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- Case
Western Reserve University
The Department of
Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve
University invites applications for a one-year visiting position, possibly
renewable. Rank is open and commensurate with qualifications, although
appointment at the rank of visiting assistant professor, visiting
instructor, or lecturer is preferred. We seek a candidate who can teach
quantitative methods at the graduate level and additional courses at the
undergraduate or graduate level in a substantive specialty area. Priority
will be given to candidates whose research and teaching skills complement
and extend the current strengths of our department: health and aging;
gender, work and family; inequality; and criminology. Faculty members also
have the opportunity to teach in our university-wide undergraduate program
of liberal education, SAGES. Case offers the student quality and class size
of a strong liberal arts college within one of the nation's major research
universities. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with
qualifications. Salary and teaching loads negotiable. Applicants must have a
Ph.D. in Sociology by the time of appointment, demonstrated teaching
experience, and a publication record appropriate to rank. For best
consideration, apply by February 15, 2006.
Electronic applications
only, to Professor Jill Korbin (jill.korbin@case.edu), consisting of a
letter of application, a curriculum vitae, samples of written work, and
email addresses of three references to whom we may write. Case is committed
to diversity and is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
Applications from women or minorities are encouraged. Case has received an
NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the participation of women in science and
engineering.
- Bowling
Green State University
The
Department of Sociology invites applications
for a senior tenure-line appointment in
adolescence or emerging adulthood (associate
or full professor) beginning August 2006.
The area of interest within adolescence or
emerging adulthood is open and may include
socialization, life course, risk behaviors,
mental health, social demography, social
welfare and policy, or adolescent
relationships. Candidates should have a
distinguished record of scholarship; an
interest in collaborative, interdisciplinary
research; well-developed teaching and
mentoring skills; and a strong record of
securing external funding. The NICHD-funded
Center for Family and Demographic Research
provides a multidisciplinary academic
environment dedicated to innovative research
on the well-being of children, youth, and
families. Candidates may have joint
appointments in Psychology or Human
Development and Family Studies. To apply,
send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae,
names of three references, and examples of
written work to Prof. Wendy Manning, Chair,
Adolescence Recruitment Committee,
Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0222.
Review of applications will begin March 1,
2006, but applications will be accepted
until an appropriate candidate is
identified.
Please visit our web site at
www.bgsu.edu/departments/soc/. BGSU is
an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
Employer and educational institution.
- University of South
Carolina
The Department of Sociology
invites applications for two tenure-track
assistant professor positions beginning Fall
2006. Specialty area is open, although
preference will be given to candidates
oriented toward publishing theory-driven
empirical research. We also hope to hire at
least one person interested in teaching
graduate-level methods and statistics.
Applications will be reviewed as they
arrive, however those received after October
31st may not be considered. Send curriculum
vitae, three pieces of exemplary written
work, three letters of reference, and
statements of research and teaching
interests to Brent Simpson, Recruitment
Committee Chair, Department of Sociology,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
29208. Applications can be made online at
http://USCJobs.sc.edu.
For further information visit our department
web site:
http://www.cas.sc.edu/socy/.
The
University of South Carolina is an Equal
Opportunity / Affirmative Action Educator
and Employer and specifically invites and
encourages applications from women and
minorities.
- University of
Illinois at Chicago
The Department
of Sociology at the University of Illinois
at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for a
full-time, tenure-track position as
assistant professor, beginning in August
2006. We seek candidates with a research
specialization in gender. The department
currently has specializations in: race,
ethnicity & gender; work, labor markets &
organizations; international, comparative &
Asian societies; and health & medicine.
Applicants must
have completed their Ph.D. by the time of
appointment and have strong commitments to
research, teaching, and supervising student
theses and dissertations. Salary is
competitive and commensurate with
experience.
Applicants
should submit a letter of application,
curriculum vitae, writing sample and three
letters of recommendation to:
Pamela
Popielarz and Amanda Lewis
Chairs, Search Committee
Department of Sociology (M/C 312)
University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 W. Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60607-7135
To insure full
consideration, applications should be
postmarked by November 1, 2005. However, we
will continue to consider applications until
the position has been filled.
UIC is a
Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Extensive
University located in the heart of one of
the nation's largest metropolitan areas. It
is a comprehensive public university with a
diverse student body of more than 25,000
undergraduate, graduate and professional
students. As an AA/EOE, UIC encourages
applications from women, minorities and
people with disabilities.
Assistant Professor, Department of
Sociology,
Ball State University. Tenure-track
Assistant Professor position available
August 18, 2006. The Department offers
an excellent working environment with a
possible three course per semester
teaching load (most faculty members
teach two sections because classes with
more than 70 students count as two
courses), highly supportive colleagues,
and a master's program. Ball State
features a beautiful campus with
state-of-the-art computer technology and
combines the characteristics of a
research university with those of a
public liberal arts university. Muncie
is a moderate-sized city with a low cost
of living within 50 miles of the
metropolitan amenities of Indianapolis.
Our department is actively seeking to
increase diversity in our faculty.
Responsibilities: teach courses at the
undergraduate and graduate level; engage
in publication of scholarly work in
sociology; perform appropriate service
for the department, university, and
community.
Minimum qualifications: ABD with
completion of PhD required by August 1,
2007; commitment to high quality
teaching and excellence in scholarly
research.
Preferred qualifications: PhD in
sociology; area of specialization is
open; experience teaching undergraduate
sociology courses, especially experience
involving sole responsibility for
courses; evidence of professional
scholarship as indicated by articles
published in professional journals,
papers presented at professional
meetings, and/or active role(s) in
sociological research projects.
Send letter of application, vita,
statement of research agenda, statement
of teaching philosophy, teaching
evaluations, scholarly writing sample,
and three letters of reference to:
Roger Wojtkiewicz, Professor and
Chairperson, Department of Sociology,
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
47306. Review of applications will
begin
November 4,
2005,
and will continue until the position is
filled.
Ball State University is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer
and is strongly and actively committed
to diversity within its community. (http://www.bsu.edu)
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