Lecturer
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Position Title | Lecturer |
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Tenure Status | Non-Tenure Track |
Provide Rank | Lecturer |
Position Number | 069331 |
Department | Sociology - 250850 |
Working Location (City, State) | Boone, NC |
Position Summary Information
Minimum Qualifications | At a minimum, candidates should hold a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in sociology. |
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Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required) | The Department especially seeks candidates with:
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License/Certification Required | N/A |
Description of the Department or Unit | The Department of Sociology is one of 17 departments housed in the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences. It has 21 full-time faculty members, serving approximately 170 undergraduate majors, and offers minors in sociology and health and aging. Additional information about the Department of Sociology is located at https://soc.appstate.edu
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities |
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Type of Position | Full Time Position |
Appointment Type | 1.0 |
Number Of Months Per Year | 9 |
Physical Demands of Position | Typical physical demands of a professional position at the university. |
Description of University | Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. |
Posting Details Information
Proposed Date of Hire | 08/19/2024 |
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Suggested Salary Range | Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. |
ABD Consideration: | N/A - ABD is not applicable for this position. See Minimum Qualifications. |
ABD Description |
ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate’s salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year. No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered. |
Special Instructions to Applicants | For a complete application, please apply and submit the following documents electronically through Appalachian State University’s Job Board:
For questions or more information about this faculty position in the Department of Sociology at Appalachian State University, please contact Amy Dellinger Page, Search Committee Chair by email at pagead@appstate.edu. |
UNC System Code (Section 610(2)) Special Faculty Hires | The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution. |
Posting Date | 03/18/2024 |
Closing Date | |
Open Until Filled | Yes |
Evaluation of Applications Begins | 04/08/2024 |
Search Chair Name | Amy Dellinger Page |
Search Chair Email | pagead@appstate.edu |
Quick Link | https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/45049 |
Posting Number | FA00409P |
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Do you hold a master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in sociology?
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- No
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Do you have a Master's or Ph.D. in Sociology?
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- No
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Do you have prior teaching experience at the undergraduate level in person and online?
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- No
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Do you have experience teaching sociology courses within a university’s general education program?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
- Curriculum Vitae
- Transcript-Graduate (Unofficial) - No Password Protected Documents
- Teaching Portfolio
- List of References with Contact Information