Boise State University
Human Resource Services

Faculty - Position #SS-0012-78

Assistant Professor

Department of Sociology


The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin January or August 2009.

Minimum qualifications include an earned Ph.D. degree in sociology and demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching, research and service. Applicants must be willing and able to teach statistics and quantitative methods.

Areas of specialization are open, but preference will be given to those conducting research in one or more of the following: applied or community sociology, demography, medical, race and ethnicity, urban sociology or others areas that fit the department's needs.

Boise State is located in the rapidly growing metropolitan center of the state, and is a comprehensive, urban university.

Applicants must forward a letter of interest that includes a description of teaching, research and professional experiences and philosophies, a current vita, a writing sample, teaching evaluations, if available, and the names and contact information of three references to:

Search Committee
Department of Sociology
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
MS 1945
Boise, ID 83725-1945

Review of applications will begin September 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.

Boise State University is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, and members of other underrepresented groups. EOE/AA Institution, Veterans preference.

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Posted 02-28-08