SMU #6330 Assistant Professor of Sociology

Job description

Description Position No. 6330. The Department of Sociology at Southern Methodist University invites applications for an assistant professor with specializations in economic, urban, global or transnational sociology, to begin August 1, 2026. The teaching load is typically 2 courses per semester. The Department of Sociology serves around 120 Sociology and Markets and Culture majors and minors. Markets and Culture is an interdisciplinary economic sociology degree housed in Sociology. Our department is collegial with a strong history of working with McNair Scholars and offering courses that support other majors including African/African-American Studies, Mexican-American Studies, Health & Society, Human Rights and the Women’s and Gender Studies and Law and Legal Reasoning minors. Our faculty contribute to the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute’s research symposia and take advantage of the opportunities to live on campus in the residential commons as a Faculty-In-Residence and teach during the summer and inter-terms at our sister campus in the mountains of Taos, NM. SMU is in a transformative period of expansion and momentum. In February, the university met its goal of reaching...