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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:

Assistant/Associate Professor Positions:

Lecturers, Full Professors & Other Opportuniti

Assistant/Associate Professor

Assistant Professor/Director (African and African American Studies)

Institution: Western Carolina University
Department: Arts & Sciences
Contact Name: Munene Mwaniki
Contact E-mail: mfmwaniki@email.wcu.edu
Job Description: Western Carolina University seeks a dynamic scholar at the assistant professor level in Global Black Studies (GBS) beginning in August 2025. The successful candidate will assume directorship of the program within one to three years of employment. This is a tenure track, nine-month position. Program directors receive an administrative course release each semester. The successful candidate must demonstrate expertise centered in Black Studies and continue build the intellectual identity of the GBS program. The successful candidate must have a PhD in Black Studies or a related discipline with experience in Black Studies. The successful candidate must assure an exciting and collegial environment for faculty, students, and staff by fostering interdisciplinary campus, regional, and national collaboration and continue to shape the curriculum, mission, and community outreach of the program. The successful candidate must teach courses within the GBS program and within another department at WCU that is appropriate for their expertise.

Posted: 11/15/2024
Run Date: 12/15/2024

Assistant Professor (Sociology)

Institution: George Washington University
Department: Sociology Department
Job Description: The George Washington University Department of Sociology invites applications for an Assistant Professor position to begin in Fall 2025 for a scholar in the field of criminology and criminal justice. This is a full-time, non-tenure-track faculty appointment. The duration of the appointment is for three years and it is renewable. We seek a scholar who will complement existing department strengths and contribute to teaching and advising needs in the MA program in Criminology, the undergraduate Criminal Justice major/minor, and the Law and Society minor, which are all housed in the department. We are particularly interested in applicants whose work is rooted in a critical, anti-racist, social justice framework. The successful candidate will be eligible to serve as Director of Undergraduate Studies or Graduate Studies; this position entails a significant service commitment. We strongly encourage applications from racial and ethnic minorities and other individuals who are under-represented in the profession. The typical teaching load is five courses per academic year (specialization open), along with scholarship and service.

Posted: 11/20/2024
Run Date: 12/20/2024

Assistant Professor (Criminology)

Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago
Department: Criminology, Law and Justice
Contact Name: Bill McCarty
Contact E-mail: mccartyw@uic.edu
Job Description: The Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice (CLJ) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in conjunction with the Middle East and Muslim Societies Cluster (MEMS Cluster) Initiative, is pleased to invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position. Assistant professors are expected to teach four courses a year (two each semester) and support students as mentors and internship supervisors. In addition, assistant professors will provide service to the Department and actively engage in research in their area(s) of specialization. A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree is required. For this position, we seek an exceptional emerging interdisciplinary scholar with broad and innovative theoretical and teaching interests in any socio-legal aspects of the contemporary Middle East/North Africa and/or Middle East/North African Diasporas. The area of specialization, methodology, and discipline are open. In addition to having a robust research profile, the successful candidate will demonstrate their ability to contribute to the interdisciplinary minor in Global Middle East Studies (GMES) and to one or more of CLJ’s research clusters. Research could also expand growing areas of focus within CLJ, such as repression, human rights, international law, militarism, securitization, and state violence. Interest in or commitment to community engagement, broadly defined, is encouraged.

Posted: 11/22/2024
Run Date: 12/30/2024

Associate or Full Professor (Criminology)

