Sociology Department Chair - Public-Impact Leader and Mentor

The University of Akron’s Department of Sociology invites applications for an innovative and collaborative leader to serve as Chair, beginning July 1, 2027. This is a 12-month administrative appointment with a concurrent tenured faculty appointment at the rank of Professor in the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. The Chair will advance sociology as a public-facing discipline, strengthen enrollment, expand community-engaged research and teaching, and build pathways connecting training to