Upcoming Events
Upcoming Speakers include:
Nina Eliasoph
from University of Southern California.
Monday March 1, 2010
Rory McVeigh
from the University of Notre Dame.
Monday March 22, 2010
Wendy Griswold
from Northwestern University
Friday February 12, 2010
Faculty Recruitment
The Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh is recruiting for a position in social movements at the Associate or Full Professor level.
SENIOR SEARCH. The Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh is recruiting for a position in social movements at the Associate or Full Professor level, pending budgetary approval. We are looking for a candidate with a strong record in research, teaching (including mentoring of graduate students), and service. We expect our new colleague to play a leadership role in the department. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled with a likely start date of fall 2011. To apply, send a cv and a 1-page statement of current research activities to Professor John Markoff, Chair, Senior Social Movements Search Committee, Department of sociology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA., 15260. Direct inquiries to John Markoff, jm2@pitt.edu. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially encouraged to apply.
The Sociology Department at the University of Pittsburgh seeks to fill two positions (Assistant/Associate Positions) in Race/Ethnicity, pending budgetary approval.
For one of the positions, we are looking for a scholar of U.S. race relations. The other position is more broadly defined to include international race/ethnic relations. For both positions, we are seeking colleagues whose research and teaching in the area of Race/Ethnicity will complement existing departmental emphases in Social Movements and/or Politics and Culture. We will accept applications at the assistant and associate levels for both positions. One position will be tenure-track at the Assistant Professor level and will begin in Fall 2010. The other position can be filled at either a tenure-track Assistant or a tenured Associate Professor level and will begin Fall 2010 or the following year. Both appointments require demonstrable excellence and promise in research and teaching.
Complete applications received by September 18, 2009 will receive full consideration. To apply, send a letter of application, CV, a one or two page description of research interests, and an article-length sample of research writing. For applications for a position at the Assistant Professor level, we also require 3 letters of reference. All materials should be sent to Suzanne Staggenborg, Chair of the Race/Ethnicity Search Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA., 15260. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academic are especially encouraged to apply.
Announcements
Attention Sociology Undergraduates, the Sociology Student Association (SSA) would like to invite you to join their meetings held every Thursday in room 2200 WWPH from 5:30-6:30, for more information please see the SSA website. Everyone is invited to attend.
Congraduations to Maria Jose Alvarez who received "The Eduardo Lozano Memorial Dissertation Prize".
Best Wishes and Congratulations are extended to Maria Jose (Majo) Alvarez and Margaret (Margee) Kerr who were both awarded their PhD's in Sociology this spring!
Maria Jose Alvarez received and her defended her dissertation entitled, "Contentious Urbanization from Below Squatting Montevideo" in April. She received an Assistant Professor Position at the Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia.
Margaret Kerr received her PhD in May 2009 when she defended her dissertation entitled, "Autism Spectrum Disorders and Vaccines: The Making of a Health Social Movement". She is currently work at the
University of Pittsburgh Senior Research Specialist, Center for Research on Health Care and Center for Equity Research Promotion.
Welcome New Faculty Member, Suzanna Crage.
Suzanna Crage will be joining the Sociology Department's faculty this upcoming Fall 2009 with a special interest in Politics and Culture! She receiving her PhD from Indiana University with her dissertation entitled, "The Development of Refuge Aid Policy in Berlin and Munich: Local Response to Global Process." On behalf of the Sociology Department we would like to extend a warm welcome and look forward to working with Professor Crage in the fall.
New Politics and Culture Concentration being added to our Graduate Studies Program
In addition to its established strength in the study of social movements, the department is launching a new graduate concentration in the area of politics and culture. This direction of study and research synthesizes political and cultural sociology and joins exciting new initiatives in several areas of inquiry in the social sciences. We define the area of Politics & Culture broadly, from micro studies of interpersonal and intergroup interaction to macro studies of global processes