Institution: Marquette University
Department: Social and Cultural Sciences
Contact Name: Gregory Deuchars
Contact E-mail: Gregory.deuchars@marquette.edu
Job Description: The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences invites applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position beginning in August 2025. We seek applicants to teach courses in the Criminology and Law Studies, BA and in Criminal Justice Data Analytics, MS programs, and be part of a university-wide interdisciplinary community to advance Data Science at Marquette University. The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate courses on Advanced Quantitative Research Methods and Advanced Social Statistics and undergraduate courses in their area of expertise on a rotating basis. Experience teaching courses in an online format is considered a plus. Candidates must have demonstrated expertise in advanced quantitative methods such as structural equation modeling, panel/multi-level data modeling, propensity score matching, machine learning, or similar. Research specialization is open, although research interests in cybercrime, big data, and artificial intelligence is considered a plus. Applicants should also demonstrate excellence in teaching with a clear commitment to the teacher-scholar model including undergraduate and graduate education, evidence of scholarly productivity in peer-reviewed journals, and a clear research agenda. We encourage applications from candidates who will contribute to the diversity of our college community. A Ph.D. in the social sciences with a strong emphasis on quantitative methodology is required by the time of appointment. ABDs with a clear timetable for completion prior to the start of employment will be considered. A J.D. alone is not sufficient. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success while working with diverse student populations.

Posted: 11/13/2024
Run Date: 01/03/2025

Associate or Full Professor (Sociology)

Institution: Marquette University
Department: Social and Cultural Sciences
Contact Name: Gregory Deuchars
Contact E-mail: Gregory.deuchars@marquette.edu
Job Description: The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences is seeking an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to begin in August 2025. Applicants will be expected to teach required and elective courses in the Sociology major, including Sociological Theory. We seek a teacher-scholar whose research explores science, technology, and society (STS) (including Sociology of Science, Knowledge, and Technology; Feminist Science Studies; or related subfields); areas of specialization may include such topics as health, medicine, education, finance, immigration and citizenship, media/social media, sports, or housing. We are particularly interested in scholars who forefront the social and ethical implications of data science and technology. The ability to contribute courses to other majors in the department or the university’s data science initiative will be considered an asset. Applicants must demonstrate excellence in teaching, evidence of scholarly productivity, a clear research agenda, and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success while working with diverse student populations. A Ph.D. in sociology or a closely-related field is required by the time of appointment. ABDs with a clear timetable for completion prior to the start of employment will be considered.

Posted: 11/13/2024
Run Date: 01/03/2025

Assistant Teaching Professor (Sociology)

Institution: Quinnipiac University
Job Description: The Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Arts & Sciences is inviting applications for a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology. We are seeking a student-centered candidate with demonstrated experience teaching courses in the sociology of health and medicine. Additionally, expertise in areas that complement our programmatic strengths--such as social inequality, race/ethnicity, and/or gender--is highly desirable. All candidates must provide evidence of effective and dynamic teaching. The successful candidate will join a vibrant department offering an undergraduate major and minor in Sociology, minors in Gerontology and Anthropology, and a 3+2 dual-degree program with an MSW. Our department also provides essential courses for students in other majors, as well as those who are designated pre-medicine. We look forward to welcoming a dedicated educator who will contribute to our department's continued success and growth. The position will begin August 2025.

Posted: 09/24/2024
Run Date: 03/24/2025

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

Other Opportunities

Senior Lecturer (Sociology)

Institution: Vanderbilt University
Department: Sociology
Contact E-mail: holly.j.mccammon@vanderbilt.edu
Job Description: The Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University seeks highly motivated candidates for an instructional faculty position at the rank of Senior Lecturer. The successful candidate will teach criminology and other core sociology courses using the highest standards of teaching in a student-focused manner. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise and interest in teaching social science computational methods. The teaching load is six courses per academic year with the possibility of multiple sections of some courses. A strong record of teaching excellence, interest in pedagogy, and experience working with diverse and highly motivated students is highly desirable. The position will begin fall 2025 and is non-tenure-track. The initial appointment is for three years, with the potential for continuing reappointment, contingent upon institutional review. Qualifications Vanderbilt expects excellence in teaching. A Ph.D. in sociology is required by August 1, 2025.

