Dive Summary:

• Academic job openings for new sociology Ph.D.'s have just passed the number of positions available before the recession, the American Sociological Association reports.
• The numbers: In 2012, 507 assistant-professor and other jobs were advertised with the association; in 2008 the number was 499.
• The report showed a disconnect between the specialties institutions wanted in new hires and the graduate students' stated areas of interest.

From the article:

... Social control, law, crime, and deviance, for example, was the most-sought-after area of specialty, based on job ads, but graduate students ranked it fourth. The area of social psychology and interaction was ranked first by graduate students, but it was the 13th-most-popular area of specialization requested in job ads. ...