"Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor Online (Temporary Employee Pool)"

Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor Online (Temporary Employee Pool)

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions: The Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor position is being hired for the new online Master of Social Work (MSW) track and will report directly to the Assistant Program Director for the online MSW track and the Department Chair. Online visiting assistant clinical faculty will be primarily responsible for teaching online asynchronous and/or hybrid courses.

Responsibilities include:

• Teach or co-teach online asynchronous and/or hybrid courses in areas of expertise, using innovative teaching modalities.
• Create or co-create online asynchronous and/or hybrid course content materials in the areas of expertise, including but not limited to:
  • Course syllabi.
  • Managing online course and course content.
  • Reading assignments.
  • Recorded and/or live lectures.
  • Outlines, scripts, voice-over, podcasts, and similar.
  • Quizzes and exams.
  • Discussion boards.
  • Assignments.
  • Assessments.
  • Student support and guidance.
  • Instructions and overview.
  • Other teaching material.
• Create a student-centered learning environment, responsive to student needs in asynchronous and hybrid environments.
• Prepare lectures, power points, videos, course content and other technology utilized to enhance teaching.
• Engaging regularly with students through online forums, communication, discussion activities, virtual meetings.
• Grading learning activities and providing timely and constructive feedback.
• Mentor student-directed scholarly work.
• Provide advising as needed and directed by the Assistant Program Director - Online MSW track or Department Chair.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Content expertise in generalist or specialized courses including but not limited to:
  • Health and social welfare policy and advocacy.
  • Social, behavioral, psychological interventions in health and behavioral health settings.
  • Research and evaluation.
  • Healthcare-focused social work practice.
  • Behavioral health-focused social work practice.
  • Mental health diagnosis and intervention.
  • Diabetes care and management.
  • Social work within health and aging.
  • School-based social work practice.
  • Trauma-informed practice.
  • Substance Use assessment and treatment.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE accredited institution.
• Two (2) years post-MSW social work practitioner experience in the field of social work.
• One (1) year teaching experience in social work education full-time or part-time in asynchronous programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Social Work.
• Two (2) or more years of experience in social work education, teaching asynchronously.
• Experience with online learning management systems, education platforms and technologies.
• Clinical social work licensure or eligibility for licensure.
• Practice experience within one (1) or more of the following areas:
  • Medical/hospital social work.
  • Aging, palliative care, rehabilitation.
  • Community health.
  • Community mental health.
  • Behavioral health and integrated systems.
  • Healthcare evaluation and management.
  • Policy and advocacy work.
• Demonstrated experience in online curriculum development and instructional design.
• Experience in academic advising and student support services.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proven knowledge of accreditation standards and processes for social work programs.
• Experience with online pedagogy and tools.
• Clinical social work licensure or eligibility for licensure.
• Strong knowledge, skills and experience in working with diverse students and client/patient populations.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of CSWE required competency-based learning.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment/Work Week/Travel: Schedule is dependent on the course and department needs.

Special Instructions: THIS POSTING IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF AN OPEN POSITION. Your application will be active for 90 days. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and are reviewed by the hiring department as openings become available. To maintain your application within the system, you will need to re-apply. Applicants must complete all applicable sections of the online application to be considered for a position. Candidates who are called for an interview must notify the Department of Human Resources in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed before the date of the interview. Note: if a job-specific posting is created and you are interested in that specific position, please apply to that job posting. Submission of materials does not guarantee consideration for future employment in openings of this type since availability can be unpredictable and consideration competitive. To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/31068.