with a strengths perspective, and takes a proactive stance valuing diverse and inclusive perspectives.
This position will be responsible for enhancing UW-Green Bay's mission-driven inclusive teaching efforts and creating and maintaining an educational environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates those with diverse identities, beliefs, and cultural backgrounds.
What You'll Do
- Teach courses in the BSW and MSW Programs (both in person and online), with primary responsibilities in the MSW Program.
- Implement inclusive instructional strategies to increase support for students from underrepresented and first-generation backgrounds at UW-Green Bay.
- Develop a strong research program involving collaboration with students and/or faculty.
- Advise and mentor students.
- Perform scholarly activities consistent with rank.
- Perform institutional and community service.
- Contribute to ongoing program development.
- Advance equity and social justice in the classroom and community.
- Independently develop and implement sound teaching lessons from an andragogical perspective.
- Demonstrate the knowledge, value, and skill base for social work in an understandable and applied manner.
- Contribute to the BSW and MSW Programs' ongoing evaluation and accreditation efforts.
- Perform service to the unit and contribute to its ongoing development.
- Attend Social Work Program faculty meetings, orientations, accreditation site visits, and other meetings as required.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited institution, at least two years of paid, post-MSW social work practice experience, earned doctorate in Social Work or related field, and demonstrated success collaborating with multicultural and diverse constituencies. ABD candidates will be considered; however, an earned doctorate in social work or a closely related field from an accredited institution is a necessary condition for contract renewal. ABD candidates will be hired into a terminal appointment at the rank of Instructor with a rate determined at the time of hire. Upon degree conferral during the terminal period, the contracted appointment with the rank of Assistant Professor will be reinstated.
- Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching.
- Demonstrated potential for excellence in scholarship.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Earned doctorate in Social Work or related field by the beginning date of the appointment.
- Experience working with Tribal communities.
- Macro-oriented practice.
- Experience as a field instructor, and higher education on-line teaching experience.
- Demonstration of leadership capabilities.
The Successful Candidate
The successful candidate will be expected to work inclusively and respectfully within a diverse campus community and practice civility in the workplace. The University welcomes applicants who are dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of inclusivity and equity as crucial components in the pursuit of organizational excellence.
In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to display a demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to undergraduate education. The candidate should also possess communication and interpersonal skills sufficient to work effectively with a diverse array of students and colleagues.
Conditions of Appointment
The home campus of this position is Green Bay and the successful candidate may occasionally be required to teach an occasional course at the Marinette, Sheboygan or Manitowoc Campus.
Position is an academic year, tenure-track appointment. Applicants must be considered for tenure and promotion in six years, although tenure decisions may be at any time. Promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor is simultaneous with tenure. Excellence in teaching, sustained scholarly activity, and institutional service required for retention and promotion. A criminal conviction investigation will be conducted on the finalist(s). In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, the university does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record.
All final candidates will be asked to provide names, email contact information, and/or phone numbers for three (3) references, with at least one being from a manager or supervisor, during the interview process. All final candidates must be asked, prior to hire, whether they have been found to have engaged in, are currently under investigation for, or left employment during an active investigation in which they were accused of sexual violence or sexual harassment. When obtaining employment reference checks, these same sexual violence or sexual harassment questions must also be asked.
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources.
Compensation and Benefits
SALARY INFORMATION
Salary range of $63,000 - $66,000
This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
BENEFIT DETAILS
The UW System provides an excellent benefits package to meet the diverse needs of its employees. This includes several health insurance options, with annual deductibles as low as $250/individual and $500/family. Our benefits package also includes dental, vision, several life insurance options, AD&D and Accident insurance and Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts. We participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), where employer contributions begin immediately and employees are fully vested after 5 years of service. The UW System also provides supplemental retirement savings programs including a 403(b) and Deferred Compensation.
In addition, employees receive several types of paid leave benefits, which are prorated for employees working less than 100%. This includes 9 legal holidays, 36 hours of personal holiday and between 96-130 hours of sick leave annually. Employees earn 13-27 days of vacation each year, depending on years of service and employment type.
For more details, please review the benefit quick guide linked below.
Apply
STEP 1: Please select the applicable link below:
External Applicants: (NOT currently employed by the University of Wisconsin System)
Internal Applicants: (Currently employed by the University of Wisconsin System)
STEP 2: From "Search Jobs" screen:
- Click "View All Jobs"
- Select "Assistant Professor - Social Work"
- You must login before you can apply. Input your "User Name" and "Password" and select "Sign In."
- If you have not yet registered, click "Register Now" to begin the registration process.
STEP 3: Submit application materials:
Please be sure to complete all required fields, and include all required documents before submitting your application. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit or attach any application materials. Files must be complete to be considered. Please include the following documents:
- Cover letter specifically addressing qualifications for the essential job functions
- Curriculum Vitae
- Proof of social work certification or licensure (if applicable)
You must select "Submit" to forward your application materials to the search committee.
If you have any questions, need accommodations, or submitted your application with missing materials, call or email:
Colleen Ciampoli
Phone: (920) 465-2049
Email: ciampolc@uwgb.edu
Application Deadline
To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Sunday, November 17, 2024.
Note: The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis.Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is an Affirmative Action Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to achieving a diverse workforce and to maintaining a community which welcomes and values a climate supporting equal opportunity and difference among its members. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, genetic information, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status (including disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, other protected veteran, or Armed Forces service medal veteran status), age, or disability.