Adjunct Social Work professor jobs
Part-time social work teaching positions at universities, community colleges, and online-first institutions across the U.S. Online, remote, and on-campus roles.
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Strayer University
Part-Time Faculty: Doctoral Mentoring & Teaching
About adjunct social work professor jobs
Adjunct social work professors are part-time faculty hired semester by semester to teach undergraduate or graduate social work courses. Most institutions hire social work adjuncts to cover high-enrollment introductory courses, asynchronous online sections, summer terms, and specialized electives that don't justify a full-time hire.
Common adjunct social work teaching assignments
- Introduction to Social Work
- Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE)
- Social Work Practice with Individuals
- Social Welfare Policy
- Research Methods for Social Work
- Field Education / Field Seminar
Credentials and qualifications
The standard credential for adjunct social work teaching is a MSW from a CSWE-accredited program (DSW or PhD preferred for graduate-level teaching). Accreditation guidelines generally require at least 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline you're teaching — so a related field is often acceptable if you have enough discipline-specific coursework.
Where to find adjunct social work jobs
The most active employers of adjunct social work faculty are the large online-first universities (SNHU, UMGC, Liberty, Grand Canyon, Walden), community college systems, public university continuing education divisions, and four-year private universities. The listings above pull from all of these.
Frequently asked questions
- What qualifications do I need to teach adjunct social work?
- Most adjunct social work positions require a MSW from a CSWE-accredited program (DSW or PhD preferred for graduate-level teaching). Community colleges and online universities have more flexibility on credentials; four-year universities and graduate programs are stricter.
- How much do adjunct social work professors earn per course?
- Adjunct social work pay typically falls in the $2,000–$7,000 per 3-credit course range. Community colleges and online-first universities (SNHU, UMGC, Liberty) sit at the lower end ($2,000–$3,500). Four-year university extension programs and graduate-level social work courses pay $3,500–$7,000+.
- What social work courses do adjuncts typically teach?
- The most common adjunct social work teaching assignments are introductory and gen-ed courses with high enrollment: Introduction to Social Work, Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE), Social Work Practice with Individuals, Social Welfare Policy, and similar undergraduate sections.
- Can I teach adjunct social work online or remote?
- Yes — every major online university (SNHU, UMGC, Western Governors, Liberty, Grand Canyon, Walden) hires online social work adjuncts, and most community colleges and four-year universities now offer asynchronous online sections in social work. Filter the listings above by modality "Online" to see only remote-eligible roles.
- How competitive are adjunct social work positions?
- Competition varies by institution tier. Brand-name universities and tenure-track-adjacent roles are very competitive; online-first universities, community colleges, and continuing education programs maintain large rolling adjunct pools and hire continuously.
Universities hiring social work adjuncts
Institutions with current or recent social work listings on OpenLecture.