The School of Applied Sciences at The University of Mississippi is seeking applications for Instructor/Lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the Tupelo Campus. This is a nine-month, non-tenure track position at the rank of instructor or lecturer as determined by teaching experience in higher education, and research/community engagement/scholarly achievements. The successful candidate may begin as early as January 2022.
The successful candidate will primarily teach courses in the Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) program on the Tupelo Campus with some undergraduate and/or graduate teaching assignments on the main campus in Oxford or other regional campuses (https://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/regional/). The hire will maintain expertise in assigned areas of teaching, involvement in research/community engagement/scholarship sufficient to be recognized as graduate teaching faculty, assist with student recruitment, retention, and graduation. In addition, the hire will develop and/or teach undergraduate and/or graduate online courses, monitor student progress, assist with field service records, field instructor training, development and maintenance of internship sites, and serve on various departmental committees. Excellence in the School of Applied Sciences and the Department of Social Work can only be fully-realized by individuals who share our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to these values.
The University of Mississippi is a member of the Southeastern Conference and included in the elite group of Doctoral Universities – R1, or Highest Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Over the last 12 years, University of Mississippi has been continuously recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The School of Applied Sciences, located on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, MS (https://olemiss.edu/), is an inclusive home to approximately 150 faculty and staff, over 2,600 students, six academic departments, four centers and an institute. The School of Applied Sciences currently serves 10 undergraduate, 10 master’s and 4 doctoral programs (https://sas.olemiss.edu/).
The Department of Social Work at the University of Mississippi (https://sw.olemiss.edu/) is home to fifteen full-time faculty and staff and over 300 students. Our department offers a BSW, MSW and a Ph.D. in Social Welfare. We are guided by the principles of the strengths-perspective, empowerment, cultural responsiveness, and social and economic justice. The program promotes culturally responsive and inclusive education, applied research, community engagement, and interdisciplinary and international collaboration.