A Family, School, or General Social Worker provides specialized assistance to vulnerable families and children. Intervenes in crisis situations; evaluates individual and family needs, helps clients get access to health care, mental health care or social services such as housing assistance. Advocates for clients and provides follow up visits. May work with teachers, parents and school administrators to help students improve academically and deal with social issues such as bullying.
The University of South Florida, School of Social Work invites applications for two tenure/tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor positions. We encourage applicants who are interested in joining our School of Social Work scholarly faculty in educating social work professionals and contributing to the knowledge base to find solutions to help people in need, address social problems, and to advance human rights and social justice. We are open to applicants whose research agenda focuses on substantive areas of interest (e.g., direct clinical social work practice, health, mental health, policy, community engagement, global health and global mental health, and AI, digital technologies, and simulations). As part of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, members of our faculty engage in innovative interdisciplinary, translational, and implementation research focusing on finding solutions to promote the quality of life, health and the safety of diverse populations and communities.
Minimum Qualifications:
MSW and Ph.D. in Social Work or related area (Ph.D. must be conferred by August 7, 2027).
Preferred Qualifications:
A demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, peer-reviewed publications, externally funded research or strong potential for securing external funding, and service MSW from a CSWE accredited School of Social Work 2 Years post graduate practice experience Applicants are required to submit the following in support of their application: 1. Cover Letter 2. CV The responsibilities of this position include: teach doctoral, master's, and undergraduate level courses in Social Work; assist in Ph.D. student research and dissertation studies; and engage in scholarship, research, and grant and contract submissions, and service. Teaching will occur on the Tampa campus for face-to-face classroom instruction (candidates must be available on campus). This is a 9-month tenure/tenure-track continual appointment, subject to annual evaluations. Salary is commensurate with experience. See web site for University and Social Work descriptions: https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/social-work/ First review of applications will be October 9, 2026
