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The Department of Social Work is currently searching for multiple Lecturers of Social Work, three primarily assigned to teach in the Master of Social Work program and one primarily assigned to teach in the Bachelor of Science in Social Work program.
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Position Title: Lecturer of Social Work
Salary for Announcement:
The salary range for this position is $53,000 – $59,000 at Lecturer level. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, education, experience, specialty and training.
MSU Denver offers excellent benefits that include medical, dental, retirement, tuition benefit, free RTD pass, and more. For a brief overview of these options, please visit our Benefits section.
Position Summary:
The Department of Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver is seeking applicants for one-year appointment contracts as full time lecturers beginning Fall 2024. The department is hiring up to four positions (three MSW primary assignment and one BSSW primary assignment). MSU Denver’s Department of Social Work prides itself on a richly talented faculty comprised of teacher-scholars who are highly dedicated and empowered to support diverse students in growing as social work scholars, practitioners and leaders in the multitude of settings social workers perform.
MSU Denver’s Department of Social Work prepares social workers to engage in skillful, ethical, justice-oriented, and effective practice in their communities. We accomplish this by:
MSU Denver enrolls over 16,000 students, where nearly 60% are first generation and over 55% are students of color. Located in downtown Denver, we are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), an INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award winner for 10 consecutive years, and the only Seal of Excelencia certified institution in Colorado. As the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open access mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today’s college students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students. Through affordable, flexible, and holistic education, MSU Denver helps students build essential skills grounded in a multicultural and global perspective that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees, followed by career and life success.
MSU Denver is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented and historically minoritized groups.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidates will serve in the areas of departmental need, candidate qualifications and expertise.
Individuals hired into these full-time lecturer positions will be eligible to apply for our internal Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Faculty Fellowship positions. These individuals will receive release time from teaching to serve our department’s mission to students and our community with a focus on HSI initiatives specifically. The HSI Fellowship applicants must be currently enrolled in a doctoral program or have already received a doctoral degree in social worker or a related field and have previous teaching, practice or research experience demonstrating a commitment to one or more communities whose primary language is Spanish.
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
To view the full posting and apply, visit the MSU Denver Career Website.
Applications for affiliate positions are collected year-round and retained. When classes are available and a new affiliate is needed, the department will review the entire pool of candidates and contact the most qualified individuals. All applicants may not be contacted, but all applications are reviewed when positions are available. For full version of job descriptions, and to apply, visit the links in the drop downs below.
Position Title: Social Work Affiliate: All Content Areas
By applying to this posting, you are entering an applicant pool for affiliate faculty. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue as needed. The number of these temporary, part-time, non-tenure track academic positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the program. As such, not everyone in the applicant pool for this position will be contacted and/or selected to teach.
Position Summary:
The Department of Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty teaching positions. MSU Denver’s Department of Social Work prides itself on a richly talented faculty comprised of teacher-scholars who are highly dedicated to support students in growing as social work scholars, practitioners, and leaders in the multitude of settings.
We are seeking part-time, Social Work Affiliate Instructors in all content areas across the curriculum. All part-time faculty in the department of social work will work with a Lead Faculty and participate in a content teaching team. When affiliate faculty are needed, they should expect to teach one to two courses each semester, the maximum any affiliate faculty can teach is three courses per semester. See below for affiliate faculty member’s duties. We ask that all those applying to the pool to also complete a teaching preference survey: http://msudenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5orU3EaO9KTQcHI
MSU Denver faculty have expertise in culturally responsive practice that is relationally based. We are actively interrogating and revising our curriculum to reflect anti-oppressive practices while educating our students for the provision of effective clinical social work services with diverse communities in micro, mezzo and macro settings serving vulnerable and underserved populations. For more information about the Department of Social Work, please visit: http://17.azukiinvesting.com/social-work/
Responsibilities:
An affiliate faculty member’s duties include but are not limited to: teaching assigned classes in person or online by delivering course content to students, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading student work, providing students with robust feedback in a timely manner, addressing student questions consistent with university, college/school, and department policies, and providing online or in person academic support to students as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; providing instruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learning objectives of the regular course syllabus. They will also adhere to department course coordination and Lead Faculty Model policies; maintain office hours; and comply with university-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and peer observation policies.
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
To view the full posting and apply, visit the MSU Denver Career Website.
Position Title: Social Work Affiliate: Content Areas of Research, Legal, and Policy
By applying to this posting, you are entering an applicant pool for affiliate faculty. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue as needed. The number of these temporary, part-time, non-tenure track academic positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the program. As such, not everyone in the applicant pool for this position will be contacted and/or selected to teach.
Position Summary:
The Department of Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty teaching positions. MSU Denver’s Department of Social Work prides itself on a richly talented faculty comprised of teacher-scholars who are highly dedicated to support students in growing as social work scholars, practitioners, and leaders in the multitude of settings.
We are seeking part-time, Social Work Affiliate Instructors in Content Areas of Research, Legal, and Policy as they relate to social work. All part-time faculty in the department of social work will work with a Lead Faculty and participate in a content teaching team. When affiliate faculty are needed, they should expect to teach one to two courses each semester, the maximum any affiliate faculty can teach is three courses per semester. See below for affiliate faculty member’s duties. We ask that all those applying to the pool to also complete a teaching preference survey: http://msudenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5orU3EaO9KTQcHI
MSU Denver faculty have expertise in culturally responsive practice that is relationally based. We are actively interrogating and revising our curriculum to reflect anti-oppressive practices while educating our students for the provision of effective clinical social work services with diverse communities in micro, mezzo and macro settings serving vulnerable and underserved populations. For more information about the Department of Social Work, please visit: http://17.azukiinvesting.com/social-work/
Responsibilities:
An affiliate faculty member’s duties include but are not limited to: teaching assigned classes in person or online by delivering course content to students, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading student work, providing students with robust feedback in a timely manner, addressing student questions consistent with university, college/school, and department policies, and providing online or in person academic support to students as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; providing instruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learning objectives of the regular course syllabus. They will also adhere to department course coordination and Lead Faculty Model policies; maintain office hours; and comply with university-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and peer observation policies.
Required Qualifications:
Successful candidates must have one of the following:
Preferred Qualifications:
To view the full posting and apply, visit the MSU Denver Career Website.
The Department of Social Work at MSU Denver will be hiring for several staff positions very soon! Stay tuned and keep an eye for posting on the MSU Denver Career website.
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