University of California - San Diego, Sociology

Associate or Full Professor, Endowed Yankelovich Chair

Associate or Full Professor, Endowed Yankelovich Chair
Tenured Faculty

Discipline(s)/Area(s) of Interest: Social Thought

The Department of Sociology at UCSD (http://sociology.ucsd.edu/) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. The department invites applications for the newly endowed Daniel Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought beginning July 1, 2014.  The substantive areas of the chair-holder’s research are open.  However, the holder of the Yankelovich chair should be a senior scholar whose research and teaching clearly demonstrate the ability to transcend the boundaries of their discipline in understanding important issues and problems; to place their research and thinking in the larger context of society; and to communicate cogently and clearly, with a view to exercising influence in both the academy and the world beyond the academy.

Salary:  Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scales

Closing Date:  Review of applications will begin November 1, 2013, and continue until the position is filled.

To Apply:
The ideal candidate will have strong demonstrated accomplishments in areas contributing to diversity, equity and inclusion, and a desire to play an important role in advancing the university’s commitment to achieving excellence and diversity.  Interested individuals are asked to submit a CV and samples of their written work.  We also ask for separate statements concerning the candidate’s research agenda and their contributions, or potential for contributions, to diversity. (Guidelines for preparing the diversity statement can be found at http://facultyequity.ucsd.edu/Faculty-Applicant-C2D-info.asp) All application materials should be submitted electronically via UCSD’s Academic Personnel On-Line RECRUIT

http://apptrkr.com/368840

Please select the following job title: SOCIOLOGY Associate or Full Professor, Yankelovich Chair (10-597)

AA-EOE: UCSD is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity.

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