Positions in Academic Settings: Listing Q - T

• Queens College, City University of New York. The Department of Sociology seeks to hire a tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor beginning Fall 1999. Candidates are expected to demonstrate a well-defined research program and to show promise as scholars and teachers. Candidates should have a PhD in hand at time of appointment. Although our preference is for an Assistant Professor, an exceptional candidate may be appointed at the Associate professor level. We seek an individual who is committed to excellence in both research and undergraduate teaching. Applicants should send (1) curriculum vitae, (2) sample of scholarly writing, (3) statement outlining research and teaching interests, and (4) three letters of reference by November 2, 1998 to: Charles W. Smith, Department of Sociology, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367-1597. Queens College is located in Flushing, New York and has a diverse student body of 18,000 students. Queens College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Pending budgetary approval, the Department of Sociology expects to make one or two tenure track assistant professor appointments to begin in September 1999 (appointment at a higher level may be possible with University approval). We are particularly interested in scholars with expertise in (1) economic sociology (construed broadly to include organizations, occupations, and work), and (2) political sociology/social movements. A PhD is required at the time of appointment. Candidates should send a vita, letter of application, and three letters of recommendation to Allan V. Horwitz, Chair, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University, 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ, 08854-8045. Review of applications will begin October 1, 1998. Rutgers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

• Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a senior position (pending budgetary approval) in gender at the Associate or Full Professor rank. The successful candidate would be expected to take a leading role in continuing the development of an established program in gender studies and in linking this program to the rich multidisciplinary resources in gender studies available at Rutgers. Candidates should send a vita, letter of interest, and names of at least three references to Allan V. Horwitz, Chair, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University, 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ, 08854-8045. Review of applications will begin October 1, 1998. Rutgers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

• University of St. Thomas. The Department of Sociology is seeking to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position in the area of criminal justice beginning September 1, 1999. The department is looking for someone whose primary research interests and professional activities are in the fields of crime and criminal justice. Teaching responsibilities will include courses in criminology, juvenile delinquency or criminal justice; introductory sociology and/or social problems; and a seminar for criminal justice majors who are completing a required internship in the field. A PhD in Sociology is strongly preferred. ABDs will be considered. Excellence in teaching is required. The University of St. Thomas is a Catholic liberal arts university dedicated to the education of the student as a whole person. The Department of Sociology aims to provide students with a solid theoretical understanding of crime and criminal justice as well as prepare them to be competent and ethical professionals in the field of criminal justice. The University of St. Thomas is located in the heart of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Please send a cover letter (refer to #200630) indicating your interest and qualifications for this position, along with a vita, evidence of excellence in teaching (including student evaluations and samples of syllabi and assignments), and three letters of reference by October 15, 1998 to: Search Committee, Department of Sociology, Mail #5021, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and people of color are especially encouraged to apply for this position.

• San Diego State University. Department of Sociology/ Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies is seeking applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of the Family with a concentration on Border Issues. This position will be a joint appointment between Sociology and Chicana/Chicano Studies with sociology as home department. The position starts August 1999. Courses will be on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Sociology Department and Chicana/Chicano Studies both support several hundred undergraduate majors and minors. PhD degree in Sociology by July 1, 1999 is required. The Departments have a global/multicultural approach to their disciplines and seek an individual who can present innovative approaches, and who can work well with diverse student populations. Evidence of research is mandatory. Candidate files will be reviewed starting October 5, 1998 and will continue until the position is filled. Please send a letter of application which includes your teaching interest/approach and a summary of your research (past, current, and proposed), a vita, a course syllabus that you have developed, and three letters of recommendation, to Search Committee Chair, San Diego State University, Department of Sociology, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4423. (619) 594-5449; fax (619) 594-1325. SDSU is an Equal Opportunity Title IX Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age or disability.

• San Francisco State University. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure track appointment to begin in August 1999 at the rank of Assistant Professor. The department is seeking a person whose primary teaching assignments are urban issues in the context of a global society, quantitative methodologies (including statistics) and other courses in areas of the candidate’s interests. We are particularly interested in applicants with research and teaching interests in issues of U.S. immigration and diverse populations. Applicants should have completed a PhD in Sociology by August 1999, be committed to quality teaching in a primarily undergraduate program in an urban university and show evidence of, or potential for, significant scholarly contributions. San Francisco State University, a large urban university, is a part of the 23-campus California State University system (CSU) and serves a diverse student body in the liberal arts and professional programs. The mission of the University is to create an environment for learning that promotes an appreciation of scholarship, freedom, and human diversity; promotes excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment; and provides broadly-accessible higher education. SFSU faculty are expected to be effective in teaching; to demonstrate professional achievement and growth through continued research, publications and/or creative activities; and to contribute in other significant ways to the campus and community. San Francisco State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, women, sexual minorities and people with disabilities. Send a letter describing teaching and research interests; curriculum vitae; a sample of scholarly work; teaching evaluations; and contact information for three references to: Rachel Kahn-Hut, Chair, Department of Sociology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132. Application deadline: October 15, 1998.

