Assistant Professor - Department of Social Work #27-16

Department: Social Work

About the Department: CSUN's Department of Social Work recognizes and acknowledges the Sesevitam, the first people of this ancestral and unceded territoryof Sesevenga that is now occupied by our institution. We strive tohonor their elders, past and present, and the Sesevitam descendantswho are citizens of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of MissionIndians. We recognize that the Sesevitam are still here and we arecommitted to lifting up their stories, culture, and community. Formore information about the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of MissionIndians, visit: https://www.tataviam-nsn.us The Social Work Department acknowledges the countless numbers ofBlack families who endured the violence, cruelty and barbarity ofhundreds of years of enslavement, and whose bodies and labor wereexploited to generate massive wealth and economic structuralinequalities existing in our world today. Their lives mattered. Black Lives Matter. For more information about reparations, visit: https://oag.ca.gov/ab3121/reports Further, we remember the historical and current generations ofactivism, resistance, creativity, and resilience of Black and Indigenous people, along with the intersecting struggles for liberation shared by all peoples who have been impacted by hundredsof years of colonialism. We understand their efforts have alwaysbeen at the forefront of anticolonial movements for liberation andfreedom. They have gifted us with their knowledge, courage, hope, strength, and love. We believe it is our responsibility to carry onthese traditions of resistance, insistence, and persistence. Within this spirit of gratitude, the mission of the Department ofSocial Work is to prepare professional social workers to beanti-oppressive, socially just agents of change by promotingwell-being in urban settings. As an advanced generalist programwith a focus on urban communities, the Department will teach andcreate collaborative learning experiences with students. OurDepartment focuses on urban settings and communities with denselypopulated areas and a vast array of subcultures. Utilizing a lensthat espouses an intersectional, anti-racist, trauma-informed, collaborative perspective, the Department embraces astrengths-based inclusive identity, emphasized by the sharedexperiences of community, culture, and location. Our Departmentstrives to prepare students to be critically conscious social workleaders who can: Demonstrate and apply an intersectionality, power, andprivilege lens to address social, political, and systemicchange. Empower and be relevant to the diverse needs of themulti-national, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural San Fernando Valleyand its surrounding communities. Advocate for an equitable and socially just society. Develop critical consciousness through research, practice, andtrauma-informed knowledge, values, and skills. For more information about the Department of Social Work, see: https://www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/social-work

Position: The Department of Social Work at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member at therank of Assistant Professor. Specifically, the Department seekscandidates who: Hold an interest in Human Behavior in the Social Environment(HBSE), with demonstrated knowledge and practice that supportsteaching across micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work, including the integration of clinical practice, community-basedinterventions, systems and policy analysis, and research. Demonstrate and articulate a commitment to anti-oppressiveteaching, scholarship, mentoring, and service consistent with thestatements listed above, and sufficient to warrant a tenure-trackappointment as an Assistant Professor; Can teach through an intersectional lens that uses a criticalanti-racist, trauma-informed, collaborative, and strengths-basedpedagogical approach; Demonstrate the ability to effectively work with and support adiverse student population within CSUN's context as aHispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and a California-designated Black-Serving Institution (BSI), while fostering an inclusivelearning environment responsive to the full range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences represented across the University; and Has experience in advising, mentoring, course development, andsecuring external grants. In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, participation in assessment of studentlearning, and service to the department, college, and university. The successful candidate may be required to teach on weekdays, evenings, weekends, and/or online and will be held to the standardsand requirements of the college and department in which he/she/theyis/are housed for recommending tenure and promotion. Given CSUN'scommitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement in adiverse environment, the successful candidate will help the Department achieve equitable academic outcomes for all studentsthrough teaching, student mentorship, scholarship, andservice.

