Faculty are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training
Champions for Christ. It is expected that a faculty member
model a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty
University, engage in an active commitment to, and experience
of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed
Christian worldview. Faculty should view their teaching,
engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to a
significant educational end. They should strive to employ a
variety of techniques for the development of good learning
conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar
as it is possible, provide for individual differences,
abilities, and interests.
The full-time online social work faculty member will teach social work across the curriculum. Faculty serve a critical function equipping future social workers, providing professional insight, and mentoring, demonstrating integration of faith and commitment to social work values, and preparing students with the necessary knowledge, values, and skills, for service to individuals, families, and communities. Courses are taught from a biblical worldview in keeping with the university's commitment to impact our world for Christ, and in compliance with the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Educational Policies and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). The faculty member may participate in student advising, curriculum development, and the CSWE accreditation process, as well as department, professional, university, and scholarly activities.
The full-time online faculty member will be responsible for up to 30 students for each section they teach. He or she will engage with students through virtual in-person class time and using weekly announcements, e-mails, videos, grading feedback and discussion board forums. The professor will respond to e-mails within 24 hours and will grade students’ assignments, giving substantive feedback, within six days of the assignment submission. The professor will also carry out administrative responsibilities as directed by their supervisor or their Instructional Mentor, Faculty Support Coordinator, Chair, or Associate Dean. Some administrative tasks include roster verification, reporting items, and timely submission of final grades.
Professors will:
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates should:
Full time
Location
Remote Location
Pay Range
Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's rank, contract length, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits , including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.
$76,200.00 - $99,600.00
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
The full-time online social work faculty member will teach social work across the curriculum. Faculty serve a critical function equipping future social workers, providing professional insight, and mentoring, demonstrating integration of faith and commitment to social work values, and preparing students with the necessary knowledge, values, and skills, for service to individuals, families, and communities. Courses are taught from a biblical worldview in keeping with the university's commitment to impact our world for Christ, and in compliance with the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Educational Policies and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). The faculty member may participate in student advising, curriculum development, and the CSWE accreditation process, as well as department, professional, university, and scholarly activities.
The full-time online faculty member will be responsible for up to 30 students for each section they teach. He or she will engage with students through virtual in-person class time and using weekly announcements, e-mails, videos, grading feedback and discussion board forums. The professor will respond to e-mails within 24 hours and will grade students’ assignments, giving substantive feedback, within six days of the assignment submission. The professor will also carry out administrative responsibilities as directed by their supervisor or their Instructional Mentor, Faculty Support Coordinator, Chair, or Associate Dean. Some administrative tasks include roster verification, reporting items, and timely submission of final grades.
Professors will:
- Teach material from the approved curriculum in accordance with
the assigned schedule to facilitate student success.
- Assist students in achieving completion of objectives and
learning outcomes.
- Provide regular and timely feedback to students.
- Participate in school retention initiatives by maintaining
contact with students and offering assistance to absent
students.
- Advise students in matters related to academics and
attendance.
- Motivate students to actively participate in all aspects of the
educational process.
- Maintain and report student grades and attendance in accordance
with university policies.
- Address any concerns regarding individual student performance,
professionalism, readiness for field or profession, academic
dishonesty, other gatekeeping concerns, etc., and communicate with
other faculty and department leadership about such matters.
- Provide feedback to the Subject Matter Expert and/or department
leadership regarding course content and student learning, as part
of the program’s continuous improvement process.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates should:
- Have an MSW from a CSWE-accredited program with five years
post-masters practice experience.
- Conferred doctoral degree in social work or a related
field.
- Have two years online/hybrid teaching experience in social work
or related field or two years professional training and
consultation in social work.
- Demonstrate strengths in teaching at the college level.
- Understand and articulate social work from a biblical
worldview.
- Have proven organizational skills and ability to complete
required tasks both timely and accurately with minimal
supervision.
- Effectively collaborate (virtually) with colleagues and
department faculty and staff.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, presentation, and
communication skills.
- Use creative, innovative, and problem-solving skills.
- Possess basic competency with Microsoft Office 365 (i.e.,
Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Applications for consideration will only be accepted via
Liberty University’s online automated application process.
- A Social Work Clinical License.
- Experience teaching within the framework of CSWE
standards.
- Experience teaching social work practice or research
courses.
- Experience teaching social work from a biblical
worldview.
- Experience with learning management systems, preferably
Canvas.
- Experience teaching online social work courses with synchronous
components.
Full time
Location
Remote Location
Pay Range
Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's rank, contract length, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits , including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.
$76,200.00 - $99,600.00
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
