Position Summary
NYU Shanghai-New York MSW program is looking for adjunct faculty members for the 2025-2026 academic year. We are seeking motivated professionals, professors, or researchers to teach MSW courses at NYU Shanghai.
Course 1: Social Work Practice I and II
Course Description: The overall objective of this course is to provide students with an integrative framework that combines direct practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities with a commitment to organizational and social change. Students are helped to develop skills in a broad range of practitioner roles. The course examines the history, values, and ethics of the profession; the societal and organizational context of practice; and the impact of racism and oppression. Skills in systems assessment, engagement, interviewing, collaboration and advocacy, relationship issues and selfawareness, and the practice principles of both crisis and extended intervention are taught. A social work laboratory component provides students with opportunities for experiential learning. Both are 4-credit courses requiring 3 teaching hours.
Schedule: Fall 2025 (September 1-December 12, 2025) & Spring 2026 (January 19-May 8, 2026), Tuesday afternoon
Course 2: Practice With Groups
Course description: Building on the group content in Social Work Practice I and II, this course offers students opportunities for didactic learning, which includes lecture/discussion. The course considers the integration of group interventions into different agency settings and the use of groups for a variety of purposes including education, prevention, self-help, rehabilitation, advocacy, and change. Clinical skills related to the beginning, middle, and ending phases are taught along with various types and models of group practice. There are opportunities for participants to engage in structured role-playing and other exercises. This is a 3-credit course requiring 2 teaching hours.
Schedule: Spring 2026 (January 19-May 8, 2026), Tuesday morning
Qualifications
Minimal Qualifications
- MSW degree from CSWE-accredited programs
- 2-year post-MSW professional experience
- Fluent in English
Preferred Qualifications
- 5-year post-MSW professional experience
- Professional experience in both the West and the East
- Professional social work license
- Teaching experiences
Application Instructions
Candidates must be Chinese citizens (including residents of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) or nonChinese citizens with Chinese green card or work permits (subject to the relevant immigration regulations). If interested, please submit a cover letter and CV to Dr. Qingwen Xu at qingwen.xu@nyu.edu by August 15, 2025.
Additional Information
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is China’s first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of the NYU Global Network. We were founded in 2012 by New York University and East China Normal University with the support of the city of Shanghai and the district of Pudong. NYU Shanghai seeks to cultivate globally-minded graduates through innovative teaching, world-class research, and a commitment to public service.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. We are proud of its diverse and talented staff members, who work together to build and sustain this unique and pioneering institution of higher education in China.
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