Posted: 09/09/2024
Run Date: 12/09/2024

Tenured Associate or Full Professor (Race/Ethnicity and Social Disparities)

Institution: Vanderbilt University
Department: Sociology
Contact Name: Holly McCammon
Contact E-mail: holly.j.mccammon@vanderbilt.edu
Job Description: The Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor in Race/Ethnicity and Social Disparities with a focus on Health, the Environment, and/or Immigration. We seek candidates with demonstrated scholarly achievement in their study of medical/health sociology and/or environmental sociology and/or the sociology of immigration through the lens of race and ethnicity, and grant-active research portfolios emphasizing quantitative methods. The position begins with the fall semester 2025. The university is home to strong networks of environmental, health/medical, immigration, and race/ethnicity researchers, with collaborative opportunities through Vanderbilt’s Centers for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, Research on Inequality and Health, and Energy, Climate, and Environment; Programs in African American and Diaspora Studies, Asian Studies, and Climate and Environmental Studies, and the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society.

Posted: 10/16/2024
Run Date: 12/16/2024

Voting Rights Research Fellow

Institution: The Sentencing Project
Contact E-mail: employment@sentencingproject.org
Job Description: The Sentencing Project (TSP) is seeking a self-motivated and high-performing part-time research fellow to provide research and writing support for approximately six months, ideally beginning in mid- to late January 2025. The position is best suited for someone who is currently working towards or has earned a graduate-level degree in social science, preferably criminal justice, criminology, or sociology. This position requires strong analytical, writing, and organizational skills, a nuanced understanding of the criminal legal system, and a passion for reform. A research fellow should be detail-oriented in both research, writing, and editing as well as open to incorporating feedback and revisions into their work.

Posted: 11/11/2024
Run Date: 12/20/2024

Extreme Sentencing Research Fellows

Institution: The Sentencing Project
Contact E-mail: employment@sentencingproject.org
Job Description: The Sentencing Project (TSP) is seeking two self-motivated and high-performing research fellows to provide part-time research and writing support for approximately four months, ideally beginning in mid- to late January 2025. The position is best suited for someone who is currently working towards or has earned a graduate-level degree in social science, preferably criminal justice, criminology, or sociology. These positions require strong analytical, writing, and organizational skills, a nuanced understanding of the criminal legal system, and a passion for reform. Research fellows should be detail-oriented in both research, writing, and editing as well as open to incorporating feedback and revisions into their work.

Posted: 11/11/2024
Run Date: 12/20/2024

Borough of Brooklyn Chair for the Study of History and Culture

Institution: Bard Prison Initiative (BPI)
Job Description: The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) invites applications from distinguished scholars for the Borough of Brooklyn Chair for the Study of History and Culture. This endowed faculty position will advance student and public engagement in the rich history and diverse cultural heritage of Brooklyn through rigorous academic inquiry and artistic and literary appreciation. A Ph.D. in history, American studies, art history, anthropology, sociology, or a related field is expected, as is a strong record of scholarly research and publication or artistic or literary production. This one- or two-year full-time position starts July 1, 2025 with teaching responsibilities beginning in the fall semester.

The Chair will teach a 2-2 course load, including writing intensive courses and one or more courses specifically focused on Brooklyn and New York City. Additional responsibilities include advising students, organizing and participating in public lectures to promote awareness and discussion of Brooklyn’s history and culture, and collaborating with staff to enhance student and community engagement. Courses will be offered at the Bard Microcollege at Brooklyn Public Library and at the Bard Microcollege for Just Community Leadership in Harlem. Successful candidates will be committed to innovative undergraduate teaching at a liberal arts college with a diverse student body; excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation and religion; maintain an active research program; and be excited by rigorous, discussion-heavy and writing-based courses that center inclusive pedagogy and demand active participation of all students.

The Bard Microcollege at Brooklyn Public Library brings full-time, tuition-free college opportunity to the heart of Brooklyn, where enrolled students earn an associate in arts degree by studying the liberal arts in a community-based, seminar setting at Central Library. The Borough of Brooklyn Chair for the Study of History and Culture continues BPI’s efforts of creating a unique, borough-based college for undergraduates of every age by fostering a deeper understanding of how Brooklyn’s past and present shape our cultural moment and give rise to the borough’s future. Consideration will be given to candidates who bring considerable experience and expertise to the position but who cannot commit to a full-time position. In this situation, salary is prorated and benefits eligibility depends on teaching load.

