Job Opportunities
The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) provides a free career center for members and non-members to browse current job opportunities related to sociology. Please remember to contact each employer individually if you would like more information about a job listing. SSSP hopes you find this service valuable.
Jobs are posted by deadline date. Those with the closest deadline will be posted first. Please refer to the table of contents below for a list of active job postings by category:
Positions:
- Michigan State University (Criminal Justice)
- Montclair State University (Social Work)
- Welfare Research, Inc. (Executive Director)
Assistant Professor-Fixed Term (Criminal Justice)
Institution: Michigan State University
Department: Criminal Justice
Job Description: The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) at Michigan State University invites applications for up to two 9-month fixed-term teaching positions in our baccalaureate and master’s degree programs at the Assistant Professor rank beginning as early as January 1, 2024 and continuing until all positions are filled. The position is for one academic year, with the strong possibility of renewal based on performance. Michigan State University is the pioneer land-grant institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The SCJ is a national leader in criminal justice and criminology research and education. Housed in the College of Social Science, the SCJ has 23 faculty members, including several with joint appointments in academic units and centers across the university. Currently, there are over 1,200 students enrolled in the SCJ’s doctoral, masters, and baccalaureate degree programs. The School's faculty is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship befitting a major research university. True to the pioneering land-grant mission of Michigan State University, the School has a strong and proud tradition of both advancing and translating knowledge into practice and policy through engagement with local, state, national and international partners in both public and private sectors. The School’s faculty, academic specialists, and outreach specialists are highly active in securing and implementing external grants and contracts to advance its mission.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach three courses per semester or a total of six courses for the academic year, engage in service activities in the university, and to advance student learning in directed readings, independent study, or mentorship if assigned.
Posted: 02/17/2025
Run Date: 05/17/2025
Assistant Professor (Social Work)
Institution: Montclair State University
Department: Social Work and Child Advocacy
Job Description: Join the Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy at Montclair State University where teaching, research, and practice are intertwined to help create professionals who embody inclusive practices, serve their communities, and support all types of justice in their activities. The vibrant department has 16 faculty total, with 10 of these tenure or tenure-track faculty and 6 of these Teaching faculty.
We invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin September 2025. Area of research and practice specialization(s) is open. The department offers minors in Child Advocacy and Policy as well as Social Work, a BA and MA in Child Advocacy and Policy, and an MSW with a concentration in clinical practice children, youth, and families. Although the program at the MSW level is relatively new, due to the success and insight of the faculty, the program is developing a fully online program to be able to meet the needs and serve students who may best learn in this sort of approach. The responsibilities of the current position include an active scholarly agenda (with the expectation of the pursuit of external funding) and teaching with principal assignment in the department’s Social Work programs, but with the expectation to teach in the Child Advocacy and Policy programs, as well. Joining this team would be ideal for candidates with demonstrated excellence in teaching and experience teaching in a multicultural environment.
Posted: 11/25/2024
Run Date: 05/25/2025
Executive Director (Welfare Research, Inc. d/b/a WRI Solutions)
Institution: Welfare Research, Inc. d/b/a WRI Solutions
Job Description: WRI Solutions’ Executive Director (ED) is hired by, reports to, and serves at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors. The ED is responsible for the overall administration, oversight and day‐to‐day operations of the agency. The ED serves as the primary spokesperson for WRI Solutions to constituents, customers, the media and the general public. The ED establishes and maintains professional relationships with various organizations throughout the state and beyond, and uses those relationships to strategically enhance WRI Solutions’ mission and operations. WRI Solutions (WRI), is a dynamic 501(c)(3) nonprofit quasi‐governmental organization based in Albany, New York. At WRI, we specialize in technical assistance, program evaluation, project management, training, and professional writing and design services – including grant writing – tailored to the human services sector. Supporting positive social outcomes by amplifying the effectiveness of mission‐driven government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and foundations is at the heart of what we do.
Posted: 04/23/2025
Run Date: 07/23/2025
