Boston University, Metropolitan College Hiring for Assistant Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Sociology of Sexualities at BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States Full Time

Assistant Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Sociology of Sexualities Tracking Code23599931780706Job Description

The Department of Sociology at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2024, pending budgetary approval. We seek a colleague with research and teaching interests in the sociology of sexualities. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to departmental strengths in race and/or global/transnational sociology.

Required Skills

The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching in course such as the sociology of sexualities, and should be able to contribute core theory and/or methods courses. In addition, the ideal candidate will be prepared to dedicate as much as 50% of teaching and service to the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality (WGS) Program. Advanced tenure-track Assistant Professors will be considered.

DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY HR WEBSITE.

Boston University expects excellence in teaching and research, and is committed to building a culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse scholarly community. To apply, please submit 1) a cover letter describing your teaching and research interests and professional experience, including experience and interest as it relates to joining a WGS program; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a statement of your commitment to and experiences with advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in your teaching, research, and service; and 4) three reference letters. Submit to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25086. Applications will be reviewed starting September 15, 2023 and continue until the position is filled.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an offer letter.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Job LocationBOSTON, Massachusetts, United StatesPosition TypeFull-Time/Regular