"Part-Time Faculty - Sociology, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025"

Portland, ME, United States (On-site)

JOB INFO

• Job Identification
• 147
• Job Category
• Temporary
• Posting Date
• 07/11/2024, 07:25 AM
• Locations
•  P.O. Box 9300, Portland, ME, 04104, US
• (On-site)
• Apply Before
• 08/04/2024, 07:25 AM
• Business Unit
• University of Southern Maine
• Job Schedule
• Part time
• Regular or Temporary
• Temporary
• Department
• USM Sociology
• Bargaining Unit
• Maine Part-Time Faculty Association (PATFA)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The University of Southern Maine’s Sociology Department and Women and Gender Studies Program is seeking part-time faculty for our Fall 2024 semester, beginning September 3, 2024, and for our Spring 2025 semester on a per-course, per-semester basis. Successful candidates will teach one or more of the following courses:  

Introduction to Sociology (SOC 100): The fundamental concepts, principles, and methods of sociology; analyzes the influence of social and cultural factors upon human behavior; evaluates effects of group processes, social classes, stratification, and basic institutions on contemporary society. 

Critical Thinking about Social Issues (SOC 210): Designed to follow Introduction to Sociology, this course further develops students’ skills of critical analysis through the application of sociological principles to current social issues. The course uses popular media as well as sociological materials. Examples of issues which may be examined are: poverty, health care, homelessness, aging, drugs, violence, bureaucracy, white collar crime, and changing gender roles.

Social Justice / Social Change (SOJ 101):  We’ve seen a marked rise in street protest, youth organizing (and middle-aged women organizing), digital activism and “distributed” organizing, and creative social movement tactics, in the last few years. We’ve also experienced an increase in conversations, on social media and in person, about social justice, historical inequalities, and visioning for more just, free, joyful, safe futures for all of us. So many of us are considering questions about what a more just future looks like, and how we can get there. This course will invite us to consider these questions together. This course will offer a background in sociological approaches to identity, inequality, justice and processes for creating social change.

The Sociology Program at USM offers a BA in Sociology as well as a minor. In the Sociology Program you will study the relationship between individual experience and broader social forces. Sociology’s faculty are deeply committed to excellent undergraduate teaching. We offer a student-centered environment which emphasizes collaboration between faculty and students to enrich the learning experience.

Part-time faculty members are paid on a credit hour basis based on prior college teaching experience. In addition, USM employees can use their USM Card to access the library, Cigna Employee Assistance Plan, and fitness center (s). USM also offers part-time faculty the opportunity for development frequently through our Center for Collaboration and Development (CCD) and the chance to get an online teaching certification and training through CTEL, in addition to other developmental opportunities open to all staff throughout the year.

The University of Southern Maine is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. It embraces an inclusive campus community that values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development, and institutional success. Our Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Impact supports the University of Southern Maine’s DEIA and Community Impact focused departments, committees, groups, projects, training, and events. USM encourages women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to apply.

We live our USM Service Promise: Student Focused Every Day. We are looking for a team member who understands that promise and supports our values: Respect & Care, Integrity, Equity and Responsiveness.   

The University of Southern Maine (USM) is located in the intellectual, cultural, and economic heart of Maine. Over 60 languages are spoken within an hour’s drive of our three campuses in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston. USM’s three environmentally friendly campuses are unique, yet all share the extensive resources of the university — and all are energized through strong community partnerships. Offering easy access to Boston, plus the ocean, mountains, and forests of coastal, inland, and northern Maine, USM is at the heart of Maine's most exciting metropolitan region. Most recently, US News and World Report listed Portland, Maine one of the best US cities to live.  Our faculty are dedicated researchers and experts in their fields, including multiple recipients of national grants, awards, and fellowships and state, national, and global partnerships are steps from our campuses. 

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must have completed a doctorate in Sociology or a related field. Applicants with an
• MA in Sociology and teaching experience at the higher education level will also be considered.

To apply, click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below or visit our USM Careers Page and submit the following:

• Cover Letter
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• List of 3 Professional References
• Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness (course evaluations)
• Sample Syllabi for both an Introductory Course and 1 Upper-Level Elective.

Finalist candidates will be asked to provide a list of the names and contact information for references. 

This position will remain open until filled.

We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa sponsorship support.

Appropriate background screening will be conducted for the successful candidate.

Clery Act:

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, such as the University, prepare, publish, and distribute an Annual Security Report (ASR), and provide notice of the availability of the ASR to all prospective employees. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University’s crime statistics for the past three calendar years; and disclosures regarding the University’s current campus security policies. View the University’s Annual Security Report (PDF). If you wish to have a paper copy of the ASR or need to have a copy of the ASR in an accessible format, the University will provide such a copy upon request. Please email or call 207.780.4035.

EEO Statement:

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. 

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5748 Boudreau Hall, Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).