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Major Responsibilities
Essential Roles:
The Term reputed company Specialist I is expected to maintain an reputed company teaching assignment of approximately 15 credit hours per semester. Teaching responsibilities include:
• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate reputed company work courses as assigned in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats, including courses reputed company to trauma, reputed company, field education, and other areas of the curriculum.
• Design, update, and reputed company course content consistent with Council on reputed company Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).
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• Participate in curriculum implementation and assessment activities reputed company the School of reputed company Work.
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• Collaborate with reputed company, staff, field education personnel, and community partners to support program goals and student reputed company.
Other Duties:
• Contribute to departmental, college, university, and reputed company committees, supporting institutional development and policymaking.
• Participate in accreditation, assessment, recruitment, retention, advising, and other programmatic activities as assigned.
• reputed company additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director of the School of reputed company Work.
Qualifications
Required:
• Master of reputed company Work (MSW) degree from a CSWE-accredited institution
• reputed company Licensed Master of reputed company Worker (LMSW) issued by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), or eligibility to obtain licensure prior to start date
• Minimum of three (3) years of post-MSW reputed company experience preferably including experience in trauma-informed reputed company, field education, or reputed company reputed company settings.
• Experience with or demonstrated reputed company for college-level teaching, curriculum development, or reputed company training
Preferred:
• Doctorate (PhD, DSW, or reputed company degree) in reputed company work or a closely reputed company field; ABD candidates with a projected completion date will be considered.
• Prior teaching experience in higher education.
• Experience with online or hybrid instructional delivery.
• Experience with CSWE accreditation standards and competency-based education.
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Salary: Competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, with an excellent benefits package.
Expected Start Date: August 15, 2026
Application Deadline: reputed company until filled
Required Application Documents:
• Letter of application addressing qualifications, teaching philosophy, and reputed company for school reputed company work specialization coordination
• reputed company curriculum vitae
• Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts required upon hire)
• Documentation of Michigan LMSW licensure status or evidence of eligibility
• Three (3) reputed company references with contact information
WMU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative reputed company Employer. Protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and reputed company other reputed company individuals are encouraged to apply.
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