Assistant Professor of Sociology

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty position as Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice with a preferred start date of August 2027. This is a nine-month contracted position and is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Responsibilities include maintaining a productive, high-impact program of research and scholarship, pursuing external funding in support of research and scholarly activity, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in research methods and statistics in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, including in the M.S. in Criminal Justice program, along with introductory and substantive courses aligned with the candidate's expertise and departmental needs. The baseline teaching workload is 9 credit hours (i.e., 3 courses) per semester. Teach courses across varying modalities (face-to-face, hybrid and online) and class sizes (including large class sizes) on the Kennesaw and/or Marietta campuses. Engage and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in research that supports their academic and professional development. Contribute service to the department, college and university, including committee work and shared governance.

Required qualifications include an earned doctoral degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Sociology or a related discipline at the time of hire. Demonstrated training and expertise in quantitative research methods and applied statistics, as evidenced by graduate coursework, publications, presentations or teaching. Demonstrated experience teaching research methods and/or statistics, or demonstrated preparation to do so. Demonstrated productivity in research and scholarship, as evidence by publications, presentations and/or scholarly work.

Preferred qualifications include evidence of effective teaching across multiple modalities (face-to-face, online, and hybrid). A program of research employing advanced quantitative or computational methods (e.g., hierarchical modeling, structural equation modeling, causal inference, longitudinal, spatial or network methods). A substantive research agenda in one or more subfields: medical sociology, demography/population studies, public health or criminology. Demonstrated potential for, or a record of, securing external research funding. A record of publishing scholarship in reputable outlets. Ability to teach courses that serve both the Sociology and Criminal Justice programs, including at the graduate (MSCJ) level.

Required documents to attach include a CV, cover letter (3 page max) outlining how the candidate meets the required and preferred qualifications, as well as their (a) research interests and future research plans, (b) teaching philosophy, and (c) evidence of teaching effectiveness other efforts to facilitate student success. Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts and official international course-by-course evaluations due upon hire), names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references, the full text of up to 3 representative publications, preprints, or scholarly works in progress (upload as writing sample). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Apply before date: review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration, please apply by November 1, 2026.