Stony Brook

[Stony Brook]

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - SOCIOLOGY

Stony Brook University, SUNY invites applications for a full-time position at the level of tenure-track Assistant Professor. The search is open, but the department is especially looking to augment its focus on global approaches to Sociology, and candidates with international and/or global research agendas will be preferred. Ability to teach advanced quantitative or qualitative/ethnographic methods at the graduate level is also especially desirable in addition to the applicant’s topical specialization. PhD required or anticipated completion of PhD by August 1, 2011. Stony Brook, located 60 miles from Manhattan, is a diverse, research-oriented university and the Department of Sociology has an active, high quality PhD program. Application Deadline: to receive full consideration, applicants should send their materials by September 15, 2010. To apply, please send a letter summarizing relevant research accomplishments, future research agenda, teaching experience and future goals, a Curriculum Vitae, three letters of recommendation, and copies of up to three writings (which cannot be returned) (Further written materials will be requested as needed) to: Chair, Selection Committee, Department of Sociology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4356. Women and people from other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

[SBU]

Stony Brook University invites applications for a position at the
level of tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of
Sociology. Expertise in the areas of race, ethnicity, or immigration
is especially desirable although other areas of specialization will
be considered. The successful candidate will also have the ability
to teach advanced quantitative or advanced qualitative methods at the
graduate level. PhD required or anticipated completion of PhD by
August 1, 2010. Stony Brook University, located 60 miles from
Manhattan, is a diverse, research-oriented university and the
Department of Sociology has an active, high quality PhD program.
Application Deadline: to receive full consideration, applicants
should send their materials by September 15, 2010.. To apply,
applicants should send a letter summarizing their relevant research
accomplishments, future research agenda, teaching experience, a
Curriculum Vitae, three letters of recommendation, and copies of up
to three writing samples (which cannot be returned) (Further written
materials will be requested as needed) to: Chair, Selection
Committee, Department of Sociology, Stony Brook University, Stony
Brook, NY 11794-4356. Women and minorities are especially encouraged
to apply. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Visit
www.stonybrook.edu/cjo for further details about this position and
other employment opportunities.

[hr]

So, are these two different positions? I can not find any note/description in their website!?

[ud2]

where are these ads posted? thanks!

[Karl]

Anyone notice a few weird things about these "posts"?

1. They're not on ASA, chronicle, or the university website
2. There are several odd typos (2010 instead of 2011, double periods, some odd capitalization)
3. Two very highly overlapping positions.
4. No distinguishing address between the two (Chair of which search committee?)

I call shenanigans.

[noshenaningans]

Aug 14, 2010 21:57:46 GMT -5 @Karl said:

Anyone notice a few weird things about these "posts"?

1. They're not on ASA, chronicle, or the university website
2. There are several odd typos (2010 instead of 2011, double periods, some odd capitalization)
3. Two very highly overlapping positions.
4. No distinguishing address between the two (Chair of which search committee?)

I call shenanigans.

Grads on the market in my department received an email from someone at the search committee--via our DGS--about these positions. Several of us (including myself) are having informal interviews with people on the Stony Brook search committee here at ASA. So if it is shenanigans, they're certainly going to a lot of trouble...

[Also]

also worth noting is that while other departments at stony brook have posted their job ads on the university-wide employment site, there is and has been no sociology position listed there.

if these folks are really hiring with a 9/15/10 deadline they're doing one crappy job of advertising their position.

fwiw, i'm in a top 10 department and our dgs openly circulates all of the "we want to meet your top candidates" emails s/he gets from schools. we've seen those sorts of messages from at least four top programs and two or three smaller schools. nothing from stony brook.

i'm not accusing anyone misleading us, but something fishy is going on here.

[fresh fish]

I am not disputing the logic. However, I personally interviewed with Daniel Levy, and the person who was waiting to talk to him when my 30 minutes was up had a badge with "Harvard University" on it. I know of at least 4 others who also had interviews with Stony Brook at ASA. So I don't know if they were targeting particular departments or what. But given the ads we were sent, they're hiring for two positions this year.

[fwiw]

Someone at SBU told me that one of the junior faculty with an international qualitative research agenda resigned earlier in the year, which explains one of the searches.

I think at least one of the searches is legit.

[Right]

The person who left was Javier Auyero who went to UT Austin. It's my understanding that they want that type of scholar...

[2020 vision]

they have one line to hire on. not sure which. had two but one got cut (very recently). absoltutely certain of this info. so no use in speculating anymore. they aren't necessarily looking to replace JA (or his areas)--too big a shoes to fill at this point

[manoli i iam]

The junior faculty member did her dissertation work in Europe. She left the department this year. Javier left a year ago.

[why]

anyone have any idea why they aren't advertising the positions?

[ad posted]

The ad for the globalization job was just circulated on the Global-Transnational Section listserve:

Department of Sociology

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT – SOCIOLOGY (Global)


Stony Brook University invites applications for a full-time position at
the level of tenure-track Assistant Professor. The search is open, but the department is especially looking to augment its focus on global approaches to Sociology, and candidates with international and/or global research agendas will be preferred. Ability to teach advanced quantitative or qualitative/ethnographic methods at the graduate level is also especially desirable in addition to the applicant’s topical specialization.

PhD required or anticipated completion of PhD by August 31, 2011.
Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world class scientific programs utilizing state-of-the-art facilities. Stony Brook University Medical Center is Suffolk County's only academic medical center and
tertiary care provider. Many opportunities exist for collaborative
research, and in some cases, joint appointments with BNL or with Medical School departments.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to
guarantee consideration, applicants should send a letter summarizing their relevant research accomplishments, future research agenda, teaching experience, a Curriculum Vitae, three letters of recommendation, and copies of up to three writing samples (which cannot be returned) by September 20, 2010 (further written materials will be requested as needed).

For a full position description, visit www.stonybrook.edu/jobs. To
apply, send requested material to: Chair, Selection Committee,
Department of Sociology, S401 Ward Melville Social and Behavioral
Sciences Building, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4356 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

[docanonymous]

Aug 17, 2010 1:14:07 GMT -5 @2020 vision said:

they have one line to hire on. not sure which. had two but one got cut (very recently). absoltutely certain of this info. so no use in speculating anymore. they aren't necessarily looking to replace JA (or his areas)--too big a shoes to fill at this point

According to the ads posted on Inside Higher Ed, they are hiring for 2 positions as originally stated:

www.insidehighered.com/career/seekers/search?post_id=141460&cat=742
www.insidehighered.com/career/seekers/search?post_id=141453&cat=742