The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) announces a search for a tenure track faculty position to be filled by September 1, 2021. Appointment will be at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank,depending upon the finalist’s level of experience.

*Please apply online at https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF03051.

Vacancy No.
JPF03051 <https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF03051.%20Vacancy%20No.%20JPF03051>*

Applicants must have (or be in the process of obtaining) a PhD in sociology or a related social science discipline. Application materials must indicate the PhD completion date or expected completion date. Candidates are required to hold a PhD in sociology or a related social science discipline at the time of hire. Successful candidates should have expertise in medical sociology and health equity, and computational social sciences or health services research. Preference will be given to those who are able to teach sociological theory. Candidates should demonstrate excellence in teaching and research, including an established portfolio or promise of externally funded research. Candidates at the senior level must be willing and able to contribute to the leadership of the department, through periodic rotation to the Department Chair position.

For full consideration, applications should be submitted online at the link at the bottom of this ad; review of applications will begin on September 15, 2020. A complete application will include a cover letter that includes statements of research and teaching, a curriculum vitae, a statement of contributions to diversity, and copies of key publications. In addition, please provide names and email addresses for three references; letters of reference will be requested at a later date for finalists. Questions may be
directed to Howard Pinderhughes (howard.pinderhughes@ucsf.edu) and Kristen Harknett (kristen.harknett@ucsf.edu), Search Committee Co-Chairs.

The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences houses the Doctoral Program in Sociology, and is one of four departments in the School of Nursing. The Department also includes Doctoral and Master’s programs in nursing and health policy, whose aims are to educate students interested inacademic careers in nursing with an emphasis on the study of health and public policies. While the successful candidate’s primary responsibility will be to the Doctoral Program in Sociology, they may also be asked to teach and advise in the health policy programs.

UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service that has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,disability, age or protected veteran status. The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences has a strong commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and is particularly interested in candidates who have a demonstrated commitment and experience in improving access to higher education for disadvantaged students.

 

The Campaign for College Opportunity is seeking three Research Fellows for part-time (20hrs/week), 9-month, paid Research Fellowships to prepare the next generation of higher education advocates. Research Fellows, working remotely, will be tasked with assisting the Senior Director of Policy Research to conduct research, analyze data, and prepare briefs that will inform public discourse and advance policy reforms championed by the Campaign for College Opportunity. Fellows will be heavily involved in the research and production of the Campaign’s existing signature report series, The State of Higher Education in California and Access Denied, research on the history of race and racial discrimination in higher education in California, and research on the equity implications of California’s response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Program components that the STCs will be assisting in (depending on their qualifications, skills, comparative advantage and program needs):

1. A comprehensive survey of IDPs and host communities on socio-economic
characteristics, return intentions, perceptions, livelihoods, non-monetary
aspects of welfare etc.

1. A county census (community level key informant survey) and a
household survey to understand the availability of key infrastructure and
services at the county level. The government has just been formed and even
the county and state governors are new.

1. Dashboard: This requires all background research on data that exists
at the county level, gathering it together, being creative with using
satellite data and proposing a dashboard and portal to consolidate the
information.
2. Workshop with key stakeholders.

1. Beneficiary feedback phone-survey to develop and design a system to
understand the concerns of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of current
social protection project (adapted for COVID). This is going to provide
preliminary evidence for the project components over the life-cycle of the
project.

1. Supporting the community resilience project being envisioned and
implemented by the Urban team who have asked to collaborate on a CDD kind
of project with focused support on the survey side.
2. Just in time requests from the Task Team Leader and Country
Management Unit.

TEAM MEMBERS to INCLUDE: Survey specialists, sampling specialists, geographers, geo-spatial and big data specialists, computer scientists, statisticians, economists.

Required skills/qualifications (interpersonal)

1. Patience, perseverance and positivity and the ability to think beyond
one’s self.
2. Excellent understanding of the context when communicating and empathy
in attitude, writing and behavior
3. Willing to commit to and deliver on deadlines.

