UCSD Department of Sociology



			Job Opportunities Sociology of Inequality The Department of Sociology at UC San Diego (http://sociology.ucsd.edu/) invites applications for a position in the Sociology of Inequality, broadly conceived, beginning July 1, 2009. The position will be at the Associate Professor (tenured) or Assistant Professor (tenure-track) level and, pending budgetary approval, an appointment at the Full Professor (tenured) level is also possible, so we welcome applications from senior scholars. The Department is searching for someone with strong quantitative skills, willing and able to contribute regularly to teaching quantitative methods to graduate students and contribute to the department's inequalities cluster. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree (or ABD) and will be expected to teach and supervise both undergraduate and graduate students, conduct an extramurally funded research program, and participate in administrative functions of the department and the University. Candidates must show evidence of a strong research record in their area of specialization. Interested individuals should send a description of research interests, curriculum vitae, publications or dissertation chapters, and three letters of reference (under separate cover) to: Andrew Scull, Chair UCSD Department of Sociology 9500 Gilman Drive #0533 La Jolla, CA 92093-0533. Applicants are also invited to provide comments about his/her leadership activities and/or contributions to diversity. The review of applications will begin September 30, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Salary commensurate with qualifications and based on UC pay scale. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity. Daniel Yankelovich Endowed Chair on Social Thought The Department of Sociology at UC San Diego (http://sociology.ucsd.edu/) invites applications for the newly endowed Daniel Yankelovich Chair on Social Thought beginning July 1, 2008. The substantive areas of the chair-holder’s research will be open. However, the holder of the Yankelovich chair should be a senior scholar whose research and teaching clearly demonstrate the ability to transcend the constraints of their discipline in understanding important issues and problems; the ability to place their research and thinking in the larger context of society; and the ability to communicate cogently and clearly, with a view to exercising influence in both the academy and the world beyond the academy. Interested individuals should send a description of research interests, a curriculum vitae, publications, and three letters of reference (under separate cover) to: Richard Madsen, Chair Department of Sociology University of California at San Diego 401 Social Science Building – SOCWP 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, California 92093-0533 The review of applications will begin January 31, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Salary commensurate with qualifications and based on UC pay scale. Applicants are also invited to provide comments about their leadership activities and/or contributions to diversity. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity. Back to... Bio Page Faculty Web Pages Copyright © 2000