Teaching Assistant or Associate Professor
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Job Location:
Chapel Hill, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary
The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor (depending on the selected candidates qualifications and experience) in a teaching-track faculty position to begin July 1 2026. This is a nine-month fixed-term position with a 3-3 teaching load (six courses per academic year). Candidates will be considered for a three-year contract term with the possibility of renewal. The Teaching Assistant/Associate Professor will play a central role in the departments undergraduate instructional mission. The successful candidate will teach a mix of lower- and upper-division undergraduate courses with enrollments ranging from approximately 24 to 250 students. The department seeks a faculty member who can contribute to one or more areas of instructional need particularly courses that serve the Management and Society major (e.g. stratification organizations economic sociology) and/or the Health and Society minor (e.g. U.S. population health sociology of mental health). Experience teaching introductory sociology courses is also valued. Specific course assignments will be determined based on departmental needs and the instructors background and addition to teaching the position includes service responsibilities related to undergraduate education such as participation on the Undergraduate Studies Committee and involvement in programs and events for sociology majors and minors.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching including experience teaching courses with varied student populations and varying enrollment sizes. Experience teaching courses that contribute to the departments Management and Society major (e.g. stratification organizations economic sociology) and/or Health and Society minor (e.g. U.S. population health sociology of mental health). Experience teaching introductory or lower-division sociology courses. Interest in and experience contributing to undergraduate curriculum development and programmatic initiatives. Commitment to inclusive and student-centered teaching practices.
The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor (depending on the selected candidates qualifications and experience) in a teaching-track faculty position to begin July 1 2026. This is a nine-month fixed-term position with a 3-3 teaching load (six courses per academic year). Candidates will be considered for a three-year contract term with the possibility of renewal. The Teaching Assistant/Associate Professor will play a central role in the departments undergraduate instructional mission. The successful candidate will teach a mix of lower- and upper-division undergraduate courses with enrollments ranging from approximately 24 to 250 students. The department seeks a faculty member who can contribute to one or more areas of instructional need particularly courses that serve the Management and Society major (e.g. stratification organizations economic sociology) and/or the Health and Society minor (e.g. U.S. population health sociology of mental health). Experience teaching introductory sociology courses is also valued. Specific course assignments will be determined based on departmental needs and the instructors background and addition to teaching the position includes service responsibilities related to undergraduate education such as participation on the Undergraduate Studies Committee and involvement in programs and events for sociology majors and minors.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching including experience teaching courses with varied student populations and varying enrollment sizes. Experience teaching courses that contribute to the departments Management and Society major (e.g. stratification organizations economic sociology) and/or Health and Society minor (e.g. U.S. population health sociology of mental health). Experience teaching introductory or lower-division sociology courses. Interest in and experience contributing to undergraduate curriculum development and programmatic initiatives. Commitment to inclusive and student-centered teaching practices.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best ... View more
