PRODiG+ Fellow, Sociology

SUNY Cortland; City of Cortland (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary progression

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement program options

Paid family leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Eligible candidates hold a PhD in Sociology or related field and must demonstrate a commitment to DEI; the role reports to the department chair and is on-site at SUNY Cortland in Cortland, NY. The program emphasizes professional development and growth in a supportive campus community.

Qualifications

• Be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• Have a PhD in Sociology or a related field from an accredited institution completed prior to start date.
• Demonstrate engagement with diversity, equity, and inclusion in academic, work, or community activities.
• Expertise in social science research methods and Indigenous studies/Native American studies/decolonial studies.

Responsibilities

• Teach a reduced load of 9 credits per year for the two-year program.
• Maintain regular office hours and provide academic advising in support of a diverse scholarly environment.
• Develop an active research agenda and engage in scholarship.
• Engage in a reduced service load within the department, school, college, and community.

Skills

Diversity & inclusion experience

Social science research methods

Indigenous studies / Native American

Education

PhD in Sociology or related field

Job description

Position Details

Position Information

Budget Title: Diversity Fellow Instructor/Assistant Professor

Campus Title: PRODiG+ Fellow, Sociology

School/Division: Academic Affairs, Division of

Department: Sociology/Anthropology

Faculty Sub-Type: FT Faculty

Salary Level: A6

Salary Range: $65,000

Position Effort: Full-Time

Is this a temporary position?: No

Position Summary The SUNY Cortland Sociology/Anthropology Department is acceptingapplications for a two-year (12-month) postdoctoral fellowshipbeginning in Fall 2027. This position is offered as part of thePromoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and GrowthPlus PRODiG+postdoctoral Program. PRODiG+ is designed with two primary goals:(1) increasing the number and share of excellent diverse facultycommitted to advancing the ideals of diversity, equity, andinclusion; and (2) strengthening the pipeline for retention andsupport of these candidates. Additional information on the PRODiG+Fellowship can be found at https://www.suny.edu/prodig-plus/fellowship/. This Fellowship is for a 12-month appointment for two years(AY27-AY29).

Salary: $65,000

What makes SUNY Cortland a great place to work?

• Our positions provide predictable salary progressions, and manyoffer permanency.
• Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance,various retirement program options, paid family leave and/orparental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts,long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
• SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being inall forms. The university’s state-of-the-art Student Life Center isfree for employees to use, with membership options for families.Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor’sapproval.
• Professional development opportunities exist through training,continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conferencetravel, based on funding.
• Cortland County and surrounding areas offer easy access toarts, entertainment, outdoor recreation and much more. ExperienceCortland dives deep into the region’s offerings

Major Responsibilities

Teaching

• Teach a reduced load of 9 credits per year for the duration ofthe two-year program.
• Maintain regular office hours and provide academic advising andmentoring to students, at a reduced load, in support of anequitable and diverse scholarly environment.

Scholarship/Research

• Develop an active research agenda.

Service

• Engage in a reduced service load within the department, school,college, and community.

Functional and Supervisory Relationships

• Reports to the academic department chair
• Works closely with department faculty

Required Qualifications

• Be eligible to work in the United States without a visasponsorship (Note: if you currently need sponsorship or will needit in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do notmeet the eligibility requirements for this position);
• Have a PhD in Sociology or a related field from an accreditedinstitution completed prior to start date;
• Demonstrate personal, academic, and/or work experience engagingwith diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or a commitment tofacilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion effortsin the campus community. Such experience may include, but is notlimited to, an academic/scholarly track record focused ondiversity, equity, and inclusion; work, volunteer/unpaid/communityservice; or related experience/expertise in serving underserved orvulnerable areas and/or populations.
• The department seeks candidates whose research and teachingfields complement, without duplicating, existing strengths.
• Candidates must have expertise in one of the followingspecialty: social science research methods AND Indigenous studiesOR Native American studies OR decolonial studies.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates who are:

• Current SUNY students, alumni, and/or Fellows.
• Candidates from a low-income background (e.g., Pell-eligible asundergraduates), were first-generation college students (studentswhose parents have not earned a bachelor’s degree), or who haveovercome adversity, are AmeriCorps alumni, or are veterans;and
• Have expertise in environmental sociology and/or environmentaljustice.
• Have prior college teaching experience.

The PRODiG+ Fellowship is open to any and all prospectivecandidates regardless of race, color, national origin or sex, andis consistent with all current governing federal and statenondiscrimination law. All application submissions will be assessedand evaluated in accordance with the required eligibilitycriteria.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

About the University

A top public university of approximately 6,600 students located inthe geographic center of New York State, SUNY Cortland providesaccessible, affordable education to students from across the U.S.body. One of 13 comprehensive universities in the State Universityof New York system, SUNY Cortland prides itself on its rigorousundergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences,education, and professional studies. For more than 150 years, SUNYCortland has provided unmistakable value for students seeking awell-rounded academic, athletic, and social experience. TheUniversity ranks among the top campuses in the nation on Money magazine's Best Colleges for Your Money List fields a powerhouse Division III athletics program and boasts animpressive network of alumni making a difference in education,business, government, fitness, medicine and many otherfields.

EEO Statement

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