The Faculty of Sociology of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia (and its branch in Perm and St. Petersburg) invites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor in all areas of sociology. We welcome candidates with excellent backgrounds in all sub-fields and a proven ability to conduct high-level research based upon empirical techniques using appropriate research designs and methods.
The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university which provides unique research opportunities (http://hse.ru/en, http://soc.hse.ru/en/)
Work Conditions:
internationally competitive compensation with annual CPI adjustment, 13% flat income tax rate and other benefits
generous travel support and research grants provided by the university’s Centre for Advanced Studies (www.cas.hse.ru)
low teaching load, minimal service required
heavy emphasis on high quality research
Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Sociology or related field
- native or fluent English (knowledge of Russian is not required)
- an ability and high motivation to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals
The appointments will be made for three years in the first instance, starting in September 2014, with reviews of teaching and research during the third year.
Please provide a CV, at least 2 letters of reference forwarded directly, a statement of research interest and recent research paper. All materials should be addressed to Martin Gilman, Director, Center for Advanced Studies at [email protected] no later than December 6th, 2013.