Job Details

Req Id: 42647

Job Title: Assistant Professor of Sociology

Employer: Purdue University

Campus: West Lafayette

City: West Lafayette

Job Summary

The successful candidate will develop and teach undergraduate and graduate Sociology courses involving and relating to AI and contribute to the intellectual life of their units through research.

The successful candidate will:

• Expand the university’s capacity to explore the implications of developing AI across multiple academic domains (including but not limited to Sociology).
• Advance and contribute to Sociology research and educational initiatives surrounding AI in new and important ways.

These positions will also include in-person teaching in Purdue University's innovative, nationally-recognized Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts Program that educates students across the university.

Qualifications

• PhD in Sociology, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (including machine learning and computational data science), or closely related degree, or foreign equivalent.
• The candidate must have a record of publishing high-quality peer-reviewed research.
• All requirements may be satisfied concurrently.

What We'd Like You to Know

• Learn more about Purdue’s benefits summary: https://bit.ly/3sHGbls
• Candidates must have the ability to work in the United States without immigration sponsorship (such as, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, E-3, or O-1 visa status) from Purdue University.
• A Background Check is required for employment in this position.
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime).
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contributions Waiting Period.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access University.

Posting Information

Posting Start Date: 6/18/26