The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a Senior Full Professor to fill the William Burwell Harrison Distinguished Professorship of Sociology. We seek applications from scholars specializing in any area of Sociology who exhibit a record of strong and innovative research and excellence in teaching. Applications from scholars studying immigration, work or inequality are especially welcome. Candidates’ work should align with our departmental mission and values as outlined on our website.

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The Department of Health Policy & Management (HPM) of Columbia University’s, Mailman School of Public Health invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in healthcare management at the level of assistant professor or higher, beginning 07/01/2024.

HPM seeks scholars who conduct research related to healthcare management. Individuals with doctoral degrees from any relevant field (including healthcare management, psychology, economics, sociology, management, strategy, health services research, and others) are encouraged to apply.

Assistant professor

Candidates appointed at the Assistant Professor rank will have a strong research portfolio and a commitment to excellence in both teaching and research. In particular, we seek individuals who could teach management and organizational behavior, strategy, qualitative methods, and/or quantitative methods at the Masters level.  

Associate Professor or Professor

Candidates appointed at the Associate or Professor rank will be asked to lead in both research and educational endeavors within the department.  They will have an established research portfolio, a demonstrated capacity to secure substantial external funding, and the ability to teach management and organizational behavior, strategy, qualitative methods and/or quantitative methods. 

Successful candidates will be joining one of the first health policy and management programs in the country.  Founded in 1945, HPM has a long history of participation in research, teaching, and service designed to produce more effective, efficient, and equitable health systems,

the mission of HPM’s Management Program is to conduct research that generates actionable insights and to create an inclusive educational environment for students with a range of professional and academic experience from across the globe.

Successful applicants will demonstrate an understanding of this mission.

HPM’s multidisciplinary faculty blend research and education on the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policies and the administrative functioning of health systems and organizations. We train master’s level students in health policy and health administration to become the next generation of healthcare leaders and policy makers. As a department and faculty, we maintain close ties with Columbia’s Graduate School of Business, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and School of International and Public Affairs, as well as with many New York area healthcare delivery and research institutions.

Application materials

To apply, please submit: 

• a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and how your research and/or teaching demonstrates a commitment to the Management Program’s mission
• a current curriculum vitae
• a research statement that makes clear how your work advances the discipline of healthcare management
• a sample of research
• a teaching statement
• contact information for three recommenders.  

The direct link for this position is:  https://apply.interfolio.com/134499.

Please address any questions to the search committee co-chairs, Yuna Lee (ysl2118@cumc.columbia.edu) or John McHugh (jpm2192@cumc.columbia.edu). Application deadline November 15, 2023.

Columbia University values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds. Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer and an affirmative action employer. Columbia University is committed to ensuring that University employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, unemployment status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Salary Range: $120,000 – $260,000

Assistant Professor – $120,000

Associate Professor – $140,000 – $190,000

Professor – $180,000 – $260,000

Position No. 00053170. The Department of Sociology at Southern Methodist University invites applications for an open-rank position as department Chair to begin August 1, 2024 with the chairship to begin August 1, 2025. Applicants are particularly encouraged to apply if they can contribute to the university’s larger cluster hires in data science or urban studies. Faculty searches for urban studies are being conducted in the departments of Anthropology, Economics, Education, Political Science, Religious Studies, among others.

The Department of Sociology is among the larger degree-granting programs in Dedman College. We serve around 65 Sociology majors and minors and 90 Markets and Culture majors, an interdisciplinary economic sociology degree housed in Sociology. Forty percent of our students are from underrepresented groups. Housed in historic Hyer Hall overlooking the beautiful live oak-lined Dallas Hall Quad, our department is collegial with a strong history of working with McNair Scholars and offering courses that support other interdisciplinary majors in Health & Society and Human Rights and the Women’s and Gender Studies and Law and Legal Reasoning minors. Our faculty contribute to the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute’s research symposia and take advantage of the opportunity to live on campus in the residential commons as a Faculty-In-Residence and teach at our sister campus in the mountains of Taos, NM.

