DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (SSW)

invites applications for a Lecturer, Clinical Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor

About the Position

As a diverse Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), we center access, belonging, and equity-minded perspectives. We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate effective engagement in an environment where colleagues and students come from many backgrounds and identities, as well as someone who can demonstrate commitment to equitable and inclusive teaching, research, and governance practices. We are particularly interested in appointing a faculty member (Lecturer, Clinical Assistant Professor, or Assistant Professor) with practice and/or research focus one of these areas: Military Social Work, Gerontology, School Social Work, or historically excluded/minoritized communities.

Required Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE-accredited program
  • LCSW required for Clinical Assistant Professor, five years post MSW experience required for Lecturer, PhD required or within year of completion for Assistant Professor
• A commitment to their teaching excellence and development regarding inclusive, critical, active pedagogical approaches as well as in online/in-person and hybrid formats.
• A commitment to working with first-generation, immigrant, and/or underrepresented/historically excluded students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Social Work or related field, or other terminal degree (Ed.D, DSW, JD). ABD is encouraged with completion by May 2023.
• Two years post-MSW practice experience (clinical or community-based).
• One or more areas of expertise: School Social Work, Health & Well-being, Military Social Work, Global Social Work/Work with Immigrant or Refugee communities, Gerontology, and or Children, Youth and Families.
• Social work clinical license (LCSW)
• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Publication experience 
• Experience and/or interest in developing community-based collaborations.
• Demonstrated experience teaching or creating, organizing and/or leading programs for minoritized student populations
• Mentorship experience with Latinx and Black students and training or experience in culturally responsive teaching.

Primary Responsibilities:

The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the school's overall social work curriculum, initiate and publish research, teach graduate level courses, advise and mentor MSW students, and serve on school, college, and University committees. There will be opportunities for the candidate to participate in and/or lead grants. Faculty are supported through various professional development opportunities, mentoring, and small research grant opportunities.

About Dominican University: Founded in 1901 by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution.  Dominican University is a relationship-centered community rooted in a vibrant liberal arts and sciences education, offering rigorous and innovative undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It is known for its excellent academic programs, the care and respect with which it mentors its students, its enduring commitment to social justice, and the enriching diversity of its students. U.S. News & World Report ranks Dominican #10 among master's-level universities in the Midwest. Dominican is also ranked #1 in the Chicago area and #3 in the Midwest in the “Top Performers in Social Mobility” category – making the university one of only two schools in the country within the Regional University category to be ranked among the top #10 overall and as an exemplar in social mobility.

Dominican is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Approximately 50% of the 3,000 currently enrolled students are Latinx. Among undergraduates, 63% are Latinx, 50% are Pell-eligible and 48% are the first in their families to attend college. Located on a 37-acre wooded campus in suburban River Forest, Illinois, and just 10 miles west of downtown Chicago, the university provides students and alumnae/i an accessible location and superb access to a wealth of career, intellectual and cultural opportunities. For more information about Dominican University, see www.dom.edu.

About the School of Social Work: The School offers a CSWE-accredited Master of Social Work and maintains a distinctive presence in Chicago and surrounding areas. The School prepares professional social workers for a globally focused, social justice-oriented practice through rigorous and relationship centered education. We offer our program at our main campus in River Forest, IL, at the University Center of Lake County in Grayslake, IL, and online. With 9 full-time staff and faculty and a group of experienced and committed part-time faculty, the School is well-positioned to meet the needs of the social work profession and provide access to the profession for students from historically excluded communities. We offer several tracks: military, gerontology, children, youth and families, health & wellbeing, school social work, and global work with immigrants and refugees as well as dual degrees with the Brennan School of Business, the School of Information Studies, and the Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution. We have received two HRSA federal grants to support students from underrepresented communities, and we have several ongoing curriculum initiatives that seek to develop a Latinx serving program, and one that prepares social workers to work with minoritized groups. An expanded profile of the University and the School of Social Work can be found on the School of Social Work website: https://www.dom.edu/home/social-work-programs.

All applicants must apply online at www.dom.edu/jobs. Please provide the following documents:

• Cover letter which includes teaching philosophy that states how the candidate is prepared to instruct and mentor students in a Latinx serving institution.
• Equity and Inclusion Statement that includes any relevant experience and leadership in working in diverse environments and how the candidate contributed to a culture of inclusion and equity.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research agenda that includes areas of expertise/intended area of research
• List of three professional references

A background screening is required upon hire.

Applicants who progress in the search process will be asked to provide letters of recommendation and official transcripts. Submission instructions will be provided.  Applications will be accepted starting in June 2022, and review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries and questions may be directed to Dr. Leticia Villarreal Sosa at lvillarreal@dom.edu

Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to the goal of building a faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We seek a diverse pool of applicants who bring varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. Upon request, reasonable accommodation in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.