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About the Role
United Arab Emirates University invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor in Sociology. Candidates should specialize in quantitative and qualitative research methodology with a focus on population studies, social policy, economic sociology, or related areas.
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Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in sociology
- Advise and supervise graduate students' research and theses
- Develop and complete internally and/or externally funded research grants
- Publish research findings in top ranked refereed journals
- Engage in program development, curriculum design and development
- Provide service on department, college, university and community levels
Requirements
- Applicants must have a doctorate degree in one of the fields: sociology, applied sociology, population studies, economic sociology, social psychology or social statistics
- The ability to teach undergraduate courses is a must
- Strong and continuous record of publishing research in Scopus indexed journals and strong citation index in Scopus
- Experience in teaching a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses and supervising graduate students’ research and theses
- Excellent command of writing, reading and speaking in the English language
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Job Description
- The United Arab Emirates University invites applications for a faculty position as assistant/associate professor in sociology.
- Qualified candidates will be considered at a rank commensurate with academic accomplishments.
- Candidates are expected to specialize in quantitative and qualitative research methodology with strong focus (preferably) in one of the following research areas: population studies, social policy research, economic sociology, sociology of consumption, quality of life studies or sociology of medicine
- Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and student advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels, a clear research agenda and strong research capability that will enable the candidate to develop and successfully complete an internally and/or externally funded
- English is the language of instruction and communication.
Minimum Qualification
- Applicants must have a doctorate degree in one of the fields: sociology, applied sociology, population studies, economic sociology, social psychology or social statistics.
- The ability to teach undergraduate courses is a must.
- Industrial and professional experience is a plus.
Preferred Qualification
- A Ph.D. in the fields of Sociology from an accredited and reputable university granted through a full time doctoral study.
- Strong and continuous record of publishing research in Scopus indexed journals and strong citation index in Scopus.
- Experience in teaching a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses and supervising graduate students’ research and theses.
- Strong theoretical knowledge and applied skills in teaching and research in the field and excellent command of writing, reading and speaking in the English language.
- Expertise in program development, curriculum design and development with high quality service record on department, college, university and community.
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