Category: Job Openings

The Department of Sociology seeks to appoint a tenured professor in social inequality, especially ethno-racial inequality. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023. The professor will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Basic Qualifications: Candidates are required to have a doctorate.

Additional Qualifications: Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching, advising, and research is desired. Candidates should also evince intellectual leadership and impact on the field and potential for significant contributions to the department, University, and wider scholarly community.

Special Instructions: Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal:

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching/advising statement (describing teaching philosophy and practices)
4. Research statement
5. Statement describing efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past, current, and anticipated future contributions in these areas.
6.  Attestation and Acknowledgment form
7. Authorization form

*Applications must be submitted no later than September 29, 2022.

Harvard University is committed to fostering a campus culture where everyone can thrive and experience a sense of inclusion and belonging. Community members are encouraged to model our values of integrity, responsible mentorship, equity, and excellence no matter where they are.

To support this commitment to our values of inclusion and excellence, the external finalist for this position will be required to complete a conduct questionnaire – specifically regarding findings of violation, on-going formal complaint investigations, or formal complaint investigations that did not conclude due to the external finalist’s departure concerning: harassment or discrimination, retaliation, sexual misconduct, bullying or intimidating/abusive behavior, unprofessional relationship, or misconduct related to scholarship, research, teaching, service, or clinical/patient care.

Harvard will also make conduct inquiries to current and former employers of the external finalist regarding such misconduct. To facilitate these inquiries, Harvard requires all external applicants for this position to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to release information for external applicants” as part of their application. If an external applicant does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and, as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration.

Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.

Contact Information: Orlando Patterson, Search Committee, Department of Sociology, khue_nguyen@fas.harvard.edu

The Department of Sociology at the University of Washington invites applications for an Associate Professor position with tenure. Please visit the announcement here: https://ap.washington.edu/ahr/position-details/?job_id=100929 .

Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to:

• a strong record of scholarly accomplishment
• research interests that complement areas of departmental and university strength
• effective undergraduate teaching and graduate training
• demonstrated leadership in departmental service
• active engagement in professional, university, and community life
• a demonstrated commitment to the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion

The position will begin on September 16, 2023, and is full time with a 9-month service period. All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service. Both the University of Washington and the Department of Sociology are committed to creating a community that embraces and benefits from the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students. Successful applicants should be able to thrive in, and contribute to, this environment. Therefore, application materials must include a separate statement that describes how you will contribute to creating an inclusive, equitable and diverse department. Complete applications will include:

• curriculum vita
• cover letter
• a description of research plans
• a statement of teaching, including a description of teaching approach and evidence of teaching effectiveness
• a statement of diversity contributions
• three samples of recent scholarly work

Candidates selected during the initial round of review will be contacted to provide a list of three professional references. All material should be submitted to http://apply.interfolio.com/111604.

The review of applications will begin on October 15, 2022. However, the position will remain open, and applications may be considered, until the position is filled.

Please contact Fatema Mookhtiar (fatemakm@uw.edu) for any questions about this search. 

Job ID: 18143
Date Position is Available: Fall 2023
Application Deadline: 9/22/2023
Company: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Department: School of Public Policy (SSP)
Title: Assistant Professor/Public Policy and Management – School of Public Policy
Submission Link:
https://careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-us/job/515192/assistant-professorpublic-policy-and-management-school-of-public-policy 

SPP invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, expected to start on September 1, 2023. The successful candidate will contribute to SPP’s growing programs and community of programs, students, staff and faculty by building our interdisciplinary and community-engaged research and teaching agenda. Areas of interest for the search include:

• public and nonprofit management
• state and/or local government
• policy or management approaches to inequality
• climate, energy, and/or environmental justice policy or management
• social enterprises and new organizational forms for the public good
• comparative and/or international policy or management
• public and nonprofit budgeting and/or finance.

Competitive candidates’ research will reflect an intersectional approach including but not limited to race, gender, sexuality, and migration. Candidates should be able to teach required courses in the undergraduate and master’s programs and contribute specialized courses in their areas of expertise.

