Dear Sir/Madam, We would appreciate it if you could distribute this job announcement among graduate students currently in the job market. Best wishes, Juan Díez Medrano Professor Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Job announcement: The Comparative Sociology Group at the Department of Economic History and Institutions at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (http://www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/dpto_historia_economica_inst/home) invites applications for three tenure-track positions as Assistant Professor of Sociology to begin in September 1, 2011, as part of its effort to build an internationally competitive comparative sociology graduate program. This effort is a part of the internationalization strategy undertaken by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, one of a handful of universities recently singled-out for special funding in the framework of the Excellence Initiative conducted by the Spanish government in 2010. Areas of research are open. Please send an application letter, stating your main motivation to apply for this position and future research plans. In addition to this, we require a CV, writing samples, and three letters of recommendation, including that of the dissertation supervisor. The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid seeks to increase the proportion of women in teaching and research. Women are, therefore, particularly encouraged to apply. Applications should be sent no later than September 20, 2010 to: Esperanza Castro Despacho 7.0.11 (Getafe) Dept. de Historia Económica e Instituciones Universidad Carlos III (Campus Getafe) Calle Madrid, 126 28903 Getafe (Madrid) Spain -- Juan Díez Medrano Professor Universidad Carlos III de Madrid