Sociology
The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt               
Deadline extended December 2, 2010

Position Title: Sociology
Company Name: The American University in Cairo
Location(s): Cairo, EG28, Egypt, 0000000
Job Function: Other
Job Type: Full-Time

Company Description
Founded in 1919, AUC moved to a new 270-acre state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo in 2008. The University also operates in its historic downtown facilities, offering cultural events, graduate classes, and continuing education. Student housing is available in both downtown Zamalek and New Cairo. Among the premier universities in the region, AUC is Middle States accredited; its Engineering programs are accredited by ABET and the Management program is accredited by AACSB. AUC is an English-medium institution; eighty-five percent of the students are Egyptian and the rest include students from nearly ninety countries, principally from the Middle East, Africa and North America. Faculty salary and rank are based on qualifications and professional experience. All faculty receive generous benefits, from AUC tuition to access to research funding; expatriate faculty also receive relocation benefits including housing, annual home leave, and tuition assistance for school age children.

Job Description
The Sociology Program, SAPE Department, at the American University in Cairo invites applications for an open rank tenure track position to begin September 2011. The Department is seeking candidates with a strong background in sociological theory and research methodology and methods (expertise in participatory action research is considered a plus), and a specialization in one or more of the following areas: development and civil society (including community development), political sociology, social movements and public sphere participation (including youth as well as other groups), gender, family, stratification, population and health and/or medical sociology. Knowledge of the Arab world/Middle East is considered a plus.

Requirements
PhD in Sociology is required at time of appointment. Teaching experience is preferred. Successful candidates should have an ongoing program of research and publication and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching. Responsibilities include undergraduate as well as graduate teaching in a joint Sociology-Anthropology MA program, an active program of research and publications, and service to the Department and the University.

Additional Information
Priority will be given to applications received by November 15, 2010. Deadline extended December 2, 2010. Informational interviews will be held at the American Sociological Association's (ASA) Annual Meeting in August 2010 and the Middle East Studies Association's (MESA) Annual Meeting in November 2010; however, all candidates will be given full consideration. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by video-conference in December 2010/early January 2011.

Application Instructions
All applicants must submit the following documents online: a) a current C.V; b) a letter of interest; c) a statement of teaching philosophy; d) a completed AUC Personal Information Form (PIF); and e) a copy of a recently published article or manuscript chapter in progress. Please ask at least three referees familiar with your professional background to send reference letters directly to hussref@aucegypt.edu

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