All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this position. In order for the Career Portal system to accept a cover letter please include a cover letter as a page of your resume document.

The School of Social Work seeks instructors to teach graduate courses, for the Winter 2027 Term, in the Masters of Social Work and Masters of Social Impact Leadership programs. The Social Work courses concentrate in the social work practice methods: interpersonal practice, management of human services, community organizing or social policy and evaluation and the social work practice areas of aging, children & youth, community and social systems, health or mental health. The Masters of Social Impact Leadership courses focus on fiscal management and impact measurement. Instructors are appointed at 25% effort for the term for teaching a 3-credit course.

The selected candidate must have an MSW degree plus two years post-master's degree experience for Social Work classes, and a graduate degree in business, leadership, management, evaluation, finance, public policy, or a related field plus two years of post-graduate experience for Social Impact Leadership classes. Candidates with prior teaching, aligned course development experience, and positive teaching evaluations are highly desired.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

For a 3-credit graduate course, usually 3-hours/week direct classroom plus at least 1-hour/week of office hours and 6-hours/week off-site for class preparation and grading

Terms and conditions of employment for this position are subject to terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement between the University of Michigan and the Lecturers' employee organization (LEO) AFT/MFT and SRP Local 6244 AFL-CIO.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Lecturer Job openings are posted for a minimum of ten calendar days.  This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.