Assistant Professor - Open Field - Demography

University of California; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position. We welcome scholars across subfields of demography and interdisciplinary work, with duties including research, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and service to the department.

Applicants should hold a PhD (or be near completion) at the time of application.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent international degree required or enrolled in PhD program at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Academic research and publications.
• Undergraduate and graduate teaching.
• Administrative service.

Education

PhD or equivalent

Job description

The Department of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor. This includes but is not limited to applicants with expertise in economic demography, computational demography, environmental demography, the demography of health and aging, the demography of fertility and family change, as well as migration and population dynamics. The search is not restricted by subfield and scholars with interdisciplinary interests are encouraged to apply. The position’s duties include: academic research and publications, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and administrative service. The UC Berkeley Demography Department occupies a unique niche in the population studies landscape, with a strong focus on formal demography, population theory, and the relationship between demographic dynamics and social, cultural, epidemiological, and economic dynamics. More information is available on our department website.

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses. More information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, is available on the Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare's website.

PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.