The Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt is recruiting for a tenured Associate or Full professor faculty position, beginning Fall, 2009. Areas of specialization are open. The department seeks to complement its existing strengths in: arts, culture, and religion; cities, states, and political economy; deviant behavior and social control; gender and sexuality; health and the life course; race, ethnicity, and immigration; social movements, politics, and power; and work, labor, and occupations. We have particular interest in scholars with distinguished research and teaching records.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest in the position, curriculum vitae, examples of recent scholarship, information on teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference. (Six letters will be required for finalists.)

The search will continue until the position is filled. The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications early in the Fall, 2008 semester.

Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity–Affirmative Action Employer and scholars of color are especially encouraged to apply.

Send all materials to Search Committee Chair, Department of Sociology, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, VU Station B Box 351811, Nashville, TN 37235-1811. Information on the department, the College of Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University, and e-mail addresses is obtained on the Internet at www.vanderbilt.edu/sociology.