Assistant Professor of Sociology

Assistant Professor Of SociologyKennesaw 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. 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, demonstrated training and expertise in quantitative research methods and applied statistics, as evidenced by graduate coursework, publications, presentations or teaching, and 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, 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, and ability to teach courses that serve both the Sociology and Criminal Justice programs, including at the graduate (MSCJ) level.Required documents to attach include CV, cover letter, unofficial transcripts, 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, and incomplete applications will not be considered.Apply before November 1, 2026, for full consideration.