• Assistant Professor - Department of Sociology

    CUNY (New York, NY)


    Assistant Professor - Department of Sociology

    FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

    The Department of Sociology of Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) seeks to fill one faculty line at the Assistant Professor level beginning in September 2026.

     

    The sociology department at Hunter College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in migration. The successful candidate will use qualitative or quantitative methods to center the experiences of people who are migrating or have migrated and their children. We are interested in scholarship that critically examines the institutions that shape people’s possibilities in a world made unequal by forces like imperialism, racism, sex/gender oppression, environmental ravaging, and economic exploitation. We are particularly interested in work that speaks to departures from Southern and Central America, Mexico, and/or the Caribbean, as well as arrival in the U.S. and the consequences of U.S. immigration policy, though we are open to scholarship that attends to migration from any region of the world.

     

    The scholar will join a productive and energetic Sociology department working to build synergy and public engagement while collaborating with various programs and institutions across Hunter College. We are located in New York City and offer a liberal arts major as well as a master’s program to a large, diverse and vibrant student body. Hunter College is one of the eleven senior colleges of the City University of New York with close to 20,000 students and the Department has over 400 majors. Hunter is committed to active engagement with students and the community at large, and embraces equity, inclusiveness, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work.

     

    This position involves teaching, research, and guidance duties in the scholar’s area(s) of expertise. The faculty member will share responsibility for committee and department assignments including administrative, supervisory, and other functions.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Ph.D. degree in sociology or equivalent. Also required are the ability to teach successfully, demonstrated scholarship or achievement, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

    COMPENSATION

    UPDATED

    Compensation is commensurate with experience within the range of $77,092- $91,922.

     

    CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

     

    CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will increase by approximately 9.54% with an additional increase of 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

    HOW TO APPLY

    Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment or https://cuny.jobs/ and following the CUNYfirst Job System Instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings, select More Options To Search For CUNY Jobs and enter the Job Opening ID number.

     

    Click on the "Apply Now" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

     

    Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters – also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï, –, \_ or ç)).

     

    Incomplete applications will not be considered.

    Please include:

    • Cover Letter or Statement of scholarly interests

    • Curriculum Vitae/ Resume

    • Names and contact information of 3 references

     

    Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

    CLOSING DATE

    Search is open until filled. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2025. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position/s remain open after initial round of review; review will begin immediately.

    JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

    CUNY Job Posting: Faculty

    EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

    CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

     

    Job ID

     

    30786

     

    Location

     

    Hunter College