University of Memphis. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a faculty position to be filled at the associate or full professor rank. Employment begins August 2008. The candidate should have a primary specialty in social inequality, comparative social change, organizations, or an institution (such as medical, family, or religion) and have a PhD in sociology. 

Stanford University. The Public Policy Program is seeking to hire post-doctoral Teaching Fellows to assist with the graduate program in Public Policy. The appointment will be for the academic year, starting September 1, at .75 FTE, with the possibility of renewal. Fellows will work closely with the Public Policy Program Director to set the priorities and focus of their appointment. Job responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following duties: • Teaching sections of the core curriculum courses • Assisting with preparing and teaching the September “Boot Camp” refresher course for incoming Master’s students • Advising Master’s students and monitoring their progress • Assist with coordinating events, such as seminar series and special lectures, for faculty and students • Assist in developing and running the Practicum course, acting as a liaison between students and local/national organizations.

Newberry College. The Department of History and Social Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Sociology. Ph.D. in Sociology required. We seek energetic and dynamic candidates who have expertise in criminology and one or more of the following areas: gender, minority groups, or stratification. Candidates are expected to have teaching experience and academic scholarship commensurate with the rank of assistant professor.

Mississippi State University. The National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (nSPARC) invites applications for a Research Associate II starting July 1, 2008. The successful candidate will provide data analysis and database management support for an active university research team. This position requires advanced data manipulation, analysis and reporting techniques and the successful candidate must be able to use tools such as SAS, SPSS, Excel and Access.

Mississippi State University. The National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (nSPARC) invites applications for a Research Associate III starting July 1, 2008. The successful candidate will coordinate data management and analysis activities for an active university research team.

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), located in Hyattsville, Maryland, is seeking an Associate Service Fellow to work with the National Survey of Family Growth Team. NCHS is the nation's principal health statistics agency.

University of Missouri - Kansas City's Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration. The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is looking for a strong candidate to support our research initiatives in entrepreneurship and innovation. The selected candidate will work with Drs. Michael Song and Mark Parry, world renowned researchers in innovation management.  Dr. Song and Dr.
Parry are currently ranked as the world's number one and number 11 scholars, respectively, in innovation management. 

University of Georgia. The Department of Sociology invites applications for an associate professor position to begin August 2008. Although the position is budgeted at the associate professor level, the department will also consider outstanding assistant professor candidates. We are seeking to hire a colleague with teaching and research interests in crime, law and deviance, who will add to the department´s strengths in this area.

University of Michigan. The Population Studies Center expects to have openings for postdoctoral fellows sponsored by NICHD and NIA.  Positions to start on or about September 1, 2008.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. in demography, public health, or one of the social sciences (sociology, economics, anthropology) at the starting date.  Background in aging is desirable for the NIA positions, but not required. 

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). The Environmental Studies Program seeks to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Environmental Politics, Policy, Society, and the Law, beginning approximately July. 1, 2008. Our Program has a long-standing commitment to interdisciplinary balance, with a policy of having faculty from each of three major areas: biophysical sciences, social sciences, and humanities. For this new position, we are particularly interested in faculty who have training in traditional social science disciplines, but who relish the opportunity to work with colleagues in the biophysical sciences and humanities.

University of Texas at Austin. The Department of Sociology and the Center for Mexican-American Studies invites applications for a tenured associate or full professor position with a starting date of August 2008. We are looking for applicants who specialize in the area of world migration and immigration, focusing on US-Mexico and Latin American immigration.

Haverford College. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-line position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, beginning July, 2008. We are interested in hiring someone who does who does theoretically-informed research in any area of sociology.

Haverford College. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, beginning July, 2008. We are interested in hiring someone who does theoretically-informed quantitative research in any area of sociology.

Tulane University. The Sociology Department invites applications for a newly opened tenure track position for a Latin Americanist working on urban issues at the assistant professor level, beginning in the fall of 2008. This position will be affiliated with Tulane's Stone Center for Latin American Studies.

The University of Akron. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position to begin August 26, 2008. The Department seeks a candidate who can contribute to the College's new emphasis in global studies, with preference given to those who study race, ethnicity, and/or gender and who fit into one or more of the Department's core specialty areas (criminology/deviance, inequality, medical sociology/mental health, or social psychology).

Appalachian State University. The Department of Sociology and Social Work invites applications for a tenure-track nine-month faculty position in sociology at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2008. Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but the position requires completion of all doctoral requirements in sociology by September 15, 2008. The successful applicant must be able to teach sociological theory. Further preference will be given to applicants who also have specializations in sociology of the family and/or criminology.