Posted: 11/21/24
Run Date: 01/10/25

Mellon Chair in the Humanities

Institution: Bard Prison Initiative (BPI)
Job Description: The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) invites applications from distinguished scholars for the Mellon Chair in the Humanities. A Ph.D. is required with scholarly discipline within the humanities; areas of expertise are open, with particular interest in candidates with experience in public humanities. This one- or two-year full-time position starts July 1, 2025 with teaching responsibilities beginning in the fall semester.

The first ever endowed chair for teaching college-in-prison, the Mellon Chair in the Humanities brings college faculty with demonstrated records of teaching excellence to the Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson for appointments of either one or two years. Successful candidates will be committed to innovative undergraduate teaching at a liberal arts college with a diverse student body; excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation and religion; maintain an active research program; and be excited by rigorous, discussion-heavy and writing-based courses that center inclusive pedagogy and demand active participation of all students.

The Chair will teach a 2-2 course load across six of BPI’s seven campuses located in correctional facilities in New York state. Classes will contribute to the academic depth and breadth of the undergraduate and/or graduate curriculum through courses in the humanities, including required writing intensive courses. Additional participation in BPI faculty workshops, guest lectures, senior project advising and overall engagement in BPI is expected. BPI offers an associate degree and bachelor’s degrees in social studies, literature and humanities, and mathematics along with specializations in public health, education, and biology. BPI is also launching a master’s degree in public humanities, projected to begin this academic year.

Faculty must be able to provide their own transportation to prisons across the Hudson Valley, and they must successfully complete the Department of Corrections process for approved entry into the prisons. Please note that the prison is a location of BPI coursework, not the subject matter of courses, which reflect the breadth of liberal arts education on the main campus of Bard College. This position does not include an opportunity to conduct research within the prisons or to approach students as research subjects. Consideration will be given to candidates who bring considerable experience and expertise to the position but who cannot commit to a full-time position. In this situation, salary is prorated and benefits eligibility depends on teaching load.

Posted: 11/21/24
Run Date: 01/10/25

Endowed Chair for the Study of the American Past

Institution: Bard Prison Initiative (BPI)
Job Description: The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) invites applications from distinguished scholars for the Endowed Chair for the Study of the American Past. A Ph.D. in history or related field is required; research specialization is open. This one- or two-year full-time position starts July 1, 2025 with teaching responsibilities beginning in the fall semester.

Successful candidates will be committed to innovative undergraduate teaching at a liberal arts college with a diverse student body; excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation and religion; maintain an active research program; and be excited by rigorous, discussion-heavy and writing-based courses that center inclusive pedagogy and demand active participation of all students.

The Chair will teach a 2-2 course load across six of BPI’s seven campuses located in correctional facilities in New York state. Classes will contribute to the academic depth and breadth of the undergraduate and/or graduate curriculum through courses in the Chair’s field of study, including writing intensive courses. Additional participation in BPI faculty workshops, guest lectures, senior project advising and overall engagement in BPI is expected. BPI offers an associate degree and bachelor’s degrees in social studies, literature and humanities, and mathematics along with specializations in public health, education, and biology. BPI is also launching a master’s degree in public humanities, projected to begin this academic year.

Faculty must be able to provide their own transportation to prisons across the Hudson Valley, and they must successfully complete the Department of Corrections process for approved entry into the prisons. Please note that the prison is a location of BPI coursework, not the subject matter of courses, which reflect the breadth of liberal arts education on the main campus of Bard College. This position does not include an opportunity to conduct research within the prisons or to approach students as research subjects. Consideration will be given to candidates who bring considerable experience and expertise to the position but who cannot commit to a full-time position. In this situation, salary is prorated and benefits eligibility depends on teaching load.

Posted: 11/21/24
Run Date: 01/10/25

Justus Rosenberg Chair for the Study of the Thought and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Institution: Bard Prison Initiative (BPI)
Job Description: The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) invites applications from distinguished scholars for the Justus Rosenberg Chair for the Study of the Thought and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. This one- or two-year full-time position starts July 1, 2025 with teaching responsibilities beginning in the fall semester.

