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- Associate Dean for Research/ Director of Regional Research
Institute - Graduate School of Social Work - Tenured
Position
Summary
The
School of Social Work at Portland State University invites
applications for one position at the rank of Associate Professor
or Professor for the dual role of Associate Dean for Research
and Director of the Regional Research Institute for Human
Services (RRI). Responsibilities involve promotion and support
of research activities across the School of Social Work,
leadership of a major research institute, research and scholarly
activities, doctoral student advising, as well as school,
university and community service.
The
position is a full-time, 1.00 FTE, 12 month, tenured academic
appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level, concurrent
with a renewable appointment as Director of the RRI and
Associate Dean for Research, scheduled to begin July 1,
2008. Rank and salary are open and commensurate with experience
and qualifications and includes an excellent benefits package
including fully paid healthcare, reduced tuition rates,
and a generous retirement and vacation package.
Qualifications
Applicants
must have an earned Doctorate in Social Work or related
discipline. Although all substantive areas are open, we
seek applicants who have an established program of research,
experience in administrative and leadership roles, and expertise
in applied research. We are especially interested in applicants
who have teaching and/or research experience with demonstrated
competencies in multicultural issues.
Responsibilities
of the position
The
Regional Research Institute for Human Services (RRI)
The
Regional Research Institute for Human Services (RRI) was
established in 1972. The RRI has undertaken a broad range
of applied research projects, several of them national in
scope, in such fields as youth services, family and child
welfare, child care, employment rehabilitation, and mental
health. The Regional
Research Institute for Human Services (RRI)
provides support for faculty members' research efforts,
and it also employs a large number of full-time, grant-funded
researchers. The Institute has research and evaluation relationships
with a variety of community and state agencies and research
funding from a number of state and federal sources. It houses
a national center, the Research
and Training Center (RTC) on Family Support and Children's
Mental Health as well as the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Program office for Reclaiming Futures, Communities
Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol and Crime.
The
aim of the Institute is to improve human services through
applied social research and contribute to the educational
programs of the School and related disciplines at the University.
Through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, the
Institute offers research services and evaluation, research
design, surveys, statistical analysis and training in the
use of computerized client information systems for program
planning. The Institute also contributes to the development
of curriculum, the employment of graduate students, and
the support and supervision of doctoral and master's research.
School
of Social Work
The
School of Social Work at Portland State University offers
a Bachelors degree in Child and Family Studies, Master of
Social Work (M.S.W.) degree, and a Ph.D. degree in Social
Work and Social Research. The School offers the only accredited
graduate social work education program in Oregon. A Bachelors
degree program in Social Work is scheduled to begin in September
2008. The School has 28 full-time equivalency instructional
faculty members with a graduate enrollment of over 400 students.
The School hosts the Center for the Improvement of Child
and Family Services which includes the Child Welfare Partnership
(CWP). Established in 1994, the CWP brings together Portland
State University and the Oregon State Department of Human
Services. This integrated partnership of research, training,
and graduate social work education was developed to improve
the delivery of child welfare services to children and families
in Oregon. In addition to these collaborative efforts,
the School added a fully accredited Distance Learning option
to our MSW program in 1997. The Distance Education Option
is vital to the University's goals of enhanced access and
service to the statewide community and combines the use
of interactive technology and on-site, face-to-face instruction.
The School also has an active doctoral program in Social
Work and Social Research. Begun in 1992, the program prepares
students to understand critical social welfare problems,
to conduct research and policy analysis related to solutions,
to take responsibility for program development and administration
in human services and to teach and provide leadership. The
RRI and RTC are major resources for the PhD program.
The
School actively seeks to achieve cultural diversity. The
Cultural Competence and Diversity Council is composed of
faculty, students, and practitioners and is responsible
for assisting in the recruitment and support of students.
Portland
State University
Portland
State University, the urban institution of the Oregon State
System of Higher Education, has the largest and most diverse
enrollment of any university in the state with approximately
25,000 students, including more than 6,000 graduate students,
representing over 90 different countries. The university
offers over 120 degree-granting programs. Portland State
University is an AA/EO institution and, in keeping with
the President's diversity initiative, welcomes applications
from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity.
To
Apply
Applicants
should provide copies of the following documents:
