What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor, Social Work position at University of North Florida?
General Description/Primary Purpose
The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work is seeking a 9-month,
tenure earning Assistant Professor of Social Work. The position will report to Dr. Gordon
Rakita, Chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work. Position
responsibilities include the following: teaching two courses each semester, maintaining
an active research agenda, and engaging in meaningful service to the Department,
University, and discipline.
UNF faculty are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic excellence in
all phases of instruction,
research/scholarship/creative activity, and service. The
successful candidate will teach courses in areas including theory, multicultural social
work practice, advanced generalist practice, and advanced practice electives.
Successful candidates must demonstrate the commitment and capability to provide an
excellent learning environment to students, work with student-centered methods of
instruction, and contribute to the continuing development and implementation of
curricular content. Applicants must describe their experience working with, teaching,
and/or mentoring students with different levels of preparation and/or a variety of prior
academic experiences. In addition to teaching, the successful candidate will be
expected to maintain an active research agenda, including publishing in peer-reviewed
outlets and securing external research funding, and make meaningful service
contributions to the Department, University, and discipline. Areas of research and
teaching expertise are open; successful candidates will expand on the program
facultys existing expertise and course offerings.
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The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work is seeking a 9-month,
tenure earning Assistant Professor of Social Work. The position will report to Dr. Gordon
Rakita, Chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work. Position
responsibilities include the following: teaching two courses each semester, maintaining
an active research agenda, and engaging in meaningful service to the Department,
University, and discipline.
UNF faculty are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic excellence in
all phases of instruction,
research/scholarship/creative activity, and service. The
successful candidate will teach courses in areas including theory, multicultural social
work practice, advanced generalist practice, and advanced practice electives.
Successful candidates must demonstrate the commitment and capability to provide an
excellent learning environment to students, work with student-centered methods of
instruction, and contribute to the continuing development and implementation of
curricular content. Applicants must describe their experience working with, teaching,
and/or mentoring students with different levels of preparation and/or a variety of prior
academic experiences. In addition to teaching, the successful candidate will be
expected to maintain an active research agenda, including publishing in peer-reviewed
outlets and securing external research funding, and make meaningful service
contributions to the Department, University, and discipline. Areas of research and
teaching expertise are open; successful candidates will expand on the program
facultys existing expertise and course offerings.
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