Search jobs > Boston, MA > Assistant professor

Assistant Professor in Urban Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University

Boston University
BOSTON, MA, US
Full-time

The Department of Sociology at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2025.

We seek a colleague with research and teaching interests in urban sociology, and who can also contribute to at least one additional area of departmental strength or targeted growth, including health and medicine, culture, environmental sociology, law and crime, race, and global / transnational sociology.

Required Skills

The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching in urban sociology, and should be able to teach core theory, methods, or introductory courses.

Boston University expects excellence in teaching and research, and is committed to building a culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse scholarly community.

DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY HR WEBSITE.

To apply, please submit 1) a cover letter; 2) teaching and research statements, no more than two pages each describing your interests and professional experience;

3) a curriculum vitae; 4) three reference letters; and 5) one sample of written work. Submit to Academic Jobs Online ( https : / / academicjobsonline.

org / ajo / jobs / 28333 ). Applications will be reviewed starting October 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies.

To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled Authorization to Release Information after execution of an offer letter.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status.

We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor .

Required Experience

The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching in urban sociology, and should be able to teach core theory, methods, or introductory courses.

Boston University expects excellence in teaching and research, and is committed to building a culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse scholarly community.

DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY HR WEBSITE.

To apply, please submit 1) a cover letter; 2) teaching and research statements, no more than two pages each describing your interests and professional experience;

3) a curriculum vitae; 4) three reference letters; and 5) one sample of written work. Submit to Academic Jobs Online ( https : / / academicjobsonline.

org / ajo / jobs / 28333 ). Applications will be reviewed starting October 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies.

To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled Authorization to Release Information after execution of an offer letter.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status.

We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor .

3 days ago
Related jobs
Promoted
Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

For this particular position, professional work will also include leveraging professional expertise and networks to work with department faculty and SBS and University leadership on the identification, building or strengthening (as appropriate) of collaborative relations and strategic partnerships w...

Promoted
caia.org - Jobboard
Boston, Massachusetts

Endowed Chair in Environmental Data Science, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences and College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University. The successful candidate will be jointly appointed with tenure in Boston University's Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences and in the Department of Earth a...

Promoted
https:/wayup.com/sitemap.xml
Boston, Massachusetts

We are proud of our record of inclusiveness, including being the first American university to award a PhD to a woman and the institution from which Martin Luther King, Jr. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seve...

Promoted
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts

In addition to having a keen interest in the development and application of biostatistical methods and computation in the environmental health sciences, candidates should be enthusiastic about teaching, training, and mentorship through our graduate programs. Our faculty are leaders in the developmen...

Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) of Educational Policy. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last...

Promoted
Bay Cove Human Services
Boston, Massachusetts

Assist the Program Director in seeking out, preparing and submitting grant and contract funding proposals to federal and state funding agencies in order to maintain the financial viability of services. Maintain good working relationships and communication with representatives of funding sources, and...

Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Maintain all communication channels and records related to faculty governance, including updating and maintaining relevant electronic mailing lists, monitoring and maintaining Teams and SharePoint sites. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on all aspects of development and review of strat...

Promoted
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Principal & Leadership Gifts and Director of Comprehensive Campaign, the Major Gifts Officer is primarily responsible for developing, managing, implementing, and overseeing strategies for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship...

Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

The Dental Assistant provides clinical support by assisting the dentist in various dental procedures, exposing radiographs, taking impressions, fabricating and cementing temporary crowns, ensuring optimal patient comfort, sterilizing instruments, practicing infection control and OSHA standards in th...

Khoury College
Boston, Massachusetts

This will include applying for external funding, developing project budget; interviewing, hiring, and managing all professional and technical staff. We invite you to join a fast-moving, ambitious college with an underlying mission that is driven by our motto of “CS for Everyone. Khoury College of Co...