Notice Date
October 9, 2008
Closing Date
Review of applications will begin December 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by February 1, 2009 will be given full consideration.
Position Available
September 1, 2009
Rank and Salary
Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure track position; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience + benefits package.
Responsibilities
- Responsibilities include teaching courses in social work, as well as assisting with field education tasks in PLU's CSWE accredited Social Work program.
- Opportunities also exist to serve programs like the First Year Experience Program, Women’s Studies, and Global Studies.
Qualifications
- MSW with two years of post-masters practice required.
- Ph.D. in social work or a related field strongly preferred. Applications from ABD candidates will receive serious consideration.
Application Procedure
Send curriculum vita, 3 letters of recommendations, teaching evaluations, a sample of teaching materials, and a letter of interest to:
Search Committee
Social Work Program
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
Pacific Lutheran University
(PLU) is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of 3,600, including
international students from two dozen countries. Located
in a uniquely scenic region, the
university is 40 miles south of Seattle
in suburban Tacoma, Washington. PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts departments and its
professional degrees in the arts, business, education, movement studies
and nursing. Its primary mission is to
educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and
care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship
with the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA), serves a diverse clientele, and zealously guards the principle of freedom in inquiry and teaching. The
University continues to seek to diversify its faculty and strongly encourages applications from those who help realize this goal.