The Department of Sociology at Colby College is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor starting September 1, 2023. Colby is a highly selective liberal arts college in a spectacular setting with a rich sociological history: it was here that Albion Small taught some of the first sociology courses in the country!

The Department of Sociology is searching for an early career scholar who aims to make an impact through high-profile research, excellence in teaching, and meaningful student engagement. Areas of specialization are open. The ideal candidate will have a publication track record, ample experience with teaching—including course design—and a record of success advising and mentoring individuals from groups under-represented in higher education.

The review of completed applications will begin on October 1, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. A complete application must include:

• a curriculum vitae
• letter of application that outlines the candidate’s research, teaching philosophy, and teaching experience, and demonstrates a commitment to the value of diversity and to inclusive teaching
• representative samples of scholarship
• three confidential letters of recommendation

Materials must be submitted electronically to: http://apply.interfolio.com/111909. Candidates may be A.B.D., but Ph.D.s must be in hand prior to September 1, 2023. 

Questions about this search should be directed to: Sociologysearch@colby.edu (ASA Job Bank #18218) 

The Department of Sociology at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2023. The Department is seeking scholars who have a teaching and research focus on South Asia and is open to a wide range of methodological and substantive approaches, including but certainly not limited to:

• Comparative Historical Sociology
• Demography
• Gender
• Urban Sociology
• Migration
• Social Movements

Sociology at Dartmouth is a vibrant intellectual community with scholars spanning four broad research areas: health, political and economic sociology, race and ethnicity, and social psychology. For more information about the department, please visit http://sociology.dartmouth.edu/.

The person in this position will teach courses in Sociology and in conjunction with Dartmouth’s interdicisplinary Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages Program (ASCL). ASCL boasts a strong resource commitment to South Asian programming and an active South Asian student community. For more information about ASCL, please visit: https://ascl.dartmouth.edu/.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Sociology or a closely related field before the appointment begins. For a complete position description, please visit https://apply.interfolio.com/111087.

The Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. 

University College Dublin, Ireland (UCD), School of Sociology is hiring an Assistant Professor (Above Bar – Prestigious Ad-Astra Fellow). Peace, conflict, memory, nationalism, war and human rights are among many topics and areas of interest.

Deadline: Valentine’s Day 2022!

Apply here.

Deadline:  March  1, 2022

The International Studies and International Business Program at Fairfield University invites applications for a position of Assistant Professor of the Practice or Instructor of the Practice in College of Arts & Sciences to begin fall 2022. This is a non-tenure track, full-time, fixed-term, renewable position. Candidates must have PhD in Sociology or Anthropology, international expertise, and be able to teach our foundational course, “People, Places, and Global Issues.” Candidates should show a commitment to excellence in teaching. Interest and experience in teaching to promote social justice is desirable. 

Responsibilities include:

Teaching four courses each semester at the undergraduate level. Teaching assignments may require teaching day, evening, face-to-face, hybrid and online. Academic advising and extracurricular student engagement. Providing service to the program, the College of Arts & Sciences, the university, and the community at-large as necessary and appropriate. 

Qualifications: Candidates must have masters or PhD in Sociology or Anthropology from an accredited institution.  

Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Preference will be given to applications that arrive before March 1, 2022.  Only complete files will be reviewed by the search committee and for full consideration, please upload the following materials:

(1) cover letter that includes teaching experience and/or teaching philosophy,

(2) curriculum vitae,

(3) samples of syllabi and teaching evaluations (if available)

(4) contact information for three or more professional references.  Please contact David Crawford (dcrawford@fairfield.edu) with questions.

 Note: If you have more than 5 documents to upload to your application, please combine them into 5 or less documents or submit additional documents to sociologysearch@fairfield.edu 

About Fairfield University 

Fairfield University was founded in 1942 as a Jesuit institution in Fairfield, CT, one hour from New York City along the Long Island Sound. The University’s 200-acre campus includes five College and Professional Schools that enroll approximately 3,500 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students. 

