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:
Assistant Professors
- Smith College (Latin American Studies)
- SUNY Empire State University (Sociology)
- SUNY Oneonta (Criminal Justice)
- Unviersity of Central Florida (Technology and Sociology)
- University of Oklahoma (Criminology)
Other Positions
Assistant Professors
Assistant Professor (Technology and Sociology)
Institution: University of Central Florida
Department: Sociology
Job Description: The Department of Sociology at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in the College of Sciences invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-earning assistant professor anticipated to begin August 2026. We seek candidates with scholarly expertise in technology and society who have an active research agenda and a commitment to effective teaching. The ideal candidate will have research and teaching interests that align with the department’s strengths in social inequalities, medical sociology, criminology, and spatial sociology/GIS and/or any of the university’s priority areas (space technologies and systems, health and human performance, energy and sustainability, entertainment and immersive experiences, and transformative technologies and national security). Methodological areas of expertise are open. Additionally, we are especially interested in a candidate who can contribute through their research, teaching and service to the excellence of our academic community and foster an environment in which faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and personal experiences are welcomed and can thrive.
Posted: 09/12/2025
Run Date: 11/14/2025
Assistant Professor (Latin American & Latino/a/x Studies)
Institution: Smith College
Job Description: The Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program at Smith College invites applications for a tenure-track position in Latinx Studies at the rank of Advanced Assistant Professor to begin July 1st, 2026. A Ph.D. in the social sciences or Latinx Studies, two years of full-time teaching experience or the equivalent at the rank of Instructor or above, and a robust publication record and/or plan are required. Successful candidates should be prepared to engage actively with diverse students across the liberal arts. Teaching responsibilities for this position will regularly include an introductory course to Latinx Studies (100-level) as well as colloquiums (200-level) and seminars (300-level) related to the candidate’s field of specialization. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching interests are grounded in the social sciences and the study of “biopolitics,” broadly understood. We expect successful applications to be related to one or more of the following social processes or dynamics: the governance and practices of migration; the making and unmaking of urban geographies; the economies of gender and sexuality; reproductive rights and public health; technological interventions on the web of life; the ecology of the human and more-than-human; and other interrogations of the structures of power that impinge on “life processes” and build upon a philosophical and sociological tradition centered on “biopower.”
Posted: 09/12/2025
Run Date: 11/30/2025
Assistant/Associate Professor (Sociology)
Institution: SUNY Empire State University
Department: Social Science
Job Description: The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Empire seeks a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social Science. We are seeking a candidate whose teaching, research, and service reflect a strong commitment to preparing students to examine and address the complex social issues of our time. The successful candidate will have expertise in social theory, inequality and research methods. Preferred areas of specialization include nationalism, migration, gender and/or sexuality. The selected incumbent will teach, develop curriculum, and mentor students in a growing undergraduate Sociology program serving learners across New York State, the United States, and abroad.
Posted: 09/12/2025
Run Date: 12/12/2025
Assistant Professor (Criminal Justice)
Institution: SUNY Oneonta
Department: Sociology, Human Services, and Crime Studies
Job Description: Fall 2026 marks an exciting opening for a visionary scholar in the Department of Sociology, Human Services, and Crime Studies at the State University of New York at Oneonta as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. Expectations include, but are not limited to teaching, research, student advisement, service, and continuing professional development. The Department of Sociology, Human Services, and Crime Studies is home to majors in Sociology and Criminal Justice, with Sociology offering concentrations in Aging Studies, Community Development and Planning, Criminology and Deviance, and Human Services. Building on this strong foundation, the Department is also developing graduate programs. With twelve collegial faculty members who are deeply engaged as teachers, scholars, and mentors, the Department fosters a dynamic and supportive learning environment. The Department is also a part of the School of Sciences, which consists of 10 academic departments and 1,800 students majoring in 20 programs.
Posted: 10/03/2025
Run Date: 01/03/2025
Assistant/Associate Professor (Criminology)
Institution: University of Oklahoma (Norman Campus)
Department: Sociology
Job Description: The Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor or an accelerated tenure track or tenured Associate Professor of Sociology with a starting date of August 16, 2026, teaching 2 courses per semester.
We encourage applications from all interested and qualified parties. Our mission statement and other information can be found at ou.edu/cas/soc. The successful candidate will teach Sociology, Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Race/Ethnicity courses to lower and upper division undergraduate students, as well as graduate courses, and may teach specialty courses in their areas of interest. We welcome scholars who complement our existing departmental strengths. We seek a scholar who will publish cutting-edge, innovative research in top-tier journals, who will inspire and mentor students, participate in service, and contribute to efforts to gain external grants. The successful candidate may also participate in the OU Sociology Inside-Out Program at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, an Oklahoma women's prison. The Department of Sociology is comprised of 22 full-time faculty, 37 full-time graduate students, and approximately 500 majors.
Posted: 10/07/2025
Run Date: 01/15/2026
Other Opportunities
Equity & Inclusion Advocacy and Support Coordinator
Job Description: The Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) at the State University of New York at Oneonta invites applications for the position of Equity & Inclusion Advocacy and Support Coordinator. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where safety, respect, and equity prevail. We believe that every individual deserves a learning and working environment free from discrimination and harassment. If you are passionate about ensuring the rights of all community members and eager to make a lasting impact, we want YOU to join our team!
Reporting to the Director of Equity and Inclusion Projects and Initiatives, the Coordinator will contribute significantly to ongoing and new OEI initiatives. The Coordinator will develop and coordinate OEI Diversity Peer Educators (DPE) and Advocacy Program. This program includes training students to become DPE Associates, assisting with the coordination of a comprehensive restorative justice process and team to support the university's needs, and coordinating the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC), including co- chairing the SDLC Planning Committee. The Coordinator will also work collaboratively with campus units to promote progress on the work of the Office of Equity and Inclusion.
Posted: 08/22/25
Run: 02/22/26
