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Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
Position overview
Position title: Visiting Assistant ProfessorApplication Window
Open date: November 27, 2024
Next review date: Sunday, Feb 16, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside, invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology. Initial appointment will be for one year, beginning July 1, 2025, with the possibility of reappointment dependent on budgetary approval. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate courses based on needs; engaging in professional and/or scholarly activities; participation in service to the department, college, university, and profession.
Applicants must possess a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field by the start of appointment. A candidate should possess a strong commitment to teaching at the college level and must demonstrate teaching excellence, an active research program, and service to the profession. Teaching will involve six courses over three quarters. A past record of research and future research potential also should be shown, as well as good citizenship as evidenced in service to the discipline.
Salary for a Visiting Assistant Professor is $74,600. This is a negotiated rate of pay and is not dependent on a UC salary scale.
Complete applications must include a cover letter of interest, updated CV, a teaching statement, teaching evaluations, a research statement, two samples of research work, a statement of past and planned future contributions to advancing diversity and inclusive excellence, and three letters of reference. Review of applications will begin on February 16, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates who apply by February 16 will be given full consideration.
Applicants who use Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the Interfolio Service to allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this as Online Application Deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio website shows how to set this up (http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System ).
Please contact search committee Chair Jan Stets; jan.stets@ucr.edu for further information.
Department: https://sociology.ucr.edu/
Qualifications
Applicants must possess a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field by the start of appointment.
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
Application Requirements
Cover Letter of Interest
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching
Evidence of Teaching Excellence/Evaluations
Two samples of research work
Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - In a “Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence”, we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.
Misc / Additional (Optional)
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- 3-5 letters of reference required
3 letters of recommendation are required. Confidential Letters are solicited via the UC Recruit System Only – Applicant inserts reference names and solicits references from within UC Recruit at time of application. Only completed applications that include the letters of reference will be reviewed by the committee.
Help contact: kimberly.linsley@ucr.edu
About UC Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.
For the University of California policies on Affirmative Action, Anti-Discrimination, and Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy, see below.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
For the University of California's Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy please visit:
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy please visit: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students, and Third Parties, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.