Responsibilities: Faculty success at CSUN is measured by three criteria: teachingeffectiveness; contributions to one's field of study; and serviceto the University and Community. The standard teaching assignment is 12 units (4 courses persemester). However, new faculty members in their first two yearsteach 9 units per semester (3 courses). Successful candidates should be able to teach courses offeredby the program, with primary emphasis on Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE), along with the ability to teach MicroPractice, Macro/Policy/Advocacy, and Research courses. Adescription of Department courses can be found at: https://www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/social-work/campus-programs. Peer-reviewed publications are important for tenure andpromotion, and CSUN faculty members can apply for competitiveawards that provide course releases for research or fund travel forresearch. Presentations at academic conferences are supported withannual travel funds. Tenure-track faculty members participate in shared governance, usually in Department, College, and University committees and otherservice assignments. Successful candidates must demonstrate collegiality as a coreprofessional responsibility through respectful collaboration, constructive participation in shared governance, effectivecommunication, ethical engagement with colleagues and students, andmeaningful contributions to a positive, inclusive, andprofessionally accountable academic environment consistent with Section 600 standards and the mission of the department anduniversity. In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly studenthours, attending faculty meetings, mentoring of diverse studentbody, and service to the department, college, and university. Lastly, the successful candidate will be held to the standards andrequirements of the college and department in which they are housedfor recommending tenure and promotion.

Required Qualifications: Candidates must have a Master of Social Work degree from aCouncil on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited program AND adoctorate degree in Social Work, Social Welfare, or a relatedfield. The doctoral degree must be awarded by the start date. Evidence of, or clear potential for graduate-level social workteaching experience, both in-person and online. Evidence of, or clear potential for, excellence in antiracist, anti-oppressive, intersectionality, trauma-informed, collaborative, strengths-based, equity-minded, and student-centered teaching, withparticular emphasis on Human Behavior in the Social Environment(HBSE) and across Department of Social Work courses in MicroPractice, Macro/Policy/Advocacy, and Research. Evidence of, or clear potential for adopting inclusiveapproaches to mentoring students from diverse backgrounds onprofessionalism, academic learning, and/or career development. Evidence of, or clear potential for successful scholarly and/orcreative development and sustained publication and/orexhibition. Evidence of, or clear potential for, effective service across University, College, Department, and Community contexts. Evidence of, or clear potential to, engage, build, and sustainprofessional relationships with a diverse student population inways that support the Department's mission. Evidence of, or clear potential for developing professionalcollaborative relationships with colleagues that support themissions of the Department, College, and the University.

Preferred Qualifications: Evidence of, or clear potential for, using culturally informedpedagogy aligned with Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)competencies to promote equitable student learning and success. Formore, please visit: https://www.cswe.org/accreditation-resources Evidence of, or clear potential for, collaborating effectivelywith MSW Practicum Education in support of practicum as thesignature pedagogy of social work education. Evidence of, or clear potential for, developingcross-disciplinary research that addresses gaps in knowledge, structural inequities, or institutional biases affecting diverseurban communities.

Application Deadline: Preferred application deadline is November 2, 2026, andapplications received after this date may be considered on an asneeded basis. However, the position will remain open untilfilled. In later stages of the search process, applicants may be requested to provide additional materials, including verification of terminaldegrees, licenses, and certificates. At the time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S.citizen, must have authorization from the United States Citizenshipand Immigration Services (USCIS) to work in the United States. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Please note: California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1Bemployment that are subject to the $100,000 fee established by the "Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" issued on September 19, 2025. Applicants areresponsible for determining the applicability of the fee. Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants willbe required to disclose whether they have received a finaladministrative decision or final judicial decision determining thatthey have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years onlyafter a determination is made that they meet the minimumqualifications for the position, and before an offer of employmentis extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of theapplication process must also sign a release form that authorizesthe release of information by the applicant's current and/or formeremployers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations ofmisconduct. In compliance with the Annual Security Report & Fire SafetyReport of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, California State University, Northridge has made crime-reportingstatistics available on-line here. Print copies are available by request from the Department of Police Services, the Office for Faculty Affairs, and the Office of Equityand Diversity. The person holding this position may be considered a 'mandatedreporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. A background check (including a criminal records check) must becompleted satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered aposition with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete thebackground check may affect the application status of applicants orcontinued employment of current CSU employees who apply for theposition. In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whosebusiness operations reside within the State of California andprohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside ofCalifornia. CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discriminationbased on race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, geneticinformation, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, anddisability. Our nondiscrimination policy is set forth in the InterimCSU Nondiscrimination Policy. Reasonable accommodations will beprovided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose bycontacting Laura Mancia at 818-677- 4638.