DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIOLOGY
POSITION#:
VPA-SOCI-2012-001
The Department of Sociology at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, invites applications for a
tenure-track position in the areas of deviance, law, and criminology. The person appointed will be able to demonstrate
excellence in both teaching and research and will have a strong record of
scholarly achievement. The successful candidate will be prepared to teach
undergraduate, honours and
graduate students. Please forward a letter of application, a curriculum vitae,
a teaching dossier, and the names and addresses of three persons who can supply
a letter of reference, as well as two examples of written work (either
published or unpublished, but at least one example must be single authored) to:
Dr. Karen Stanbridge, Head, Department of Sociology, Memorial University of
Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, A1C 5S7; Phone (709) 864-7457; Fax (709) 864-2075;
Email: kstanbri@mun.ca.
The position will commence July 1, 2013, subject to budgetary approval, and will be made at the
rank of Assistant Professor. The positions normally require a completed
doctoral degree in the appropriate discipline. A
completed earned doctorate (or recognized terminal qualification in the
discipline) is required for the appointee to receive the rank of Assistant
Professor and to be in a tenure-track position. (If a successful candidate has not completed an earned doctorate,
he/she shall be appointed to a regular term, non-renewable three-year
appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. If the candidate completes all the requirements for the
doctorate during the first 24 months of the term appointment, he/she shall
begin a tenure-track appointment following completion of the requirements of
the degree.). The application must provide
evidence of excellence in teaching and research.
Applications should reach the Head no later than October 26, 2012.
