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Lecturer in Sociology
University of Kentucky


Date Posted Mar. 31, 2025
Title Lecturer in Sociology
University University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, United States
Department 8E140:Sociology
Application Deadline Open until filled
Position Start Date August 2025
 
 
  • Lecturer/Instructor
    Senior Lecturer
  • Sociology - Crime, Justice & Law
    Sociology - General
    Criminology/Criminal Justice
 
 
The Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in Criminology and/or Medical Sociology to begin August 1, 2025. The selected candidate will be appointed to a 9-month, non-tenure-eligible faculty position for an initial two-year period that has the potential for renewal and for promotion to Senior Lecturer after five years. In addition to undergraduate courses in these fields, the successful candidate may be asked to teach other undergraduate Sociology courses. The typical teaching assignment for this position will be the equivalent of eight undergraduate courses each year. The successful candidate must provide evidence of teaching excellence.

A PhD in Sociology, Criminal Justice, or related field is required by August 1, 2025.

Applicants must include the following: 1) letter of application (upload as Cover Letter); 2) CV; 3) copy of transcript for highest degree earned; and 4) teaching portfolio detailing the candidate’s teaching philosophy, pedagogical approaches, and teaching experience, including course taught (upload as specific request 1). In addition, please provide the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.

The University of Kentucky provides comprehensive benefits which are fully described at https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/our-benefits.

Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. Christopher Huggins, Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky: christopher.huggins@uky.edu.

Review of applications will begin on March 14, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

 
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