• San Jose State University. Department of Sociology. Assistant Professor, tenure track beginning Fall (August) 1999 (This is a reopened search.) Qualifications: PhD in Sociology (completed by August 1999) with a concentration in Social Psychology (socialization/lifecourse, personality and society), with a secondary area of specialization in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods. The candidate must show potential for teaching excellence, scholarly achievement, and an interest in and ability to address the needs of ethnically diverse students through course materials and teaching strategies. Duties: Teaching and developing curriculum, advising and committee work. (Standard assignment is four, three-unit classes each semester.) Participate in scholarly and professional activities. Salary range: approximately $37,956-46,764, depending on qualifications and experience. To apply: send letter of application, vitae, three letters of reference, evidence of good teaching and samples of scholarly written work to: Search Committee Chair (PVIN SS99006), Sociology Department, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0122 before October 15, 1998. SJSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

• San Jose State University. Department of Sociology. Assistant Professor, tenure track beginning Fall (August) 1999. Qualifications: PhD, Sociology (completed by August 1999) with a concentration in Contemporary Community Issues, with a secondary area of specialization in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods. The candidate must show evidence of community engagement as well as potential for teaching excellence, scholarly achievement and an interest in and ability to address the needs of ethnically diverse students through course materials and teaching strategies. Duties: teaching and developing curriculum, advising and committee work. (Standard assignment is four, three-unit classes each semester.) Participate in scholarly and professional activities. Starting salary range: approximately $37,956-46,764, depending on qualifications and experience. To apply: send letter of application, vitae, three letters of reference, evidence of good teaching, and samples of scholarly written work to: Search Committee Chair (PVIN SS99-020), Sociology Department, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0122 before November 15, 1998. SJSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

• University of South Alabama. The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track Associate or Assistant Professor in Sociology to begin August 1999. The applicant must be able to teach courses in social psychology. Other areas of teaching and research are open, but preference may be given to medical, family, African-American communities, and research methods. Priority will be given to applicants who have a PhD completed by time of employment, strong teaching skills, and high potential for success in research, publication, obtaining extramural funding. The department offers Master’s and undergraduate degrees in sociology. Interested persons should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to David Gartman, Chair, Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, HUMB 34, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002. Minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The deadline for receipt of applications is November 1, 1998. Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/D.

• State University of New York-Stony Brook. The Department of Sociology is continuing to develop its emphasis on Global Studies. We invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in Fall, 1999. We are especially interested in people with specializations in advanced quantitative methods, health care, deviance and crime, and race and ethnicity, but all areas are open. Teaching would be at both the undergraduate and graduate level. We seek candidates with well-defined programs of research and emerging publication records who reveal promise for high-quality scholarship and effective teaching. Candidates are expected to have completed all requirements for the PhD by the date of appointment. Both new and recent PhDs will be considered. Applicants should send a letter describing their teaching and research interests, a curriculum vitae, samples of scholarly writing, and names, addresses, and phone numbers of three referees to the Chair, Search Committee, Department of Sociology, SUNY-Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4356. To receive full consideration, submit all materials by October 1, 1998. This position is contingent on availability of funds. As an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, Stony Brook encourages applications from minority group members and women.

• Swarthmore College. The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a temporary two-year appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of Sociology beginning in Fall of 1999. Field concentrations should include: Gender, Work and Organizations, and Qualitative Methods. The following fields are secondarily desirable: Sociology of Medicine, Quantitative Methodology, Sociology of Science. Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college outside Philadelphia. Applicants should demonstrate scholarly potential and commitment to undergraduate teaching. Application deadline is October 30, 1998. Candidates should send letter of application, vita materials, and names of three persons we may contact for letters of reference to Braulio Mu�oz, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, PA 19081-1397. Swarthmore College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

• Texas A&M University in College Station. The Department of Sociology invites applications for one, possibly two, tenure-track positions (one position is contingent upon funding). We seek to fill one position with a candidate specializing in the sociology of crime and deviance. For the other position, we will consider all specialty areas. Applicants at both the entry and advanced assistant level are invited to apply. We expect that successful candidates will have completed the PhD by time of appointment in September 1999. Qualified candidates should submit a letter describing their current research and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, examples of scholarly work, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference. Applicants received by November 1, 1998 will be given full consideration. Address correspondence to Mark Fossett, Chair, Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4351; e-mail [email protected]. Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

  University of Toronto. The Department for the Study of Religion and the Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-stream position, at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Religion. Applicants should have a PhD in the field of religious studies with significant work in sociology or a PhD in the discipline of sociology. Candidates with expertise in the following will be particularly attractive: the application of social-scientific theories and methods to the study of religion; familiarity with broad theoretical areas in sociology; a research focus on issues of religious diversity and interaction. Field experience with diverse religious groups would be desirable. As well as being able to undertake more specialized teaching (both undergraduate and graduate) the successful candidate for this position will be qualified to offer a course on the sociology of religion and to teach introductory courses in world religions and in the phenomenon of religion. A letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, representative scholarly work and three letters of reference should be sent to the Chair, Department for the Study of Religion, 123 St. George Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E8, Canada. The appointment will be effective July 1, 1999. Applications should be received by October 9, 1998. In accordance with its Employment Equity Policy, the University of Toronto encourages applications from qualified women and men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

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