Assistant Lecturer or Assistant Clinical Professor of Social Work

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

ID: 7287920 (Ref.No. BSU45489)
Posted: Recently posted
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Applications are invited for a full-time, non-tenure line faculty appointment in the Department of Social Work, available Spring Semester, 2025 to support our program expansion. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to teach across the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. 
Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to the NASW Code of Ethics and communicate specific ways they will teach these standards to undergraduate and/or graduate students. Candidates must have strong teaching and practice skills to develop instructional activities, facilitate class discussion, and provide clinical or macro practice supervision. We are looking for candidates who have organizational leadership skills and experience building community partnerships.


Applications are invited for a full-time, non-tenure line faculty appointment in the Department of Social Work, available Spring Semester, 2025 to support our program expansion.

Job Function:

Applications are invited for a full-time, non-tenure line faculty appointment in the Department of Social Work, available Spring Semester, 2025 to support our program expansion. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to teach across the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. 
Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to the NASW Code of Ethics and communicate specific ways they will teach these standards to undergraduate and/or graduate students. Candidates must have strong teaching and practice skills to develop instructional activities, facilitate class discussion, and provide clinical or macro practice supervision. We are looking for candidates who have organizational leadership skills and experience building community partnerships.

Minimum Experience:

A. Masters in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program
B. Two (2) years post-MSW experience

Preferred Experience:

A. Advanced license in social work and/or addictions (LCSW or LCAC)
B. Three (3) or more years of post-MSW clinical practice experience
C. Three (3) or more years working in rural communities
D. Two (2) or more years (at least 16 months) of teaching experience at the graduate level
E. Expertise in substance use disorders, medical social work, rural practice, or aging.
F. Excellent team facilitation skills and/or expertise in interprofessional education (IPE)
G. History of professional service (eg., non-profit board, professional organization)
H. Experience with paneling (eg., Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance)



At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.