Instructor Department of Social Work
Instructor Department of Social Work
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Instructor Department of Social WorkJob Description
The Department of Social Work at Fort Hays State University is accepting applications for a ninemonth NonTenureTrack social work faculty position available at either the Instructor or Assistant Professor rank. This position requires facetoface teaching responsibilities on the Fort Hays State University campus in Hays Kansas.
Responsibilities:
Ninemonth nontenure track position consisting of 75 allocated to instruction 5 allocated to scholarship and 20 allocated to service. The annual required teaching load is equivalent to 30 undergraduate credit hours. Service includes providing services to the community the profession the university the college and the department. Scholarly activities relate to ones area of expertise and knowledge and include the pursuit of the scholarship of teaching learning and engagement.
Required Qualifications:
- An MSW from a CSWEaccredited program and at least two years of postMSW social work practice.
- A Social Work License must be obtained before the appointment.
- Commitments to viewpoint diversity culturally competent education and working with rural communities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Teaching experience at a fouryear institution of higher education.
- Experience teaching in a CSWE accredited program and online teaching experience.
- Candidates with or interest in obtaining an earned doctorate.
- Candidates who have extensive practice experience and/or are clinically licensed.
Rank: NTT Instructor or NTT Assistant Professor
Appointment Date: The position begins in August 2025. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Benefits: To review our competitive benefit package please visit FHSU Benefits.
Application Process: To apply for this position please visit FHSU Careers.
Only electronic applications submitted through the webpage will be accepted.
Apply and Send Credentials:Applications must include a curriculum vitae a cover letter specifying how the applicants credentials match the job description a statement of teaching philosophy a vision of scholarship and service and contact information for three professional references.
Applicant documents should be submitted in one PDF.
If you have questions regarding the position please contact:
Tim Davis Ph.D. LSCSW
About the Department of Social Work:
The Department of Social Work at Fort Hays State University offers a CSWEaccredited Bachelors of Social Work degree on the main campus in facetoface outreach locations and online. The Department also offers a CSWEaccredited online MSW Program with a clinical specialization. Our focus on training outstanding social work practitioners creates a rewarding environment that attracts professors who aspire to be outstanding mentors and teachers. Our expert faculty bring diverse practice experiences and active research agendas into the classroom demonstrating to students how social work knowledge and skills apply to realworld challenges. Students benefit from a robust practiceoriented curriculum with handson experiential learning preparing them for a long and rewarding career in Social Work.
About the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences:
The College of Health and Behavioral Sciences is home to many challenging and exciting degree programs in the fields of allied health communication sciences and disorders health and human performance nursing psychology and social work. With 80 fulltime faculty serving nearly 2700 undergraduate and graduate students the departments offer programs that prepare students for careers in some of the fastestgrowing occupations in the United States. Outstanding facilities comprehensive and demanding curricula and a reputation for innovation and excellence in teaching provide a framework for graduates to excel in their chosen field. In addition to disciplinespecific coursework students have numerous opportunities to gain experience and knowledge through research projects field trips servicelearning activities teaching apprenticeships internships and student exchange. Students develop skills and competencies that prepare them to be practitioners scientists health care providers educators managers and policymakers destined for key roles in the health and behavioral sciences.
Community of Hays
FHSU is located in Hays a vibrant college town of approximately 20000 located halfway between Kansas City and Denver on Interstate 70. Hays is the regional center for education health care professional services shopping culture and recreation for the western half of Kansas. The community boasts excellent recreational programs and facilities including the comprehensive Center for Health Improvement Hays Aquatic Park Smoky Hill Country Club Hays Municipal Golf Course and extensive walking running and biking trails. Hays is within 45 minutes of two large lakes that offer great opportunities for boating fishing and camping. The Hays Municipal Airport provides connecting service to Denver with several flights daily. The Hays community is home to excellent PreK and K12 public and private schools. With over 60 restaurants major retail outlets a low unemployment rate and very short commute times the city provides a safe welcoming lowcost highquality living environment for the residents who call Hays America home.
Notice of Nondiscrimination Fort Hays State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender race religion national origin color age marital status sexual orientation genetic information disability or veteran status.
Background Check: Final candidate will have consented to and successfully completed a criminal background check.
Notice to KPERS retirees applying for a position: Recent legislation changes workingafterretirement rules for both you and your employer if you go back to work for a KPERS employer. Please contact your KPERS representative or for further information on how this might affect you.
Employment Type
Full-Time
