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Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor - Mental and Behavioral Health Practice - School of Social Welfare

Position overview
Salary range: The current salary range for the Assistant-level position is $80,800 - $128,700 (9-month academic year salary); the current salary range for the Associate-level position is $99,600 - $149,500 (9-month academic year salary). However, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026

Application Window
Open date: July 25, 2025

Next review date: Tuesday, Sep 2, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Sep 2, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor, with a specialty in the use of evidence-based mental health interventions with individuals and/or groups/families. We are particularly interested in candidates who have a record of remediating mental illness among children and adults within a variety of service settings and across a variety of populations (e.g., developmental stage, presenting problems, primary language).

Located within the world's finest public university and one of the most diverse regions in the nation, the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare provides statewide, national, and global leadership in evidence-informed practice and policies. Berkeley Social Welfare develops effective leaders and scholars committed to solving complex social problems; produces, disseminates and utilizes research to improve social-service delivery and policy through critical thinking and evidence-based knowledge; and prepares the next generation of multi-level social work practitioners, researchers, and teachers dedicated to serving the most vulnerable members of our society.

Rank will be determined based on qualifications and experience. If appointed at the Assistant Teaching Professor level, this position has the potential for security of employment after approximately 6 years. Security of employment is the equivalent of tenure, and includes membership in the University's Academic Senate, and voting authority on School Senate decisions. A candidate appointed at the Associate Teaching Professor rank would have security of employment, or the equivalent to tenure, at the time of hire.

The Professor of Teaching series is used for appointees who are members of the faculty of an academic or professional college, school, division, department, or program of the University whose primary responsibility is teaching and teaching-related tasks and secondary responsibility is professional and/or scholarly achievement and activity, including creative activity, especially as they relate to instruction and pedagogy. The faculty in this series also have responsibility for University and public service.

An appointee in this series will regularly carry a heavier load of teaching than appointees in the professorial series. (See APM-220, [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-220.pdf]; see also APM-285, [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-285.pdf].)

Responsibilities include:

• Use substantial experience providing and/or supervising evidence-based mental health interventions with individuals and/or groups/families in social work-relevant settings (e.g., clinics, hospitals, agencies, schools) in the provision of social work education;
• Teach courses assigned courses by Dean and Chair with a focus on evidence-based interventions with individuals and groups/families;
• Teach across the intervention cycle (engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation) with an orientation toward multi-level practice that is strength-based, evidence-informed, ecologically-grounded, and justice-promoting;
• Collaborate on the design and delivery of the Master of Social Work (MSW) curriculum as aligned with standards of the university and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - primarily for the MSW program, but also for the undergraduate and doctoral program as relevant;
• Provide leadership in advancing translational efforts and synergistic innovation in the research-practice-education nexus;
• Serve on school and university committees as needed (e.g., admissions committee);
• Serve as a primary source of pedagogical expertise for the departmental teaching staff;
• Provide pedagogical and intellectual leadership to the field of social work education through innovation and evaluation of mental health interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, parent training) for children and adults;
• Collaborate on the development and delivery of external communications pertinent to the School's teaching mission.
• The School is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty. We are interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths, have taken time off for family reasons, or have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
A PhD or equivalent degree, or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
A PhD from an accredited school or university, or equivalent as recognized by OSWA or ISWDRES.

Preferred qualifications

• An MSW degree, or equivalent international degree program in Social Work/Welfare or related clinical field, plus a minimum of two years of post-MSW practice experience providing direct services to clients.
• A minimum of 5 years of social work direct practice experience and 5 years of teaching experience is preferred. Also preferred is an established or promising record of substantial impact in their areas of expertise. This record is demonstrable through clinical experience and skill, and/or a program of research that directly supports multi-level social work practice; the ability to teach core courses in the School's curriculum; and general expertise in the fields of social work and social welfare. 

We seek an individual who has:

• A demonstrated record of knowledge development and dissemination related to social work practice and/or pedagogy (e.g., scholarly publications, published training materials, user guides, and/or manuals);
• A demonstrated record of excellent teaching and supervision/mentorship as demonstrated by university teaching experience and superior classroom evaluations-especially as it relates to building multi-level skills for social work practice;
• Substantial experience in social work practice with expertise in mental health interventions with individuals and groups/families;
• A demonstrated record of leadership relevant to bridging social work research, social work education, and social work practice;
• A demonstrated commitment to multi-level social work practice;
• A demonstrated record of experience in practicing social work in underserved communities;
• An established or promising track record of collegial teamwork and university citizenship needed for a range of leadership roles and service duties in a public institution.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Research-Informed Practice - Please discuss your research/practice accomplishments. This can include, for example, any publication record, awards or recognitions, presentations, workshops, and descriptions of inclusive practices that promote engagement in research-informed practice endeavors. You may also choose to describe how you consider diverse perspectives, identities, backgrounds, and experiences in order to achieve excellence in your work. Please describe your knowledge development and dissemination efforts related to social work practice and/or pedagogy, and illustrate any activities that demonstrate leadership and innovation.
• Statement of Teaching and Mentoring - Statement of Teaching and Mentoring - Please discuss your prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and future plans to support the success of all students through evidence-based instruction; rigourous assessment of student learning; an inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy; mentoring strategies to promote authentic connection, psychological safety, and affirmation within the university environment; and removing barriers to promote equitable access and achievement.
• Teaching Portfolio - May include evidence to substantiate your teaching and mentoring statement, including syllabi, lesson plan or slides, recordings of classroom instruction, third party reviews of teaching, awards and recognitions, etc.
  (Optional)
• Teaching Evaluations - Please provide a summary table that includes course title, institution, intended audience (e.g., lower division undergraduates, upper division undergraduate majors), enrollment, evaluation response rate, and summary score(s) followed by an appended series of full reports of quantitative and qualitative feedback from students). Senior candidates may elect to submit evaluations from only the most recent five years. Evaluations will be requested for finalists if they are not initially provided with the application.
• Authorization of Information Release form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Finalists will be asked to provide letters of recommendation, which will be treated confidentially. We will seek your permission before contacting your letter-writers.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05000

Help contact: d.schiller@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to institutional reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on this website.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05000