Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology

The Department of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside, invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology. Initial appointment will be for one year, beginning July 1, 2025, with the possibility of reappointment dependent on budgetary approval. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate courses based on needs; engaging in professional and/or scholarly activities; participation in service to the department, college, university, and profession.

Applicants must possess a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field by the start of appointment. A candidate should possess a strong commitment to teaching at the college level and must demonstrate teaching excellence, an active research program, and service to the profession. Teaching will involve six courses over three quarters. A past record of research and future research potential also should be shown, as well as good citizenship as evidenced in service to the discipline.

Salary for a Visiting Assistant Professor is $74,600. This is a negotiated rate of pay and is not dependent on a UC salary scale.

Complete applications must include a cover letter of interest, updated CV, a teaching statement, teaching evaluations, a research statement, two samples of research work, a statement of past and planned future contributions to advancing diversity and inclusive excellence, and three letters of reference. Review of applications will begin on February 16, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates who apply by February 16 will be given full consideration.

Applicants who use Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the Interfolio Service to allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this as Online Application Deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio website shows how to set this up (http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System ).

Please contact search committee Chair Jan Stets; jan.stets@ucr.edu for further information.

Department: https://sociology.ucr.edu/

Applicants must possess a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field by the start of appointment.

The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

• 3-5 letters of reference required

3 letters of recommendation are required. Confidential Letters are solicited via the UC Recruit System Only - Applicant inserts reference names and solicits references from within UC Recruit at time of application. Only completed applications that include the letters of reference will be reviewed by the committee.

The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.

For the University of California policies on Affirmative Action, Anti-Discrimination, and Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy, see below.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

For the University of California's Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy please visit:

https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy please visit: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students, and Third Parties, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.