martes, 23 de septiembre de 2014

Research Associate or Research Full Professor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

Company Information: Founded in 1920, the UNC School of Social Work is consistently ranked as one of the best in the nation. Through innovative research that improves practice and enhances education, we search for solutions to the challenges of poverty, mental health, violence, and substance abuse. We prepare social workers to make a difference. We are a graduate school offering M.S.W. and Ph.D. degrees.

Our School has a tradition of excellence in producing practitioners and leaders who are committed to public, private and nonprofit services and to the development of policies and programs that strengthen individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations.
Across the country and internationally, alumni serve in a variety of direct practice and management positions. Our graduates work with racially diverse communities in rural, urban and suburban settings. They assist children and the elderly and those who are ill or challenged by mental and physical disabilities. Our graduates build on the strengths inherent in at-risk populations and bring compassion and wisdom to the most intransigent social problems.

Our faculty members are respected and recognized scholars and entrepreneurs who have produced a wide range of innovative research, including studies that address some of the most pressing problems of addiction, aging, at-risk youth, poverty, healthcare, family violence and affordable housing. The School has grown to include 27 tenured and tenure-track faculty members – seven of whom are chaired or distinguished professors – and more than 65 clinical and research faculty members. Many of the faculty work through the Jordan Institute for Families, the research, training and technical assistance arm of the School. In 2011, social work faculty received more than $12 million in grant funding.

For almost a century, the School has served the people of North Carolina and today collaborates with all 100 counties on programs, training and research that aim to improve the overall health and well-being of the state’s nearly 9 million residents. Each academic year, master’s students contribute tens of thousands of hours through largely unpaid field placements to human service agencies, schools, and other public and nonprofit organizations that serve North Carolina communities.
The UNC School of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and welcomes all to apply regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We also encourage protected veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply.


Duties and Responsibilities: The School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites nominations and applications for one non-tenure-track position at the rank of Research Associate or Research Full Professor. This is a twelve month faculty position that will start July 1, 2015. Candidates will join a community of active scholars and are expected to have the ability to individually and collaboratively provide research design and methodological support to contract and grant applications, publish research findings; infuse their classroom teaching with knowledge based on the latest and strongest evidence; and provide service to the State of North Carolina, the nation, as well as in international settings. We seek applicants with a demonstrated capacity to conduct rigorous research focused on informing, designing, developing, and evaluating social interventions and social policies that strengthen individuals, families and communities. We are particularly interested in candidates who have expertise in research design and methodology as well as in statistical methods, such as structural equation modeling, hierarchical linear modeling, propensity score analysis, and other advanced techniques. Willingness to share expertise in these areas with doctoral students and other faculty is a prime expectation.

The School of Social Work offers MSW and PhD degrees. Dual degrees are offered with Law, Public Health, Public Administration, and Divinity (with Duke University). The faculty members of the School of Social Work have strong collaborative relationships with many campus units such as the Schools of Education, Government, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, and the Department of City and Regional Planning as well as University Centers and Institutes such as the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, the Carolina Population Center, the Center for Developmental Sciences, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, and the Institute on Aging. We also maintain dynamic relationships with community agencies, state and federal government, and research groups in the Research Triangle Park and across the U.S. To learn more about the School of Social Work, please visit our home page at http://ssw.unc.edu.

Position Qualifications: Applicants must possess a doctoral degree in social work or a related field, including economics, sociology, or biostatistics. The successful applicant is expected to have demonstrated strong commitments to education, research, and teaching. Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to a PhD degree, hold a MSW degree and/or have experience in research activities related to social work. Further, preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated the capacity to secure extramural funding to support their research or to those who have collaborated in research teams with substantial extramural funding. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have expertise in research design and methodology as well as in statistical methods, such as structural equation modeling, hierarchical linear modeling, propensity score analysis, and other advanced techniques. Willingness to share expertise in these areas with doctoral students and other faculty is a prime expectation.

Application Information: Candidates should submit a curriculum vita, a letter outlining teaching and research expertise, a current writing sample, and the names of four to six persons who can provide professional references (if selected for interview, four letters of reference are required). Applications should be submitted to: http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/50523 . Candidates should be prepared to provide supporting documentation, including publications and teaching evaluations.

Address correspondence to:
Jack M. Richman, Ph.D., Dean and Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work
325 Pittsboro Street, Suite 302
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please address questions to the search committee co-chairs Dr. Gary Cuddeback (cuddeback@schsr.unc.edu) and Dr. Natasha Bowen (nbowen@email.unc.edu).

Contact Email: cuddeback@schsr.unc.edu

Application Deadline: 31/12/2014

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