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Oakland University.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a full-time, Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology position, to begin Fall 2010.

We seek candidates with teaching expertise in Quantitative Methods and Statistics.

Candidates with research and teaching interests in one or more of the following areas are especially desirable: Race & Ethnicity, Immigration, Demography, Medical Sociology or Mental Illness.

Applicants must demonstrate teaching effectiveness and a strong capacity to produce scholarly research.

A Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field is required at the time of appointment. Candidates with ABD status will be considered, though preference will be given to applicants with completed degrees.

The standard teaching load is five (5) courses per academic year.

All Sociology Faculty teach introductory Sociology on an annual basis, in addition to courses in their areas of specialization.

Salary is competitive.

OU Sociology/Anthropology is a dynamic and collegial Department, consisting of eight Sociologists, five Anthropologists and three Social Work Faculty. Our Faculty embrace both Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodologies and have solid, yet diverse, theoretical orientations. A unit of the College of Arts & Sciences, the Undergraduate Sociology Program currently enrolls approximately 200 Majors and Minors.

Located near many cultural and recreational resources in suburban Detroit, Oakland University (http://www4.oakland.edu) is a state University, enrolling nearly 19,000 students. OU is an educational partner of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School and, in 2011, will welcome the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

Please send a letter of application, Curriculum Vita, three letters of reference and evidence of teaching effectiveness and scholarly writing, to:
     
Dr. Terri Orbuch, Search Committee Chair
Department of Sociology/Anthropology
Oakland University
Rochester MI 48309
     
orbuch@oakland.edu

Please do not send materials via email.

The application deadline is January 4, 2010.

Oakland University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Faculty of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology endeavor to improve the diversity of their Faculty in all Department Programs.

The Department will follow fair hiring practices in candidate recruitment of minorities and women in the disciplines of Sociology and Anthropology. It will also consult with the Director of the Office of Diversity and Compliance to create a recruitment plan to provide a diverse pool of qualified candidates.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology endorses the University's policy of Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employment, that welcomes applications from women and minorities.