Director – Masters of Social Work – Msw – Program – Tenure-Track

Director – Masters of Social Work – Msw – Program – Tenure-Track

Requirements

• Must have earned a PhD in Social Work or Doctor of Social Work (DSW) from a CSWE accredited institution by time of hire.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in progressive leadership roles, including two years of academic leadership and exhibited strength in both scholarship and teaching.
• A minimum of two years of full-time post-MSW/Master’s practice experience.
• Demonstrated service experience on campus, in professional organizations, agencies or in their communities.
• Excellent communication abilities in written and verbal forms.
• Currently serving in the rank of an Associate Professor or equivalent at a post-secondary institution, or at least five (5) years of academic experience in teaching, service (unit, college, university, and professional, and demonstrated success in grantsmanship, refereed publications, and peer-reviewed presentations at national and/or international conferences.
• Currently serving in the rank of a Full Professor or equivalent at a post-secondary institution, or at least five (5) years at the rank of associate professor with demonstrated expertise in teaching, a strong track record of externally funded grants and refereed national and/or international publications and peer-reviewed presentations; and held leadership positions in national and/or international professional organizations.

Responsibilities

• Initiate the accreditation process and pre-candidacy requirements from CSWE.
• Lead the new degree proposal following the university process.
• Develop and teach graduate courses in social work.
• Advise and mentor graduate students.
• Contribute to advancing social work education and research.
• Participate in service to the department, college and/or university through committee work, recruitment, and interaction with local and regional stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with other appropriate faculty throughout WSU, including but not limited to colleagues with interest and expertise in the applicant’s research areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education experience, including the use of multiple digital or technology-supported teaching/learning platforms and mechanisms.
• Expertise in accreditation processes within social work.
• Demonstrated experience managing graduate social work programs.
• Leading programs that are delivered to students across multiple campuses with necessity to consider regulations and requirements in bordering states.
• Leading Social Work programs at a research-intensive, health sciences center.
• Leading Social Work programs that are embedded in colleges with active faculty practices.
• Familiarity and experience in social work offered in rural Washington state.
• Experience teaching in programs delivered to students across multiple settings with an obligation to consider regulations and requirements in bordering states.
• Licensed as a clinical social worker in Washington or be able to obtain Washington State LICSW credential within twelve (12) months of hire.