William Craig Martin (13 September 1956 – 27 April 2016) was an Australian sociologist. He was Professor of Sociology at

Flinders University Flinders University, established as The Flinders University of South Australia is a public university, public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across a number of locations in South Australia and ...

and the

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

and was an editor of the ''

Journal of Sociology The ''Journal of Sociology'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering sociology with a focus on Australia. The journal's editors-in-chief are Steve Matthewman (University of Auckland) and Kate Huppatz (University of Western Sydney). I ...

''. 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 (née Craig) and Allan William Martin. Both his parents were academics, Jean a sociologist and Allan a historian. Martin completed a BA (Honours) at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

in 1977. He undertook a PhD at the

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under

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and

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, his degree being conferred in 1988.

Career

Martin returned to Australia to take up a position at

La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...

. In 1992 he began a 17-year tenure at

, during which he worked in the Sociology Department and the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS) 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 (ISSR) at the

. Martin retired in 2015. During his career Martin was an editor of the ''

'' and treasurer of The Australian Sociological Association.

Death

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

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Profile page: Bill Martin
Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), The University of Queensland
Profile page: Bill Martin
Researchers, The University of Queensland
Profile page: Bill Martin
Flinders University {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Bill (sociologist) Australian sociologists Academic staff of Flinders University Academic staff of the University of Queensland Date of birth missing Place of birth missing 1956 births 2016 deaths Australian National University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Academics from Brisbane