Post by Trees on Aug 4, 2022 15:54:55 GMT -5
The Department of Sociology at Western Washington University seeks candidates with emerging or established expertise in data science, management, and quantitative methodologies to fill a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin on September 16, 2023. Beyond data science expertise, area of research focus is open. The individual will be responsible for directing and maintaining the Tedrow Lab for Demographic and Social Research, and assisting sociology majors, minors and faculty in learning and advancing their statistical expertise independently and on specific research projects.
The standard course load is two classes each quarter for a total of six classes per year. The Tedrow Lab director has a reduced course load that is negotiated with the Department of Sociology chair.
The Department of Sociology seeks candidates who can also contribute to teaching one or more of our core courses in sociological theory, research methods, or statistics. The successful candidate will be expected to fulfill teaching and mentoring responsibilities in ways that provide equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students.
Position Responsibilities
Teach courses within the department’s existing curriculum.
Develop new courses in specialized area(s) of methodological expertise (including but not limited to courses such as introduction to R, advanced statistical methods, data visualization, and GIS).
Ability and willingness to consistently teach the department’s core course in statistics.
Direct the Tedrow Lab for Demographic and Social Research and provide statistical and methodological support to students, faculty, and staff.
Active engagement in scholarship, including scholarly publications.
Active participation in service activities within the Department, University, and discipline.
Required Qualifications
An earned Ph.D. at time of application in Sociology or a closely related social science discipline.
Successful teaching experience, which could include teaching assistantships.
Demonstrated interest in teaching advanced statistics and ability to teach the department’s core introductory statistics course
Proficiency in programming with SPSS, and additional experience with Stata and R.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with underrepresented student populations and promote an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Demonstrated potential to maintain an active program of research/scholarship and publication.
Demonstrated interest in directing and maintaining the Tedrow Lab for Demographic and Social Research
Preferred Qualifications
Proficiency with data visualization and GIS software.
Prior experience with management or as a director.
Successful teaching experience in statistics or data analytics.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Interest in collaborative research with undergraduates
hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=499991
The standard course load is two classes each quarter for a total of six classes per year. The Tedrow Lab director has a reduced course load that is negotiated with the Department of Sociology chair.
The Department of Sociology seeks candidates who can also contribute to teaching one or more of our core courses in sociological theory, research methods, or statistics. The successful candidate will be expected to fulfill teaching and mentoring responsibilities in ways that provide equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students.
Position Responsibilities
Teach courses within the department’s existing curriculum.
Develop new courses in specialized area(s) of methodological expertise (including but not limited to courses such as introduction to R, advanced statistical methods, data visualization, and GIS).
Ability and willingness to consistently teach the department’s core course in statistics.
Direct the Tedrow Lab for Demographic and Social Research and provide statistical and methodological support to students, faculty, and staff.
Active engagement in scholarship, including scholarly publications.
Active participation in service activities within the Department, University, and discipline.
Required Qualifications
An earned Ph.D. at time of application in Sociology or a closely related social science discipline.
Successful teaching experience, which could include teaching assistantships.
Demonstrated interest in teaching advanced statistics and ability to teach the department’s core introductory statistics course
Proficiency in programming with SPSS, and additional experience with Stata and R.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with underrepresented student populations and promote an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Demonstrated potential to maintain an active program of research/scholarship and publication.
Demonstrated interest in directing and maintaining the Tedrow Lab for Demographic and Social Research
Preferred Qualifications
Proficiency with data visualization and GIS software.
Prior experience with management or as a director.
Successful teaching experience in statistics or data analytics.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Interest in collaborative research with undergraduates
hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=499991