[URBANTH-L]JOB: Boston College, Sociology, Asst. Prof.

[Benito Vergara]

The Department of Sociology and the International Studies Program at
Boston College invite applications for a tenure track assistant
professor position with a cutting-edge research program in any of the
following three areas: global environmental sociology, global social
movements, and immigration. Scholars with expertise in any geographic
area of the world are invited to apply, particularly those with an
Asian/Asian-American Studies focus. The tenure line is housed in the
Sociology Department. The position, which begins in the Fall of 2009,
entails half-time teaching in International Studies, which is an
undergraduate major, and half-time graduate and undergraduate teaching
in the Department of Sociology, whose PhD program specializes in
Social Economy and Social Justice: Class, Race and Gender in a Global
Context. Boston College is an Affirmation Action/Equal Opportunity
employer. Applications from scholars of color and women are strongly
encouraged.

Send CV, a description of research plans, names of 3 referees, and 2
pieces of recent scholarship by October 15, 2008. Applications can be
submitted electronically to: socchair at bc.edu.

For additional information about the Boston College Sociology
Department and instructions for how to submit your application see
www.bc.edu/sociology.