The Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Demography and Health with a nine-month academic appointment starting Fall 2025. We are seeking candidates with the promise of national and international prominence in demography and health. The successful candidate will be expected to publish, seek grant opportunities, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and engage in service activities.
Texas A&M University is one of the largest AAU universities in the United States with a student population of approximately 70,000 and is consistently rated as one of the top universities in the United States, particularly on “best value” and “affordability” (https://abpa.tamu.edu/accountability-metrics/recognitions). Texas A&M offers a wide range of research and collaboration opportunities for faculty including the Texas Federal Statistical Research Data Center (TXRDC); Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI); Women’s and Gender Studies Program; and Schools of Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine. Texas A&M University ranks in the top 10 university endowments in the United States and ranks among the top 10 U.S. public universities in research expenditures. It is a large research university in College Station/Bryan, a growing metropolitan community with attractive amenities and a low cost of living. It has close proximity to the large metropolitan areas of Austin and Houston.
The Sociology Department is large and intellectually robust with roughly 30 faculty members, approximately 500 undergraduate majors, and 70 graduate students. Our current demography faculty engage issues such as internal and international migration, racial and ethnic disparities, health, and mortality. We expect this hire in demography and health to enhance the depth and breadth of our demography faculty by exploring issues which could include but are not limited to social determinants of health, fertility and health, and health disparities.