Brief Job Overview/Summary

The Sociology and Anthropology Program at Stockton University seeks a tenure-track faculty member in Sociology to teach 3 courses per semester, including required core program courses and electives focused on social inequality. Research/teaching specialties sought: Black, Latinx, Asian, or Indigenous Sociology in areas such as Urban Studies, Migration/Space/Place, Social Movements/Abolition, Education, and/or Environmental Sociology/Sustainability.

As an interdisciplinary program, Sociology/Anthropology prioritizes learning goals in Research Skills, Writing/ Communication, Understanding Inequality, and Community Engagement. In addition to a joint Sociology/Anthropology major with concentrations and minors in multiple subfields, the program offers a 4+1 dual degree option for a BA in Sociology and MA in American Studies.
Courses may be cross-listed in Africana Studies, Latin American/Caribbean Studies, Sustainability, Victimology, Women’s, Gender or Sexuality Studies, or other programs according to interest. The successful candidate will also teach General Studies courses, and may be able to teach one or more graduate courses on topics in their specialty.

Descriptions of Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Teach Required Core program courses: Introduction to Sociology, Social Research Methods. Additional core courses may include Field Methods (Qualitative/Ethnography), Social Theory, Senior Seminar, Senior Portfolio
• Teach Elective program courses. Candidates should be prepared to teach some combination of the following:
  • Urban Environments/Gentrification/Space & Place
  • Black Lives
  • WEB DuBois Seminar
  • Latinx/Asian/Native/Indigenous Sociology
  • Migration/Borders and Sanctuary
  • Sociology of Empire/Colonialism/Neo-/Post-Colonialism
  • Environmental/Climate Justice/Sustainability
  • Social Movements/Community Organizing/Abolition
  • Gender/Sexuality
  • Education, Family, Health/Medicine, Labor/Social Class, and/or Religion

• Maintain active program of research and scholarship
• Provide service to the program, university, field and/or community
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Research expertise in sociology subfield(s)/areas relevant to the Program
• Ability to teach excellent introductory and upper-level undergraduate Sociology courses as listed above
• Preparation to teach race/racism-intensive courses (R1) and/or courses connecting race/racism with disciplinary content (R2)
• Experience in diverse communities (teaching, mentoring/advising, work or service)

Required Qualifications:

• PhD in Sociology, or ABD with PhD in Sociology expected by September 2026.  ABD candidates are hired as Instructor at the Instructor Salary until degree is completed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Undergraduate teaching experience
• Evidence of teaching excellence
• Experience in student engagement/high-impact learning (community engagement, service-learning, supervising internships/independent studies)