Tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Sociology specializing in Social Data Science/Digital Sociology
The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, wishes to strengthen our research and teaching capacity in the area of Social Data Science/Digital Sociology and invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor in Sociology. The position is available from February 1st, 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Qualifications
Appointment as Assistant Professor requires as successfully completed Ph.D in Sociology or closely related discipline.
Emphasis will be put on the applicant’s qualifications in relation to:
• The potential to develop and consolidate a strong research profile, including publications in leading international, peer-reviewed journals, possibly supplemented with research monographs with high ranking academic publishers
• The potential to deliver high quality teaching and contribute to the Department’s ambition to develop a strong teaching capacity in Social Data Science/Digital Sociology
• The potential to support the department’s ambition to strengthen its international standing and outreach through participation in international networks and international research collaboration
• The potential to engage in research dissemination to the public and relevant stakeholders
• The ability to contribute to the development of the department’s different study programmes
• The ability to engage in inter-disciplinary research and teaching in collaboration with other departments at the Faculty of Social Science and beyond at the University of Copenhagen
Job description
General duties attached to the position as Assistant Professor are:
• Research within the field of Social Data Science/Digital Sociology
• Teaching, supervision and examination of undergraduate and Master level students
• Participation in the development of interdisciplinary research and teaching related to digitalization of society/social data science at the Faculty of Social Science and beyond at the University of Copenhagen.
• Participation in the Faculty of Social Science ‘Teaching and Learning at Higher Education Programme’ for assistant professors
• Knowledge sharing with the rest of the society
• Fundraising