Job Opportunity: Tenure-Track Position in African American Studies/Sociology, Radford University

The Department of Sociology at Radford University, a regional comprehensive university in the picturesque Blue Ridge and New River Valley regions of Southwest Virginia, seeks applications for a nine-month tenure-track position beginning in Fall 2026. We are seeking a teacher-scholar with expertise and training in African American Studies who can contribute to our program. Our … Read more

Job Opportunity: Assistant/Associate Professor of Sociology, Middle Tennessee State University

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position (#129030) in sociology at the rank of assistant or associate professor. The start date for the position is August 1, 2026. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, including those with a focus on … Read more

Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Criminology, University of Arkansas

Job Title: Assistant Professor of Sociology & CriminologyDepartment/School: Department of Sociology & Criminology Location: Fayetteville, AR Start date: August 10, 2026 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 Professor of Criminology to start in August … Read more

Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminology, University of Arkansas

Job Title: Assistant Professor of Sociology & CriminologyDepartment/School: Department of Sociology & Criminology Location: Fayetteville, AR Start date: August 10, 2026 Position Summary: The Department of Sociology & Criminology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminology to start … Read more

Call for SSS Award Nominations

SSSers, Please consider submitting a nomination for one or more of the 2026 SSS awards. Nomination materials should be sent via e-mail to the SSS Executive Office at sss@southernsociologicalsociety.org. Nominators and nominees must hold active membership in SSS. If you are not sure about your membership status or the status of the person you are nominating, … Read more

SSS Antiharassment Committee Call for Advocates for AY 2025-2026

SSS Antiharassment Committee – SECOND CALL Seeking Advocates for AY 2025-2026 This second call for advocates is intended to bring about more diversity in terms of rank and time in SSS. We are hoping to secure more veteran SSSers, associate and full professors, or any other administrators. The goal of the advocates program is to have peer representation for … Read more

Post-SSS 2025 Updates from the SSS Executive Office

Dear SSS Members,   It was wonderful to see so many of you at SSS 2025 in Charlotte! We are sharing some important updates with you as we transition into an exciting new year for the Southern Sociological Society. This email contains important information on the following: Cameron Lippard, Executive OfficerUpali Bhattacharya, Assistant Executive Officer … Read more

SSS 2025 in Charlotte, NC, Is One Week Away! 

Here’s What You Need to Know. SSSers!  It is a bit hard to believe, but, our annual meeting is just around the corner!   In just one week we will be coming together for the 88th time as a Society. This time for President Dawn T. Robinson’s forward-looking and full-to-bursting program: “Sociology of the Future … Read more

President Robinson on SSS 2025

Dear SSS colleagues, Our opportunity to get together at the Southern Sociological Society meetings in Charlotte is now a couple weeks away. Are you excited? I am. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Vice President Anthony Peguero, Executive Officer David Brunsma, Associate Executive Officer Elizabeth Roberts, and Recording Secretary Rhiannon Leebrick as … Read more

SSS 2025 CREM Minority-Serving Institution Travel Scholarship

The Southern Sociological Society and the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities (CREM) is pleased to announce the availability of travel scholarships for support in attending the 2025 annual meeting in Charlotte, NC. These scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis and are meant to assist faculty in defraying costs associated with attending the … Read more