GRINNELL COLLEGE - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY - TENURE TRACK POSITION (START FALL 2010)

GRINNELL COLLEGE. Tenure-track position in the Department of Sociology, starting Fall 2010. Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college. The College's curriculum is founded on a strong advising system and close student-faculty interaction, with few college-wide requirements beyond the completion of a major.

The teaching schedule of five courses over two semesters will include courses at all levels of a rigorous undergraduate curriculum, including introductory sociology, research methods, and statistics, and upper-level courses pertaining to one or more of the following areas: social inequality, sociology of culture, sociology of religion, environmental sociology, or social demography. Our primary need as a department is a quantitative methodologist who also can teach in one or more of the substantive areas listed above. Every few years one course will be Tutorial (a writing/critical th inking course for first-year students, on a special topic chosen by the instructor). The successful candidate should demonstrate teaching excellence and have an active research agenda.

In letters of application, candidates should discuss their interest in developing as a teacher and scholar in an undergraduate, liberal-arts college that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction. They also should discuss what they can contribute to efforts to cultivate a wide diversity of people and perspectives, a core value of Grinnell College. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by October 23, 2009. Send letter of application, c.v., transcripts (copies are acceptable), statements of teaching and research interests, three letters of recommendation, teaching evaluations, and other evidence of teaching excellence to Professor Susan Ferguson, Chair, Department of Sociology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 50112-1690. [SociologySearch@grinnell.edu], 641-269-3133; fax 641-269-4985.

Grinnell College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting and retaining highly qualified individuals who collectively reflect the diversity of the nation. No applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, religion, creed, or disability.