University of Victoria: Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology is dedicated to advancing social justice and sociological knowledge through a broad range of methodological and theoretical perspectives. The department offers BA, MA, and PhD degrees. The department’s strategic plan calls for advancing research and teaching in four main areas of specialization: Health and Society; Ecology, Global Issues, and Social Movements; Gender, Racialization, and Ethnicity; and the Sociology of Crime, Deviance, and Law. The department is strongly committed to both excellence and equity, and to increasing the diversity of approaches and perspectives in teaching and research.
The Department of Sociology invites applications from talented scholars for a tenure-track position in the area of Sociology of Health at the rank of Assistant Professor to commence on 1 July 2027. We are especially interested in applicants with expertise in critical qualitative methods and health equity, as well as the demonstrated ability to teach in the area of the sociology of mental health. Applicants should have the ability to supervise graduate students working on a range of health-related topics.