University of West Georgia. The Department of Sociology and Criminology invites applications for up to four sociology positions starting August 2008.  These positions will be filled at the assistant professor level with the possibility for at least one associate professor level for an extremely well qualified candidate.  We are looking for broadly trained sociologists who can contribute to the department's growing demands at the undergraduate and graduate levels. At least one of these positions will be filled by an individual who can enter into the rotation to teach statistics and another with an individual who can enter into the rotation to teach sociological theory.

Stetson University. The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position to begin August 2008.  The department seeks a candidate whose areas of expertise include sociological theory, political sociology, and sociology of law.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale: The Department of Sociology invites applications for an Assistant Professor position beginning August 16, 2008.  Preference will be given to candidates with research and teaching interests in Family, and/or Health/Medical.  A secondary specialization in Theory is also preferred.

Minnesota State Unviersity Moorhead just created a new position in the Soc-CJ department for a person with expertise in Juvenile Justice. We are looking for a person who can develop this area within a sociology based criminal justice program.

Valdosta State University´s Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice invites applications for two full-time, ten-month, tenure track faculty positions in Sociology at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2008.Ares of specialization are open on both positions but preference will be given to applicants who will complement the applied and clinical interests of the programs.

Virginia Tech. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor beginning August, 2008.    Special consideration will be given to candidates with a research focus related to health/mental health, aging, globalization, race/ethnicity, education, or crime/deviance.

Virginia Tech. The Africana Studies Program in the Department of Sociology www.africanastudies.vt.edu <http://www.africanastudies.vt.edu/> seeks a scholar/teacher in the social science/humanities areas of Africana Studies beginning Fall of 2008. This position involves teaching of an introductory course in Africana Studies at both the undergrad and grad levels, as well as elective courses in areas of the instructor's expertise.

The University of South Carolina Aiken invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Sociology to begin August 2008. Ph.D. in sociology is required by August 16, 2008. Candidates must be prepared to teach Introductory Sociology and advise undergraduate students. Position #1: Candidates must be prepared to teach courses in the criminology/criminal justice concentration; preference may be given to those also prepared to teach research methods courses. Position #2: Candidates should be prepared to teach research methods; preference may be given to candidates who can also teach sociological theory, social psychology, and/or criminology.

North Carolina State University. The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at seeks applications for two tenure-track assistant professor positions. Both positions are 9 month appointments with teaching and research responsibilities in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. One position focuses on rural community development, sustainability and local entrepreneurship in an era of globalization. The other position focuses on community well-being/health and the socioeconomic impacts of demographic change. Additional specialties may include rural crime, environment, or global.

University of South Carolina Upstate. Assistant Professor, tenure-track faculty position in Sociology to teach on the Spartanburg and/or Greenville campuses. Specialization is open but preference will be given to candidates working in the broad area of social inequality and related areas of race, class, and gender inequality.

Montclair State University. Tenure-track faculty position, open rank.  Earned doctorate in Family and Child Studies or closely related area.  College level teaching experience appropriate to the sought-after rank preferred.  Candidates must demonstrate a well-defined research agenda and evidence of scholarly activities, also appropriate to the rank sought.  Desired areas of expertise include but are not limited to: family policy, family diversity, family relations, child development, youth development, and gerontology.  The department is particularly interested in how issues of power and multiple oppressions impact families and children.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University, Blacksburg, VA. Assistant Professor in the Department of Science and Technology in Society, tenure track. The successful candidate must have a demonstrable background and research agenda in interdisciplinary Science and Technology Studies. We especially encourage applications from candidates who will help us build upon existing connections with other units in the university. See our website (www.sts.vt.edu) for these connections. We are particularly interested in applicants working in bioethics, especially environmental ethics and related areas.

Lehigh University. The Department of Sociology & Anthropology invites applications for a tenure track position as Assistant Professor of Sociology. The successful candidate is expected to participate in the new interdisciplinary Globalization and Social Change Program and to have an active research program in comparative sociology.Possible specialty areas might include, but are not limited to, gender and development, international political economy, urban/community sociology, comparative health care, life course and family, and intergroup communications.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. The Department of Sociology invites applications for an Assistant Professor position beginning August 16, 2008. Applicants must have a PhD in Sociology, and must be completed with the PhD on the start date. Preference will be given to candidates with research and teaching interests in Family, and/or Health/Medical. A secondary specialization in Theory is also desirable.

Baylor University. Assistant Professor. The Department of Sociology has been authorized to recruit an entry-level, tenure-track sociologist for August, 2008. Preference will be given to applicants with strong quantitative skills and demonstrable interest in applied social research. This individual will be expected to teach undergraduate courses and contribute to doctoral training in the department's two program tracks: applied sociology and sociology of religion. We are especially interested in applicants who can combine expertise in applied sociology-broadly defined--with criminology and/or family.

