Sociology Professor Resume Template
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Courtney Peterson
Sociology Professor · Urban Inequality & Housing
Charlotte, NC
(704) 555-2371
courtney.peterson@email.com
linkedin.com/in/courtneypeterson
Profile
Sociologist with 12 years of university teaching and mixed-methods research on housing and neighborhood change in Southern cities. Published a university press book and 11 peer-reviewed articles, and led a $600K study of 2,200 renters facing eviction in Charlotte.
Academic Experience
2020 – Present
Associate Professor of Sociology
Queen City State University, Charlotte, NC
- Teach Urban Sociology, Social Inequality and graduate Qualitative Methods to 220 students a year.
- Lead a $600K NSF and Arnold Ventures study following 2,200 Charlotte renters through eviction court.
- Published a book on neighborhood change in the New South with University of North Carolina Press.
- Advise 4 M.A. students and supervise 6 undergraduate interviewers trained in field protocols.
- Brief the Charlotte housing and neighborhood services committee on eviction trends twice a year.
2016 – 2020
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Queen City State University, Charlotte, NC
- Published 8 peer-reviewed articles in Social Forces, City & Community and Social Problems.
- Conducted 90 in-depth interviews with residents of 3 gentrifying Charlotte neighborhoods.
- Built a community-based research course in which students surveyed 400 households with local groups.
- Won a $75K Russell Sage Foundation grant to link court records to American Community Survey data.
2014 – 2016
Visiting Assistant Professor
Blue Ridge State University, Boone, NC
- Taught Introduction to Sociology, Social Statistics and Race and Ethnicity to 270 students a year.
- Co-authored 3 articles on rural poverty using PSID and Current Population Survey data.
Research Expertise
Urban sociology
Mixed-methods research
In-depth interviewing
Survey design
Community-based research
Grant writing (NSF, RSF)
Graduate advising
Research Software
StataNVivoRQualtricsArcGIS Pro
Training
Human Subjects Research (Social-Behavioral)
CITI Program
ACUE Certificate in Effective College Instruction
Association of College and University Educators
Education
Ph.D. in Sociology
2014
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. in Sociology
2008
Appalachian State University
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- Quantitative Methods
- Qualitative Research
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Survey Design
- Statistical Analysis
- Academic Writing
- Peer-Reviewed Publishing
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Duties to describe on a sociology professor resume
- Evaluated and graded students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom discussions.
- Compiled, administered, and graded examinations, or assigned this work to others.
- Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, measurement and data collection, and workplace social relations.
- Prepared course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Kept abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Titles along the way
- Adjunct Instructor
- Assistant Professor
- Full Professor
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