AY2025-2026 Position 52464 Lecturer in Sociology
AY2025-2026 Position 52464 Lecturer in Sociology
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Position No. 52464. The Department of Sociology at Southern Methodist University invites applications for a lecturer to begin August 1 2025.
The Department of Sociology serves around 140 Sociology and Markets and Culture majors and minors. Markets and Culture is an interdisciplinary economic sociology degree housed in Sociology. Forty percent of our majors are from underrepresented groups. Housed in historic Hyer Hall overlooking the beautiful live oaklined Dallas Hall Quad our department is collegial with a strong history of working with McNair Scholars and offering courses that support other majors including African/African American Studies MexicanAmerican Studies Health & Society Human Rights and the Womens and Gender Studies and Law and Legal Reasoning minors. Our faculty contribute to the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institutes research symposia and take advantage of the opportunity to live on campus in the residential commons as a FacultyInResidence and teach during the summer at our sister campus in the mountains of Taos NM.
SMU is in a transformative period of expansion as the university approaches its goal of reaching the R1 research tier. SMUs Second Century Campaign was the largest fundraising initiative in SMUs history raising $1.15 billion by the end of 2015 and a new $1.5 billion campaign SMU Ignited is ongoing. In the past three years a series of interdisciplinary faculty cluster hires centering on urban studies data science and highperformance computing earth hazards and national security and 21st century technology and education are introducing new collaborations among the faculty across the university and generating innovation in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex a culturally rich arts and global business center that is home to numerous universities arts organizations and Fortune 500 corporations and beyond. near the center of Dallas SMU is a private nonsectarian university of 12000 students.
The successful candidate will initially teach a combination of Introduction to Sociology Social Problems and upperdivision substantive courses in the candidates areas of expertise to be negotiated with the Department Chair. The teaching load is typically four courses per semester. Applications are particularly welcomed if the applicant can contribute courses in race community crime or nonprofits.
Minimum Requirements: PhD
Employment Type
Full Time
