What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Work, Tenure-Track Faculty position at Eastern Mennonite University?
ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY
POSITION: Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Social Work
QUALIFICATIONS: DSW, PhD or EdD required and MSW required. Experience in college teaching and program accreditation and assessment preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teach in CSWE-accredited social work program and general education curriculum at the undergraduate level in a residential setting
- Build program capacity for online social work course offerings and the addition of a master’s in social work degree
- Contribute specific expertise in social stratification, diversity, race, and gender
- Engage in ongoing academic scholarship in social work, including research collaborations with students
- Remain current in the field of social work and best practices in social work education
- Provide faculty service to EMU at the departmental and university levels
POSITION DETAILS: Nine-month contract. 24 semester hours per year. Salary determined by education and experience. Eastern Mennonite University uses a tenure-with-review contract system.
- EMU emphasizes inclusive pedagogy that is reflective, trauma informed, and student centered
- Teaching load includes courses in race and gender; intercultural learning; and power, systems and equity
- Responsibilities may include arranging placements and supervising student practica in social work
- Position comes with opportunity to contribute to strategic program leadership, including accreditation and assessment
- EMU professors should be enthusiastic about the mentoring and holistic advising of a diverse student body, including many first-generation and BIPIC students, across academic and practicum settings
APPOINTMENT DATE: Positions begin mid-August 2026. EMU reserves the right to fill the position at any time or keep the position open.
INQUIRIES: Application review begins December 1, 2025 and is ongoing. Application materials, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts (unofficial acceptable) and contact information for three professional references should be submitted in the application. The cover letter should include information on how the candidate’s experience will contribute to the university’s mission, especially its strategic goals related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Finalists will be asked to respond to questions relevant to EMU’s faith-based mission. The final candidate will be required to provide official transcripts upon hire.
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Eastern Mennonite University (http://www.emu.edu) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.
EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.
EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.
