Job Description

Job Summary:
The Department of Educational Policy Studies seeks a candidate who will contribute to the department's multi-disciplinary expertise. Candidates must demonstrate evidence of established research and scholarship, as well as undergraduate and graduate teaching, in the sociology of education. Candidates should have a nationally recognized record of research, publication, teaching, and service that meets the criteria for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Responsibilities:
The individual hired for the position is expected to conduct original research and generate scholarly publications sufficient for a tenured appointment at a major research university; develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in educational policy studies, with a focus on sociology of education; supervise and serve on the committees of Master's and Doctoral candidates; serve on departmental, School of Education, and university committees; provide departmental leadership; and engage in professional service at the university, local, regional, national, and/or international level commensurate with their appointment level. Salary is commensurate with experience.

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

Education:
Required
PhD
Earned doctorate in education or a related field, with an emphasis on sociology of education; or an earned doctorate in sociology with an emphasis on education.

Qualifications:
Minimum Years and Types of Work Experience:
-Candidate should have at least 8 years of relevant work experience in higher education.
-Evidence of established research and scholarship on sociology of education.
-Evidence of excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching.
-Evidence of success in securing external funding to support research preferred.
-Demonstrated commitment to furthering socially just education.
-Experience working with diverse students and colleagues.

Candidates at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor must possess credentials commensurate with a tenured appointment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The successful candidate will be formally reviewed for tenure before the official faculty appointment can begin.

Work Type:
Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.