Job description
Since its founding in 1854, Rhode Island College (RIC) has been delivering a low-cost, high-quality education in innovative ways from its beautiful campus in Providence, RI. As Rhode Island’s first institution of public higher education, RIC has grown from its origins in teacher preparation to becoming a leading regional comprehensive college. With the goal of preparing students to be engaged citizens, as well as meeting state and regional needs for today’s workforce and tomorrow’s leaders, RIC ensures that students have the support, skills, and opportunities necessary to learn and thrive. It offers an extraordinary collegiate experience with top-notch academic programs, active learning in the classroom, significant experiential learning opportunities beyond the classroom, and state-of-the-art facilities. Nearly 90 majors and programs are offered through its five distinct academic schools: Arts and Sciences, Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, School of Business, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work. Rhode Island College is the only public Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the state, and we view the diversity of our student body is one of our greatest strengths. Over 41% of the RIC undergraduate student body are students of color and 45% are first-generation college students. The Department of Sociology offers majors in Sociology and Justice Studies, minors in Sociology, Justice Studies, and Gerontology, and an MA degree in Justice Studies. We are an active, engaged faculty with diverse research and teaching interests.
Essential Duties
- Teach Sociology courses serving the Sociology, Justice Studies, and/or Gerontology programs ranging from the introductory to the graduate level.
- Advise undergraduate and graduate students.
- Engage in scholarly research and professional activities.
- Participate in College and Departmental activities and committees.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Chair of the Sociology Department.
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Ability to teach courses required for the Sociology and Justice Studies programs administered by the Department of Sociology.
- Ability to engage in scholarly research and professional activities.
- Ability to contribute to the curricular, assessment, and advising work of the Department and its programs.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Sociology by time of appointment.
- Ability to teach core courses in sociology, justice studies, and/or gerontology, including introductory courses, research methods, and/or classical and/or contemporary theory.
- Ability to teach a variety of courses across the current sociology and justice studies curricula and to complement current faculty expertise.
- Ability to teach graduate courses and supervise MA student research.
- Interest in and experience with active and experiential learning pedagogies.
- Experience working with and mentoring a diverse student population.
- Interest in contributing to interdisciplinary programs at the College, including the First-Year Seminar program.
- Willingness to adopt a leadership role.
- Individuals from minoritized backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.
Teaching/instruction is performed in a traditional classroom setting or online.
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