Assistant Professor position- Syracuse University, The Department of Sociology

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Syracuse University. The Department of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin Fall, 2017. We seek a scholar with a strong background and interest in health, with a strong preference for someone whose research intersects with aging and the life course and who will be a faculty associate in the Aging Studies Institute.  Preference will be given to candidates with established scholarly publication, grant, and teaching records.

Preference will be given to candidates who can contribute to other strengths in the sociology department as well as to Maxwell School-wide priorities. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related discipline by the time of appointment and must show success in or a strong promise of scholarly achievement and productivity, as well as a commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching. For full consideration, all application materials must be submitted by January 9, 2017.

For consideration, interested candidates must apply at www.sujobopps.com by completing a brief faculty application. Candidates must attach a letter of interest, vita, teaching statement, and one publication or writing sample online. In addition, candidates must ask three people to submit letters of reference by January 9, 2017. Candidates will be notified if additional letters are needed.

Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law.

Raeven Faye Chandler, MA

PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology and Demography
Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
The Pennsylvania State University
103 Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802