Location: El Paso, TX Category: Health Sciences Posted On: Mon Jun 23 2025 Job Description:

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) College of Health Sciences invites applications for a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work. This is a 9-month appointment with potential for summer teaching. The successful applicant will be a licensed social worker (LMSW, LCSW, and LCSW-S) with an academic doctorate (preferably PhD or DSW) in social work or a related field. Job responsibilities include teaching, some scholarly activity (e.g., manuscript submissions, and conference presentations), and service to the program, college, university, community, and profession. The anticipated appointment date is Fall 2026. The ideal candidate will excel at incorporating active-learning strategies in teaching and social work practice. The successful candidate would have an interest in the cultural aspects of the border, embracing the opportunities to work with underserved groups and to collaborate on initiatives regarding border health and health disparities.

This position represents an excellent opportunity for an outstanding individual to contribute to a program with established bachelor's (BSW), and master's (MSW) programs in social work, as well as an online MSW program beginning Summer 2025. Multiple scholarly opportunities are available in community and clinical settings on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Teaching excellence and current scholarship will determine appointment at the Clinical Assistant Professor level.

Job Requirements

• PhD in Social Work, DSW, or earned doctorate in a closely related field (all-but-dissertation doctoral candidates who are close to completion by June 2026 will be considered);
• an MSW from a CSWE-accredited program;
• evidence of teaching excellence in a higher education institution;
• a minimum of five years of post-MSW experience as a practicing social worker;
• Texas licensed or license-eligible as LMSW and LCSW; History of participation in professional organizations;
• strong record of community outreach to human service organizations;
• experience working directly with people from population demographics reflective of our region;
• the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, and community stakeholders from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; and
• Ability to work independently and coordinate teaching with colleagues. Bilingual (English and Spanish) candidates are desirable.
  
  

Preferred qualifications: Texas licensed or license-eligible as LCSW-S; at least 2 years of experience in supervising social work students or social work staff; and the potential to deliver a program of filed instruction and teaching in a binational, bilingual environment.

Additional Information

In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312.

For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.