Cornell (two positions, one quant)

[andgo]

Cornell University. The Department of Sociology expects to fill 2 tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level, with a starting date of July 1, 2012. Research areas, methodological orientation and secondary specializations are open. We seek at least one candidate who could teach quantitative methods at the graduate level. Applicants will have demonstrated excellence in scholarship, teaching, and collegial service. A Ph.D is required. The deadline for receipt of applications is September 15, 2011 at which time we will begin our review and will continue until the position is filled. All candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and writing samples to academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/738. Candidates should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted directly to academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/738. Cornell is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator; minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

Company:
Cornell University
Department:
Department of Sociology
Contact:
Susan Meyer
Email:
[e-mail]
Phone:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
Address:
316 Uris Hall
Tower Road
Ithaca , NY 14853-7601
USA
Domestic Partner Benefits:
This employer offers employment benefits to domestic partners of employees.
Discrimination Policy:
This employer prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression.

[cornell sociologist]

Some additional information:

These two positions are in the Department of Sociology. There are other units at Cornell that hire sociologists (e.g., Development Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Policy Analysis and Management), and at least two of these have advertised searches already this year (Dev Soc in food systems and PAM open-rank in demography). Candidates need to apply separately for these positions in different units and are encouraged to do so.

For the Department of Sociology, the search committee anticipates having a list of its favorite 30 candidates by the end of September, and the top dozen will then be forwarded on for full department review in early- or mid-October. Invitations for on-campus visits (between 3 and 6 of them) will go out before the end of October.

Cornell encourages all students to apply, even if they do not have any solo-authored publications. We read the work of our candidates very closely, and we judge the quality of in-progress manuscripts carefully, making our own forecasts of whether a candidate's manuscripts will a launch successful research career. In other words, we don't rely on reviewers of sociology journals to sort our applicants for us.

[woven]

amen. that's all I gotta say.

[guest]

Where can I find the PAM ad?

[cornell sociologist]

The PAM search is a continuation of a search from last year that did not land its candidate. It is continuing this year, is open-rank, but is in the area of demography (possibly broadly defined to include policy with a demographic flavor). I do not know if they plan to release another ad this year, or work from the list that they had last year of senior candidates. If you are a demographer looking for a job (new PhD, junior, or senior), I recommend that you contact the department directly to inquire about whether they are welcoming new candidates into their search.