Full Professor/ Senior Scholar, School of Social Work

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

University at Buffalo seeks a Full Professor/Senior Scholar in the School of Social Work to lead research and teaching activities. The role emphasizes securing external funding, publishing, mentoring tenure-track faculty, and contributing to DEI initiatives across local and national contexts.

The candidate will design and deliver courses, supervise doctoral-level work, and engage in professional service while collaborating with a broad network of scholars and external funders.

Qualifications

• Must have earned doctorate in social work or related field.
• Experience procuring large foundation, state, federal, and other grants.
• Proven track record of publishing in high-impact journals.

Responsibilities

• Procuring external funding from foundation, state and/ or federal agencies.
• Conducting research and writing reports for funding agencies.
• Publishing research in peer-reviewed journals and scholarly books, delivering presentations at top-tier conferences.
• Traveling to other universities or academic settings to participate in learning opportunities.
• Participating in committee, departmental, and faculty meetings.
• Providing mentoring to tenure-earning faculty and teaching assistants.
• Reviewing teaching materials and making recommendations for improvement.
• Assisting with student recruitment, interviews, and academic counseling sessions.
• Contributing to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives.
• Designing and delivering quality courses for diverse students.
• Participating in professional service and leadership at various levels.

Skills

Grant procurement

Research publishing

Mentoring researchers

Graduate/doctoral teaching

Education

Earned doctorate in social work or related field

Job description

Full Professor/ Senior Scholar, School of Social Work

Position Title Full Professor/ Senior Scholar, School of Social Work

The School of Social Work at UB seeks a candidate to fill our position for a Full Professor/ Senior Scholar.

Key responsibilities include:

• Procuring external funding from foundation, state and/ or federal agencies.
• Conducting research and writing reports for funding agencies.
• Publishing research in various outlets including peer-reviewed journals and scholarly books, delivering presentations at top-tier conferences, and networking with others in the field.
• Traveling to other universities or academic settings to participate in learning opportunities.
• Participating in committee, departmental, and faculty meetings.
• Providing mentoring assistance to tenure-earning faculty and teaching assistants.
• Reviewing teaching materials and making recommendations for improvement.
• Assisting with student recruitment, interviews, and academic counseling sessions.
• Contributing to the creation of an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
• Designing and delivering quality courses that synthesize and communicate knowledge and skills effectively to diverse students.
• Participating in professional service and leadership at local, state, regional, national, and/or global levels.

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The University at Buffalo is an equal opportunity employer ( EOE ) and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with a disability.

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in social work or related field.
• Experience procuring large foundation, state, federal, and other grants.
• Proven track record of publishing in high-impact journals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience mentoring other researchers in procuring research funding.
• Experience teaching at the graduate and doctoral levels.

Executive Position

Physical Demands

Driving Requirements

Driving Requirements This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range

Salary Range Competitive

Job Type

Job Type Full-Time

Campus

Campus North Campus

Background check required for this posting?

No

Contact Information

Contact's Name Robert Keefe

Contact's Pronouns He/him/his

Contact's Title Associate Professor

Contact's Email

Contact's Phone [phone]

References

Number of References Required 3

Instructions to Applicant

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Supplemental Questions

• * Please indicate your current employment affiliation with the University at Buffalo.
• - Faculty
• - Faculty Student Association (FSA)
• - Research Foundation Employee
• - State Classified
• - State Professional
• - UB Foundation
• - TA/GA
• - Student
• - No Current Employment Affiliation
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• * Are you a SUNY employee eligible for special consideration as a result of retrenchment?
• - Yes
• - No

UB is an EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Arrangements will be made if an applicant has a disability in order to provide access to the application, interview and selection process upon request. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone].