"Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Professor in Social Work"

Job Details

Job Title: Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Professor in Social Work

Requisition Number: FE04328

Department Name: 8T110:College of Social Work

Work Location: Lexington, KY

Type of Position: Faculty

Position Time Status: Full-Time

Tenant Track Status: Non-Tenure Track

Required Education: PhD in Social Work or related field OR DSW

Required Related Experience: Two years post practice experience required

Required License/Registration/Certification: N/A

Job Summary: THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK (CoSW) is a renowned leader in social work. Our mission is clear: Through rigorous research, excellence in instruction, and steadfast service, the CoSW works to improve the human condition. Always, in all ways. As the state’s flagship university, CoSW is committed to actualizing our mission through innovative, accessible academic programming. CoSW is home to Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (traditional and online), Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (traditional and online), Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (traditional and online), Master of Social Work (hybrid and online), Master of Science in Criminal Justice (online), Doctorate of Social Work (online), and PhD (traditional) degree programs. In addition to Lexington’s main campus, we have a satellite campus at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. To continue to advance our support infrastructure for CoSW, we invite applicants for a 12-month, non-tenure eligible open rank position in the Clinical Title Series to begin as early as January 2025. Primary duties associated with this position involve provision of instruction, training, and advisement for students across all academic programs housed in the College of Social Work. In addition, this position will be responsible for curriculum development of graduate-level programming. Successful applicants will have experience teaching at the university level and demonstrated ability to effectively participate in scholarly activities. The University’s mission involves three primary functions across our faculty cohort: instruction, research, and service. Each year, various ranking faculty work with the Office of the Dean to delineate their distribution of effort (DOE). This DOE outlines how faculty will spend their time. Of course, the DOE can fluctuate depending on an array of factors (e.g., grant funding, new course development, etc.). The University of Kentucky offers comprehensive benefits. To find out more information, click https://hr.uky.edu/employment/our-benefits. Applicants are requested to submit a curriculum vitae (resume), a letter of interest detailing applicant’s goodness of fit for the position (upload as Cover Letter), contact information for at least three professional references (upload as Specific Request #1), and relevant teaching experience (upload as Specific Request #2). Application reviews will begin right away and continue until the position has been filled. Multiple positions available. Application reviews will begin right away and continue until the position has been filled.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No

Preferred Education/Experience: teaching/instruction in a wide array of courses at a multiple levels and formats, including online instruction, is preferred.

Open Until Filled: Yes