Assistant Professor in Sociology at Binghamton University, State University of New York in binghamton, New York

Job Description:

Category:: Faculty

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Department:: Sociology

Locations:: Binghamton, NY

Posted:: Mar 17, 2025

Closes:: Open Until Filled

Type:: Full-time

Ref. No.:: 1064

Position ID:: 186418

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.

Working at Binghamton University is more than about having a great job - it is about having the opportunity to flourish in an exciting, engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton's collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation, and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting-edge, and community-engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high-achieving student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.

Job Description:

The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in critical studies of race, ethnicity, gender and/or sexuality. The Department envisions building in the areas of empire/coloniality and the political/cultural expressions of people navigating and/or resisting such transnational structures of power. We would welcome applicants who engage with approaches such as Post/De/Anti-colonial theory, Transnational Feminism, Black Queer and Womanist approaches, and/or the Black radical tradition.

The Department of Sociology will serve as the tenure home for this position. The new hire for this position would join a sociology department distinguished by its global breadth and historical bent where they would have an opportunity to teach at both the graduate and undergraduate level. They would also join a growing cohort of scholars in the department and across Harpur College of Arts and Sciences who are committed to conducting research on race, racism, ethnicity, social justice, power and structures of inequality in their diverse fields of specialization. The ideal candidate would also want to actively contribute to Binghamton's Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and/or Binghamton's Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program.

The Department of Sociology is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive teaching, research, and working environment.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Sociology or related field on or before August 18, 2025


• Research expertise in the areas of race, ethnicity, gender and/or sexuality


• Experience teaching in the areas of race, ethnicity, gender and/or sexuality


• At least three years of experience as an Assistant Professor

Preferred Qualifications:

• Research expertise in areas of empire/coloniality and the political/cultural expressions of people navigating and/or resisting such transnational structures of power


• Expertise in Post/De/Anti-colonial theory, Transnational Feminism, Black Queer and Womanist approaches, and/or the Black radical tradition

Additional Information:

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact: Ada Robinson-Perez, ADA Coordinator email: arobins@binghamton.edu.

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=186418

Please upload the following materials:

• a cover letter that indicates your qualifications for the position


• a detailed curriculum vitae


• a research statement


• the names and contact information for three professional references

We may solicit other material from semi-finalists at a later date. Applications received by April 17, 2025 will receive full consideration, but the position will remain open until filled.

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