This endowed faculty position will make inquiry into King's thought, influence, and intellectual milieu a central curricular feature of BPI. Its establishment honors the importance of studying King, not only as an extraordinary doer, galvanizing orator, and transformative political agitator, but as a preeminent theologian and philosopher of the American tradition. This chair is not named for King but for the study of King – his intellectual contributions and worldview. The Chair is named for the longtime Bard College professor Justus Rosenberg, who taught the first-ever BPI course over two decades ago. A distinguished anti-fascist who escaped Nazi extermination as a teenager and fled to join the French Resistance, Justus was a bridge between Bards. In 1962 he began teaching literature and many languages at Bard, where he worked until 2020. Justus died in 2021 at the age of 100.

The Justus Rosenberg Chair will teach a 2-2 course load across six of BPI’s seven sites. Academic discipline is open; courses will focus on King's thought, influence, and intellectual milieu. They will contribute to the academic depth and breadth of the undergraduate and/or graduate curriculum, including the academic writing curriculum. Additional participation in BPI faculty workshops, guest lectures, senior project advising and overall engagement in BPI is expected.

Successful candidates will be committed to innovative undergraduate teaching at a liberal arts college with a diverse student body; excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation and religion; maintain an active research program; and be excited by rigorous, discussion-heavy courses that demand active participation of all students. BPI offers an associate degree and bachelor’s degrees in social studies, literature and humanities, and mathematics along with specializations in public health, education, and biology. BPI is also launching a master’s degree in public humanities, projected to begin this academic year.

Faculty must be able to provide their own transportation to prisons across the Hudson Valley, and they must successfully complete the Department of Corrections process for approved entry into the prisons. Please note that the prison is a location of BPI coursework, not the subject matter of courses, which reflect the breadth of liberal arts education on the main campus of Bard College. This position does not include an opportunity to conduct research within the prisons or to approach students as research subjects. Consideration will be given to candidates who bring considerable experience and expertise to the position but who cannot commit to a full-time position. In this situation, salary is prorated and benefits eligibility depends on teaching load.

Posted: 11/21/24
Run Date: 01/10/25

Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Associate (Transgender Studies)

Institution: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Department: Women and Gender Studies
Contact Name: Chantal Nadeau
Contact E-mail: nadch@illinois.edu
Job Description: The Department of Gender and Women's Studies (GWS) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a Chancellor's postdoctoral research associate in transgender studies for the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a one-year appointment with a start date of August 16, 2025, eligible for renewal for a second year. Applicants must demonstrate promise for a tenure-track appointment at a research college or university. The postdoctoral research associate will have a close working relationship with faculty in GWS and related departments, and assistance in furthering the fellow's development as a productive scholar. The postdoctoral research associate will give a public presentation on their research project and each year will teach one of the department's regularly offered undergraduate courses. We welcome scholars working in trans studies from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies. Research areas could include, but are not limited to: cultural production and artistic-based scholarship; settler colonialisms and decolonial thought; or environmental studies. The postdoctoral research associate will be housed in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies and will be provided opportunities to build a supportive on-campus community with the postdoctoral research associates from American Indian and Indigenous Studies, African American Studies, Asian American Studies, and Latina/Latino Studies.

Posted: 12/04/2024
Run Date: 01/10/20245

Lecturer (Transgender Studies)

Institution: SUNY Oneonta
Department: Women and Gender Studies
Job Description: The Women’s and Gender Studies Department at the State University of New York at Oneonta invites applications for a two-year lecturer position in Trans Studies. We seek a feminist teacher-scholar who approaches gender from an intersectional perspective. The ideal candidate will have research and teaching expertise in one or more of the following foci: intersectional approaches to trans and gender-nonconforming identities, communities, embodiment, politics, activism, history, and/or cultural production, including, but not limited to, media, art, and performance. The position starts in Fall 2025. For priority consideration, please submit your application by January 15th.

Posted: 12/04/2024
Run Date: 01/15/20245