Open Rank Law, Crime and Deviance position
The Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota invites applications for one full-time, nine-month, regular faculty position for a scholar specializing in the area of Law, Crime, and Deviance. The appointment will begin Fall 2009 (August 31, 2009) and will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor, associate professor with tenure or professor with tenure, depending upon qualifications and experience and consistent with Collegiate and University policy.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Candidates will be expected to participate in both the undergraduate and graduate curricula, to maintain an active research agenda, and contribute to service appropriate to the appointment rank. Salary is competitive.REQUIRED/ PREFERRED QUALFICATIONS:
Applicants at the tenure-track level must be ABD in sociology or a related field or have a Ph.D. completed. Completion of a Ph.D. is necessary to begin in a tenure-track assistant professor position. Applicants for a tenured position must possess a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching that meets the criteria for tenure at the University of Minnesota.Applicants will be evaluated based on the following criteria: research excellence and relevance to the field, teaching effectiveness, and service.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Review of applications will begin on October 3, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.
To be considered for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position, please go to the University of Minnesota Employment System requisition 156677. Click on "apply for this posting," and follow the instructions to upload a cover letter, curriculum vita, and samples of written work.
To be considered for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, please go to requisition 156697. In addition to the materials submitted electronically, applicants at the tenure-track level are asked to arrange for (1) three letters evaluating the applicant's potential for scholarly distinction and (2) evidence of teaching effectiveness or a commitment to teaching, to be mailed or faxed to the Department:
Professor Ross Macmillan, LCD Faculty Search
Department of Sociology
University of Minnesota
267 19th Avenue South, Room 909
Minneapolis, MN 55455
If you have questions about the application process, please contact Mary Drew via email at marydrew@umn.edu or phone 612-624-4300.
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