Department of Sociology Search for Assistant Professor (Santa Clara) Job at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

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  • Santa Clara University
  • Santa Clara, CA

Job Description

The Department of Sociology at Santa Clara University seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in one of the following areas: housing, urban sociology, or immigration, Those with an interest in California or the Bay Area are particularly encouraged to apply.

SCU is a welcoming and inclusive community of teaching scholars whose work is grounded in the universitys fundamental values .Those values, which include academic excellence, social justice and community engagementare infused with a culture of care that defines our communityupholding the dignity of all. The University draws on the many resources of the greater Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, where we are located.

Faculty in the department are active researchers and scholars as well as dedicated teachers and mentors. We have a dynamic working relationship and resources to hire students as undergraduate research assistants and support professional development. We advise our majors academically and strive to help them explore and be prepared for their next steps post graduation.

The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2026 and be expected to teach, engage in scholarship and/or creative work, and do service for the department, college, and University. SCU is on the quarter system and tenure-stream faculty are expected to teach six courses per year (two each quarter), assuming they are actively engaged in scholarship or creative work.

The position comes with generous benefits( scu.edu/hr/benefits ),including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and University contributions toward retirement. Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, there are two University housing assistance programs : Rental assistance to ease the transition into the local housing market, and housing purchase assistance for tenure-stream faculty.

Required Qualifications

1) Terminal degree (Ph.D. or MFA) or ABD at time of appointment in Sociology or a closely related field.

2) Demonstrated potential for effective and inclusive teaching and mentoring of a diverse undergraduate student population.

3) Ability to teach sociology courses for our Diversity Core area as well as develop courses in other Core areas.

4) Ability to contribute to our theory/research sequence that values qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research.

5) An active research program with demonstrated productivity or potential.

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Job Tags

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