Faculty Position Announcement , Department of Social and Behavioral
Sciences,University of California, San Francisco

 

The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) announces an
international search for a tenure track faculty position to be filled by
September 1, 2006.  Appointment will be at the Assistant, Associate, or
Full Professor rank, depending upon the finalist's level of experience.
We are seeking a sociologist with a promising and demonstrated research
career who is academically prepared to teach classical and contemporary
sociological theory, and who has a research program that will be
synergistic with departmental teaching and research directions and
future plans.  Candidates at the senior level must be willing and able
to contribute to the leadership of the department, through periodic
rotation to the Chair assignment.  For full consideration, applications
should be received by January 15, 2006. Applicants must hold the PhD in
sociology at the time of application.  

      

Description of the Doctoral Program in Sociology: 
The principal aim of the Program is to educate students interested in
professional careers as sociologists in academic and/or applied contexts
with an emphasis on       the study of issues in health, illness,
medicine, health care, and the analysis of health and public policies.
Coursework in the program is aimed at enabling students to develop their
understanding of and capacities to use sociological theory; develop both
qualitative and quantitative research skills, and statistical
capacities; develop a sociological perspective on the many dimensions of
health, illness, medicine, and health care; develop the focused,
independent research project necessary for completion of the doctoral
dissertation; and ultimately contribute to the advancement of
sociological knowledge.  

 

Distinctive Characteristics of the Doctoral Program in Sociology
Situated on a health sciences campus, the Program's substantive emphases
lie in the sociology of health, illness, medicine, health care policy
and institutions. Within this domain, students select areas of emphasis
including: (1) aging, chronic illness, and disability; (2) health care
economics and policy; (3) science, technology and medicine studies; and
(4) gender, race/ethnicity, health and health disparities. Faculty are
also developing expertise in violence as a health issue, ethics of
contemporary genetics, corporate behavior in medicine, privatization,
and globalization of medicines. The theoretical bases of the program
focus on classical, interactionist, and contemporary sociological
perspectives, and the program has a dual orientation toward qualitative
and quantitative research methods. These orientations reflect the
current interests of SBS faculty, medical sociology, and the health and
science orientation of the campus.  See also http://www.ucsf.edu/medsoc
<http://www.ucsf.edu/medsoc> .

 

Major Areas of Responsibility

 

1.       Teaching and advising doctoral students in sociology and
nursing. 

2.       Establishing/engaging in ongoing programs of research congruent
with emphases of the department. 

3.       Disseminating research knowledge and engaging in professional
activities at local, regional, national and international levels. 

4.       Contributing to the leadership and direction of the Doctoral
Program in Sociology, the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences,
the School of Nursing, and UCSF. 

"UCSF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. The
University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment
opportunity for underutilized minorities and women, for persons with
disabilities, and for covered             veterans." 

 

Faculty Contacts for Further Information:

 

      Howard Pinderhughes, Ph.D. 

      Vice Chair and Director of the Doctoral Program in Sociology

      Phone: 415-502-5072

      e-mail: [log in to unmask]

 

      or

 

      Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D.

      Department Chair

      Phone: 415-476-4143

      e-mail: [log in to unmask]

 

      Submit Applications to: 

 

      Department Chair Patricia Benner

      Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

      

University of California, San Francisco

      3333 California Street Suite 455 Box 0612

San Francisco, CA 94143-0612

 

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      3333 California Street Suite 455

San Francisco, CA 94118


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