School of Social Work PhD Program - Adjunct Instructor

Sacred Heart University’s School of Social Work in the College of Arts & Sciences invites applications for an Adjunct Instructor to contribute expertise in research, teaching, and doctoral mentorship to our Ph.D. in Social Work program. Teaching opportunities may be online or on-ground, based on program needs.

The School of Social Work emphasizes individualized learning, close faculty engagement, and personalized advisement within a social justice framework grounded in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. The doctoral program brings this approach to advanced study in research, teaching, and leadership, serving working professionals who bring practical experience and questions from the field to their scholarship.

As an Adjunct Instructor, you will bring your expertise in research methods and analysis to the development of emerging social work scholars. Through teaching and dissertation mentorship, you will help students turn meaningful questions into well-designed research, advance to candidacy, and produce scholarship that contributes to social work knowledge and practice. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with doctoral students at pivotal stages of their development while collaborating with faculty committed to their success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a learning environment welcoming to all learners.
• Provide instruction in the PhD program
• Mentor PhD students and coordinate the advancement to candidacy through the dissertation process.
• Support and collaborate with fellow faculty.
• Attend and participate in PhD student summer residency.
• Maintain an active research agenda aligned with the School’s mission.

Qualifications:

• MSW from a CSWE-accredited program and a PhD in social work, social welfare, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of two years post-MSW social work practice experience.
• Minimum of five years post PhD.
• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racist, anti-oppressive pedagogy, research, and practice.
• Evidence of teaching excellence, especially in quantitative research methods, statistical analysis, and mixed methods.
• Familiarity with doctoral education and GADE standards.
• A strong commitment to collaboration.

Application Instructions:

1. Letter of interest (including a statement of research agenda)
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Statement of teaching philosophy
4. One peer-reviewed publication (as a sample of scholarship)
5. Graduate transcripts (copies acceptable at this stage)

Upon offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to provide one formal letter of recommendation on professional letterhead and an official transcript reflecting their highest earned degree.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please direct any questions to Maura Rhodes, Associate Dean and Assistant Clinical Professor at rhodesm@sacredheart.edu.