Description

The Department of Sociology at National Taiwan University invites applications for up to two full-time faculty position at all ranks beginning from February 1, 2027. Area of specialization is open. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in sociology or a related field and have published (or received an acceptance for) at least one peer-reviewed journal article within the last five years.

Applicants should submit the following documents as a single PDF file with a table of contents: 

1.     A cover letter that describes your current and future research and your teaching experience and philosophy

2.     A copy of your Ph.D. diploma. If ABD (All But Dissertation), candidates will be required to complete the doctoral degree by November 1, 2026, and provide a letter from the dissertation advisor or program administrators certifying that all degree requirements will be met by that deadline

3.     Curriculum vitae 

4.     Official transcript for the Ph.D. program (or other documents of professional training)

5.     Sample syllabi for two courses most relevant to applicant’s specialty 

6.     Two letters of recommendation should be emailed directly by the recommenders to social@ntu.edu.tw and CC’d to Ms. Wang (liwang@ntu.edu.tw).

7.     Candidates should send the following writing samples: (1) a complete dissertation, or the completed chapters thereof (with a Chinese or English abstract if the dissertation is not written in Chinese or English), and (2) no more than five scholarly works, either published or accepted for publication, from the last five years.

Applicants with doctoral degrees granted before June 30, 2021 do not need to submit dissertations, transcripts, or recommendation letters. For international applicants, please indicate your level of proficiency in Chinese in the cover letter and CV.

Please send the application materials (as a single PDF file) to our departmental email address social@ntu.edu.tw and copy Ms. Wang (liwang@ntu.edu.tw) by 17:00, June 30, 2026, Taiwan Standard Time (GMT+8). Only complete applications will be reviewed. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a job talk in early September 2026. 

Located in downtown Taipei, a metropolitan area of 6 million people, National Taiwan University is the top research university in Taiwan. The Department of Sociology is a dynamic academic community, with 19 faculty members and a large student body of 230 undergraduate majors, 49 master’s students, and 18 doctoral students. In the 2025 QS World University Rankings, we rank 32nd in Sociology. For more information, please contact us or visit our website: http://sociology.ntu.edu.tw/ .