Bill Martin (sociologist)


William "Bill" Craig Martin was an Australian sociologist. He was Professor of Sociology at Flinders University and the University of Queensland and was an editor of the Journal of Sociology. His main research interests were in the sociology of work and employment.

Early life and education

Bill Martin was born in 1956 to Jean Isobel Martin and Allan William Martin. Both his parents were academics, Jean a sociologist and Allan a historian. Martin completed a BA at the Australian National University in 1977. He undertook a PhD at the University of Wisconsin–Madison under Iván Szelényi and Erik Olin Wright, his degree being conferred in 1988.

Career

Martin returned to Australia to take up a position at La Trobe University. In 1992 he began a 17-year tenure at Flinders University, during which he worked in the Sociology Department and the National Institute of Labour Studies and attained the position of Professor of Sociology. In 2009 he took up the position of Professor of Sociology and Program Leader of the Employment and Education research program at the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland. Martin retired in 2015.
During his career Martin was an editor of the Journal of Sociology and treasurer of The Australian Sociological Association.

Death

Martin died on 27 April 2016, after a short illness.

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