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Employment Type: Permanent Faculty

Vacancy ID: FAC0005627

Salary Range: Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience.

Position Summary/Description:

Faculty may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. If business needs change, an individual employee’s designation may be adjusted with a required minimum of ten (10) business days’ notice unless employee conduct or safety issues necessitate otherwise, at the discretion of management.

This posting is for ten (10) total positions, including seven (7) open-rank Clinical fixed-term faculty positions and three (3) open-rank Practicum Education fixed-term faculty position. By applying, applicants will be considered for all vacancies.

The School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for open-rank Clinical fixed-term faculty and Practicum Education fixed-term faculty positions (1.0 FTE ). The mission of the School of Social Work is to advance equity, transform systems, and improve lives. The curriculum supports this mission and includes a focus on evidence-based practice; concern for disadvantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed individuals, families, and communities; and the design and development of social interventions. These positions will be reviewed annually for reappointment.

Clinical Fixed-Term Faculty Teaching Positions: We are seeking candidates for seven (7) open-rank fixed-term teaching roles to teach across our online and on-ground MSW program. Candidates should have extensive social work practice experience and expertise capable of teaching both generalist and specialized courses (direct practice or macro). The ideal candidate should have a background in social work practice, involving assessment and intervention with individuals, families, and groups, or communities and organizations. Preference will be given to applicants with clinical or substance use and addictions licensures, knowledge of clinical methods, or macro-level work experience, as well as demonstrated skills and experience in teaching graduate-level classes or training. Candidates with clinical practice backgrounds who can teach within the Direct Practice concentration or those with macro social work practice experience and expertise who can teach in the Community, Management, Policy Practice ( CMPP ) concentration will be assigned to teach various Master of Social Work courses across both our in-person and online programs. Fixed-term faculty typically teach 7 courses annually, generally 3 in the fall semester, 3 in the spring semester, and 1 summer course. Additional responsibilities include advising students, serving on committees, and other service duties. This position has a standard distribution of effort that includes 90% teaching and instruction and 10% service and community engagement.

Practicum Education Position: We are seeking candidates for three (3) open-rank fixed-term faculty position responsible for coordinating practicum education in social work practice areas, as well as teaching four graduate courses per year. Candidates should have a breadth of social work practice experience and expertise and the ability to teach in generalist and direct practice or macro specialization courses. Specifically, the applicant should have experience in social work practice with assessment and intervention with individuals, families, groups, or communities and organizations. Experience working in practicum education is strongly preferred. Applicants with an LCSW or macro-level work experience and demonstrated skills and experience in teaching graduate-level classes or training are preferred. This position has a standard distribution of effort that includes 90% teaching and instruction and 10% service and community engagement.