"Assistant Professor (Social Work)"

Description

The Social Work program in the School of Human Sciences announces an opening for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. This is a 9-month, continuing, tenure-track position effective August 2026.

Due to the newly established $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions requesting consular processing outside of the U.S., Southern Illinois University is unable to provide H-1B sponsorship at this time for any prospective applicant who is outside of the U.S. and requires consular processing.

This position is represented by SIU Carbondale Faculty Association/IEA-NEA. For more information regarding salary and other details please visit: https://laborrelations.siu.edu/labor-contracts.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

Examples of Duties

Candidates are expected to conduct productive and programmatic research, compete for extramural research funding, teach undergraduate and graduate social work courses, mentor graduate students, and provide service to the school, college, university, and profession. Support and positively contribute to SIU’s mission of student success and retention through actions and responsibilities within this role.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates for our tenure track positions should have an MSW and a PhD in a related discipline, such as public health, or an MSW and a PhD or DSW in social work and a commitment to conducting basic or applied research. ABD applicants will be considered if they can provide proof of degree completion by employment date.

Required Documents: Submit a letter of application vita, statement of research interests, statement of teaching philosophy, sample reprints, 3 or more letters of recommendation, and any other materials that candidates think will be helpful, to our online application web site (https://jobs.siu.edu).

Contact: Chad Waters, cwaters@siu.edu

Supplemental Information

Southern Illinois University Carbondale's social work program has a 50-year history. More than 6,000 students have earned undergraduate or graduate degrees in the field from the university, and the program has grown to include a bachelor’s degree, and both online and face-to-face master’s degrees, with a joint program offered through criminology. Today, the program is part of the School of Human Sciences, a unit formed in 2019 bringing together longstanding academic degree programs in public health, nutrition, sports administration, exercise science, and recreation. The School joined the College of Health and Human Sciences the next year, becoming one of six member schools of the largest college on the SIU campus. Promising new faculty in the College of Health and Human Sciences are offered competitive startup packages, including graduate/undergraduate assistant support, course releases, and summer salary designed to jump-start research scholarship. A new faculty member will join a research-active program. Interested applicants may follow links for information about the social work program (https://academics.siu.edu/human-behavioral/social-work/), School of Human Sciences (http://shus.siu.edu), and College of Health and Human Sciences (http://chhs.siu.edu).