Digest #2: Sessions Seeking Papers

With less than 5 weeks until the submission deadline for the SSS 2025 meeting in Charlotte, NC, now is the time to consider organizing a session(s) around various themes, including but not limited to the conference theme (Future of Sociology and the Sociology of the Future), that represent the richness of sociology. For the full … Read more

Hurricane Helene

SSSers, I am reaching out today to convey my support and hopes for well-being and recovery for our members who have been affected by Hurricane Helene and its aftermath.  From the winds, rain and storm surge in the initial landfall, to the tornadoes, to the floods from the bursting dams in the aftermath, Helene left … Read more

Job Opportunity: Associate/Full Professor of Sociology, University of Arkansas

Job Title: Associate/Full Professor of Sociology Department/School: Department of Sociology and Criminology Location: Fayetteville, AR Start date: August 11, 2025 Position Summary: The Department of Sociology and Criminology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenured Associate/Full Professor of Sociology to start in August 2025. … Read more

Job Opportunity: Assistant/Associate Professor in Sociology and Criminology, University of Arkansas

Job Title: Assistant/Associate Professor in Sociology and Criminology Department/School: Department of Sociology and Criminology Location: Fayetteville, AR Start date: August 11, 2025 Position Summary: The Department of Sociology and Criminology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Sociology and Criminology to … Read more

SSS 2025 Weekly Digest #1

This is the first of our weekly digests of Sessions Seeking Papers for the SSS 2025 meeting. With the meeting’s theme “Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology,” President Dawn Robinson invites us to consider “how sociology can help us understand how to adapt, resist, and thrive in the face of this changing social … Read more

Job Opportunity: Senior Lecturer of Sociology, Vanderbilt University

Unit: Sociology Position Type: Faculty Position Title: Senior Lecturer of Sociology Location: Nashville, TN Open Date: Aug 27, 2024 Deadline: Nov. 15, 2024 Position 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 … Read more

Call for Nominations

Dear SSSers, The Southern Sociological Society (SSS) is seeking nominees for the elected positions of President, Vice President, Executive Committee (2), Publications Committee (2), and J.E.D.I (3).  To qualify for these positions, the candidate must have been a dues-paying member of SSS 2 of the last 4 membership years. Any member of SSS, after first … Read more

Announcing the SSS 2025 Call for Papers

Southern Sociological Society 2025 Annual Meeting  CALL FOR PAPERS  Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology April 9-12, 2025Sheraton Charlotte Hotel Charlotte, North Carolina Submission Due Date: November 4, 2024  PresidentDawn T. Robinson, University of Georgia Program ChairLisa Slattery Walker, University of North Carolina – Charlotte Theme: Sociology of the Future and the Future of Sociology … Read more

Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University

Unit: Sociology  Position Type: Faculty  Position Title: Assistant Professor of Sociology  Location: Nashville, TN  Open Date: Sep 2, 2024  Deadline —  Position Description: The Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of health/medical and/or environmental sociology to begin fall semester 2025. The successful candidate will study … Read more

Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Randolph College

Assistant Professor of Sociology FLSA Classification Full-Time Faculty – Tenure Track Reports to Provost Tim Smith Date July 01, 2025 Job Description  Summary/Objective The Sociology Department at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. The focus is open, but we particularly encourage people whose teaching and research concentrate on … Read more