Assistant Professor of Quantitative Sociology

The Department of Sociology at the University of California, Davis, invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level for scholars conducting theoretically-driven, empirical research using quantitative and/or computational methods. The expected total salary is $104,000-$127,000, commensurate with experience. Applicants' research and teaching should align with one or more of the department's existing strengths, including race/ethnicity, immigration, gender/sexuality, education, culture, political sociology, and crime and law. We are especially interested in candidates with the ability to teach undergraduate and graduate method courses, and whose research interests align with University and College strategic priorities, including Data Science and Informatics and a designated emphasis in Computational Social Science.

We seek a scholar with a strong commitment to quality teaching and mentorship. Teaching duties include four (quarter-system) courses per academic year at the introductory, advanced undergraduate, and graduate levels. Supervision of graduate students, student advising, curricular development, and performance of university service are expected of the successful candidate.

We expect the scholar to be active in the discipline of sociology and to contribute to campus efforts to diversify the university community, consonant with the population of the state of California. We especially welcome applicants whose research, teaching, service and/or community outreach demonstrably attest to their commitment to the inclusion of under-represented and/or non-majority individuals into their respective areas of specialization.

Applications must be submitted through the online application portal found at: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06682. Applicants should submit the following required documents: (1) curriculum vitae, (2) a research statement describing their current research and future research goals, including a brief statement identifying the one article/manuscript that best represents their research approach and its contribution to the field and its broad implications, as well as a description of the specific contributions the applicant made to any coauthored publications, when applicable, (3) a teaching statement describing their experience, pedagogical approach, and practices related to effective teaching, (4) a statement outlining their contributions to the diversity, equity, and inclusiveness of their academic community, (5) up to three articles/manuscripts that present their scholarship, and (6) three letters of reference. For full consideration, all application materials, including letters of reference, must be submitted by Sept 30, 2024. The position will remain open until filled.

The statement of contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion may describe (a) the applicant's track record of engagement and activity related to diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as (b) their plans for future engagement (see https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/guidelines-writing-diversity-statement for guidance as well as information about the university's own commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion). This statement will be carefully read and evaluated as a standalone document and should, therefore, include all relevant information related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, even if aspects are also discussed in other submitted materials.

UC Davis supports family-friendly recruitments. UC Davis covers travel expenses for a second person to accompany a faculty recruitment candidate who is a mother (or single parent of any gender) of a child less than two years of age. More broadly, an integrated set of Work Life programs has been in place at UC Davis since January 2003, and a group of Faculty Advisors for Work Life was established in 2007 to help publicize and inform the faculty about the Work Life programs, policies, and resources. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/work-life for more information about these programs. For information about benefits, potential relocation to Davis, career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, and other resources for new faculty, please visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/new-faculty.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment, UC Davis conducts a reference check on all first-choice candidates for Academic Senate Assistant Professor or Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, Steps 4, 5, or 6, or Acting Professor of Law positions. The reference check involves contacting the administration of the applicant's previous institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any open search for assistant professor to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" into RECRUIT as part of their application. The link to the form can be found here: https://aadocs.ucdavis.edu/your-resources/forms-and-checklists/forms/ARF.pdf. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists considered for Academic Senate Assistant Professor or Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, Steps 4, 5, or 6, or Acting Professor of Law positions will be subject to reference checks.

The successful candidate must have a completed Ph.D. in Sociology or related field by the first day of courses (September 24, 2025).

The successful applicant's scholarship must align with the area of sociology that is the focus of this search.

• 3 letters of reference required

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20

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