Associate or Full Professor of Sociology

The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking applications for a tenured position as Associate or Full Professor of Sociology (9 month term of appointment) who specializes in advanced data analyses, with an open substantive specialty to begin fall 2025.  We seek to hire a scholar who can contribute to the Sociology Department and School of Data Science in teaching, research, and service.

 

 

Requirements for this position include 1) a Ph.D. in Sociology or related field; 2) a strong research agenda that focuses on the use of quantitative methods with big data; 3) a commitment to teaching in a dynamic, access-oriented, urban research university, 4) evidence of teaching experience or preparation for college teaching; and 5) potential to secure external funding. 

 

 

 

The Department of Sociology offers the B.A. and M.A. in Sociology and our faculty participate in multiple interdisciplinary programs including Data Science, Organizational Science and Public Policy doctoral programs. The core strengths in the Department are sociology of work and organizations, health, public policy, stratification, education, and social psychology.  For additional information about our department, visit our website at https://sociology.charlotte.edu/

 

 

 

As the largest and most academically diverse college at UNC Charlotte, the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) houses 15 departments, 18 interdisciplinary programs, and 6 applied centers. We offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs with extensive honors and early-entry options. The College plays a pivotal role in delivering on the university’s goals in the areas of research excellence, student success and experience, and community engagement. Through their scholarship and teaching, the College’s 350+ faculty members seek to deepen our understanding of complex problems and lead the university in interdisciplinary collaboration.

 

 

 

 

 

The School of Data Science (SDS) (sds.charlotte.edu) is an interdisciplinary unit housed in the College of Computing Informatics (CCI). The SDS, established in January 2020, was the first School of Data Science in the Carolinas. Currently, the school offers a Bachelor of Science in Data Science, an undergraduate certificate in Sports Analytics, and two Master of Science programs (Data Science and Business Analytics and Health Informatics and Analytics). The SDS is planning to launch a Ph.D. in Data Science in the Fall 2025 (Pending the final approval of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). This unit teaches and researches methods to apply statistics and computer science techniques to develop data-driven solutions to real-world problems. These areas vary from the ethical application and use of data to communication studies, business, healthcare, social sciences, transportation, engineering, and more. The school has grown quickly to more than 800 students, with half of them being graduate students, and is continuing to evolve with the needs of the students, university, and community. Currently, the school has approximately 80 full time, joint and affiliate faculty.

 

 

 

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a doctoral, research-intensive urban university, located on an expanding modern campus. Notably, UNC Charlotte is projected to achieve R1 status in 2025. The second largest of the 16 UNC System campuses, UNC Charlotte offers more than 31,000 culturally and ethnically diverse students. It is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) as well as an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).  The University is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement campus and an APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. UNC Charlotte offers a wide range of supports for faculty including excellent family and medical leave policies, internal faculty research grants, and external grant support.

 

 

 

The city of Charlotte and its metropolitan area offers a dynamic space to live, work and connect for faculty, students, alumni, and staff, with its outstanding cultural, recreational, and business amenities. As the 15th largest U.S. city, Charlotte is consistently ranked one of the best cities in which to live (#5 out of major cities by U.S. News & World Report.)

 

 

 

Please apply on-line at https://jobs.charlotte.edu/  (position #007556) and include your curriculum vita, a cover letter, a statement about your teaching, a statement about your research, and contact information for  three references.  References will be contacted for applicants who advance to the interview stage. The salary range for this position is between $97,000 to $130,000, depending on rank and experience.  Applications received by Jan 15th 2025 are assured full consideration although recruitment will continue until the position is filled.

 

 

 

Finalists will be asked to discuss how their teaching practices engage, include, and eliminate barriers to learning for all UNC Charlotte students, and how their educational approach helps increase the engagement and success of all students regardless of their entry pathway into the university.

 

 

 

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte maintains an Affirmative Action Plan prepared in accordance with Executive Order 11246 and the Consent Decree.

 

 

 

The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to criminal background check and will be required to submit the Official Transcript of their highest earned degree.