Assistant Professor of Sociology

Required Qualifications:
A Ph.D. in Sociology from an accredited university by the start of appointment

Evidence of successful college teaching experience

Evidence of ability to teach Social Inequality courses

Evidence of an active research agenda

Preferred Qualifications:
Evidence of ability to teach courses in one or more of the following areas: Race/Ethnicity, Stratification, Gender, LGBTQ Studies

Evidence of ability to teach Introduction to Sociology

Evidence of the ability to work effectively with diverse groups

The Department of Studies in Justice, Culture, & Social Change invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Sociology at the rank of assistant professor to begin Fall 2022. The Department of Studies in Justice, Culture, & Social Change is a unit of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The department offers bachelor’s degrees in Anthropology, Criminology, Sociology, and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies. The position requires teaching undergraduate courses (in the area of Social Inequality in particular), advising undergraduate students who are majoring in our department’s programs, participating in research/scholarly activities and maintaining an active research agenda, and providing service to the department, college, campus, discipline, and/or to the local community.

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume. Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your “My Job Applications” page and uploading documents in the “My Cover Letters and Attachments” section.

A complete application file consists of a letter of application and curriculum vita. The cover letter and CV must be attached during the application process. Candidates referred for further consideration will be asked to submit supporting materials (e.g., three current letters of reference, teaching evaluations, course syllabi, teaching philosophy, etc.). To ensure consideration, completed applications must be received by October 1, 2021.

Direct any questions to: Janelle Wilson, Chairperson, Search Committee (Department of Studies in Justice, Culture, & Social Change), 228 Cina Hall, University of Minnesota Duluth, 1123 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 (218.726.6364; email: [email protected] or 726.7551; e-mail, [email protected] – use SUBJECT: SEARCH).

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