Faculty / Academic Professional
ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY
POLYTECHNIC CAMPUS
TEMPE CAMPUS
WEST CAMPUS
DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
COLLEGE
College of Letters and Sciences
DEPARTMENT
Social Sciences
DEPT CODE
M0507-002
TITLE
Instructor – Social Science (Religion) AV #11141
POS #(s) per AR
193908
CATEGORY
Faculty
FTE: 1.00
Academic
Administrative
Tenure/Tenure Track
Semester appt.
Academic appt.
Fiscal appt
Not on Track
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Social Science Faculty in the College of Letters and Sciences at Arizona State University Polytechnic campus is
seeking an Instructor to teach five upper- and/or lower-division courses in Sociology per semester in both face-to-face
and online settings. Successful candidate should be able to teach SOC 420-Sociology of Religion.
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
Master’s degree in Religion, Sociology, or related interdisciplinary field; 1 year post-secondary experience teaching
courses in sociology or related studies; evidence of excellent teaching ability; experience using technology to teach
courses; excellent oral and written communication skills. Applicants who are not native speakers of English must
provide evidence of having received a minimum score of 55 on either the SPEAK test or the TSE.
DESIRED
Ph.D. in Religion, Sociology or related interdisciplinary field; experience teaching in multicultural contexts; experience
teaching online courses; experience developing technology-enhanced curriculum; expertise/experience in one or more
of the following fields: social studies, interdisciplinary studies or related.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Application deadline is April 27, 2015 at 5:00pm; if not filled, applications will continue to be reviewed every Friday
thereafter until the search is closed. It is estimated that initial application review will begin on April 28, 2015.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To be considered for the Instructor position applicants must compile the following as one complete PDF file and
include: cover letter, curriculum vita, statement of teaching philosophy, unofficial graduate transcripts, copies of
student evaluations at the post-secondary level and complete contact information for three references (include name,
address, phone and email address). Complete applications must be sent as one electronic file to [email protected];
indicate the position (Instructor-Social Sciences, AV#11141) in the subject line. Do not send your application letter,
vita, references, etc as separate files as your application will be considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will
not be considered.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This is an academic year appointment 8/16/2015 to 5/15/2016. This is not a tenure track position. Renewal is
conditional upon satisfactory job performance, the continued availability of funds, and the needs of the academic unit
and the university. Candidate must reside in Arizona, or be willing to relocate. Background check required prior to
employment.
The College of Letters and Sciences (CLS) serves students on three campuses of Arizona State University. CLS is
home to seven faculties with more than 180 faculty members. More than 3,200 CLS undergraduate and graduate
students are pursuing degrees in the humanities, social and natural sciences, and mathematics. To learn more about
CLS, please visit our website at https://cls.asu.edu/. For more information on ASU’s full non‐discrimination statement,
please see ACD 401; the Title IX statement can be found here.
Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability,
protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.