What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Social Science Research position at Trinity College?
Posting Details
Position Information
Title
Director of Social Science Research
Tenure Track or Non Tenure Track
Non Tenure Track
Faculty Rank
Lecturer
Open Date
03/02/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Full or Part Time
Full Time
Position Summary
Trinity College in Hartford, CT invites applications for a Director of Social Science Research. This is a hybrid non-tenure track administrative faculty position. Teaching responsibilities will include one course in mixed methods research in the social sciences each semester and a third course each year in data analysis or applied data science in the candidate’s area of interest. Other duties include individual support for student and faculty research in the social sciences, including in the Center for Hartford Engagement and Research, support to faculty for classroom instruction in social science research methods, and collaborations with the library and information technology staff, the quantitative center, and the advising center.
Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Connecticut. The college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant co-curricular program. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students, representing forty-three states and ninety-one countries, we consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity’s most distinctive assets; and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.
Qualifications
Qualifications include: Ph.D. in social science field (sociology, psychology, economics, political science or related field); experience with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research; experience teaching undergraduate classes. Experience with community engaged research is not required but preferred.
Compensation
Competitive salary and benefits.
Special Instructions to Applicants
To apply please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, sample syllabus, a teaching statement describing teaching philosophy (including your approach to teaching students from diverse backgrounds) and contact information for three individuals who will write letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2025. Questions about this position may be directed to Sarah Raskin at Sarah.Raskin@trincoll.edu.
Applicants are asked to list contact information for reference providers, including email addresses. Once a completed dossier is submitted, automatic emails will be generated to each reference provider, directing each referee to a unique URL where the referee must upload a letter of recommendation. Applicants using Interfolio (or other dossier service) should provide the appropriate unique Interfolio email address for each reference letter writer.
Applicants are asked to list contact information for reference providers, including email addresses. Once a completed dossier is submitted, automatic emails will be generated to each reference provider, directing each referee to a unique URL where the referee must upload a letter of recommendation. Applicants using Interfolio (or other dossier service) should provide the appropriate unique Interfolio email address for each reference letter writer.
Posting Number
F00282
