Full Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development - Graduate School of Social Work
12/19/2018
Full Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development - Graduate School of Social Work
- Tracking Code
- 004702
- Job Description
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Nominations and applications are invited for a tenure-track faculty position to be appointed at the rank of Professor as the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development beginning in Fall 2019. The Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) at the University of Denver (DU) seeks to add a colleague whose innovative ideas and research agenda support our mission of advancing social justice and racial equity.
The Graduate School of Social Work is a vibrant community of scholars who are committed to community and public impact. Faculty fields of study include, among others, Indigenous health and wellness, critical race studies, health and mental health, aging, youth development, queer studies, child welfare, housing and homelessness, and dissemination and implementation. GSSW provides an intellectual, collegial, and supportive environment that fosters interdisciplinary research and application. As of 2018, GSSW is DU’s highest research expenditure unit at nearly $10 million in annual expenditures. GSSW is home to four research institutes and one community initiative that has ongoing social science research as its foundation. Community-engaged research is a signature of the faculty as are intervention studies, policy analysis, and public impact scholarship. GSSW has a strong and growing research infrastructure as does the university overall. The Denver area affords excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary research addressing a variety of issues as do the rural and