JOB POSTING: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY

The Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in the field of Criminal Justice or Criminology, beginning September 1, 2010.  We are seeking candidates with a strong program of research and interest in urban issues who will be teaching student majors in Criminal Justice as well as Sociology, Social Psychology and those in the M.A. Program in Applied Sociology.  A research and teaching focus on race and ethnicity is essential. Areas of interest also include but are not limited to: sociology of law, substance use and abuse, juvenile justice, human services programs and policy, comparative criminology, and offender reentry.  Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2009  and continue until the position is filled.  The position requires a doctoral degree in Sociology, Law and Society, Criminology, Criminal Justice or another relevant social science discipline.  Include search number 15725 on all envelopes. Please send cover letter, vita, 3 letters of recommendation, research and teaching statements, teaching evaluation data, and samples of published or unpublished work to: Chairperson, Criminal Justice Search Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125. UMass Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Title IX employer.

JOB POSTING: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY

The Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level, beginning September 1, 2010.  We seek applicants who are engaged in research on urban populations and institutions and who are applied in focus.  Research and teaching interests should focus on one or more of the following areas: gender, race and ethnicity; health and mental health, and sociology of education. The position involves teaching in our three undergraduate majors (Sociology, Social Psychology and Criminal Justice), and in the graduate MA Program in Applied Sociology.  Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.  PhD in Sociology is required at the time of appointment, so candidates must have a firm completion date.  Please send cover letter, vita, 3 letters of recommendation, research and teaching statements, teaching evaluation data, and a sample of published or unpublished work to:  Chairperson, Sociology Search Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston, SEARCH Position 15729, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125. UMass Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Title IX employer.