Employment Opportunities

The School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo is searching for a faculty colleague in the area of aging/gerontology to join our school in a tenure-track faculty position as an assistant or associate professor.

The successful candidate for this position will have:

• A doctorate in wocial work or a related discipline
• An MSW with practice experience
• An active research agenda
• Experience having taught social work courses in seated, online, and hybrid environments.

Duties include:

• Conducting fundable research
• Teaching in the school’s degree programs
• Engaging in cross-disciplinary collaboration with university colleagues
• Participating on school committees

Applicants are expected to have a scholarly record appropriate for the rank to which they are applying.

The School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo is searching for a faculty colleague to join our school in a tenure-track faculty position as an assistant or associate professor.

The successful candidate for this position will have:

• A doctorate in social work or a related discipline
• An MSW with practice experience
• An active research agenda
• Experience having taught social work courses in seated, online, and hybrid environments

Duties include:

• Conducting fundable research
• Teaching in the school’s degree programs
• Engaging in cross-disciplinary collaboration with university colleagues
• Participating on school committees

Applicants are expected to have a scholarly record appropriate for the rank to which they are applying.

The Associate Dean for Research (ADR), who also serves as the Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research (BCSR), oversees the development of the school’s research agenda and protocols consistent with UB’s guidelines, and providing leadership in articulating and carrying out the research mission of the School of Social Work (SSW).

Responsibilities include:

• The ADR provides leadership in the development and implementation of the school’s research strategic plan developed in collaboration with the school’s various constituencies
• Serves as SSW research liaison with university administration
• Develops the SSW’s research infrastructure
• Develops and promotes policies and procedures that support research
• Serves as a member of the SSW Administrative Team
• Chairs the Research Advisory Committee (RAC)
• Implements faculty professional development opportunities
• Develops mechanisms to monitor funded research benchmarks and productivity of peer institutions
• Networks on research matters with other schools to develop interdisciplinary research collaboratives
• Identifies and advocate for BCSR research infrastructure needs.
• Develops and implements BCSR strategic plan in conjunction with RAC.
• Chairs the Grants Team and Project Design Team.
• Develops and manages the BCSR budget
• Reports on research activities and funded research portfolio as required.
• Hires, supervises, and evaluates BCSR staff
• Organizes and implements the BCSR Distinguished Scholars Series.
• Manage endowment accounts according to donor’s directive.
• Administer the Fed-AWARD program.
• Cultivates external funding resources
• Develops both faculty and student research and award opportunities

The School of Social Work at UB seeks a candidate to fill our position for a Full Professor/Senior Scholar.

Responsibilities include:

• Procuring external funding from foundation, state and/ or federal agencies.
• Conducting research and writing reports for funding agencies.
• Publishing research in various outlets including peer-reviewed journals and scholarly books, delivering presentations at top-tier conferences and networking with others in the field.
• Traveling to other universities or academic settings to participate in learning opportunities.
• Participating in committee, departmental and faculty meetings.
• Providing mentoring assistance to tenure-earning faculty and teaching assistants.
• Reviewing teaching materials and making recommendations for improvement.
• Assisting with student recruitment, interviews, and academic counseling sessions.
• Contributing to the creation of an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
• Designing and delivering quality courses that synthesize and communicate knowledge and skills effectively to diverse students.
• Participating in professional service and leadership at local, state, regional, national and/or global levels.

The Associate Director of Resource Management is a leadership position that manages the human resource and financial management functions with the School of Social Work. Successful candidate must be able to provide leadership in business administration and be collaborate with and support multiple members of a diverse school and university community, participating wherever necessary to ensure smooth and efficient operations, as well as continuously analyzing the work and identifying areas for improvement. They must be able to multitask across strategic project areas, ensure consistent follow-up and follow-through and have excellent communication skills.

Under the direction of the Associate Dean for Resource Management, this position will be responsible for:

• Oversight and implementation of personnel management, including but not limited to faculty and staff hiring processes, new appointments and reappointments, staff performance and appraisals and ensuring personnel practices follow institutional policies and practices.
• Serve as a primary resource or liaison for HR matters.
• Financial management functions including coordination of school/unit budgets, account and Pcard reconciliations, reporting , auditing and implementation of internal controls that ensure compliance with university policies and procedures.
• Working collaboratively and cooperatively with faculty and unit heads, this position will play a key role in the coordination/development of unit/school operating budgets.
• Support the Assoc. Dean for Resource Management in data analysis, school wide resource planning, and annual budgeting process.

The University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.