The Department of Social Work at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for a tenure-track, nine-month, appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. Located at the USU flagship campus in Logan, Utah, this position is part of department, college, and university wide clusters of searches designed to foster interdisciplinary scholarship and creative activity, and to increase curricular and research coverage of areas that reinforce USU’s institutional priorities as a land-grant, public service university. 

The Department of Social Work at USU is invested in promoting the health and wellbeing of vulnerable communities in ways that are strengths-based, empowering, and inclusive. We demonstrate this investment through our educational, research, and community engagement priorities in the department. We invite applications from strong candidates in all areas of social work research. We are particularly interested in welcoming colleagues who will strengthen our capacity in Mental Health/Substance Misuse, Trauma-Informed Care, Health/Health Care Access and Care Inequities, Health Policy, Aging, Rural Health Disparities, and/or Drivers of Health.   

This hire is part of a broader cluster initiative examining health and educational disparities across the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, and the Quinney College of Natural Resources. This collaboration seeks to expand and enhance research and curricular offerings that investigate and produces scholarship around these themes in Utah, the nation, and the world. 

This appointment, in the USU Department of Social Work, has a start date of August 1, 2025. This tenure-track position has a role assignment of 50% research, 40% teaching, and 10% service.  

Please contact the search chair, Derrik Tollefson with any other communication regarding this position. (derrik.tollefson@usu.edu) 

Review of applications will begin October 21, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. 

1. Teach graduate and undergraduate social work courses linked to the requested areas of expertise and to departmental needs
2. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students in research
3. Engage in individual and collaborative research and scholarship
4. Secure external funding to support research activities
5. Provide service to the department, college, and the social work profession

Minimum Qualifications:

• An MSW from a CSWE-accredited social work program
• Two years post-MSW practice experience
• A PhD in social work or closely-related field at the time of appointment. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Candidate who has teaching experience at undergraduate and graduate levels
• Teaching experience with online and distance education technology
• Demonstrated record of scholarly activity
• Demonstrated capacity for securing external funding
• Expertise in advanced generalist social work practice, particularly in the areas of culturally-responsive practice with a focus in substance use and misuse, criminal justice, or other areas of expertise that further the USU land grant mission. 

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV"
2. A cover letter detailing qualifications related to research, teaching, and service, to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the
   Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10"
3. 2-page research statement describing your current plans and projected trajectory, to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the
   Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10"
4. Writing sample (preferably a solo-authored manuscript/article or grant; if the sample includes other authors, please indicate your role), to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10" 
5. Name and contact information for three professional references to be entered into Candidate Profile

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Employees typically work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.  

The Department of Social Work offers CSWE-accredited bachelor’s and master’s degrees in a dynamic interdisciplinary college. Please visit www.usu.edu for more information about the University, College, and Department.   

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