Adjunct Professor

About the job

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The mission of the School of Social Work is to advance equity, transform systems, improve lives. The School’s curriculum supports the mission and recognizes the uniqueness of the region served, including concerns for disadvantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed individuals, families and communities. Classes provide rigorous and evidence-based content, and give students the opportunity to explore theory, learn intervention skills and engage in challenging dialogue with colleagues.

Position Summary

The Intervention Development Consultant will provide expert guidance to the RiseWell research team in the development of a comprehensive, school-based behavioral health prevention intervention for adolescents. Drawing on expertise in intervention research, prevention science, and intervention development, the consultant will advise the team as it translates theory, empirical evidence, and identified intervention mechanisms into structured intervention components and lessons. The consultant will help strengthen the conceptual coherence, scientific rigor, and overall design of the intervention.

Specific responsibilities will include reviewing and providing feedback on the alignment among theoretical foundations, intervention mechanisms, program objectives, intervention components, and proposed activities; identifying potential gaps, redundancies, or areas requiring refinement; and offering recommendations to strengthen the intervention’s structure and content. The consultant will also provide guidance as the team transitions from intervention planning to curriculum and lesson development, drawing on extensive experience developing and evaluating prevention interventions for children and adolescents. Consultation will occur through review of project materials, written feedback, and discussions with the research team, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Experience managing school based, community based, behavioral health, prevention, or research projects.

Academic Personnel Office Contact Information

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