DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Nebraska
at Omaha (UNO) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or
Associate Professor to begin August 2008.  PhD or ABD in sociology,
anthropology or related discipline by the time of appointment is required.

We are looking for applicants with an interest in teaching and research in
health disparities, especially racial/ethnic and social class inequalities.
Preference will be given to candidates with a strong research program,
track record in obtaining extramural funding, research publications,
community engagement, excellence in teaching and ability to work in an
interdisciplinary environment.

The tenure home will be in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at
UNO.  The person can obtain an appointment and conduct collaborative
research with the Center for Health Disparities within the newly
established College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical
Center, located in Omaha.  Affiliations are possible with the Department of
Black Studies and with interdisciplinary programs such as Latino/Latin
American Studies, Native American Studies, Women’s Studies at UNO.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology has an international,
multi-cultural, and comparative emphasis, with interests in family, health,
social organization, and social inequality.  We are a growing and diverse
department with 12 full-time faculty and over 100 undergraduate majors.
The department currently offers a BA and BS in sociology and a minor in
anthropology and sociology.  We expect to offer a sociology MA with an
interdisciplinary focus beginning in the 2008-09 academic year.  The
university is located in midtown Omaha, a thriving and ethnically diverse
metropolitan area of over 800,000 people.

The cover letter and CV must be submitted online at the university website:
https://careers.unomaha.edu.  Applicants should submit a letter describing
teaching and research interests, a curriculum vita, three letters of
reference, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and one or more writing
samples.  Letters of reference, teaching materials, and writing samples
should be sent to: Shireen Rajaram, Chair, Department of
Sociology/Anthropology, Box B, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
68182-0291.

Review of materials will begin on November 15th and will continue until the
position is filled.  The university and department have a strong commitment
to achieving diversity among faculty and staff.  We are particularly
interested in receiving applications from members of under-represented
groups and strongly encourage women and persons of color to apply for this
position.






Andrew Jameton, Professor, College of Public Health
Health Promotion, Social, & Behavioral Health Sciences Department
Phone: 402-559-4680
Fax: 402-559-3773 Beeper: 402-888-5763

Department Administrative Secretary Debra Baer: 402-559-4325
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On-Campus Mail Zip: 6075
U.S. Postal Service Address: College of Public Health, 986075 Nebraska
Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6075


                                                                           
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