Odum Distinguished Professorship

The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications from distinguished mid-career scholars for the Howard W. Odum Professorship. The area or specialty is open. Howard Odum played a leading role in establishing the social sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill in the 1920s, including the launching of the Department of Sociology, the journal Social Forces, and the Odum Institute for Research in the Social Sciences. We are seeking a candidate at the rank of full professor whose work is innovative in substance, theory, and/or methodology, and is currently shaping a growing field of inquiry. The candidate will have an effective program of funded research that features mentoring and collaborating with graduate students and junior scholars. The successful candidate will be expected to play important roles in the department and university, and in national and international organizations. A Curriculum Vitae is required. Please send to: Endowed Professor Search, Department of Sociology, CB # 3210 155 Hamilton Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210.  Position is open until filled. Review of applications will begin May 1, 2008. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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