Social Work Chair: Leadership in Border Health & Equity

Society for Social Work and Research; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at El Paso's Department of Social Work invites applications for Associate Professor/Professor and Chair, with an anticipated start date in mid‑August 2027. The successful candidate will provide collaborative leadership, advance teaching and research, and strengthen binational partnerships in a border region context.

Located in the El Paso/Ciudad Juárez area, the department offers BSW and MSW programs and online MSW options, with priorities in student success, research

Qualifications

• PhD in Social Work, DSW, or earned doctorate in a closely related field.
• MSW from a CSWE‑accredited program.
• A minimum of two years of post‑MSW experience as a practicing social worker.
• A sustained record of scholarly publications, teaching effectiveness, and professional and institutional service commensurate with appointment at the rank of Associate Professor/Professor and eligibility for tenure at UTEP.
• Demonstrated research productivity and experience securing or leading externally funded research, with expertise relevant to mental/behavioral health, health disparities, policy practice, and/or community‑based research.
• Demonstrated successful academic leadership and administrative experience as a department chair, program director, associate chair, or in a comparable role, including responsibility for personnel, budgets or resource allocation, and academic planning.
• Demonstrated ability to lead collaboratively through shared governance, mentor faculty and staff, support student success, and work effectively with communities whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the border region.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure as an LMSW or LCSW.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills; demonstrated sound judgment, constructive conflict management, and a commitment to social work ethics, social justice, and a respectful learning and working environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and oversee departmental academic and administrative operations.
• Collaborate on strategic planning; manage budgets and resources.
• Recruit, supervise, and evaluate faculty and staff; support promotion and tenure.
• Oversee curriculum development, CSWE accreditation, and outcomes assessment.
• Coordinate teaching, advising, and field education with program leaders; promote student recruitment and degree completion.

Skills

Academic leadership

Research productivity

Mentor faculty

Education

PhD in Social Work

MSW from CSWE‑accredited program

Licensure as LMSW or LCSW

Job description

The University of Texas at El Paso's Department of Social Work invites applications for Associate Professor/Professor and Chair, with an anticipated start date in mid‑August 2027. The successful candidate will provide collaborative leadership, advance teaching and research, and strengthen binational partnerships in a border region context.

Located in the El Paso/Ciudad Juárez area, the department offers BSW and MSW programs and online MSW options, with priorities in student success, research