Lecturer of Sociology

Category:: Academic / Faculty
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Department:: Academic Affairs
Locations:: Pella, IA
Posted:: Feb 9, 2023
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Faculty
Position ID:: 158898

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TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Full-time for the 2023-2024 academic year with potential for renewal.

QUALIFICATIONS: PhD in Sociology. ABD will be considered. Previous teaching experience and evidence of teaching effectiveness preferred.

Central College seeks a dynamic and collaborative faculty member to join a student-focused department committed to demonstrating to students the value, utility, and promise of sociology. Consistent with the college's mission of "empowering graduates for effective service in local, national, and international communities," the mission for Central's sociology program is to prepare Central College students to apply sociological knowledge, insights, and analysis for a lifetime of engaged service to their families, vocation, communities, and the world. Candidates should be strongly committed to undergraduate teaching and have an appreciation for Central College's liberal arts environment.

Responsibilities for this position include teaching six courses per year: three sections of Principles of Sociology, one section of Social Problems, and two additional sociology electives in the candidate's areas of expertise and congruent with the department's needs and students' interests.

To fulfill our vision of empowering students to understand and explain the complexity of social life and facilitate positive social change, the Sociology program at Central provides students with a broad background in sociology. Students complete courses examining major institutional contexts including education, family, religion, and sport, in addition to courses focused on inequalities based on race, gender/sexuality, and social class. The sociology major is one of the biggest majors on Central's campus. The program has robust enrollment in our courses and a sustained record of success in preparing our majors for a wide range of career paths. Sociology graduates regularly enroll in master's programs in counseling, social work, child life advocacy, and law school. Graduates also regularly secure employment directly after graduation in social/human service occupations and in criminal justice-related fields. Our program combines theoretically rigorous content with applied research opportunities. In addition, the majority of sociology majors at Central engage in community-based learning, internships, or service-learning experiences.

Central College in Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year liberal arts college. Central is known for its academic rigor, its leadership formation and, most importantly, for its work creating genuine connections among students, faculty, coaches and alumni that help graduates realize their career aspirations for a lifetime. We are steadfastly dedicated to cultivating diversity of thought and culture through the arts and sciences, professional fields of study and experiential learning. The Central experience is rooted in exploration and self-discovery and enhanced by life in a residential community of 1,150 students with wide-ranging perspectives. Founded in 1853, Central values its long-standing relationship with the Reformed Church in America. The college participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference.

Central's home of Pella, Iowa, is a thriving community of more than 10,000. Pella impressively appears in Oprah's 2021 60 Charming American Towns You Haven't Heard of But Should Visit ASAP. The community is famous for its annual Tulip Time Festival, its Dutch pastries and its fully functional 1850s-style windmill. In fact, Pella has it all! Pella is located just minutes from Red Rock Lake, Iowa's largest lake, and is the corporate headquarters of several international companies, including Vermeer Corporation, Pella Corporation, Precision, Inc., and Lely North America.

Niche.com named Pella one of the Best Places to Raise a Family in Iowa and one of the Best Places to Live in Iowa in 2021.

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Application Instructions:

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To apply for this position please visit https://central.edu/job-seekers/. Review of applications will commence 24 February 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates recommended for employment are subject to a background investigation. Please submit the following materials online:

1. a letter of application relating your qualifications to the position. Please discuss your interest in developing as a teacher and scholar at an undergraduate, liberal arts college
2. a curriculum vita
3. copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts
4. a one-page statement of teaching philosophy

Three confidential letters of reference addressing the candidate's qualifications and official transcripts can be sent electronically to [email protected] or mailed to: Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty, Central College, 812 University, Pella, Iowa 50219.

Central College is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to creating a diverse community. Individuals from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Central College is a drug/tobacco free workplace. Academic positions at Central College use E-verify.