Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing, MI | United States
Job description
Assistant Professor in Medical Sociology
Michigan State University (MSU) and MSU’s Lyman Briggs College (LBC) actively promote a dynamic working and learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
LBC invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in the Science and Society group starting August of 2024. Candidates must be committed to high-quality and inclusive undergraduate teaching, have a doctoral degree in sociology and have completed at least two years in a post-doctoral fellowship that included both teaching and research responsibilities. The successful candidate will be committed to advancing excellence in undergraduate teaching and will join the college’s ongoing efforts to improve undergraduate STEM education, particularly with respect to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B). A scholarly approach to teaching students and mentoring student employees is essential. The scholarly research of the successful candidate will focus on Medical Sociology and Migration. We are particularly interested in research emphasizing the study of social inequalities, health disparities, access to care of immigrants from the Caribbeans, immigration enforcement, and qualitative methods.
This position offers exciting opportunities for individuals interested in teaching in a liberal-arts style residential college embedded within a large BigTen research-intensive university. Founded in 1967, Lyman Briggs College (LBC) is an interdisciplinary undergraduate residential college within MSU that aims to transform what it means to be a scientist ( plan.html ). There are approximately 2,000 LBC students engaging in a curriculum that integrates the natural sciences and mathematics with the human, social, and global dimensions of the sciences. The LBC student body is diverse, with 66% identifying as women and 31% identifying as students of an/multiple underrepresented racial/ethnic group. Additionally, 32% of LBC students are members of the MSU Honors College and 12% are first generation students. Faculty work closely with students in small classes (e.g., largest chemistry lecture is <100 students), and the college is known as a place for interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching and learning, and engagement. The college boasts a dynamic community of students, staff, and faculty who make LBC an exceptional place to learn and work.
The successful candidate will teach four courses each academic year within the LBC Science and Society group. The Group offers a range of courses including an Introduction to Science and Society course, and a wide range of 300 and 400 level undergraduate courses that explore Science in Society. The successful candidate will teach across the full range course levels.
The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work on other teaching and learning projects as needs and interests arise. For example, they have the opportunity to mentor graduate students on teaching and learning projects or on training grants.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Doctorate -Sociology
To ensure a holistic assessment of candidates, we request that applications include:
In addition, contact information for three references will be asked for in the MSU’s application system. References will be contacted only for candidates selected for pre-screens and/or interviews.
Deadline to ensure full consideration of applications is but review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Questions regarding this position should be directed to the search committee chair, Rich Bellon, at [email protected] .
02/01/2024
We actively encourage applications from—and welcome nominations of—applicants within the LGBTQIA+ community, applicants of color, veterans, applicants with disabilities, and applicants from other historically underrepresented and/or marginalized groups.
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
About Michigan State University
Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.
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