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Syracuse University Assistant Professor - Law and Society in Syracuse, New York
The Sociology Department in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is hiring an Assistant Professor in Law and Society. We are seeking a scholar with a substantive focus in the field of sociology of law. We are particularly looking for a scholar who focuses on sociology of punishment in the U.S. or comparatively from a global perspective. This could include research on policing, criminal courts, incarceration, drug criminalization, immigrant detention practices, programs of "re-entry,” and the politics of criminal justice policy.
Course offerings might include: Sociology of Law; Criminal Justice; Sociology of Policing; Incarceration and Inequality; Immigration and Incarceration; Law, Crime, and Punishment in an Era of Mass Incarceration. Preference will be given to candidates who can contribute to other strengths in the sociology department (please visit https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/soc/Faculty_Research_Areas/) and to Maxwell School-wide priorities.