NewFaculty Opportunities at the Brown School - The Brown School at WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis hasopened acall for at least two positions: TheMasters & Johnson Distinguished Professorship of Sexual Health andEducation, and an open-rankfacultyposition(s) in artificial intelligence, socialwork, and social policy. Candidates with a Ph. D. in Social Work or allieddisciplines willbe considered for all positions, and those with a Master ofSocial Work and at least two years of post-MSW practiceexperience who canteachsocial work practice courses in addition to conducting research areparticularly desired. Masters& Johnson DistinguishedProfessorship in Sexuality Health & Education The Brown School at Washington University inSt.

Louis is searching for adistinguished scholar for a tenured faculty appointmentas the Masters & Johnson Distinguished Professorship ofSexual Health andEducation.

An outstanding scholar in sexuality and sexual/reproductive health issought to fill this leadership role atthe Brown School. We areparticularly interestedin highly established mid-career and senior scholars with a stronglyestablished researchagenda focused on theintersection of health and well-beingin populations made vulnerable by oppression and discrimination, including butnot limited to sexworkers, people of color, those identifying as LGBTQ, peoplewith disabilities and/or those with direct experience withhuman trafficking,trauma exposure, and survivors of sexual or gender-based violence. Candidates witha strong commitment to advancingreproductive and humanrights throughinnovative research are eagerly sought. Candidates with a Ph. D. in Social Work or allieddisciplines will be considered.

Candidates with a Master of Social Work and atleast two years of post-MSW practice experience areparticularly desired. To Apply Applications will be accepted until the positionis filled;however, priority will be given to applicationsreceived before October15, 2026 . To apply for this position, please submit a CV andbrief coverletter at thislink . To discussthe position (confidentially) and thebenefits of engaging inscholarship atthe Brown School, please reach out directly to Paz Galupo, search chair andAudre Lorde DistinguishedProfessor of SexualHealth and Education ( paz@wustl.edu ).

Open-RankFaculty Positionsin ArtificialIntelligence, Social Work, & Social Policy:

A WashU Office of the Provost Initiative As part of auniversity-wide initiative led by theWashU Office of the Provost, the Brown School invites applications from facultyat allranks, whoseresearch engages or considers the intersection of artificialintelligence and social work or social policy. This universityinitiative inArtificial Intelligence spans four thematic hiring areas across the university,and we welcome applicants working in any ofthem whose workis highly alignedwith the mission of the

Brown School:

Agentic AI:

AI Governance, Society, andInstitutions -modeling how AI agents behave at scale in complex social and economic systems, and the legal, regulatory, andinstitutional structuresneeded to oversee them, including the reshaping of labor, decision-making, and accountability across firms,markets, andorganizations. Human Values, Creative Practice, and AI - scholarship and creative practice exploring what itmeans to behuman in a world shaped by generative AI, spanning critical/humanistic and studio-based creative work.

AI-DrivenImagingScience:

Imaging from Molecules to the Universe - foundation models, generative modeling, and inverse problem methods appliedacrossscales, including population health and food security. AI for

Science and Engineering:

Modeling the Physical World

• AIand computational methods to model, simulate, and reason about physical systems, from climate and materials to structural biology andastrophysics. While applications engaging any of these fourareas are welcome, the

Agentic AI:

AI Governance, Society, andInstitutions track - with its focus on institutions, accountability, labor, and the socialsystems that oversee emerging technologies -is likely the closest fit to theBrown School's mission, and we particularly encourage applicants whose workspeaks to that intersection. Tolearn more about this initiative from the WashUOffice of the Provost, clickhere . While candidates fromallied disciplineswill be considered, we are particularly interested incandidates with a Master of Social Work and at least two years of post-MSWpracticeexperience who can teach social work practice courses in addition toconducting relevant research. ToApply To apply for this position, click here . Applicationswill be accepted until positions arefilled. For questions about the application process, please contact Paz Galupo,Chair of the PersonnelAdvisory Committee and Audre Lorde DistinguishedProfessor of Sexual Health and Education ( paz@wustl.edu ),or Dean Dorian Traube, Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean of theBrown School ( traube@wustl.edu ).Interested applicants should send a CV and brief cover letter indicating whichAIthematic initiative they are applying to. In addition, applicants shouldprovide a teaching statement, research statement, and contactinformation forthree references. Aboutthe Brown School The Brown School is a top-ranked schoolof socialwork and social policy, consistently rated among the best in the nation by U.S.News & World Report - most recently holdingthe No. 2 position amongthe nation's schools of social work. Faculty who join us will become part of aproductive, collegial, and excitingresearch community committed to socialchange through the education of graduate students (master's and doctoral) andadvanced research.

Brown School faculty are widely published and cited, andrecognized nationally and internationally for rigorous, evidence-basedscholarshipaimed at addressing pressing social issues and eliminating healthand economic disparities. Set within Washington University in St.

Louis, newfaculty will be encouraged to pursue research and teaching collaborationsacross the university, including the Schools ofMedicine, Business, Law, Art& Architecture, Engineering, Public Health, and Arts & Sciences. Newfaculty will join a university committedto academic distinction, cutting-edgescholarship, transdisciplinary and community collaboration, and an educationalmission aimed atstrengthening society. Top students come to the Brown School from the St.

Louis region and from across the nation and globe. Bothstudents and facultyshare a commitment to improving individual, family, community, and societalwell-being and equity through education andscholarly activity. The schooloffers dedicated administrative support and leadership in research, facultyaffairs, education, studentaffairs, and library science along with experiencepre- and post-award teams that support the school's significant externalfundingportfolio. The Brown School has built strong and lasting communitypartnerships and encourages new partnerships in both educationalsettings andresearch and evaluation to help faculty and students engage in research andactivities tied to real-world impact. Resourcessuch as the Clark-Fox PolicyInstitute help faculty translate new knowledge rapidly into action. The BrownSchool is also proud to be hometo the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging andthe Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, two endowed centersfocused onresearch and education, as well as multiple active centers and labs,including the Sexuality, Health, & Gender Center; Center for SocialDevelopment; Social System Design Lab; Forced Migration Initiative; and more. Equal Employment Opportunity Washington University in St. Louis is committed to theprinciples and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is theUniversity's policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in alljob titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, nationalorigin,citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexualorientation, gender identity or expression, disability,protected veteranstatus, or genetic information.