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MSW Field Director and Professor of Practice

Utica College, a small comprehensive college in Upstate New York, is seeking applications for a full-time, non-tenure track, MSW Field Director and Professor of Practice to join their new Online Master of Social Work (MSW) Program in recovery-oriented clinical social work. As a Professor of Practice, the Field Director will be responsible for developing and providing live instruction in practice courses, primarily Field Seminar courses. The Field Director will also develop, establish, and oversee online MSW student internships in collaboration with a Field Coordinator. In this role, the Field Director will help students identify prospective field placements and collaborate with agency personnel to produce memoranda of understanding that meet the needs of the student, the agency, and the College. 

In deciding whether to apply for a position at Utica College, candidates are strongly encouraged to consider the UC mission and culture to help determine their potential success at http://www.utica.edu/instadvance/marketingcomm/about/. Our Mission and Values Statement includes a commitment to fostering diversity in background,  perspective, and experience within an environment that is dedicated to the freedom of expression and the open sharing of ideas.  At UC, diversity means that we are a community that represents a range of human experience and makes conscious choices to appreciate, respect, and learn from each other. Utica College actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society.

Primary responsibilities include:

•Identify and train new field instructors.
•Manage the work of field liaisons.
•Maintain accurate records concerning the experiences of students in the field.
•Design and run online training for new field liaisons and field supervisors.
•Provide professional development to field supervisors to ensure student learning.
•Build long-term relationships with field agency leadership.
•Assess student progress in the field and evaluate the performance of agencies, field liaisons, and field supervisors.
•Provide guidance to students in selecting field placements appropriate to meeting their learning objectives and career goals.
•Conduct site visits by zoom with students and agency representatives.
•Respond to and resolve any issues that arise for students in field settings.
•Draft and review field education policies and procedures.
•Assist with drafting, reviewing, and editing CSWE accreditation documents.
•Help review, revise, and develop the Field Education Manual.
•This position will lead and provide instruction in field work practice courses as well as assume additional teaching responsibilities as needed.
•Since the incumbent will be a core member of Utica College’s online MSW program in recovery-oriented clinical social work, an understanding and appreciation of recovery values is important. An MSW who has previously worked in a recovery-oriented setting would be ideal.
•Since this role involves leadership in social work education, it is especially important that candidates demonstrate a commitment to social and economic justice, and the ability to teach and collaborate with students and colleagues diverse in age, socioeconomic status, cultural heritage, color, ethnicity, faith, residence in urban and rural settings, gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, lived experience of recovery, and academic background. 

Qualifications:

Application Information:

To apply, submit a letter of application, CV, a reflective statement about teaching and working with a diverse student body, and one or two writing samples with a cover page indicating your role in producing the text. The writing sample can be a policy, grant proposal, published manuscript, but ideally you are the sole author. Candidates are also asked to submit an additional reflective statement about teaching in the required applicant document titled “diversity statement”. Since Utica College strives to be a diverse and inclusive community, it is essential that you include in this statement a reflection on the kinds of experiences you have had, and the kinds of approaches you would take, teaching and working with a diverse student body. (For the definition of diversity that we use at Utica College, please see the following web page: http://www.utica.edu/instadvance/marketingcomm/about/diversity/aboutus.cfm.)

Applications that do not address diversity will be considered incomplete.

In line with the College’s Affirmative Action Policy, there is no requirement or expectation that a candidate disclose their identity or membership in any protected class or group, either in the diversity statement or in other application documents submitted to the search committee. For additional information on what to provide in your diversity statement please reference the diversity statement guide at the following link: https://www.utica.edu/hr/media/Diversity_Statement_Guide.pdf

All application materials must be submitted online at the following link: https://uc.peopleadmin.com/postings/3461

Active consideration of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. References letters will be solicited upon application.

Utica College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups as well as individuals who have experience with diverse populations.