Assistant Professor (Sociology of Health and Quantitative Methods)

Salary : See Position Description

Location : Honolulu, HI

Job Type : Full-Time Permanent

Job Number : 2025-02059

Department : University of Hawai'i at Manoa - College of Social Sciences - Sociology

Opening Date : 09 / 24 / 2025

Position Number : : 0084832

Description

Title : Assistant Professor (Sociology of Health and Quantitative Methods)

Position Number : 0084832

Hiring Unit : UHM College of Social Sciences - Sociology

Location : Manoa Campus

Date Posted : September 24, 2025

Closing Date : Continuous; applications review begins November 15, 2025. Applications received by November 14, 2025 will be given priority.

Salary Information : Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Monthly Type : 9 Month

Tenure Track : Tenure

Full Time / Part Time : Full Time

Temporary / Permanent : Permanent

Other Conditions :

The Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences (CSS), University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) in Honolulu, Hawai'i invites applicants for the position of Assistant Professor (F-3). This is a 9-month, full-time, permanent, tenure-track faculty appointment to begin August 1, 2026, subject to position clearance and availability of funds.

We are seeking a candidate with a commitment to contribute to one or more of our department's other areas of specialization, which are Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class; Asia, Pacific, and Hawai'i in Regional and Global Contexts; Crime, Law, and Social Control; and Nationalism, Globalization, and Sustainability.

About the University of University of Hawai'i at Manoa : UHM is an R1 institution (Very High Research Activity, Carnegie Classification) located on a beautiful arboretum campus. UHM is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university with the core mission of generating, preserving, and disseminating knowledge for the greater good of the people of the state of Hawai'i and the world beyond through teaching, research, and service.

More information about the Department of Sociology is available at

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Develop a research record; undertake research / scholarly or creative projects in the field or branch of learning represented by and consistent with the goals of the UHM CSS.
• Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and / or books.
• Teach introductory and upper-level graduate and undergraduate courses, including courses on medical sociology and quantitative methods.
• Seek extramural funding.
• Maintain a professional level of performance and productivity in assigned areas of teaching, research, and service.
• Supervise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in quantitative methods as well as the candidate's areas of interest.
• Contribute to development activities at the discipline, department, and campus levels.
• Work independently and with colleagues to select, develop, and revise curricular materials, instructional techniques, and assessment strategies at the course, credential and / or discipline levels.
• Provide service and leadership to the department, college, university, and community.
• Participate in professional and self-development activities.
• Other duties as assigned by the Department Chair.

Minimum Qualifications :

Desirable Qualifications :

To Apply :

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following required documents :

Finalists must be prepared to submit copies of official transcripts prior to a campus visit. Official transcripts will be required upon hire.

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Inquiries :

Dr. Sun-Ki Chai, Search Committee Chair,

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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