Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Services and | Worcester, MA

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  • Location: Worcester, MA

  • Company: Assumption University

and devotion to the common good. Our curricular and co-curricular programs provide students with an education that shapes their souls, forms them intellectually, and prepares them for meaningful careers. We are a diverse community that welcomes different points of view and embraces all who share our mission.

Enlivened by the Catholic affirmation of the harmony of faith and reason and by the pursuit of the truth in the company of friends, an Assumption education transforms the minds and hearts of students. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Assumption favors diversity, ecumenically welcomes all who share its goals, and strongly encourages people of color and others from underrepresented groups

to apply. The University is in Worcester, Massachusetts, New England's second largest city that " combines the warmth of a small town with the convenience of a thriving city.

" Job Description: The Department of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies at Assumption University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position. Our growing department encompasses two majors: Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies and Health Sciences. Across majors and concentrations, we prepare students for pre-clinical professions in health and human services. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of strong teaching at the undergraduate level, an active

research program that can engage undergraduates, and experience mentoring students who are broadly diverse.

The candidate will teach 100 to 400-level courses across our curriculum focusing on their area of specialization in human services, health education, public health, and behavioral health and sciences. The teaching load is 7 courses per year. The Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies Department maintains a rich and collaborative environment of active scholarship. The successful candidate will maintain a robust scholarly agenda, particularly in a rigorous practitioner-scholarship model aimed at producing actionable knowledge for health and human services practitioners.

Requirements: Doctorate is required: Ph. D. or Ed. D. in a health and human services discipline. Undergraduate teaching experience in the candidate's discipline. Active research agenda. Previous or current clinical experience preferred. Must be willing to contribute actively to the mission of the University. Additional Information: Assumption University offers a competitive benefits package that includes: A choice of 5 different pre-taxed, health insurance plan options A 403(b), with up to a 9% employer match Life insurance up to 2x the annual salary Long-term disability coverage Short-term disability coverage Parental Leave coverage Bereavement leave Dental insurance Vision insurance Vacation days accrued per year Sick days accrued per year Paid holidays Remote Work Policy for those positions that support it Christmas Break week in between Christmas and New Years off with pay Easter Break off with pay " Thank you - Fridays" off with pay in June and July Tuition remission for self, spouse, and dependent children and more.Application Instructions: Applications must be made online by submitting a cover letter, a CV and statements of the following: (1) teaching philosophy including a paragraph on how the candidates discipline related to Assumption's Foundations Program, (2) research plans, and (3) mentoring a diverse student body.

Please include contact information for three references as part of your application. Reference letters will be requested at a later date in the search process. Review of applications will begin on October 30, 2023. PI7b679b4fe

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