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Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology
Wake Forest University | |
United States, North Carolina, Winston Salem | |
June 25, 2023 | |
Application Instructions: External Applicants: Please upload your resume on the Apply screen. Your application will automatically populate your resume details, and you may verify and update data on the My Information page. Please add your cover letter and any other documents required for the position to the Resume/CV document upload section at the bottom of the My Experience application page. Use the Select Files button to add multiple documents including your cover letter and supporting documents. The My Experience page is the only opportunity to add your cover letter and supporting document attachments. You will not be able to modify your application after you submit it. Current Employees: Apply from your existing Workday account. Do not apply from the website. Log in to Workday. Click on the Career Worklet and select Find Jobs. Locate the position and click Apply. Update your Education and Job History. ** Cover letter required for all positions and optional for facilities, campus services, and hospitality positions unless otherwise specified.Job Description Summary The Department of Sociology at Wake Forest University is seeking to fill two full-time Visiting Assistant Professor positions for the 2023-2024 academic year with a contract start date of July 1, 2023. These one-year appointments carry a 3/3 teaching load, teaching mostly introductory courses. However, preference will be given to candidates who can also teach upper-level seminars in one of two departmental concentrations (social determinants of health; business and society) or courses in theory, statistics, and/or research methods. A Ph.D. in sociology is strongly preferred, but very advanced graduate studentsmay also apply.Job Description: These one-year appointments carry a 3/3 teaching load, teaching mostly introductory courses. However, preference will be given to candidates who can also teach upper-level seminars in one of two departmental concentrations (social determinants of health; business and society) or courses in theory, statistics, and/or research methods. A Ph.D. in sociology is strongly preferred, but very advanced graduate students may also apply.
Candidates should submit a cover letter, student evaluations, course syllabi, names and contact detailsfor three references, and a social justice statement that speaks to how the candidate has worked toreduce the impact of oppressive systems (i.e., white supremacy and racism, sexism, queer antagonism,disability antagonism, poverty, etc.) and/or to increase resources and opportunities for historicallyexcluded groups in their research, teaching, and/or service, both in academia and the broadercommunity. Send all materials via email to Professor Joseph A. Soares, Chair, Department of Sociology:. Evaluations of applications will begin on March 1 and continue until the position isfilled.
The Department of Sociology at Wake Forest University embraces the sociological tradition founded byW.E.B. Du Bois. We enjoy the highest percentage of URM and first-generation of any major in thecollege. Additional Job Description Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and inclusivity, and seeks applicants with demonstrated success in working with diverse populations. Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. Wake Forest University is a highly ranked national university in the vibrant community of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Wake Forest University requires proof of full vaccination with an FDA approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccine for all positions posted on or after September 13, 2021. Wake Forest University requires that you provide satisfactory proof of full vaccination status to Human Resources within three days of your hire date. You must also maintain full COVID-19 vaccination status, as classified by the CDC, during your employment at Wake Forest University. Consistent with federal, state and local law, Wake Forest University will consider accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons unless providing an accommodation would result in an undue hardship to the University. If you seek an accommodation from the vaccination requirement for disability- or religious-based reasons, you should contact Human Resources. New employees who are hired into positions posted prior to September 13, 2021, offers of employment made to new employees prior to that date, and employees for positions at Graylyn Conference Center are generally exempt from the vaccination requirement unless the employee's position is otherwise subject to a vaccination requirement due to the essential components of the position as described in Policy. Time Type Requirement Full timeInorder to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations for all final faculty candidates being considered for employment. WakeForestseeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate.In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on thebasis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran statusandencourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. |