The Department of Sociology at Appalachian State University invites applications for an open-specialty, tenure-track, nine-month faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2024.
The position requires a Ph.D. in Sociology.
ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire.
If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate’s salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.
Areas Of Interest (No Minimum Level Required)
Successful candidates will have an active, well-defined, and theoretically driven research agenda and a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students.
License/Certification Required
N/A
Description Of The Department Or Unit
The Department of Sociology has 20 full-time faculty members. The department serves approximately 150 undergraduate majors and offers minors in sociology and health and aging. Along with its undergraduate offerings, the department is the academic home of online graduate certificate in sociology. Additional information about the Department of Sociology is located at https://soc.appstate.edu
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Instructional duties typically include a 3:3 teaching load, student advising, and curriculum development.
Other opportunities may include directing honors theses, student research mentorships, and online instruction.
In addition, faculty members must maintain an active scholarship agenda and participate in service activities.
Appalachian State University and the Department of Sociology are proud to offer multiple internal funding and professional development opportunities to support faculty as they grow their research programs.
Type of Position Full Time Position
Appointment Type 1.0
Number Of Months Per Year 9
Physical Demands of Position
Typical physical demands of classroom and educational environments in a professional position at a university.
Description Of University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Posting Details Information
Proposed Date of Hire 08/19/2024
Suggested Salary Range Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
ABD Consideration:
ABD Description
Special Instructions to Applicants
For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University’s Job Board:
A cover letter addressing the candidate’s qualifications for the position and specifying which sociology courses in our curriculum they are prepared to teach and how they can contribute to the department’s undergraduate concentrations: Criminology , Families and Intimate Relationships ; Social Inequalities ; Power and Social Change ; Sociology of Health and Aging ; and Applied Research Methods .
A curriculum vita;
A sample of written or published scholarship;
A teaching portfolio, including a teaching statement and sample syllabus; and
Names and contact information for three professional references.
Short-listed candidates will be asked to arrange for three professional reference letters to be submitted to the search committee.
UNC System Code (Section 610(2)) Special Faculty Hires
The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.
Posting Date 05/24/2023
Closing Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Evaluation of Applications Begins 09/01/2023
Search Chair Name Pavel Osinsky
Search Chair Email osinskyp@appstate.edu
Quick Link https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/40068
Posting Number FA00340P
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Education and Training
Industries
Higher Education
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