Job Description

Social Work (Tenure-Track, Assistant/Associate Professor)

Posting Number: F-0905
College/Unit: College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Home Department: School of Politics, Society, Justice, and Public Service
Employee Group: Tenure-Track Faculty - Academic Year
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year)
Position Classification: Tenure Track Faculty
Position Begin Date: 08/18/2025
Position End Date:

Position Summary:

The School of Politics, Society, Justice, and Public Service ( SPSJPS ) of Central Michigan University ( CMU ) invites applications for a tenure track assistant/associate professor of Social Work. The Social Work program, which is CSWE -accredited, teaches generalist practice with an emphasis on rural settings and is one of four disciplines within SPSJPS : Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology and Social Work.

SPSJPS seeks an experienced, passionate practitioner and scholar who has a strong interest in social justice issues and in collaborating across multiple disciplines/communities. Faculty responsibilities will include teaching core courses in the BSW program, advisement of students and related social work program service responsibilities. Responsibilities may include support for the development of a proposed online DSW program and assistance in field education for social work students.

Required Qualifications:

• MSW from a CSWE -accredited institution.
• PhD or doctorate in social work or related field by August 2025.
• Two years minimum of post- MSW direct practice experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, such as the ability to interact with others with respect, empathy, and cultural humility.
• Excellent scholarly potential including a research and publication agenda.
• Evidence of effective teaching or other preparation for teaching.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching undergraduates.
• Ability to teach human behavior in the social environment and research methods at the undergraduate level.
• Experience in online education is desirable.
• Experience in child welfare is desirable.

Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Salary and benefits package is competitive.

Applications must include a letter of application (2 pages maximum), a curriculum vitae, official or unofficial transcripts, a list of at least three professional references, a statement of teaching philosophy (2 pages maximum), a statement of research interests (2 pages maximum), and evidence of teaching effectiveness (if available). If evidence of teaching effectiveness is not available, applications should include evidence of other preparation for teaching. The letter of application must include statements about diversity. Applicants’ diversity statements should detail how their teaching, research, and/or service has supported underrepresented communities; applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further SPSJPS’s commitment to social justice, equity, and inclusivity.

The Search Committee will start reviewing applications on November 5, 2024.

About the Department:

The School of Politics, Society, Justice, and Public Service ( SPSJPS ) has four units: Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, and Social Work. Units in the School teach undergraduate programs in International Relations, Political Science, Pre-Law, Public and Nonprofit Administration, Sociology, Social and Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Youth Studies. Additionally, the School offers a Master of Public Administration degree at the graduate level.

More information about the School is available on the SPSJPS website .

Posting Begins: 10/14/2024
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

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