Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Sociology Position, Appalachian State University

The Department of Sociology at Appalachian State University invites applications for on open-specialty tenure-track, nine-month faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2024.  Successful candidates will have an active, well-defined, and theoretically-driven research agenda, as well as a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students.  Candidates should specify which of the … Read more

Southern Sociological Society Statement in Support of DEI Initiatives

The Southern Sociological Society strongly supports DEI initiatives, including courses, curricula, and other programs that focus on class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other forms of inequality, which are key issues within sociology as reflected in our broader society. Recent legislation has banned teachers and scholars, including sociologists, from teaching certain topics at all levels … Read more

Job opportunity: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Georgia

The Department of Sociology at the University of Georgia invites applications for an Assistant Professor in the  area of Computational Sociology to begin on August 1, 2024. The successful candidate will join the Social and  Behavioral Dynamics of Health, Well-Being, and Security hiring cluster, which is part of a larger Presidential  Interdisciplinary Faculty Hiring Initiative … Read more

SSS 2023 is One Week Away- Here is Everything You Need To Know

Subject: SSS 2023 is One Week Away – Here is Everything You Need To Know To: Everyone From: David L. Brunsma, SSS Executive Officer and Lyla Byers, SSS Assistant Executive Officer How amazing that in just one week we will be gathering in Myrtle Beach, SC for President Earl Wright II’s amazing program: “I Will … Read more

SSS 2023: Final Program Now Available

Dear SSS Members, We are pleased to announce that the SSS 2023 final program is now available on the Annual Conference page of our website! The final program is saved in .pdf format, so it can be searched using the search function (Ctrl+F). There is also a session index in the back of the program. … Read more

SSS 2023 Preliminary Program Now Available!

SSSers- We are excited to announce that the preliminary program is now available on the SSS website! You can view it by clicking here. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the SSS Program Committee for their hard work on pulling together this program. It takes a SSS community to … Read more

Happy New Year SSS!

Acceptance Emails, Memberships, and Booking Your Room for SSS 2023 Dear SSS Members, 2023 is upon us! Happy New Year! The new membership year began on January 1st, 2023. As such, it is now time for you to renew your membership for 2023 membership cycle. SSS membership is crucial to the running of the society. … Read more

Opportunities for Exhibiting, Advertising, and Engaging at SSS 2023

Good day SSSers. I would like for you to consider the ways you can make your work, your programs, and your organizations visible at SSS 2023. There are a variety of ways, and, indeed, we are always open to new ideas and working with members, their publishers, and a myriad of organizations. Tabling/Exhibiting/Advertising at SSS … Read more

SSS 2023: Deadline Extended!

SSSers- As the deadline for submitting abstracts and panels for our annual meeting in Myrtle Beach approaches, we are excited by the response to President Earl Wright II’s theme of ““I Will Find A Way or Make One”: Embracing and Advancing the American South’s Tradition of Sociological Innovation and Scholar-Activism”! We recognize that organizing sessions … Read more

Call for the next SSS Executive Officer

The Southern Sociological Society (SSS) seeks an innovative, organized, and experienced leader to serve as its next Executive Officer. Established in 1935, SSS promotes rigorous research, excellence in teaching and mentoring, and collegiality. As the nation’s largest regional organization of professional sociologists, SSS membership includes a cross-section of academia like small and community colleges, historically … Read more