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Stony Brook University: Provost Office: College of Arts & Sciences: Sociology

Salary Range or Pay Grade

$90,000-$100,000 / year

Description

The Sociology Department at Stony Brook University invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to begin in Fall 2026. We seek scholars who specialize in issues of global inequality and justice, broadly construed. A research emphasis on issues of race, artificial intelligence, environment, or health are preferred, but not required. The search is open with regard to methodological specialization; we welcome scholars with qualitative and/or quantitative skills.

The Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University is renowned for its focus on global phenomena and their connections to inequalities at the local, national, and international levels. We expect the successful candidates to have a strong commitment to research, teaching, and mentorship. The successful candidates will teach courses related to global inequality and justice at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates who can teach classes in sociological theory at the graduate and undergraduate levels are preferred but not required.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

PhD (or foreign equivalent) in Sociology or a related field required or anticipated completion of PhD by August 31, 2026. Research specialization in Global Inequality and Justice.

Preferred Qualifications:

Specialization in the fields of race/ethnicity, artificial intelligence, environment, or health. Experience working with a diverse student body. Experience teaching courses that will contribute to our Sociology major and to our minor in Health, Medicine, and Society. Ability to teach courses in Sociological Theory at both the Graduate and Undergraduate levels.

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit the following materials:

+ Cover Letter that includes how their professional experiences have prepared them to contribute to an academic community that values excellence, innovation, and access

+ Curriculum Vitae

+ Research Statement

+ Teaching Statement

+ Teaching Evaluations (if available, may be uploaded to “other document”)

+ A minimum of three confidential letters of reference

Materials can be uploaded to Interfolio using the following link:

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Lori Glubiak at [email protected] .

Tenure Track Position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2026

For full consideration please submit your materials by October 3, 2025.

Campus Description:

Stony Brook University, one of four research intensive campuses within the State University of New York (SUNY) system, is widely regarded as its flagship. The University embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality, and its rankings bear that out. It’s included among the top 1% of universities in the world by the 2018 QS World University Rankings and among the top 40 public universities by U.S.News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings. It is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, composed of the top 62 research institutions in North America. As Long Island’s largest single site employer, Stony Brook has nearly 15,000 full- and part-time employees, including more than 2,700 faculty. It enrolled roughly 26,800 students in fall 2019 — 17,900 undergraduate students and 8,900 graduate students — and offers more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs. The Department of Athletics supports 18 Division I varsity intercollegiate athletic programs that compete at the highest level within the NCAA. Located approximately 60 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island’s beautiful North Shore, Stony Brook is situated on 1,454 wooded acres, encompassing 13 schools and colleges; a Research and Development Park; world-class athletics facilities, including an 8,300-seat stadium and a 4,000-seat arena; and Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island’s premier academic medical center. Also part of the University is a teaching and research campus in Southampton, New York, which offers graduate arts programs and is the site of the Marine Sciences Center. In addition, Stony Brook has a role in running, and performs joint research with, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast. Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the PollockKrasner House in East Hampton, NY, and the Humanities Institute, with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, Stony Brook sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

About the College of Arts and Sciences:

As part of a great research university, the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University focuses on scholarly creativity, connecting our disciplines of fine arts; humanities; social, behavioral and natural sciences; and mathematics with medicine, technology, culture, education, business and environment. As the largest College for the campus, we help students and faculty begin a lifetime of learning and discovery by exploring new ideas that drive innovation and inspiration across all sectors of society. http://www.stonybrook.edu/cas/

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

_In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (631) 632- 6350. It can also be viewed online at the University Police website at_

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and creating an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please get in touch with the Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

Stony Brook University is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is safe, accessible, and free of all forms of discrimination, sexual misconduct, or research misconduct, among other infractions. In support of this commitment, certain candidates for employment will be required to disclose such employment-related misconduct findings and pending investigations or proceedings, and final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions will authorize their current and previous employer(s) from the last seven (7) years to disclose such information to the University. Employment is contingent on your full and complete disclosure on these matters. In the event that you fail to disclose any such matter or in the event of an unsatisfactory outcome of the disclosure and review process, an offer of employment may be revoked at SBU's sole discretion. If SBU becomes aware of a failure to disclose or misrepresentation of any such matter after your employment commences, you may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.