Applications Invited for Associate Professor position
We invite applications for a full-time tenure-stream position at the rank of Associate Professor, beginning July 1, 2018. Please click to learn more.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Book Launch
Frank Tester, Professor Emeritus, is one of the authors of the book “Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit: What Inuit Have Always Known to Be True”. The book launch event will be on October 30 in Ottawa. Click to learn more.
Applications invited for full-time Instructor position
The School of Social Work at UBC Vancouver invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Instructor position to meet the current teaching needs of the School’s programs, beginning July 1, 2018. Please see the job posting for more details.
Accepting Applications for part-time Adjunct Professor position
The School is seeking qualified social workers with MSW or PhD who are primarily engaged in social work practice as part-time Adjunct Professor for a course in Term 1, academic year 2017-18. Click the link above for more details.
Welcome to the Faculty
This May, our School welcomed a new faculty member, Barbara Lee (Assistant Professor). Learn more about Barbara’s areas of research and practice in our faculty profile.
Faculty Member Part of Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying
Appointed by the Council of Canadian Academies, the Expert Panel will examine particularly complex types of requests for medical assistance in dying. Dr. Tim Stainton is part of the Working Group on advance requests. Click to learn more.
New Book from Faculty Member
Congratulations to Miu Chung Yan on the completion of his book on working with refugees and immigrants in Canada.
Inviting Applications for Two Assistant Professor Positions
The School of Social Work (UBC-Vancouver) invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to meet the current teaching needs of the School’s programs. Applications are to be submitted online by December 22, 2016 through the UBC Faculty Careers website. Click for more details.
Faculty Member Recognized
For his contributions in the field of intellectual disabilities, Dr. Stainton has been named Fellow of the International Association for Scientific Study in Intellectual and Developmental Disability.
Announcing Appointment of New Director
Professor Miu Chung Yan has been appointed as Director of School of Social Work. Click on the link above to learn more.