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Director - Division of Social Work 

The Director is responsible for the overall administration and management of the Division of Social Work at the IU Northwest Campus. In this capacity, the Director has responsibilities to the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, the Dean of the School of Social Work, and the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs at IU Northwest.  

This is a twelve-month, tenure-track position with appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or above, beginning July 1, 2008. Salary is commensurate with experience. The administrative appointment is renewable at the end of the initial three-year period. The position carries a teaching requirement of one course per semester. 

Qualifications: The qualified candidate must have a Master degree in Social Work and a Doctorate in Social Work or related field. The candidate must be tenureable at the Associate or Full Professor level. She/he must have a minimum of three years, full-time, post MSW practice experience; a record of successful research, teaching, and administration at the graduate and undergraduate levels; command of CSWE accreditation standards; demonstration of excellence in public relations; excellent written and oral communications, and demonstration of skills in curriculum development and academic monitoring and evaluation. Grant writing experience is desirable. 

Application packets should include a letter of interest, résumé, and three letters of reference. Priority will be given to applications received by March 1, 2008; however, the position will remain open until a qualified candidate is found. 

Application packets should be addressed to: 

                     David Westhuis and Robert Lovely, Co-chairs
                     Search and Screen Committee for Director of Social Work
                     IU Northwest
                    3400 Broadway
                    Gary, IN  46408

Electronic applications should be sent to Robert Lovely at rlovely@iun.edu.

One of the eight comprehensive universities in the Indiana University system, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.  The campus has a diverse student population of 5,000 and offers Associate, Baccalaureate and Master degrees in a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in arts and sciences, business and economics, education, nursing and health professions, public and environmental health and social work.  IU Northwest emphasizes quality teaching, research and service.  As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity and engagement.   

The IU School of Social Work began in 1911 and is the oldest university affiliated social work program in the nation. The School of Social Work operates on seven of eight IU campuses and offers the BSW, MSW, and Ph.D. in Social Work and the AS and BS in Labor Studies. (For more information about this system-wide school, please link to www.iupui.indiana.edu).  IU Northwest offers the MSW and has plans to develop a BSW Program. The Labor Studies Program, while in the School of Social Work, is a separate unit on the IU Northwest campus.

IU Northwest is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer with a commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff by expanding employment opportunities for minorities, women and persons with disabilities.  Qualified candidates with an interest in developing and implementing curricula that addresses multi-cultural issues and/or with demonstrated success in working with diverse populations are strongly encouraged to apply.