Job description

The Usha Kundu College of Health (UKCOH) Department of Social Work at UWF seeks a dynamic professional to join its cadre of faculty as an Instructor, with a start date of January 4, 2027. This is a 9-month, full-time, non-tenure-track position. The department offers both a Master in Social Work (MSW) that focuses on clinical practice in behavioral and health care settings and a generalist Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) degree, and the selected candidate will be expected to teach across the BSW and MSW curricula, with a primary emphasis on undergraduate courses.

Position duties include teaching courses across the social work curriculum (undergraduate and/or graduate courses) and serving as the co-director of the field office, with shared responsibility for overseeing field office processes and data collection to monitor the field office’s impact on student learning across the social work curriculum (undergraduate and/or graduate courses). This candidate will also actively engage in curriculum development and department activities. The faculty member is expected to work with municipal and regional service organizations to cultivate field placement sites and provide meaningful service to the department, college, and the profession.

Minimum Qualifications

• Earned a MSW degree from a Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited institution.
• Holds an active clinical license in Social Work at the time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Holds a doctoral degree or enrolled in a doctoral program from an accredited institution.
• Motivation and demonstrated experience in delivering engaging high-quality online teaching.
• Ability to teach foundation courses and advanced clinical courses.
• Commitment to purposeful mentoring of BSW and MSW students.

Desired Start Date: January 4, 2027

Preferred Response Date: October 5, 2026, will remain open until filled.

The University of West Florida, a regional, comprehensive public university serving over 15,000 students, was established in 1963. It is located on a 1,600-acre wooded campus in the westernmost city in the Panhandle region of Florida. Pensacola, the City of Five Flags and the “cradle of naval aviation,” is home to the US Naval Air Station and the Blue Angels (and neighboring Eglin Air Force Base). Pensacola is renowned for its white, sugar-sand beaches and the aquamarine waters of the Gulf of America, labeled the Emerald Coast.

How to apply

Candidates must apply online through the University of West Florida website: https://careers.uwf.edu/. Applicants are required to attach a cover letter, resume, and list of professional references to the online application. References will be contacted upon submission of this application. An opportunity to upload these documents will be provided during the application process. For assistance, please contact Human Resources at 850-474-2694 or email [email protected].

The University of West Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Disabled/Veteran employer. Any individual requiring special accommodation to apply is requested to advise UWF by contacting UWF Human Resources at 850.474.2694. A criminal background check is required for successful candidates. E-Verify is required for employment. All applications for employment at the University are subject to the Florida public records.