Academic Leader in Social Demography

1 week ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

The University of Oxford seeks an exceptional Academic Leader to join its Department of Sociology. This is a full-time Associate Professorship in Social Demography, tenable from the start of the 2025/26 academic year or as soon as possible thereafter.

This appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to retiring age. As an Associate Professor, you will be appointed jointly by a University department/faculty and an Oxford college, with a contract with both.

We are open to different areas of specialization within social demography, such as (but not limited to) family and fertility, gender, migration, life course, population health, race, ethnicity, and socio-demographic inequalities, and the relationship between population dynamics, the environment, and sustainable development. You will be expected to use quantitative methods broadly defined in your research and teach techniques of quantitative demography, including both macro- and micro-approaches.

As a key member of our team, you will undertake teaching responsibilities linked to demography, quantitative methods, and life course research within the BA Human Sciences, and the MSc in Sociology and MPhil Sociology and Demography. You will also have the opportunity to develop option modules within the undergraduate and graduate programmes.

The successful candidate should have:

  • A doctorate, or equivalent, in Demography, Sociology, or other relevant subject area;
  • A record of research achievement at an internationally excellent level in social demography, and topics at the intersection of sociology and demography, as evidenced by world-class publications and innovative empirical research projects; and a proven ability to contribute to the Department's research culture and output;
  • Excellence, or the potential for excellence, in teaching, including tutorial teaching, in the required areas, including: Demography, Quantitative Methods, Life Course Analysis, and other related areas;
  • The ability to relate well and appropriately to high-achieving and challenging students in seminar and tutorial teaching, in undergraduate and graduate supervision, and in pastoral situations;
  • The ability to supervise research students working in Demography, Life Course, Sociology, and/or Quantitative Methods within the Sociology Department and undergraduate students in the Human Sciences;
  • A strong record of collaboration and teamwork.
An additional allowance of £3,155 per annum would be payable if an individual met the criteria to be awarded the full Professor title.

The estimated salary range for this role is £55,755 - £74,867 per annum, plus additional benefits and allowances.



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