Required skills/qualifications (technical)-THESE WILL NOT ALL BE SOUGHT IN
ONE CANDIDATE-WE ARE BUILDING A TEAM SO PLEASE HIGHLIGHT THE SKILLS YOU
KNOW AND HAVE MASTERED. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEMAND, TIME FOR CREATING A
LEARNING CURVE IS SLIGHTLY LIMITED.

Types of skills/qualifications needed:

1. Survey and sampling, working with geo-spatial and big data, coding
etc.
2. People who have managed surveys and survey firms would be a plus. In
Africa and conflict states would be a double plus
3. Strong STATA and ARCGIS
4. Strong and pithy analytical and writing skills (policy briefs,
infographics, presentations, emails etc.)
5. Tableau and similar software for dashboard creation.
6. Programming in CAPI and CATI.
7. Experience with CAPI and CATI surveys.

We are looking to hire both LOCAL (based in Africa) and INTERNATIONAL (DC) based STCs. As the interaction is virtual, we can start with a 20 day contract to the end of June 2021. This will help the candidate figure out their visa issues. We have availability of 150 days for an STC in one fiscal year (July 1-June 30). If we like each other and can be productive, we can add days as needed. The number of days, length of contract will be decided after the candidate has been interviewed, as this requires discussion on many moving variables. WE NEED TO HIRE ASAP! IDEALLY AUGUST
17, 2020 onwards.

 

Payment: The TORs will be written according to the qualification of the candidate, after assessing the part of the program they will be supporting. These TORs are sent to HR, who then give a going rate per day.

For current or previous STCs, we will use the previous rate plus the natural increase as per HR rule

3-year postdoc at the Department of Sociology and the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science Oxford to work on a project that applies network concepts and methods to the study of social mobility. The post holder will also have time to develop own research interests and will work in a stimulating and exciting environment. Application deadline is end of September.

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In case you have questions about the post, write me (per.block@sociology.ox.ac.uk).

The University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus)
Department of Sociology
Assistant or Associate Professor: Sociology, with focus on computational social sciences

The Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) invites applications for a tenure-stream faculty position in computational social science, as an Assistant or Associate Professor. 

An ideal candidate will be a Sociologist offering intellectual leadership in this exciting new area of scholarship. Candidates should explain how they can help to further develop computational social science research and training within Sociology at UBC. All candidates should be engaged in methodologically advanced work with “big” or innovative data structures and show an ability and interest in training students in computational methods. 

The appointment is expected to begin July 1, 2021. We expect applicants to have a Ph.D. in sociology or a cognate social science discipline at the time of appointment and a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. For information about the Department, visit: http://sociology.ubc.ca/.

We ask interested individuals to submit the following online at: https://soci.air.arts.ubc.ca/computationalprof-hiring2020/

·         a CV;

·         a detailed cover letter describing their interest in the position with a strong emphasis on their research achievements, longer term aims in the field, and their fit with the department; 

·         a separate one-page statement identifying the applicant’s contributions, or potential contributions, to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) along with their ability to work with a culturally diverse and international student body; 

·         evidence of teaching effectiveness (teaching evaluation scores/reports, sample course materials, examples of curriculum development, etc.);

·         and three sample publications.

Candidates at the Assistant Professor level should also request to have three referees send confidential reference letters while candidates at the Associate Professor level may request these letters to be sent after notification of their inclusion on the long list. Referee letters should be sent to soci.head(at)ubc.ca while indicating both the search area, “Computational social science,” and the applicant’s name in the subject line.

Review of applications will begin on September 14, 2020. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Interviews will most likely be conducted remotely. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University of British Columbia is a globally-acclaimed institution that ranks among the top 30 universities in the world. We rank in the top two Sociology departments in Canada. The university is situated in Vancouver, which is routinely included in lists of the top five most livable cities in the world. It is renowned for its mild year-round climate, innovative urban design, emphasis on the environment and sustainability, extensive cultural and cosmopolitan offerings, ethnic diversity, and spectacular natural beauty set among the coastal mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. The UBC Vancouver campus is on the traditional, unceeded territory of the Musqueam people.