For full consideration, please click “Apply Now” and upload the requested materials by March 1, 2022 : https://ffd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EmploymentOpportunities/job/Fairfield-CT/Assistant-Professor-of-the-Practice–Sociology-and-Anthropology_JR0001138

The Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University seeks a Chair to serve as the intellectual leader of the department, facilitating a positive environment for teaching, scholarship, and service to the college and the university. This individual will continue the Department’s tradition of excellence in research and teaching. The Sociology Department possesses strengths in many areas, and is renowned for its focus on global phenomena and their connection to national dynamics. It also has a large undergraduate major, one of the most popular minors on campus (in Health and Society), and a robust and nationally-recognized doctoral program.

The search is open with regard to methodological specialization; we welcome scholars with qualitative (e.g., ethnographic, archival) and/or quantitative (e.g., statistical or big data) skills. We are, however, particularly interested in scholars whose research overlaps with one or more of the Department’s strengths, including computational social science, environment, global and public health, race and ethnicity, international development, inequality, politics, and culture. The candidate should have at least two years of administrative experience. We welcome applications from Advanced Associates (at least three years post-tenure or have extraordinary leadership accomplishments warranting consideration) and Full Professors. We especially invite applications from women and under-represented minority candidates.

The ideal candidate will:

● Possess a minimum of two years of administrative experience at the Departmental or College level

● Be ready to serve at least one three-year term as Chair

● Have a demonstrated track-record of publication in nationally or internationally-prominent venues within Sociology, as well as a clear pathway to continued excellence in the field

● Contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the Department and University

Requested Application Materials:

1) State employment application

2) Cover letter

3) Curriculum Vitae

4) Research Statement

5) Teaching Statement

6) Diversity Statement

We will begin review of applications on January 10, 2022, and continue until the position has been filled.

Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/99239

Job ID:	17110
Application Deadline:	9/15/2021
Company:	Dartmouth College
Department:	Department of Sociology
Job Position/Rank:	Assistant Professor
Tenure/Tenure Track:	Tenure Track
Areas of Faculty Expertise:	Racial and Ethnic Relations
Salary Range:	Negotiable
Submission Link:	http://apply.interfolio.com/92091

The Department of Sociology at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level beginning fall 2022. We seek scholars who have teaching and research expertise in race and racial justice. We are especially interested in scholars whose work intersects with one or more of the following areas: crime, law, or policing; environmental justice; and social movements and politics. Dartmouth is highly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive population of students, faculty, and staff. We seek applicants who are able to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds, including but not limited to: racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals who identify with LGBTQ+ communities, individuals with disabilities, individuals from lower income backgrounds, and/or first generation college graduates. Applicants should state in their cover letter how their teaching, research, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field before the appointment begins. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should upload a curriculum vitae; a cover letter detailing (1) current and future research plans, (2) teaching experience and philosophy, and (3) contributions to diversity in the context of academic research, teaching, and/or service; a writing sample; and three letters of recommendation. 

*This position announcement is also posted on the ASA Job Bank (#17009)

Macalester College: Assistant Professor of Sociology (Tenure-Track)—Inequality (Structural or Relational)

The Department of Sociology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level to begin August 2022. We seek to hire a sociologist whose primary teaching and research interests are in structural or relational approaches to inequality. Potential areas of substantive emphases include, but are not limited to, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Sexualities, Sociology of Health and Illness/Medical Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Education, or Sociology of Work. The ideal candidate could also contribute to the teaching of undergraduate research methods (quantitative and/or comparative-historical methods). A conferred Ph.D. in sociology by the beginning of appointment is required. Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and evidence of scholarly promise. The normal teaching load is 5 courses/year. Successful applicants may also contribute to the advancement of one of the College’s interdisciplinary programs, including American Studies, Education Studies, Environmental Studies, International Studies, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Community and Global Health, or Urban Studies. Submit materials to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18815. Applications received before October 1, 2021 will be given first consideration. For questions about the position, please contact Erik Larson at larsone@macalester.edu.