Assistant Professor, School of Social Work (Behavioral Health)

San Francisco State University, Department of Social Work offers an exciting opportunity for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2025. We seek a colleague whose teaching and research interests include Behavioral Health and/or Integrated Behavioral Health. We seek a colleague whose teaching, community practice experience, and research interests include the full range of behavioral health services to children, youth, and adults. We are especially interested in qualified candidates with a demonstrated commitment through social work vision and practice that centers social and racial justice and advances the diversity and excellence of the School of Social Work's heritage of social action and scholarship. We are especially interested in qualified candidates with a demonstrated commitment -- through their research, teaching, and service -- to the diversity and excellence of our academic BASW and MSW programs.

The San Francisco State University School of Social Work currently educates over 200 BASW and MSW students in our accredited program and employs over 25 lecturers and 10 staff. The mission of the San Francisco State University School of Social Work is to educate diverse learners to achieve progressive development and promote social change throughout the Bay Area and beyond. The School of Social Work cultivates ethical leadership for social justice and promotes professional advocacy, versatility, activism, and cultural humility.

San Francisco State University is one of the most diverse academic institutions in the country, with 6% African American, 33% Latinx, 30% Asian, and 24% White (non-Latinx) students.  The mission of San Francisco State University is to create and maintain an environment for learning that promotes respect for and appreciation of scholarship, freedom, human diversity, and the cultural mosaic of the City of San Francisco and the Bay Area; to promote excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment; and to provide broadly accessible higher education for residents of the region and state, as well as the nation and world.

Responsibilities 

The position requires BASW and/or MSW teaching experience, mentoring and advising BASW and/or MSW students, developing an active ongoing scholarship agenda in one’s area of specialty, and ongoing committee and service assignments.

Compensation                                                                                                                            

The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is:

$101,500 – $103,500 Annually (12 monthly payments per academic year).

Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition, the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work (https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/california_equal_pay_act.htm).

Professional development funds, moving expenses, start‐up funds, and a reduced teaching load may be available.

The California State University (CSU) provides generous health, retirement, and other benefits.

Application Procedure

Application review begins October 1, 2024, and continues until the position is filled.  

To apply, please upload the following materials:

1. Cover letter (relating your experience to the required qualifications)

2. Curriculum vitae

3. A diversity statement that is no more than 500 words that provides an understanding of your capabilities to address diversity in support of SFSU’s diverse student and community populations. Please provide specific examples of how you have addressed diversity in your teaching, research, and service.

4. A statement of your teaching philosophy of no more than 500 words.

5. Samples of scholarly papers.

6. Names and contact information of three references who will provide letters of recommendation upon request.

Please direct all questions about the position to Dr. Yeon-Shim Lee at yl375@sfsu.edu 

SF State is a major public urban university, situated in one of the world’s great cities. Building on a century-long history of commitment to quality teaching and broad access to undergraduate and graduate education, the University offers comprehensive, rigorous, and integrated academic programs that require students to engage in open-minded inquiry and reflection.  SF State prepares its students to become productive, ethical, active citizens with a global perspective.

San Francisco State University educates and equips students to thrive in a global society. We deliver academic excellence by pursuing knowledge, inspiring creativity, supporting our diverse communi