PhD Position in Sociology

Description

NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of associate professor or full professor (with tenure) in Sociology, to start in Fall 2025. Advanced assistant professor with outstanding publication records will also be considered. Successful candidates will also be able to leverage the resources at the Center for Applied Social and Economic Research (CASER) and contribute to the curriculum development in sociology and related social science fields at NYU Shanghai.

Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.

Qualifications

We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in sociology or a closely related discipline. We invite applications from candidates in any subfield but are particularly interested in those with expertise in migration/immigration, gender, marriage and family, demography, or computational social science. Ideal candidates will have the ability to conduct cutting-edge, innovative, interdisciplinary research with public policy implications and social impact. Candidates should demonstrate the potential to publish in top-tier journals within the discipline and to secure external research grants, both domestic and international.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, and three publications/writing samples via Interfolio. Additionally, applicants will be prompted to enter the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted after the initial screening to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.

Review of applications will begin on November 15 and will continue until the position is filled. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment: shanghai.faculty.recruitment@nyu.edu.

About NYU Shanghai

NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s Global Network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliberwho are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live.

NYU’s Global Network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by thirteen additional academic centers across the world. Faculty and students may circulate within the Network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.

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NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.