BSOS Hiring Numerous Racial Inequality Scholars Across Multiple Departments

Faculty recruited through this initiative joined a larger community of scholars in the college conducting fundamental research on inequities as they arise as a function of race, gender, sexual orientation, economic or immigration status, and the intersectionality of these and other identities. The BSOS community fostered significant opportunities for cross-disciplinary discussion, collaboration, mentoring, and professional development within this cadre of scholars.

This cross-disciplinary group of researchers aimed to develop a richer understanding of the social, economic, historical, political, and institutional factors underlying social justice and inequalities—and in particular racial inequalities—as well as their social, political, and personal consequences for the well being of individuals and communities.  

The college sought applications for tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in the the Departments of African American Studies, Anthropology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Government and Politics, Psychology and Sociology.

These positions are part of a broader college and university effort to expand upon research priorities that serve the local, state, national and international communities, strengthen the college’s commitment to serving its diverse student body, and increase the college’s and university’s impact on traditionally underserved or marginalized communities.

Successful candidates joined a thriving and diverse campus community working in collaboration to advance social justice and leverage the norms and assets of marginalized communities to solve the most critical social science problems. 

Faculty members hired as part of the cluster now collaborate within and between the departments listed above, as well as with scholars in other units—including Asian American Studies; the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Human Development and Quantitative Methodology; and Public Health—and through BSOS’s Anti-Black Racism Initiative (ABRI).

The successful candidates also have access to numerous research centers within BSOS, including the Maryland Population Research Center; the Maryland Crime Research and Innovation Center; the Critical Race Initiative; the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement; the Social Data Science Center; and the Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science. 

About UMD and BSOS
Located just seven miles from the heart of the nation’s capital, the University of Maryland is the flagship campus of the state’s higher education system and a top-ranked public research institution. It is located in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region, with a wealth of cultural attractions and access to federal funding agencies and professional associations.

BSOS is home to 10 diverse, interdisciplinary departments and many programs, all committed to investigating and improving the human condition. Our faculty, students and alumni explore and inform the full range of fields in the behavioral and social sciences. While pursuing dramatically different projects and areas of research, each individual in BSOS seeks to Be the Solution to the world’s great challenges. 

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