The Department of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside invites applicants for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2025. The position is open in terms of areas of emphasis. Salary is commensurate with completion of a PhD in Sociology prior to the July 1 start date.

A candidate must demonstrate teaching excellence, an active research program, and service to the profession. Teaching will involve six courses over three quarters. A past record of research and future research potential also should be shown, as well as good citizenship as evidenced in service to the discipline.

UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

Applicants will be required to submit a cover letter of interest, updated CV, a teaching statement, teaching evaluations, a research statement, two samples of research work, a statement of past and planned future contributions to advancing diversity and inclusive excellence, and three letters of reference. Applications and materials will be submitted using UCR’s on-line application system located at https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF02008. Applicants who use Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the Interfolio Service to allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer’s email address. Interfolio refers to this as Online Application Deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio website shows how to set this up (http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System ).

To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting materials should be received by February 16, 2025. Review of applications will then commence and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries may be addressed to the search committee chair, Jan E. Stets, jan.stets@ucr.edu.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.