"Assistant, Associate or Full Professor - Silberman School of Social Work (3 Vacancies)"

FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College-CUNY invites applicants for Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor positions. Duties includes: performs teaching, research, and guidance in the area(s) of expertise-Shares responsibility for committee and department assignments, including administrative, supervisory, and other functions.

The Silberman School of Social Work (formerly Hunter College School of Social Work) has a national reputation as a leader in public urban education. Established in 1956, the School's mission is to prepare highly competent social work leaders to work in a variety of professional roles, settings, and communities in New York and other national urban centers to improve the lives of vulnerable and stigmatized people and the communities in which they live. The School is located in a state-of-the-art building in the historic and vibrant New York City neighborhood of East Harlem. Our curriculum, scholarship, and agency partnerships reflect a deep commitment to recruiting and educating a diverse student body and to innovations in social policy, practice, and research that value cultural complexity and social justice.

The School has 41 full-time faculty and approximately 1,400 MSW and BSW students.

Hunter is committed to active engagement with students and the community at large and embraces equity, inclusiveness, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work.

QUALIFICATIONS

For Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor:

Ph.D. degree in area(s) of experience or equivalent is required. Also required is the ability to teach successfully, demonstrate scholarship or achievement, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

Preferred qualifications include applicants who have an MSW degree, at least two years of practice experience, and a clear trajectory of research and scholarship. Applicants demonstrating success in agency and community partnerships that provide opportunities for research and scholarship are encouraged to apply. The following areas of scholarship are preferred but not required:

• Clinical Practice and Mental Health
• Social Welfare Policy
• Immigration and Global Social Work
• School-based Social Work
• Health and Disabilities
• Criminal Justice
• Cancer Related Research

COMPENSATION

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

Assistant Professor: $90,838 - $109,025

Associate Professor: $109,898 - $118,070

Full Professor: $126,333 - $137,185

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment. To search for this vacancy, click on SEARCH ALL POSTINGS and in SEARCH JOBS field, enter the Job Opening ID number 31631

Click on the "APPLY NOW" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Note, the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters - also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï, -, \_ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

• Cover Letter and/ or Statement of scholarly interests
• Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
• Published or Under Review Writing Sample
• Names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on February 17, 2026. The search will remain open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing until the position is filled. We encourage early applications. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open.