Louisiana State University. The department anticipates a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position beginning in August, 2008. The position will be a joint appointment with African and African-American Studies. While areas of specialization are open, the department seeks to build on its existing strengths in the areas of criminology, deviance and law.

Louisiana State University.  The Department of Sociology invites applications for one or more tenure track assistant/associate professor positions beginning in August, 2008.  We seek applicants with specialization in Criminology, Sociology of Deviance, and/or Sociology of Law to enhance our existing strengths in these areas.

Queens College, City University of New York. The Department of Sociology seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant or possibly early Associate Professor beginning Fall 2008, as part of CUNY's demography cluster initiative. Candidates must show promise of excellence in research, including, a well-defined research program and some scholarly publications, as well as excellence in and commitment to teaching. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand at time of appointment. The department will consider highly qualified candidates in all areas of social demography.

Queens College, City University of New York.  The Department of Sociology seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2008. Candidates must show promise of excellence in research, including, a well-defined research program and some scholarly publications, as well as excellence in and commitment to teaching.  Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand at time of appointment.  The department will consider highly qualified candidates in a wide variety of specialties, especially candidates focusing on race and ethnic difference and inequality, family, sexuality, health, media, or deviance. 

The University of Washington seeks a tenure track assistant or advanced assistant professor in the area of race/ethnicity and communication in the Department of Communication.  Candidates should have interests in race/ethnicity and communication, defined broadly to include face-to-face, on-line, mediated, or mass-mediated contexts. Particular focus may include race and its intersections with issues of class, disability, sexuality, and gender, the social construction of race in relationship to issues of power; the shifting nature of conceptualizations of race and other cultural identities; the enactment or challenging of racial conceptions through media representations or public discourse; rhetorical and discourse approaches to race and ethnicity.

Longwood University. The Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice Studies invites applications for an assistant or associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, full-time tenure-track, beginning Fall 2008. 

University of North Florida. The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Sociology (Position #31237) with expertise in Social Welfare and/or Social Policy beginning August 2008.

VIRGINIA TECH. The Program on Government and International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs (http://www.spia.vt.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, focused on the theories and processes of globalization. Candidates should have strong, broad training in social, political,  or cultural theory, and be able to work within an interdisciplinary  setting with other colleagues in the School of Public and  International Affairs as well as a new cross-college ASPECT doctoral  program,  focusing the application of social, political, ethical, and  cultural theory to contemporary political challenges, cultural  conflicts, social problems, and civil societies in both the U.S.A.  and abroad.

SUNY. The Department of Sociology invites applicants for one tenure track position, at the Assistant or advanced Assistant Professor rank, to begin fall, 2008, contingent on final budgetary approval. Candidates for the position must have expertise in Urban and Community. We are especially interested in applicants whose research interests intersect with law and society, public policy, or urban social order and control.

Boston College´s African & African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS)  invites nominations and applications for two open rank, open field, positions with a cooperating department to begin September 2008.  Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. or the equivalent in a  relevant field, an active research and publication profile, and  demonstrated excellence in teaching.

Cornell University. The Department of Sociology expects to fill two tenure-track positions, one at the assistant professor level and one at the assistant or early associate (tenured) level, with a starting date of July 1, 2008. We seek candidates who have demonstrated excellence in scholarship, teaching, and collegial service. For each position, a Ph.D is required.  Areas of specialty are open. 

Fordham University The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment in sociology at the assistant or advanced assistant professor level, effective September 1, 2008.  The department seeks candidates with teaching and research interests in urban sociology and/or sociology of religion.  Candidates who can teach courses in race/ethnicity will be given particular consideration.

Georgia College and State University The Department of Government and Sociology invites applications for two assistant professor, tenure-track positions beginning August 2008.  Minimum qualifications for the positions are college-level teaching experience and ABD status. Ideal candidates will have prior experience teaching introductory sociology and quantitative research methods, demonstrate strong teaching skills, and have a clear motivation to teach in an undergraduate liberal arts environment.

University of Iowa The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level beginning Fall 2008.  Area of research specialization is open. We are especially interested in candidates whose interests overlap with core areas of departmental strength – inequality/ stratification, gender and family, criminology/law and social psychology. We seek strong candidates who show evidence of ability to pursue an ambitious research program including publications and external funding, and who have excellent teaching skills.

