The Department of Sociology and Criminology at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio invites applications for a full-time (9 months), tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in fall 2023. The area of expertise in sociology is open. The ideal candidate will be a sociologist who specializes in social justice-oriented sociology. Our future colleague will be expected to teach courses in sociology, develop a record of published scholarship, and perform service to the department, college, university, and the surrounding community. The teaching load for this position is 12 credits (typically comprised of three 4-credit courses or two 4-credit courses, one 3-credit course, and one 1-credit course) each fall and spring semester.

The Department of Sociology and Criminology houses undergraduate majors in sociology and criminology and minors in criminology, sociology, and social justice. Department faculty currently offer community-engaged courses and partake in interdisciplinary scholarship. With this position (and a second dedicated to criminology), the department has opportunities for growth in these and new directions. In the cover letter or teaching statement, we ask that candidates speak to community engagement, interdisciplinary work, and/or other possibilities for engaging Capital students in active learning.

The Digital Civil Society Lab (DCSL) at the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) is accepting applications for the 2023-2024 postdoctoral fellowship program.

We encourage applications from candidates representing a broad range of disciples including the social sciences, humanities, law, computer science, and engineering.

Each fellow will be primarily affiliated with the Digital Civil Society Lab, and potentially cross-affiliated with a department or school at Stanford University depending on the fellow’s specific disciplinary focus.

The annual fellowship stipend is $75,000, plus the standard benefits that postdoctoral fellows at Stanford University receive, including health insurance and travel funds. The fellowship program falls under U.S. Immigration J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa activities.

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a postdoctoral research associate. The position is for one year, with the potential for a one-year renewal. Funding for this position comes from the John and Daria Barry Foundation. The annual salary is $54,000, plus benefits and travel funds. The ideal start date would be August 1, 2023, but is negotiable.

 

The required qualifications for this position are: a PhD in economics, sociology, statistics, psychology, human development, or a related field; a strong statistical background; experience managing and analyzing large datasets; the ability to balance several projects; facility with the statistical programs Stata or R, at a minimum; strong written and oral communication skills; and strong interpersonal and logistical coordination skills. Areas of particular research include marriage, the family, sexual relationships and reproductive decisions, and the technology and religious/cultural shifts that affect them. At least two years of experience conducting analyses on one or more of these topics is optimal. The right candidate will be expected to prepare articles for publication in scientific journals and presentations at academic conferences, and has the expectation that she or he will be lead author on manuscripts from the collaboration. The postdoctoral research associate will report to Dr. Mark Regnerus.

 

Interested applicants should submit a letter describing their research interests, career goals, and statistical analytic experience, as well as a sample of work, a CV, and the names of (but not letters from) two references; references will be contacted once finalists for the position are identified. Applications will be reviewed as they are received up until April 15 or until the position is awarded. Application materials and inquiries may be sent to regnerus@prc.utexas.edu.

 

As federal agencies are increasingly likely to require data availability, the UW Libraries has joined Dryad to facilitate researchers ability to comply with new data sharing requirements.  The Dryad Data Platform is a curated resource that makes research data discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Dryad provides a general-purpose home for a wide diversity of data types and now counts over 75 institutions and publishers in its membership.  A libguide (http://guides.lib.uw.edu/dryad ) is available with information on how UW researchers can get started with the service.  Do note, however, Dryad is a generalist repository which does not provide protection of confidential information.  For that there are other options, including use of the CSDE’s UW Data Collaborative.

 

Dryad is the first open data publishing platform available to UW users. It will serve as a companion to UW Libraries ResearchWorks, which is best for texts and some small data sets. As a generalist repository, Dryad accepts data regardless of data type, format, content, or disciplinary focus.

The UW Libraries implementation of Dryad aligns with the increasing advocacy of public research universities to provide for the open sharing of research data and outputs. This announcement also comes at the heels of the National Health Institute’s new data management and sharing policy which went into effect January 23rd.  Dryad is one of the Generalist Repositories recommended by the National Institutes of Health.

Because UW Libraries is covering the full cost membership, UW users will not have to pay a fee to deposit data in Dryad.

For more information visit the LibGuide on UW Libraries website, or contact Jenny Muilenburg, Research Data Services Librarian. 

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the National Science Foundation have partnered on a funding initiative focused on social and behavioral science innovations to understand better how to accelerate demand for vaccines, especially in low and middle income countries.  For more information about the Mercury Project visit here: https://www.ssrc.org/programs/the-mercury-project/nsf-mercury-project-partnership/

 

 

These one-quarter grants provide support to UW graduate students doing research that takes place outside of the United States. Successful applicants are awarded either a Chester Fritz Fellowship or a Boeing International Fellowship.

The fellowships are available to fund research periods of one quarter (three full months) abroad during the 2023–2024 year (autumn 2023–summer 2024)*. These awards DO NOT support faculty-led UW study abroad programs.

Awardees will receive a stipend of $2,700 per month, and paid health insurance (GAIP). During the quarter of their award, fellows are required to register for an independent learning program through UW Study Abroad. The program fee is covered by this fellowship. No extra money is included for airfare.

These one-quarter grants provide support to UW graduate students doing research that takes place outside of the United States. Successful applicants are awarded either a Chester Fritz Fellowship or a Boeing International Fellowship.

The fellowships are available to fund research periods of one quarter (three full months) abroad during the 2023–2024 year (autumn 2023–summer 2024)*. These awards DO NOT support faculty-led UW study abroad programs.

Awardees will receive a stipend of $2,700 per month, and paid health insurance (GAIP). During the quarter of their award, fellows are required to register for an independent learning program through UW Study Abroad. The program fee is covered by this fellowship. No extra money is included for airfare.