12-month Clinical Associate Professor, Master of Physician Assistant Studies

The Master of Physician Assistant Studies ( MPAS) program, currently housed in the School of Social Work ( SSW) within the College of Health and Human Services ( CHHS) at the University of North Carolina Wilmington ( UNCW) seeks an outstanding faculty member for 12-month, non-tenure track Clinical Associate Professor positions beginning August 2026.

The Master of Physician Assistant Studies ( MPAS) program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is currently in development. The program plans to seek Accreditation-Provisional status from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant ( ARC-PA) prior to enrolling students. The program will not matriculate students until Accreditation-Provisional status has been granted by ARC-PA.

The Principal Faculty (PA-C) member will serve as a full-time faculty member in the developing MPAS program and will play a key role in preparing the program for Provisional Accreditation through the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant ( ARC-PA). Responsibilities include graduate-level instruction in the didactic and/or clinical phases of the curriculum; course development and coordination; student assessment and remediation; and academic advising and mentoring. Teaching responsibilities may include classroom instruction, laboratory and clinical skills training, simulation, and oversight of supervised clinical learning activities.

Additional responsibilities include participation in curriculum design, program assessment, admissions, and continuous quality improvement processes necessary for accreditation compliance. Faculty are expected to engage in service to the program, school, college, and profession, and to maintain clinical and scholarly engagement consistent with a clinical faculty appointment. Active collaboration with the Program Director, Medical Director, Clinical Coordinator, and principal faculty in support of program development and accreditation readiness is required.

The School of Social Work currently provides administrative housing for the developing Master of Physician Assistant Studies ( MPAS) program within the College of Health and Human Services. The MPAS program is a graduate-level medical education program designed to prepare physician assistants to serve the healthcare needs of southeastern North Carolina and beyond. As the program progresses through development and accreditation processes, it is building the academic, clinical, and administrative infrastructure necessary to support long-term programmatic growth within the College.

The School of Social Work ( SSW) is dedicated to the development of excellent social workers through in-depth education, professional partnerships, applied research, regional engagement, and outreach and impact. Our School prepares our students to help individuals, families, and groups discover and build upon their own strengths and external resources to meet the challenges of poverty, discrimination, health and mental health issues, and other dicult life situations. UNCW social work graduates work in social service, health, and mental health agencies in Southeastern North Carolina, throughout the state, and across the country. The School of Social Work is located in McNeill and Veterans' Hall, state-of-the-art facilities that includes oces, classrooms, a large lecture hall, computer laboratories, a Student Learning Commons and Success Center, and a state-of-the art Simulation Learning Center. Through the use of simulation, we strive to create a realistic environment and a powerful learning experience that promotes cognitive, affective, physical, and social development for Social Work students, while incorporating interprofessional collaborative experiences with students across the other degree programs in the College.

The SSW offers both the BSW and MSW programs from the strengths' perspective, with emphasis on practice labs, small classes, and specially reinforced eld instruction. The MSW program offers two concentrations; a clinical concentration, specialized coursework in solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, and motivational theories and a macro concentration that focuses on the interaction between the client and large systems.

We are proud to offer the following programs: full-time Bachelor in Social Work programs on the main campus in Wilmington and HST- BSW online, a full- time and advanced standing Master in Social Work program in Wilmington, part-time Master in Social Work program in Wilmington, and four courses towards LCAS credentialing in substance use disorders and addictions. .

The College of Health and Human Services was created in July 2010 to provide UNCW with a new mechanism to link and focus its health-related research, professional continuing education, and health knowledge dissemination and application. In the formative stage of development, the CHHS is currently home to three professional schools: School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic College that seeks to be nationally recognized for its inter-professional collaboration, community engagement and impact, and implementation science. The faculty, staff and students of the CHHS are committed to the pursuit of excellence and enhancing health and quality of life across the lifespan for individuals, families and communities in southeastern North Carolina and beyond.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to- BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

UNCW does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of his or her race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. UNC Wilmington participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Prior to the official appointment to the university, the candidate(s) selected for hire must be able to demonstrate eligibility to teach assigned courses by successfully meeting the credentialing requirements based on official transcripts and other documentation as required.

Please see list of required and optional materials: