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“CoSW strives to foster an employment culture predicated on consistent faculty/staff development, intentional investment in supportive infrastructure, and rigorous assessment of employment-related initiatives.”

GREETINGS! Thank you for your interest in joining the College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky!

For over 80 years, CoSW has been a leader in social work. Our mission is clear: Through rigorous research, excellence in instruction, and steadfast service, the CoSW works to improve the human condition. Always, in all ways.

Make no mistake, people are central to actualizing our mission. As such, CoSW strives to foster an employment culture predicated on consistent faculty/staff development, intentional investment in supportive infrastructure, and rigorous assessment of employment-related initiatives. This overarching aim and associated principles of creativity, consistency, and collegiality influence every decision we make about our College.

We also recognize the need for life-balance. We understand that working in academe, particularly in a faculty role, can be isolating and ambiguous. Thus, we are intentional about creating a structure that honors and supports the whole employee – personally, professionally, and otherwise. Our Faculty and Staff Self-Care Initiative is but one example of that intentionality.

I, as Dean, recognize employment searches can provoke anxiety and stress. Current societal contexts can exacerbate those feelings. If you have any questions about employment in CoSW, I would be happy to connect with you. Please feel free to email me at Justin.Miller1@uky.edu (with copy to Xana.Plum@uky.edu).

Be well,

J. Jay Miller Dean and Dorothy A. Miller Research Professor in Social Work Education College of Social Work, University of Kentucky

ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR FULL PROFESSOR (TENURE TRACK) DUE TO UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH, the College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky is seeking applicants for tenure-eligible positions at the Assistant Professor, Associate, or Full Professor ranks, beginning August 2023.

Successful candidates are expected to develop and maintain a dynamic, externally funded research program and strong record of high-impact scholarship (e.g., publications, presentations, etc.).

In addition, successful candidates are expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses.

Candidates with research/teaching interests and expertise in one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply: clinical practice; behavioral health; substance use disorder(s); child welfare; interpersonal violence; health disparities; community engagement; and/ or, differential system impacts among underrepresented groups.

Minimum Requirements • MSW (or equivalent) and PhD in Social Work or a related field (ABD will be considered) • Strong potential for securing external funding and producing high-quality scholarship • Ability to foster, develop, and/or maintain positive professional relationships with local, state, federal, and private social service agencies/organizations/associations • Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position

Procedure for Candidacy Applicants are requested to submit the following: • Letter of interest detailing applicant’s goodness of fit for the position, a brief discussion of research agenda, and relevant teaching experience.

• Curriculum Vitae Applicants need to apply via our electronic application system. You can find the posting here: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/413146.

Inquiries about the position can be emailed to UKCOSW@uky.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome.

We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn, and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients, and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug-Free campus.

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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people’s lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service and health care. As Kentucky’s flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development and human well-being.

The University of Kentucky: • Facilitates learning, informed by scholarship and research; • Expands knowledge through research, scholarship, and creative activity; and • Serves a global community by disseminating, sharing, and applying knowledge.

The University contributes to the economic development and quality of life within Kentucky’s borders and beyond, nurturing a diverse community characterized by fairness and equal opportunity.

College of Social Work For over 80 years, the College of Social Work (CoSW) has been a leader in social work. Our mission is clear: Through rigorous research, excellence in instruction, and steadfast service, the CoSW works to improve the human condition. Always, in all ways.

As the state’s flagship university, our mission is actualized through our deeds. Our faculty are renowned academicians dedicated to fostering the development of high-quality practitioners, educators, and researchers.

In addition to Lexington’s main campus, we have satellite campuses at the Center of Excellence in Rural Health in Hazard, Kentucky and Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.

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RESEARCH THAT MATTERS Since 1938, the College of Social Work (CoSW) has been a leader in social work research. Consistent with the University’s land grant mission, CoSW faculty, staff and students conceptualize and conduct rigorous, cutting-edge research aimed at one profoundly simple goal: improving the human condition. Always, in all ways.

Our research is community-based and multidisciplinary, identifying social problems and finding solutions that promote individual and community well-being. We advance research that impacts child welfare, substance use, gerontology, inequality and social justice, poverty, well-being and health disparities, violence, and suicide. CoSW research spans basic and applied sciences and promotes translational and evidenced-based clinical, group, and community practice modalities.

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CoSW is committed to supporting researchers in innovative and creative ways. Be it seed funding, finding extramural opportunities, or post-award supports, we offer an array of services and initiatives that help researchers conduct impactful, cutting-edge research.

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Leading the Commonwealth and Beyond The College of Social Work (CoSW) is home to several unique centers and labs. These dynamic environments, which are housed at the Coldstream Research Campus, permit researchers, practitioners, academicians, and students the opportunity to conceptualize and conduct cutting-edge research, programming, and consultation aimed at assuaging and addressing contemporary challenges facing individuals, communities, and families. The organizational apparatus framing CoSW centers and labs fosters a multidisciplinary, collaborative effort consistent with advancing the mission of the College.

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