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PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF WLS

Employer: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: Madison

Position Type: Tenured & Tenure-Track
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

Job Details
Organization

Job Details

Job no: 101317-FA
Work type: Faculty-Full Time
Department:L&S/SOCIOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY
Location: Madison
Categories: Instructional, Research, Scientific, Other

Position Summary:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks to hire a faculty member with research interests in aging, health or the life course with requisite background in longitudinal survey use, design and/or management - as well as experience obtaining external funding - to provide social science leadership for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. The tenure home would be in Sociology.

The Sociology department is enthusiastic about recruiting a faculty colleague who would bring leadership to the WLS - a longstanding and important research resource that has emerged from our department - and would also bring important contributions to the department's current research and teaching needs (e.g., in areas of medical sociology, aging and the life course, and social stratification). The position requires a scholar with a relevant research portfolio, survey management experience/interest, and the potential of raising significant external funds. We expect that candidates with the requisite qualifications will be mid-career (associate or full professor), but advanced assistant professors with the relevant qualifications and interests may also be considered.

The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) follows more than 10,000 individuals from the 1957 high school graduating class in Wisconsin. The WLS provides a unique opportunity to study the human life course, intergenerational transfers and relationships, family functioning, physical and mental health and well-being, and morbidity and mortality from late adolescence through old age. The study has been innovative in both the duration of data collection and in the types of data collected, including extensive self-reported survey information (from respondents plus spouses and siblings), as well as genetic and biological markers (including blood, stool samples and most recently brain scans).

A candidate for this position should have expertise in topics related to the past and future opportunities for research using the WLS, including aging, health, the life course, social stratification, and/or multi-generational relationships and transfers. Disciplinary background would likely include a PhD in sociology, demography, public health, public policy, social work, economics or related field.

Since its inception, the WLS has been led by a social scientist, and such leadership will be important for the future of the study, given the potential sampling and fielding complexities associated with studying the children (and grandchildren) of the WLS respondents - a likely next step for the project given the advancing age of the original respondents. Since 1991, the WLS has been continuously funded via five major, multi-year NIH grants, and we expect that NIH support will be critical to the study's future. Therefore, we seek a scholar with experience/interest in survey development, implementation and management, as well as prior experience in grantwriting and demonstrated success at obtaining external support for research.

Principal Duties:

Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the research, teaching and service missions of the Department of Sociology - and to assume the UW leadership of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Candidates will be expected to engage in research in their area of specialization leading to scholarly publication at the national and international levels. Teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels is expected, as well as mentoring of graduate students. University and professional service required as appropriate.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:

Ph.D. in Sociology, Demography, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Work, Economics, or related field, with a substantive specialization in areas related to aging, life course, health, social stratification, or multi-generational research, as well as relevant experience in the use of longitudinal surveys.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

Candidates with relevant substantive expertise, an excellent publication record, and experience with obtaining external funding are strongly encouraged to apply. Appointment at the tenured level requires evidence of excellence in research, teaching, and service and requires review by the Social Sciences Divisional Committee at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Additional Information:

UW-Madison is seeking a diverse set of faculty candidates who will deepen our university's interdisciplinary research strength in key areas of current and future research promise, as well as faculty candidates who will approach their work in a manner that advances our commitment to research excellence.

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Furthermore, diversity and inclusion are primary values for the Department of Sociology, as well as other units on campus, and are integral to achieving our strategic goals. We seek candidates with an awareness of and commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion across all spectrums.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment.

A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.

Department(s):

A488300-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/SOCIOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:

AUGUST 17, 2020

Salary:

Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)

Instructions to Applicants:

To begin the application process, go to jobs.wisc.edu and click on PVL 101317, then please click on the 'Apply Now' button. You will be asked to create a profile and upload the following: 1) C.V., 2) cover letter, 3) research statement, 4) teaching statement, and 5) 2 samples of written work (please upload these 2 samples together). You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references as part of your online application.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is January 10, 2020; however, positions will remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled.

Contact:

Marcy Carlson
carlson@ssc.wisc.edu
608-262-1085
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:

PROFESSOR(C20NN) or ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR(C30NN) or ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)

Employment Class:

Faculty

Job Number:

101317-FA

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Spring 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/.

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

Official Title:

PROFESSOR(C20NN) or ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR(C30NN) or ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)

Employment Class:

Faculty

Job Number:

101317-FA

Applications Open: Nov 21 2019 Central Standard Time
Applications Close:Open until filled

Organization

In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities, and many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service. Spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.

The university traces its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.

From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 40,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every state in the nation, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population.

UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman-sophomore transfer colleges and an extension service. One of two doctorate-granting universities in the system, UW–Madison’s specific mission is to provide “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve and transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help insure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”

The university achieves these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Throughout its history, UW–Madison has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities and service-learning opportunities. Students also participate freely in research, which has led to life-improving inventions ranging from more fuel-efficient engines to cutting-edge genetic therapies.

The Wisconsin Idea

Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government.

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