"Assistant Professor - Department of Sociology"

The Department of Sociology at Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) seeks to fill one faculty line at the Assistant Professor level beginning in September 2026.

The sociology department at Hunter College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in migration. The successful candidate will use qualitative or quantitative methods to center the experiences of people who are migrating or have migrated and their children. We are interested in scholarship that critically examines the institutions that shape people’s possibilities in a world made unequal by forces like imperialism, racism, sex/gender oppression, environmental ravaging, and economic exploitation. We are particularly interested in work that speaks to departures from Southern and Central America, Mexico, and/or the Caribbean, as well as arrival in the U.S. and the consequences of U.S. immigration policy, though we are open to scholarship that attends to migration from any region of the world.

The scholar will join a productive and energetic Sociology department working to build synergy and public engagement while collaborating with various programs and institutions across Hunter College. We are located in New York City and offer a liberal arts major as well as a master’s program to a large, diverse and vibrant student body. Hunter College is one of the eleven senior colleges of the City University of New York with close to 20,000 students and the Department has over 400 majors. Hunter is committed to active engagement with students and the community at large, and embraces equity, inclusiveness, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work.

This position involves teaching, research, and guidance duties in the scholar’s area(s) of expertise. The faculty member will share responsibility for committee and department assignments including administrative, supervisory, and other functions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. degree in sociology or equivalent. Also required are the ability to teach successfully, demonstrated scholarship or achievement, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

COMPENSATION

Compensation is commensurate with experience within the range of $77,092 - $91,922. CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development. CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will increase by approximately 9.54% with an additional increase of 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website and following the CUNYfirst Job System Instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings and enter the Job Opening ID number. Click on the "Apply Now" button and follow the application instructions. Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please include: Cover Letter or Statement of scholarly interests, Curriculum Vitae/ Resume, Names and contact information of 3 references. Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

Search is open until filled. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2025.