SMU is in a transformative period of expansion as the university approaches its goal of reaching the R-1 research tier. SMU’s Second Century Campaign was the largest fundraising initiative in SMU’s history, raising $1.15 billion by the end of 2015 and a new, $1.5 billion campaign, SMU Ignited, has begun. A series of interdisciplinary faculty cluster hires centering on urban studies, data science and high-performance computing, earth hazards and national security, and 21st century technology and education are introducing new collaborations among the faculty across the university and generating innovation in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, a culturally rich arts and global business center that is home to many universities, arts organizations and Fortune 500 corporations, and beyond.

Minimum Requirements
-PhD
-at least three years of administrative experience

Preferred Qualifications
-Ability to contribute courses toward the Markets and Culture major
-Experience teaching and mentoring diverse students

Applications must be submitted via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/112539 and should include a complete curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation. SMU is an inclusive and intellectually vibrant community that values diverse research and creative agendas. Review of applications will begin November 1. To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received by October 30, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. The committee will notify applicants of the employment decision after the position is filled.

Located near the center of Dallas, SMU is a private nonsectarian university of 12,000 students. SMU will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu.

The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream appointment in the Strategic Management Area. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024, or shortly thereafter.

Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in management or a cognate discipline with a focus on strategic management (e.g., economics, sociology) by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing strengths.

Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence in strategic management, which is shown primarily by the job-market paper and additional research papers or publications submitted with the application, a research statement, and strong letters of reference from referees of high standing. The successful candidate is expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest level, establish an outstanding, independent research program, and publish articles in internationally recognized top-tier and field relevant academic journals in the field of strategy and/or cognate disciplines. We seek individuals who have published in, have papers forthcoming in, or have works in progress meeting the standards of Strategic Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal/Review, American Economic Review, American Journal of Sociology, Management Science, Organization Science, and journals of similar caliber and standing. Further evidence of research excellence includes presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades, and research presentations at other highly ranked universities.

Applicants must demonstrate excellence in teaching, including a strong demonstrated ability to integrate both theory and practice; evidence of effective communication and presentation skills; a willingness to undertake graduate supervision; and a demonstrated mastery of their subject area. Evidence of excellence in teaching will be demonstrated by teaching accomplishments, strong letters of reference, the teaching dossier, and for short-listed candidates, a strong performance during the on-campus seminar presentation. The teaching dossier includes a teaching statement, sample course materials, teaching evaluations, or other evidence of superior performance in teaching-related activities, which can include superior performance as a teaching assistant or course instructor, experience leading successful workshops or seminars, student mentorship, or excellent conference presentations or posters.

This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members (Statement on Equity, Diversity & Excellence). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequitiesthat have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply. Applicants are invited to include in their cover letter any experiences, or planned future contributions, to equity, diversity and inclusion, in the areas of research, teaching, and/or service.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

About the Organization
U of T is Canada’s largest university and has an international research reputation. The Rotman School of Management has a strong research-oriented faculty that is supportive of serious scholarship and is committed to the professional development of its faculty. The Rotman School operates a wide range of degree programs, including an undergraduate Commerce program, a full-time, part-time, Executive, and Global Executive MBA program, a Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences, a Master of Management Analytics, a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting, and a Ph.D. program. The Strategic Management area provides a stimulating and supportive research environment and a strong commitment to excellence in both research and teaching. Within the University of Toronto, the Strategic Management area has close ties with the Economics Department and the Sociology Department. All Strategic Management PhD students complete graduate-level courses in at least one of these departments.

Rotman is situated in the heart of Canada’s corporate and financial center, and the world’s most diverse city. Rotman’s core values reflect this diversity. For more information about the Rotman School and its core values, please visit: http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/Connect/AboutRotman/OurValues.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking the link below. Applicants must submit a cover letter including any experiences, or planned future contributions, to equity, diversity and inclusion, in the areas of research, teaching, and/or service; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; a job-market paper and up to two additional research papers or publications; and a teaching dossier including a teaching statement, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations, or evidence of superior performance in other teaching-related activities as listed above.

Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of reference from each referee the day after an application is submitted. Applicants remain responsible for ensuring that referees submit recent letters (on letterhead, dated and signed) by the closing date. More details on the automatic reference letter collection, including timelines, are available in the candidate FAQ.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Professor Becky Reuber, Search Committee Chair at Strategy.Recruiting@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca.

