Faculty Position: Social Work
Full-Time, Salaried, with Benefits
CMU invites applications from candidates for a full-time faculty position (open-rank, professor or teaching professor) in Social Work.
We are particularly interested in applicants who reflect one or more of the following priorities:
- An Indigenous (to Turtle Island) scholar of social work
- A scholar engaged with Indigenous-led or IBPOC/BIPOC-led organizations or community-building work, overlapping with or comprising an alternative to social work
- A scholar who is a member of an equity-seeking community, including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions
- A scholar holding a PhD (or in process to complete) or an alternate terminal degree in Social Work or a close cognate degree
- Or a scholar without a PhD, but with significant direct practice or related relevant experience
Note that applicants must have at minimum a Master’s level degree and at least one degree in social work (e.g. BSW, MSW or PhD).
Expertise in one or more of the following areas is preferred:
- Social Policy, Indigenous Social Work Practice, Child Welfare, Adult/Youth Justice, Women’s Issues, Clinical Practice both in theory and methods of intervention
The successful candidate will join CMU’s social work and broader faculty, together building and delivering CMU’s exciting new social work program–an exceptional opportunity for creative and engaged teacher-scholars.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, and will be actively engaged with research in social work.
CMU is a small liberal arts university committed to rigorous teaching and research, and is a member of Universities Canada. CMU is located in Winnipeg, a diverse and fast-growing city of about 800,000, with a vibrant cultural life, and excellent public amenities, schools, and healthcare. CMU is rooted in the Mennonite tradition, a Christian standpoint emphasizing peace and community service. Social work at CMU builds on the strong, interdisciplinary foundation of CMU’s larger teaching-and-research environment, with such distinctive areas of excellence as music therapy, political studies, peace and conflict transformation studies, and spiritual care.
Interested candidates should submit:
- a letter of application;
- a curriculum vitae;
- a statement of teaching philosophy;
- a research statement (or a statement of research interests);
- a statement on how their spiritual practices / faith would contribute to their teaching and scholarship at CMU;
- contact information for three references.
(Finalists will offer a teaching demonstration and a research talk as part of the interview process.)
The appointment will begin July 1, 2025. Rank (assistant, associate, or full) and appointment type (professor or teaching-professor) will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Review of applications will begin on August 19th, and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications should be submitted in confidence electronically (preferably as a single PDF) to vpacademic
We encourage all qualified candidates to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority, and all applications should address whether the applicant is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. CMU is committed to employment equity.
Information about Canadian Mennonite University can be found at www.cmu.ca
Canadian Mennonite University is committed to employment equity while ensuring our recruitment process is barrier free. Applications are encouraged from members of equity-seeking communities including women, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, and people of all sexual orientations and genders. If accommodations are needed, please send your request to hrdirector@cmu.ca.
We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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