[Jobs] Wichita State

[Leora Lawton]

The Department of Sociology at Wichita State University invites applications for a
tenure eligible position of Assistant Professor for Fall 2013, contingent on
available funding.



Required qualifications:  Ability to teach classes in Statistics or Quantitative
Research Methods, demonstration of scholarly potential or a record of publication;
evidence of or potential for effective teaching; strong oral and written
communication skills; interests compatible with the department’s commitment to
diversity; and a PhD by time of appointment.



Preferred qualifications: a macro-orientation to complement the interests of
existing faculty and interest or ability to teach classes in one or more of the
following specialty areas: Social Inequality, Race/Ethnicity, Deviance/Juvenile
Delinquency, or Applied/Public Sociology.  Research areas are open, but preference
will be given to those applicants whose research complements the preferred areas
above.



Salary competitive and commensurate with experience.


Wichita State University is a metropolitan university located on a beautiful campus
in an urban area with an approximate population of 370,000.  WSU serves more than
15,000 students with 60 undergraduate, 42 MA, and 12 PhD programs.  The Department
of Sociology has strong undergraduate and MA programs.  To apply, the applicant must
fill out an on-line application and post the following materials to this website
http://wichita.edu/wsujobs : (1) vita, (2) letter discussing qualifications, (3)
three email addresses for those writing letters of reference; (4) teaching
evaluations if available; and (5) samples of written work or publications.  All
application materials must be submitted to ensure full consideration.  Review of
applications will begin on November 30, 2012 and continue until the position is
filled.  Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory
criminal background check as required by the Board of Regents policy.  The Sociology
Department is committed to diversity and serving a diverse population.  Please visit
our department home page at wichita.edu/sociology for more information about WSU or
the Sociology Department.  WSU is an Equal Employment



-- 
Dr. Leora Lawton
Executive Director, Berkeley Population Center
 & Lecturer, Sociology Dept.
112A Survey Research Center
Corner Channing & Bowditch
(510) 643-1270 (office)
(510) 928-7572 (cell)