MSW Director, Assistant/Associate/Full Tenure- or Clinical-Track Professor, Flint Social Work, College of Health Sciences (Hybrid)

Description

Be at the forefront of change and become a part of the innovative and forward-thinking academic team at the University of Michigan-Flint's Social Work Department in the rapidly expanding College of Health Sciences! The Social Work Department is searching for a Program Director for its Master's of Social Work (MSW) program. The program is currently in CSWE candidacy status. Initial Accreditation Decision is expected in June 2027. This is a 12-month, full-time tenure- or clinical-track faculty position with a 50% effort appointment for MSW program administration and a 50% effort instructional appointment. We seek to hire faculty whose scholarship and clinical expertise focus on clinical social work, mental and behavioral health practice, or social work practice in healthcare settings. The start date is negotiable.

The College of Health Sciences is located in the William S. White Building on the beautiful UM-Flint campus. To learn more about the University of Michigan-Flint campus, click here. This hybrid position requires a regular presence on campus. Currently, faculty in the College of Health Sciences are required to report to campus a minimum of two days per week. This is subject to change based on program, department, college, or university needs.

Responsibilities

MSW Director

The MSW Program Director's primary responsibility will involve providing administrative and programmatic oversight for the MSW program, as well as spearheading associated CSWE accreditation, student recruitment and engagement, and marketing initiatives. As a faculty leader, the Program Director is also expected to demonstrate exemplary teaching, research, and service throughout the social work curriculum. 

• Provides leadership for the MSW program and CSWE Candidacy, Initial Accreditation, and Reaffirmation
• Leads MSW Program initiatives to:
• Establish and review the MSW curriculum with a specialization area in mental and behavioral health practice in accordance with CSWE standards;
• Recruit students;
• Meet students' needs to enhance retention and success;
• Facilitate and maintain new and/or existing collaborations with community partners;
• Build a strong MSW alumni and donor network;
• Facilitate a positive and supportive work environment; and
• Encourage scholarly work of faculty and students.
• Actively and constructively participate in the Social Work Management Team
• Assist the Social Work Department Director in developing and implementing strategic plans
• Provide data to support budget planning and financial management of the MSW program
• Department-level policy review

This list of responsibilities is not meant to be an all-inclusive description of duties to perform. Other duties within the scope of the role will be delegated as deemed appropriate. 

Tenure- or Clinical-Track Faculty

Teaching

As a faculty leader, the MSW Program Director is expected to demonstrate exemplary teaching throughout the MSW curriculum. The MSW Program Director will teach courses on Mental Health, Behavioral Health, or Social Work in Healthcare Settings, and possibly other courses as assigned based on departmental needs. 

Scholarship

Maintains personal scholarship according to the College of Health Sciences scholarship requirements for clinical-track or tenure-track faculty. Clinical-track faculty are required to have an active research agenda and may achieve this by working with other faculty. Tenure-track faculty are required to have an active research agenda, establish their ability to conduct independent research, and work collaboratively with other faculty in scholarly endeavors. In both clinical and tenure tracks, scholarly work is expected to make a contribution and impact on the profession/discipline, to interdisciplinary areas, and/or to pedagogical endeavors. 

Service

All CHS faculty members are expected to provide service to the University, college, department, profession, and the community. Consistent with the mission of CHS and the University, professional service contributions to the Flint and regional community are valued as well as nationa