New York University The Department of Sociology at New York University invites applications for one or more faculty positions at either the assistant or recently tenured level.  Substantive areas are open, but applicants must demonstrate excellence in research

North Carolina State University The Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in the area of gender & family that begins August 16, 2008. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Sociology completed at the time of appointment; preference will be given to candidates with skills in qualitative methods whose research interests complement other strengths of the graduate program (medical; inequality; work/industry/organizations; crime, deviance and social control; rural and community sociology; global social change and development).

LSU The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position beginning in August, 2008. The position will be a joint appointment with African and African-American Studies. While areas of specialization are open, the department seeks to build on its existing strengths in the areas of Criminology, Deviance, and the Sociology of Law.

University of Texas at Austin The Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for an assistant professor position with a starting date of August 2008. We are looking for applicants who specialize in the demography of immigration in the United States, preferably from Latin America; other sub-specializations are open.

University at Albany The Department of Sociology invites applications for one tenure track position to begin in Fall 2008 at the rank of Assistant Professor, with competitive salary and benefits. The Department will consider candidates whose primary area of specialization is COMPARATIVE/GLOBALIZATION. Candidates who use either quantitative or qualitative methods are encouraged to apply. We

University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of environmental sociology, beginning Fall 2008. The preferred candidate should possess a Ph.D. at the time of appointment and be able to contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching and research in environmental sociology. The area within environmental sociology is open, but preference may be given to candidates with teaching and research experience in the human dimensions of ecosystem management, environmental movements, national and international environmental policy, globalization of environmental problems, and/or demographic and spatial analysis. With a strong focus on social justice, the department has recognized strength in the areas of criminology, environmental sociology and political economy.

University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Africana Studies and the Department of Sociology invite applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall 2008. This is a joint position between Africana Studies (50%) and the Department of Sociology (50% and tenure home). The preferred candidate should possess a Ph.D. in sociology or related field at the time of appointment and should possess expertise in the area of medical sociology with a focus on health disparities broadly defined. He or she will be expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Currently, faculty members in sociology have research and teaching interests in criminology, criminal justice, social movements, gender and race, environment, political economy and globalization and have strong ties with several interdisciplinary programs on campus.

College of Charleston The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Charleston invites applications for an appointment in Sociology at the Assistant Professor (tenure-track) level beginning August 2008. The successful applicant should have a Ph.D. in sociology at time of appointment. The Sociology program seeks a faculty member with specialties in urbanization, globalization and/or demography. Teaching responsibilities will include contributions to our research methods sequence.

Mississippi State University The Department of Sociology, Anthropology,and Social Work seeks qualified applicants for a tenure-track entry level Assistant Professor position to begin in Fall 2008.  Ph.D. in Sociology/Demography required for appointment at the Assistant Professor level, but ABD's will be considered for appointment at the level of Instructor.  Primary area of teaching and research will be in social demography (loosely defined) with ability to teach quantitative methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Secondary area of specialization is open, though some aspect of inequality is preferred.

Stanford University The Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University hosts around 7 leading scholars each year.  Generally, they will be tenured or tenure-track faculty, but we are also open to considering postdoctoral fellows and high fliers from industry and business.

Ohio State University Earned doctorate in Child Development, Educational Psychology, Developmental Psychology or related field. We are especially interested in applicants with evidence of excellence in areas related to early childhood education, social and public policies for children, children in poverty, and/or the impact of genetic, environment, community, and family factors on the cognitive, academic, social, or emotional development or adjustment of infants and/or children.

Ohio State University Earned doctorate in Family Studies or related social science field. We are especially interested in applicants with evidence of excellence in areas related to the health and well-being of couples and families. Potential investigation areas include but are not limited to the dynamics of couple and/or family relationships, and the conditions in the individual, family, community, and society that enhance, support, and impede well-being.

University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The Department of Sociology invites applications for up to four tenure-track positions beginning Fall 2007. Substantive specializations are open. We anticipate hiring one or more candidates who can make contributions to the core curriculum in theory.

Bowling Green State University. Department of Sociology anticipates hiring a tenure-track faculty (to be filled at the assistant or advanced assistant professor level) in Demography.

University of Illinois at Chicago. Candidates with research specializations in Sociology of Health and Medicine and Sociology of Work, Labor Markets, and Organizations are encouraged to apply. At least one of the positions will require interest in teaching graduate and undergraduate theory.

University of Memphis. The candidates should have a primary specialty in social inequality, comparative social change, organizations, or an institution (such as medical, family, or religion)

University of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh department is building strength in social movements and social inequalities, with feminists at all ranks. I will be in NYC briefly (Sat and Sun) if anyone would like to talk about the position. Lisa Brush

Indiana University. We are working to build a Department with greater racial and ethnic diversity, and so we especially welcome applications from those in historically underrepresented groups.