The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, with expertise in society and health from a broadly-defined political ecology perspective. This encompasses, but is not limited to, healthcare delivery and the socio-ecological determinants of public health, historically and in the present. These include relations between environmental change, social inequality, and global dimensions of public and planetary health, such as climate change, poverty, extractivism, the agro-food system, toxic waste siting, migration, and militarism. We are especially interested in research that engages the Global South and non-Western perspectives. Successful candidates will teach in Sociology as well as health systems and policy in the new Global Public Health program.

Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in Sociology or a relevant humanities or social sciences discipline by the time of appointment. Candidates who would complement our department's reputation in historical sociology are especially welcome.  We encourage applicants to explore the new Global Public Health program website (https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/global-public-health/index.html) and the Department of Sociology's website to learn about our department's global breadth, historical and transdisciplinary bent, and social justice-centered curriculum. The Department of Sociology is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive teaching, research, and working environment. Qualified applicants who share this goal and who are members of underrepresented groups, women, veterans, and/or persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Binghamton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

We are particularly interested in scholars who will capitalize on collaboration opportunities and resources within the university's Transdisciplinary Areas of Excellence (https://www.binghamton.edu/transdisciplinary-areas-of-excellence/index.html), Core Facilities (https://www.binghamton.edu/research/vp/corefacilties.html), and Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/). The faculty member will be encouraged to pursue affiliation with other academic units and programs as appropriate and will have the opportunity to work with graduate students across various disciplines.

Required qualifications:

• PhD in hand by September 1, 2024 
• PhD in sociology or cognate field

Preferred qualifications:

• Demonstrated potential for external research funding
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Demonstrated potential for student engagement in research
• Demonstrated potential for community engagement in research

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