Monthly Archives: June 2016

University of Maryland-Baltimore County Lectureship in Sociology

Deadline: June 24

Length: Unstated, apparently ongoing (starts 2016)

Comments: “Primary teaching responsibilities will be drawn from undergraduate courses in social problems, diversity & pluralism, research methods, social statistics, political sociology and/or sociology of drugs and alcohol. Preference will be given to those who can contribute to one or more of the department’s core areas of focus in health; aging; diversity, gender & culture in global perspective; and, applied social science research/statistics both qualitative & quantitative.”

URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/35419

McGill University Postdoctoral Fellowship in Studies of Early Modern Europe

Deadline: July 15

Length: 1 year with possibility of a 1-year renewal

Comments: Project is “Early Modern Conversions: Religions, Cultures, Cognitive Ecologies: earlymodernconversions.com.” “Early Modern Conversions is a five-year, international, interdisciplinary project (2013-2018) that studies how early modern Europeans changed their confessional, social, political, and even sexual identities. These subjective changes were of a piece with transformations in their world— the geopolitical reorientation of Europe in relation with the Ottoman Empire and the Americas; the rethinking of Latin Antiquity; changes in the built environment; the reimagining of God.”

URL: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=53037

Pomona College Visiting Assistant Professorship in Gender and Women’s Studies

Deadline: June 30

Length: 2 years

Comments: “We seek a scholar and teacher whose interests lie in any intersection of these fields with broader feminist and queer concerns in the humanities and social sciences.  Some area of interest might be, but are not limited to: science studies, transgender studies, disability studies, movement histories, ethnographic practice and performance studies. Transnational and/or hemispheric approaches are welcome, across any geographic spectrum.”

URL: https://www.pomona.edu/administration/academic-dean/faculty-jobs

Stony Brook University Assistant Professorship in English and Literature

Deadline: June 24

Length: Tenure-track (begins fall 2016)

Comments: “Research and teaching interest in writing pedagogy. Evidence of research or teaching interest in service learning, digital rhetoric, gender studies, or disability studies. Writing program administrative experience.

URL: Stony Brook English job

University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professorship in Sociology: Health and Inequality

Deadline: September 15

Length: Tenure-track

Comments: “We encourage applications from candidates with expertise in the social determinants of health that pay particular attention to the role of diversity and inequality along socioeconomic, gender, and racial/ethnic lines in affecting health outcomes. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the role of discrimination and racism on health disparities; the effect of concentrated poverty and residential segregation on health; exposure to crime and disadvantage; and the role of mass media, culture, and emerging technologies in affecting health care access and practices.”

URL: https://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/887

Wentworth Institute of Technology Assistant Professorship in Sociology

Deadline: Open until filled (posed on HigherEdJobs 6/8)

Length: Unstated, looks like tenure track

Comments: “While areas of teaching specialization are open, areas of demand include race and ethnicity, social justice, gender, the criminal justice system, law and economic inequality.  Preference will be given to candidates who exhibit a strong commitment to and aptitude for leveraging digital humanities/computational social science tools within their pedagogy and research. Candidates practicing quantitative methods, data analytics, and data visualization are especially encouraged to apply. Position to begin Fall 2017, possibly January 2017.”

URL: https://jobs.wit.edu/postings/2721

Tulane University Newcombe College Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: July 15

Length: 6 months (January 2107-June 2017)

Comments: “We are particularly interested in a 20th century American historian whose research focuses on women or girls in the Gulf South and whose research is intersectional and engages with women and politics, women and second-wave feminist organizations, women and social movements, women’s higher education, women’s health, or Southern women’s organizing within national organizations.” Qualifications include “demonstrated research interests that take a historical and intersectional approach to gender, reflecting how race, class, sexuality, ethnic, community and national identities interact”

URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/35308

Wells College Visiting Faculty Position in Art Histor

Deadline: Review begins immediately

Length: 1 year (2016-17)

Comments: “Particular competence in modern and contemporary art is strongly preferred. The search committee welcomes applications from those also able to teach in one or more of the following areas: Museum Studies, Film and Media Studies, Non-Western Art History or Literature, Gender Studies, or Book Arts.”

URL: https://www.higheredjobs.com/myHigherEdJobs/Agent/details.cfm?JobCode=176282596&Title=Art%20History%20Search%20-%20Summer%202016

St. Ambrose University Visiting Assistant Professorship in Sociology

Deadline: Review begins immediately (posted on Vitae 5/26)

Length: 1 year with possible renewal for up to 3 more

Comments: “The ideal candidate will be a generalist, able to teach core courses in sociology with preference given to those who can teach Sex & Gender and Marriage and the Family.

URL: https://inquirehire.pstprod.peoplestrategy.com/jobseeker/view_req.php?id=0&flc=MjI4MjI4&ERCSESSID=v757n429fk52q0siumoqj210g3

Andrews University Instructorship in Sociology

Deadline: June 27

Length: Tenure-track

Comments: “Teach courses in Sociology that focus on patterns of social relationships, social interaction, culture, understanding of community and international development field, issues surrounding society, gender and ethnicity in society, human dynamics and international business development, and policy analysis/implementation within local and international contexts. ” “Must have some experience with research in the field of international development and gender issues

URL: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000317270-01