Tenured, Associate or Full Professor of Sociology

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Tenured, Associate or Full Professor of Sociology                                         

College of Arts and Sciences

American University

The Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a full-time, tenured position beginning August 1, 2017. Depending on qualifications, the appointment will be made at the associate or full professor level. The appointee will also serve as Director of the Center on Health, Risk and Society, based in the sociology department.

Candidates should be committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarly research. We seek applications from candidates engaged in high-quality scholarship in the social dimensions of health, with additional expertise in other areas that complement the strengths of the department, including globalization, urban communities or urban development, and/ or social inequalities related to race, class, gender, ethnicity or sexuality. Candidates should be able to teach courses in health as well as in other areas of interest.  Successful candidates also will have experience serving as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on externally funded research in the area(s) of specialization, with highest priority given to externally funded collaborative research. Candidates should have an active research program consistent with the mission of the Center on Health, Risk and Society (CHRS).

CHRS comprises an interdisciplinary community of scholars applying social science theories, concepts, and methods to the study of health. The Center provides a range of resources to foster the development and implementation of innovative collaborative research on the social, political, cultural, economic, historical, and legal dimensions of health conducted at all levels of analysis. Thematic areas reflected in the work of CHRS currently include: global health, global/transnational processes, health across the life course, organizations and networks, inequality and health disparities, and urban life and community change. As director of CHRS, the candidate will provide overall vision, and continue to promote activities consistent with maintaining an interdisciplinary community and supporting the development and implementation of externally funded research.

Salary and benefits are competitive.  Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled, subject to on-going budgetary approval. Please submit applications via Interfolio. Include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, description of research, leadership, and teaching experience and interests as well as a description of grant history, teaching evaluations (where available), and (p)reprints, and a list of at list three references.  Please contact Sandra Linden, Senior Administrative Assistant, 202-885-2475 or slinden@american.edu if you have any questions.

American University is a private institution within easy reach of the many centers of government, business, research, and the arts located within the nation's capital.  For more information about American University, visit www.american.edu.

The Sociology Department offers undergraduate and graduate degree (MA) programs as well as a certificate in social research. Learn more about the Department of Sociology at http://www.american.edu/cas/sociology/index.cfm  and about CHRS at  http://www.american.edu/cas/sociology/chrs/index.cfm. One source of the sociology department's strength is the racial/ethnic, sexuality and gender diversity of its faculty, which its members take every opportunity to expand.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not  discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively “Protected Bases”) in its programs and activities.

American University is a tobacco and smoke free campus. Hiring offers for this position are contingent on the successful completion of a background check. 

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