Unit: Sociology
Position Type: Faculty
Location: Nashville, TN
URL: http://apply.interfolio.com/156708
Open Date: Oct 4, 2024
Close Date: Dec 2, 2024
Description
The Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor in Race/Ethnicity and Social Disparities with a focus on Health, the Environment, and/or Immigration. We seek candidates with demonstrated scholarly achievement in their study of medical/health sociology and/or environmental sociology and/or the sociology of immigration through the lens of race and ethnicity, and grant-active research portfolios emphasizing quantitative methods. The position begins with the fall semester 2025. The university is home to strong networks of environmental, health/medical, immigration, and race/ethnicity researchers, with collaborative opportunities through Vanderbilt’s Centers for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, Research on Inequality and Health, and Energy, Climate, and Environment; Programs in African American and Diaspora Studies, Asian Studies, and Climate and Environmental Studies, and the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society.
Qualifications
We seek candidates with the ability to conduct innovative research of the highest quality in their
areas of expertise, to seek and obtain external funding, to teach and mentor diverse undergraduate
and graduate students, and to offer service to the department, university, and profession.
Application Instructions
To apply, please submit via Interfolio [http://apply.interfolio.com/156708] the following: 1) a letter
describing research and teaching interests and 2) your curriculum vitae.
Applications will be reviewed starting December 2, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.
Please contact Holly McCammon (holly.j.mccammon@vanderbilt.edu), Department Chair, with
any questions.
EEO Statement
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.