All application materials, including recent reference letters, must be received by September 25, 2023.​​​​​​​

Click here to apply: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Assistant-Professor-Strategic-Management-ON/573257517/

The UCI Paul Merage School of Business is seeking candidates to fill one tenure-track Assistant Professor position whose research, teaching, and/or service contribute to UCI’s Black Thriving Initiative and cluster hire in Poetic Justice. This position is open to individuals in any academic area of business.

QUALIFICATIONS:

We are seeking individuals from all areas of business with a commitment to research on creative enterprises, with a focus on diversity and equity. Preference will be given to candidates whose research centers the Black experience in particular. A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline is required (Ph.D. must be completed by Summer 2023).

Please note, the salary listed in the job posting is the minimum for that rank and/or step in the UC system and does not include the off-scale salary component. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with prior performance and experience.

See the full announcement and apply here: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08596

DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, although first consideration will be given to completed applications received by September 30, 2023.

Washington State University – Pullman, WA

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – Tenure Track

SOCIOLOGY

Position Summary:

The Department of Sociology, within the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent, full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in food and environmental justice. We seek applicants who have a central research focus in the study of food or environmental justice, or on the ways food and environment overlap. This could include, but is not limited to: environmental racism; long-term health impacts on minoritized communities who face food and/or environmental inequities; food deserts/swamps; farm labor/food industry labor; indigenous approaches to environmental and food sustainability. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2024. 

Job duties:  The successful candidate’s workload will be 40% research, 40% teaching, and 20% service. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue an active research agenda leading to publications and possible extramural funding. They will be expected, as part of a regular load of two courses per semester, to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in sociology, including but not limited to those related to race and ethnicity, racism, food and food systems, environmental sociology, environmental justice or racial health disparities. They will be able to develop courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level; and expected to mentor undergraduate and graduate students. Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in service at the department, college, university, and professional levels.  

WSU is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive university community. The university recognizes that fostering an inclusive environment for all, with particular attention to the needs of historically marginalized populations, is vital to the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of our institutional mission. Towards continually strengthening this commitment, we seek candidates whose research, teaching, and/or service has prepared them to be an integral contributor to the continued advancement of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access here at WSU. This position is part of a faculty cluster hire initiative in the scholarship and teaching about racism and social inequality in the Americas, with a particular focus this year on Food/Environmental Justice. The university is particularly interested in hiring scholars who are deeply connected to and integrated into the communities that they study as a means to build on our strong tradition of engaged and applied scholarship at WSU.

Required Qualifications: 

• Earned PhD in Sociology or a closely related field by the appointment start date
• Demonstrated record of or potential for published research on food/environmental justice and race/ethnicity
• Demonstrated record of or potential record of extramural funding
• Proven or potential for successful teaching and course development
• Proven or potential ability to mentor undergraduate and graduate students
• Demonstrated record of or potential for commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access efforts

Salary/Benefits:  $80,000-85,000 per nine-month academic year  

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.  WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.

For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf. Find total compensation information here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/.

Applicant Instructions:

Visit wsu.edu/jobs, select your appropriate employment status, and search for R-9960. Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

• A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching statement that describes your teaching experience and philosophy, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities.
• Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity statement that outlines your scholarly work and includes your future plans. 
• Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement that includes your demonstrated and or potential for contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts through scholarship/research, and/or teaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement. There may be some overlap with your research and teaching statements.
• A chapter, article or other writing sample
• Names, addresses, and contact information of at least three references who can

address your history of and potential for excellence in research, teaching, and service.  Please ask letter writers to submit their letters directly to: soc.letters@wsu.edu.

Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Erik Johnson, Search Committee Chair, at johnsone@wsu.edu

Application Deadline

Review of applications will begin after September 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. The position will remain open until filled.

About WSU, Pullman, CAS, and Department of Sociology: Washington State University, a land grant, multiple-campus Research 1 institution.  This position will serve on the Pullman campus, which has an enrollment of around 20,000 students and is located in Southeastern Washington on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. Located 80 miles south of metropolitan Spokane, Pullman is also a quick drive away from the scenic Idaho panhandle and Moscow Mountain. The rolling hills of the Palouse offer a wide range of activities and a true four-season climate. The area provides ample opportunity to enjoy the cultural and academic hub of both Washington State University and the University of Idaho, in the neighboring town of Moscow, Idaho. For more information about the region, please see https://pullmanchamber.com.

