Job Description
Open rank tenure-track faculty position, School of Social Work Main Campus - Boston, MA
R10206
Simmons University School of Social Work, is now accepting applications from scholars at all levels (Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor), commensurate with level of experience. Preferred areas of expertise include advanced clinical practice interventions, military social work, trauma, healthcare, children and adolescent mental health, addictions, global social work/study abroad, and public policy, though scholars from all substantive areas, including macro practice, will be considered. This is a full-time, tenure-track, nine-month academic appointment, with primary teaching responsibilities in either our MSW or BSW programs and opportunities to teach in the BSW, MSW, DSW, and PhD programs. These positions are based in the beautiful, dynamic, walkable city of Boston, with possible start dates of January 1, 2025, as well as July 1, 2025, subject to the selected candidate's availability.
The School of Social Work (SSW), founded in 1904, was the nation's first institute of higher learning to offer training for clinical social workers and continues to be a pioneer in social work education and practice. The goal of the SSW is to provide transformative learning experiences through small, interactive classroom environments, experiential learning opportunities, and strong faculty mentorship. The BSW, MSW, PhD, and DSW programs share a commitment to prepari graduates to practice clinical social work in a complex, multicultural world. SSW programs focus on the development of strong skills, career preparation, and readiness for the field. SSW students, faculty, and staff share a passion for knowledge building and dissemination, a dedication to community, a vision for change, and a commitment to social justice and human rights. Areas of current SSW faculty expertise include: dynamics and impacts of racism, family and intimate partner violence, immigration, health and health policy, health disparities, aging, behavioral health, substance abuse, child maltreatment, social policy, and innovations in social work education.
Students pursuing the Simmons BSW share a passion for scholarship, a dedication to community, a vision for change, and a commitment to social justice and human rights. The BSW degree focuses on the development of strong skills, career preparation, and readiness for entry-level positions in the field. The BSW major is one of the top ten majors offered at Simmons and is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
The MSW program, also accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, continues to lead the way with rigorous and innovative clinical social work programs for men, women, and transgender/nonbinary individuals. MSW faculty are highly specialized in direct clinical practice-close to 90% of the faculty are engaged in practice within their communities, and they take pride in mentoring and teaching students. Simmons offers more hands-on training in the field than any of the other social work schools in the Boston area and is the only Massachusetts school to use state-of-the-art Social Work Simulation Education to engage MSW students in their higher-level learning. Simmons students earn high pass rates on the licensing exam and experience high rates of employment within six months of graduation. The MSW degree is offered through both our traditional campus-based program and via our innovative online platform, SocialWork@Simmons (SW@S) . The MSW program offers a number of specialty certificates, including Clinical Practice with Active Service Members, Veterans, and Families, Social Work and Healthcare, Trauma Practice, School Social Work, and Public Policy.
The PhD in Social Work is designed for experienced practitioners to develop scientific research skills so they can advance the evidence base of the field. The program leads innovation in PhD education by offering its program online to meet the needs of students balancing work and family responsibilities, living anywhere in the country. The Doctorate in Social Work (DSW) is designed for practitioners to advance their knowledge in the areas of inclusive leadership, clinical practice, and teaching. Grounded in a social justice framework, the program prepares clinicians to lead social work thought, education, and research-informed practice. It is anticipated that newly hired faculty will be involved, at some level, in doctoral education.
Simmons University is a small, highly collegial, and dynamic university located in the heart of Boston's world-renowned Longwood Medical Area. Simmons is comprised of an undergraduate liberal arts education program for women and female-identifying persons, plus professional graduate schools with masters and doctoral programs for persons of all genders, offering unique and rich opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration. Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. Relatedly, the university is dedicated to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.
Primary Responsibilities - Provide excellent teaching across the curriculum and contribute to curriculum development;
- Engage in scholarship that advances the mission of the social work profession;
- Engage in service to the SSW, the University, and community at-large.
Required Qualifications - An MSW from a CSWE-accredited program and a PhD in social work or a closely related field;
- Applicants with an earned DSW who have substantial research experience will also be considered;
- Record of teaching in higher education commensurate with faculty rank sought;
- Clearly defined research agenda that directly or indirectly informs clinical practice with potential for sustained growth and external funding;
- Emerging record of publications in the peer-reviewed literature commensurate with rank sought;
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice in teaching, research, and service.
Preferred - Experience teaching in the areas of clinical practice;
- Experience teaching in either a BSW or MSW program;
- Experience teaching online;
- Specializing in one of our preferred areas;
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (or equivalent).
Applications will be reviewed beginning October 1, 2024, and will be accepted until the position is filled.
Instructions to Applicants : Please upload
all applicable application materials (e.g. resume/cv, cover letter, writing sample, teaching philosophy, etc.) in the Application Materials box on page 2 ("My Experience") of this application. Documents can be uploaded individually or as a combined document (e.g. PDF).
Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.
To apply, visit Located in Boston’s historic Fenway area, Simmons College is a small, private, non-sectarian College which has educated students for enriching careers and purposeful lives since 1899. Working at Simmons means joining a collaborative, diverse and mission-driven community of educators and professionals.
We prepare students to be leaders for themselves, their communities and the world. Our faculty and staff members lead by example - sharing a commitment to excellence and putting the students first.
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