The School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas is nationally recognized as an innovator in social work theory development and in research that makes positive contributions to our communities. The School of Social Welfare enrolls approximately 700 BSW, MSW, and DSW students on campuses in Lawrence and the state of Kansas as well as online.
The Lecturer teaches in-person and online social work courses in our BSW and MSW courses. They may teach at our Salina, Lawrence, and/or Edwards campuses as well as online BSW and MSW courses. Qualified candidates who have a doctoral degree may have the opportunity to teach in our online DSW program. Our online courses are a 50/50 blend of synchronous and asynchronous instruction and content. Candidates should have experience in and a desire to teach at the BSW and MSW levels across the School’s curriculum areas: social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities; social welfare policy; theories of change at all levels of social work; applied research; social / racial / economic / environmental justice, and/or electives in the area of the individual’s expertise (e.g. substance use, cultural diversity). The School seeks to hire two Lecturers at 1.0 FTE each.
This position is subject to a
collective bargaining agreement between The University of Kansas and United Academics, that UAKU is the exclusive representative for the bargaining unit, and that it is their right to be a member or not be a member of a union without fear of personal or professional repercussions.