Assistant Professor of Social Work

The Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in the field of mental health and social inequalities beginning in August 2025. The successful candidate will have a primary appointment and tenure home in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, will teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, will engage in scholarly research, and will participate in university and professional service. Research areas of interest include the social determinants of mental health; racial/ethnic disparities in mental health outcomes, services, and treatment; and/or the impact of trauma on marginalized populations. Research may also connect to gender-based inequalities, disabilities, a life course perspective, and/or incarceration, with an emphasis on highlighting systemic issues in mental health outcomes, and access to service and treatment for marginalized groups.

The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science, that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and student mentoring. Our understanding of mentoring is expansive and includes a wide range of practices, such as: offering undergraduate research opportunities, advising graduate students, connecting students with professional networks, creating an inclusive learning environment, offering culturally responsive guidance and support, facilitating peer mentorship initiatives, and other activities. They will contribute to an inclusive, fair, and equitable environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.

This position is part of UW-Madison's Excellence in Mentoring Initiative and the College of Letters & Science's "Reducing Social Inequalities" Cohort. The Excellence in Mentoring Initiative is designed to recruit outstanding faculty who, in addition to their demonstrated excellence or strong potential in research and teaching, have also demonstrated the ability, commitment, or promise to mentor first-generation and/or underrepresented undergraduate or graduate students. The "Reducing Social Inequalities" Cohort in L&S brings together three scholars from the fields of Social Work, Sociology, and Communication Arts who share a commitment to nurturing and developing the next generation of scholars who share an academic focus and commitment to reducing social inequalities. While their individual research areas will remain independent, members of the cohort will be encouraged to engage in cross-disciplinary research communities and regularly connect with their fellow cohort members for support and continued success.

The successful candidate will have a primary appointment and tenure home in the The Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, will teach undergraduate and graduate students, will engage in scholarly research, and will participate in university and professional service. They will provide ongoing mentorship to first-generation and/or underrepresented undergraduate or graduate students to help them achieve academic success. As a member of the College of L&S, they will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college's commitment to equity among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
PhD in Social Work or similar is required prior to the start of the appointment.

Candidates should demonstrate evidence of or the potential for excellence in teaching and in mentoring first-generation and/or underrepresented undergraduate or graduate students. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate experience with fostering or the ability to foster an inclusive and equity-centered teaching, learning, departmental, and research environment where all can thrive.

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

AUGUST 18, 2025

Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)

The College of Letters & Science is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all of us - students, staff, and faculty - can thrive. Ours is a community in which we all are welcome. Most importantly, we strive to build a community in which all of us feel a great sense of belonging. There is no excellence without diversity in all its forms; diverse teams are more creative and successful than homogeneous ones. We are better when we are diverse and when we acknowledge, celebrate and honor our diversity. In acknowledging and honoring our diversity, we also assume a responsibility to support and stand up for each other.

Apply online at "Jobs at UW" (http://jobs.wisc.edu) under job number 307129. Applications must be received through UW- Madison's online application system. Applications submitted outside of this system will not be considered. Click the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. Applicants should submit the following 5 items:
1. CV
2. Cover Letter
3. Research Statement and Teaching Statement
4. Evidence of Commitment to Excellence in Mentoring First-Generation and/or Underrepresented Students
5. 3 Samples of written work

Candidates will be asked to provide contact information for three references; each reference will receive an electronic link through which they can upload a signed letter of reference. References will be automatically contacted once application is submitted. For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on November 18, 2024.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Please note that applicants will be evaluated based upon submitted application materials and therefore should speak to and include evidence of their qualifications. Application materials must clearly demonstrate the applicant's dedication to excellence in student-centered teaching and mentoring. Additionally, materials should showcase the applicant's ability to purposefully plan their teaching practices, evidenced through goals, action plans, reflection, and related documentation. This portion of the application materials must be created by the applicant and may include supporting letters. It cannot be only in the form of letters and testimony by others.

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/

David Barger
david.barger@wisc.edu
608-262-3562
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Assistant Professor(FA040)

A48-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/SOCIAL WORK/SOC WORK

Faculty

307129-FA