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Assistant Professor-School of Social Work

Georgia State University School of Social Work in Atlanta, GA invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the assistant level.

Duties: Teach BSW and foundation year MSW courses with emphasis on HBSE and methods content; conduct research and seek external funding. Applicants able to teach from a multi-methods approach (e.g., traditional classroom, online, or combination) are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications: Applicants must have a MSW; two years post masters practice experience preferred, and a doctorate in social work or closely related field. ABD applicants can apply but will need to have a defense date scheduled before the job starts in August 2008.

Campus and School: With more than 28,000 students, Georgia State University is a dynamic campus and one of the Southeast’s largest urban universities. It is ideally situated in the heart of downtown Atlanta and is within easy access to the State Capitol, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, the Jimmy Carter Library, state and federal agencies and a vast array of community agencies. Attracting a mix of local, national, and international students, GSU is the most diverse college campus in Georgia. Within the SSW, the BSW program graduates about 80 students per year. The MSW program, with a sole concentration on community partnerships, graduates 30-40 students per year. Both programs are accredited through 2012npk.

To Apply: Send a letter of application, curriculum vita, names and contact information of three references, and one professional writing sample to Dr. Debbie Whitley/Fred Brooks, Search Committee Co-chairs, School of Social Work, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3995
Atlanta, GA 30302-3995. Review of applications will begin September, 2007.

Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.