Description

 Faculty Position Available – Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor, Non-Tenure Track

 Position Description

The Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work (SSW) invites applications for 1 non-tenure-track (NTT) position at the rank of clinical assistant or clinical associate professor. This position requires in-person work.

 The Institution and School

Loyola University Chicago (LUC) is a Jesuit Catholic University dedicated to the Ignatian heritage of faith, including a profound commitment to the poor, to issues of social responsibility and justice, and to transformative education in the Ignatian tradition of caring for students. The University endeavors to develop the lives of students, faculty, and staff in a spirit of inquiry for the development and application of knowledge for service to others. A commitment to social justice is core to both the School of Social Work (SSW) and University missions. The University strives for and respects healthy work-life balance and family life, including requirements for tenure and promotion. 

 Celebrating its 100th anniversary of MSW Accreditation in 2021, the SSW offers BSW, MSW, & PhD degrees. The BSW and MSW programs were successfully reaffirmed in 2024. The SSW launched a comprehensive behavioral health simulation program in 2025 with cutting edge training to prepare students for practice. Additionally, the school launched the nation’s first online, bilingual (Spanish) MSW program in fall 2019 and an online MSW program in 2022. The SSW provides additional opportunities for students to expand their worldview through online classes with international partner universities and a robust reciprocal immersion program focusing on refugees and immigrants in Mexico at the U.S. border. 

 Faculty and staff are committed to transformative education to serve anti-racist, anti-oppressive aims. Current curricular innovations include a week-long community immersion orientation for incoming MSW students, developing pedagogy that infuses advocacy for social justice throughout all coursework, making internship education more accessible via augmented simulation with standardized patients, and using traditional and innovative technologies in teaching and learning.  

Duties and Responsibilities

Successful applicants will:

-          Teach online/hybrid as well as in-person formats, across degree programs and across curricular domains, including classes on social work in healthcare or with aging populations. 

-          Collaborate in the design and development of simulation experiences for the Simulation Lab 

-          Provide service to the school (i.e. serve on committees), contributing to the school community

-          Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean

 Qualifications

Minimum qualifications include:

 -     M.S.W. degree

-     Expertise in health care and/or aging

-     Previous experience with simulation or strong interest in developing simulation expertise

-     Prior teaching and/or clinical supervisory experience 5 years post MSW

 Preferred qualifications 

 -              PhD or DSW degree

 To Apply 

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC’s mission, candidates should visit  www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, please visit  www.luc.edu/transformativeed

 Applicants should submit three documents: a Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter, and a writing sample. The cover letter should detail the applicants’ qualifications, experiences, and teaching pedagogy as they align with the mission and work of the SSW and LUC. All applications must be submitted using the LUC portal: www.careers.luc.edu They also should provide the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications and preparedness for this position.  References will not be contacted immediately but may be consulted at subsequent points in the review process. 

 Candidates should forward any additional questions to:

Dr. Christie Mason, Chair of the Search Committee, ssw-search@luc.edu

 The review of applicants will begin on a rolling basis and continue until April 1st or until the position is filled.

 Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity - including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment - is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

 The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and their continued connection to this land.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications include:

 -     M.S.W. degree

-     Expertise in health care and/or aging

-     Previous experience with simulation or strong interest in developing simulation expertise

-     Prior teaching and/or clinical supervisory experience 5 years post MSW

 Preferred qualifications 

 -              PhD or DSW degree