Encompassing more than 30 departments, schools, and research institutes on five campuses statewide, the College of Arts & Sciences is the heart of WSU. Together our 730+ faculty and staff deliver more than 50% of WSU’s total undergraduate and graduate instruction, including the vast majority of WSU’s core curriculum. We also drive annual research expenditures of more than $26 million, with wide interdisciplinary strengths in public and community health, environmental change, equity and social justice, and data and technology at the boundaries. As Arts & Sciences begins its 10^th anniversary as a unified college, we seek to lead a reimagining of WSU’s land-grant mission for the 21^st century, expanding the boundaries of creativity and discovery while simultaneously recognizing more completely our obligations to Native and Indigenous peoples.  For more about the College of Arts & Sciences at WSU, please see https://cas.wsu.edu.

The Department of Sociology has a long history of advancing sociological knowledge, and our faculty are nationally and internationally recognized for their expertise. Sociology faculty have recently served as National Academies committee members and as section chairs or council members for the American Sociological Association and a range of its sections, and as leaders in the Rural Sociological Society, the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science, and the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies.  Faculty and students engage a diverse set of research methods, and the department is associated with WSU’s Social and Economic Sciences Research Center. Faculty research programs are supported by the NSF, NIMHD, NIA, and NIJ. The department offers a bachelor’s degree, three interdisciplinary minors, a certificate in sustainable organizational leadership, and a doctorate in sociology. Faculty have been honored with the University’s highest teaching and graduate mentoring awards, and are members of the President’s Teaching Academy.

The Department is committed to the retention of new faculty and as such the successful candidate will be provided with a faculty mentoring committee, benefit from peer/mutual mentoring opportunities, and have access to university programs such as the External Mentor Program. 

WSU acknowledges that its locations statewide are on the homelands of Native American peoples, who have lived in this region and have been caretakers of the land from time immemorial. The Morrill Act of 1862 established our land-grant institution by providing public and federal lands that are traced back to the disposition of Indigenous lands, often taken by coercive and violent acts, and the disregard of treaties. For that, we extend our deepest apologies. We owe our deepest gratitude to the Native peoples of this region and maintain our commitment towards reconciliation. And as a land-grant institution, WSU is deeply committed to the land-grant mission, its Memorandums of Understanding with Native tribes in the region, and a tradition of service to society. To read the full WSU land acknowledgement, please see https://wsu.edu/about/wsu-land-acknowledgement/.

Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU is committed to excellence through diversity and faculty-friendly policy action, including partner accommodation and NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation programs (http://www.advance.wsu.edu/). WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.

The Strategy & Innovation Department at the Boston University Questrom School of Business invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Strategy & Innovation, with an emphasis on Corporate Strategy or Governance. Pending Provost budgetary approval, this position will begin July 1, 2024 for the Fall semester at Boston University.

The S&I Department places particular emphasis on the study of innovation and strategy in different kinds of organizations and the role of technological change in creating new industries and shaping existing ones. Prospective candidates must demonstrate the ability to produce original and innovative scholarly work of the highest possible quality and impact; a PhD degree in business, management, or other closely-related areas from a research university is required.

We believe that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our research and academic programs. BU has redoubled its commitment to more fully embody its founding principles, and we welcome new colleagues who have interest in joining us in this project. To that end, we are especially eager to have join our ranks a colleague who supports our institutional commitment to ensuring that BU is an inclusive, equitable, and diverse institution.

Special consideration will be given to applicants whose research focuses on areas of strategic emphasis for the Questrom School of Business (such as health and life sciences, digital technologies, and sustainability and social impact), and who can contribute to building the department’s capabilities in strategic management, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and global business.  

Interested applicants should send (a) a current curriculum vitae, (b) at least one recent scholarly article and/or job market paper, and (c) three letters of recommendation by October 1, 2023 directly to strategy@bu.edu.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.