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Assistant/ Associate Professor of Social Work
Assistant/ Associate Professor of Social WorkChicago State University • Chicago, IL
Assistant/ Associate Professor of Social Work

Assistant/ Associate Professor of Social Work

Chicago State University • Chicago, IL
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description Summary

The Department of Social Work at Chicago State University (CSU) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, beginning Fall 2026.

Chicago State University (CSU), is the oldest public university in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago State University is Illinois’ only four-year U.S. Department of Education-designated Predominantly Black Institution (PBI). CSU serves over 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 900 graduate students. The university is a nationally accredited university with five colleges in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences and Pharmacy and proudly supports a diverse and non-traditional student population that hails from 28 countries and 36 states.

Discover the latest advancements and milestones achieved by CSU in our Annual Report: https://www.csu.edu/president/annual_report.htm.We seek a dynamic scholar-practitioner with comprehensive expertise in micro, mezzo, and macro practice, administration, and program planning. We are especially interested in candidates who integrate practice wisdom and lived experience with scholarly inquiry, and who are committed to advancing social justice through excellence in teaching, rigorous research, and sustained community engagement.

About Chicago State University and the Department of Social Work

Chicago State University, a minority-serving and emerging Hispanic-serving institution, has a long history of educating students from diverse backgrounds and preparing graduates who make meaningful contributions to their communities. The Department of Social Work provides graduate programming accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), with an MSW curricula designed to develop culturally responsive, evidence-based, and socially just practitioners.

Our department is deeply engaged in community partnerships across Chicago and the surrounding region, collaborating with public agencies, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations to improve service delivery and address pressing social challenges. The campus is also committed to the health of the campus community promoting culturally focused activities in service of well-being.

Required Education Required Qualifications

  • Earned PhD in Social Work or a related field (e.g., Public Policy, Sociology, Public Health) by the time of appointment.
  • MSW from a CSWE-accredited program.
  • Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
  • Evidence of a strong commitment to cultural humility, equity, and inclusion.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Job Responsibilities

  • Teach across the social work curriculum, with primary responsibilities in macro practice, research methods, policy, and advanced administration/program planning courses.
  • Deliver courses in in-person, hybrid, and online formats at the graduate level.
  • Advise and mentor MSW students, with opportunities to guide field education and applied research projects.
  • Conduct and publish research in peer-reviewed outlets and pursue external funding.
  • Engage in service activities at the departmental, college, university, professional, and community levels.
Preferred Qualifications Preferred Qualifications

  • Two or more years of post-MSW practice experience in social work.
  • Experience teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level.
  • A well-defined, promising research agenda aligned with macro practice, administration, and program planning.
  • Evidence of securing or potential to secure external funding.
  • Demonstrated background in practice across all levels of social work—micro, mezzo, and macro.
  • Commitment to community-engaged scholarship with meaningful impact on diverse and historically marginalized populations.
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