Job Description
Req Id:  42647
Job Title:  Assistant Professor of Sociology
City:  West Lafayette
Job Description: 

Job Summary

Assistant Professor
Job Summary
Employer's Name: Purdue University
Campus: West Lafayette
Job Title: Assistant Professor

 

The successful candidate will develop and teach undergraduate and graduate Sociology courses involving and relating to AI and contribute to the intellectual life of their units through research, will expand our capacity to explore the implications of developing AI across multiple academic domains (including but not limited to Sociology), and will advance and contribute to Sociology research and educational initiatives surrounding AI in new and important ways. These positions will also include in-person teaching in our innovative, nationally-recognized Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts Program that educates students across the university.

 

PhD in Sociology, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (including machine learning and computational data science), or closely related degree, or foreign equivalent. The Candidate must have a record of publishing high-quality peerreviewed research. All requirements may be satisfied concurrently.

 

What We'd Like You to Know:

  • Learn more about Purdue’s benefits summary, https://bit.ly/3sHGbls
  • Candidates must have the ability to work in the US without immigration sponsorship (such as, but not limited to H-1B, TN, E-3 or O-1 visa status) from Purdue University.
  • A Background Check is required for employment in this position
  • FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
  • Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contributions Waiting Period

 

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access University.

Posting Start Date:  6/18/26