Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics, College of Letters & Science
University of California, Berkeley

The Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications at the assistant professor rank (100% time), with an expected start date of July 1, 2019. The field is open. The Department is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching, research, and service.

With respect to both searches below, applicants are encouraged to submit a statement on their contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these issues, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired as a Berkeley faculty member (for additional information go to:
https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity.

Assistant Professor Applicants:

Basic Qualifications (required at the time of application):

Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) granting program at the time of application.

Preferred Qualifications:
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) in Economics or a related field completed by date of appointment preferred.

Please apply to:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01877

Applicants are required to submit: a curriculum vitae; one (1) research paper; and arrange for the submission of three (3) letters of recommendation. You may also submit the following optional documents: a Statement on Teaching, addressing past and/or potential contributions to distinguished teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level; a Statement on Contributions to Diversity.

Lateral – Assistant Professor Applicants

Basic Qualifications (required at the time of application):
Candidates must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) at the time of application.

Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates that hold an active tenure-track faculty position.

Please apply to:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01878

This position will remain open until filled.

Lateral applicants are required to submit: a curriculum vitae; one (1) research paper; and provide contact information for three (3) letters of recommendation. Referees will only be contacted if you are a finalist for the position, and the Department of Economics will seek your permission before doing so. You may also submit the following optional documents: a Statement on Teaching, addressing past and/or potential contributions to distinguished teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level; a Statement on Contributions to Diversity; Teaching Evaluations; it is strongly recommended to provide teaching evaluation summaries and student feedback (comments) for any courses taught as an assistant professor.

All letters of recommendation that are solicited by the Department will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality,
http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html, prior to submitting their letters.

DEADLINES:
Applications for the Assistant Professor search (JPF01877) must be received by: November 26th
Applications for the Lateral Assistant Professor (JPF01878) search are encouraged to be submitted by November 26th; however, this search will remain open until filled.

Please direct questions to: facrecruit-econ@berkeley.edu.

U.C. Berkeley is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit:
http://ofew.berkeley.edu/newfaculty

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. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

The Department of Economics within the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego (http://economics.ucsd.edu) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. The Department invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor or Full Professor position. The position is open to scholars working primarily in the areas of microeconomic theory, behavioral economics, and/or experimental economics.

The Department seeks a motivated researcher with a strong track record in publishing, including articles in the best general interest journals. The position begins July 1, 2019 (subject to budget provisions).

Candidates must provide a CV, track record of achieving significant results in original research, and contact information for five references. Applicants are asked to summarize in a personal statement any past experience and leadership in equity and diversity or their potential to make contributions in this area (for further information about contributions to diversity statements, see http://facultyexcellence.ucsd.edu/c2d/index.html). Applicants must have a PhD in Economics or a related field.

The preferred applicant should be viewed as a leader in the field, possess strong teaching skills, and demonstrate a strong commitment to support diversity, equity and inclusion in an academic setting.

Applicants interested in spousal/partner employment may visit the UCSD Partner Opportunities Program website
https://aps.ucsd.edu/services/pop/index.html

UCSD is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scales.

Applications are accepted through UC Recruit only. Please follow the direct link to apply: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01903.

More information about this recruitment can be found at the Department webpage: http://economics.ucsd.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-recruitment.html

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, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

The Department of Psychology and Sociology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi invites applications for a tenure-track position for an Assistant Professor of Sociology beginning August 2019. We seek applicants with a Ph.D. in Sociology who have strong potential for success as a teaching scholar, as evidenced by a record of (or potential for) teaching excellence and research productivity.

Areas of research and teaching specialization are open. We are, however, interested in candidates whose teaching and research interests include, but are not limited to race, class, and gender stratification, and social institutions. Applicants with other areas of specialization who could expand current departmental offerings will also be considered.

We are particularly interested in applicants who will teach Introductory Sociology, Research Methods, and Social Problems. We would welcome those who could also teach Medical Sociology, Demography/Population, or Global/Comparative Sociology, as well as other courses.

The Department of Psychology and Sociology at TAMUCC offers an undergraduate degree in Sociology. Tenure-track faculty in sociology teach a range of courses in stratification, social institutions, and culture with a normal teaching load of 3-3. Our students and faculty take advantage of the university’s location along the Gulf of Mexico and proximity to the southern border to foster learning, research, and community involvement.

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Tutorial, “Network Modeling,” to be held February 4-6, 2019, at NIMBioS.

Objectives: This tutorial aims to introduce faculty, post-docs & graduate students to the topic of complex networks. The field has grown tremendously over the last 20 years and network science has found numerous applications to fields such as biology, ecology, social sciences, physical sciences, computer science, technology, and urban planning. The tutorial will review in detail the main ideas and methods in network science with emphasis on both conceptual aspects and real-world applications. Hands-on activities will help the audience familiarize themselves with practical ways to potentially incorporate network analysis in their own research. No prior knowledge of networks or programming is required.

Location: NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Co-Organizers: Nina Fefferman , Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of Tennessee; Lazaros Gallos, DIMACS, Rutgers Univ.; Gonzalo Suarez, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of Tennessee

For more information about the tutorial and a link to the online application form, see link below.

Participation in NIMBioS tutorials is by application only. Individuals with a strong interest in the topic are encouraged to apply, and successful applicants will be notified within two weeks after the application deadline. Limited travel support is available for those with a demonstrated need.

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) (http://www.nimbios.org) brings together researchers from around the world to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to investigate solutions to basic and applied problems in the life sciences. NIMBioS is supported by the National Science Foundation, with additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

The Department of Sociology at Georgetown University invites applications for a 21st Century Postdoctoral Fellow. The aim of the fellowship, a new initiative of Georgetown College, is to encourage the development of a professoriate with backgrounds, expertise, and experiences that will assist in meeting the diverse challenges of the current century. The fellowship has a two-year term. The primary expectation is that fellows will produce scholarly research and refine their research agenda, while gaining valuable teaching experience and building professional networks. The postdoctoral fellow will work with a department mentor to design and teach one undergraduate course in each year of the fellowship. The fellow will be fully integrated into the intellectual life of the department, including department colloquia, research presentations, and professional mentoring. Fellows are expected to demonstrate a commitment to inclusive scholarship and to promoting cultural understanding and broader perspectives on the core problems of their discipline or interdisciplinary field.

Applicants for the position should submit the following material: a cover letter; a curriculum vitae; a research statement describing their research plans; two writing samples or recent publications; either a teaching statement or a draft syllabus; and a diversity statement. Three letters of reference must be submitted by the application deadline through Academic Jobs Online. The deadline to submit materials is November 30, 2018.

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or other categories protected by law.

Applications for RAND’s 2019 Summer Associate program are now accepted through December 4, 2018. US citizenship is not necessary for most positions. This fulltime research 12 week program ($13,500 salary) is oriented toward doctoral students who are within a year or two of completing their doctorates.  Summer Associates are assigned to a research project and mentored by a senior research staff member. The opportunity be located in Santa Monica, CA, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, PA, or Boston, MA depending on the match with mentors. Current Summer Associate positions include: Sociology & Demography, Statistics, Policy Research and Economics.

If you are interested in a postdoctoral position, check out www.rand.org/jobs.html.

The Institute of Behavioral Science and the Institute for Behavioral Genetics have a developed an innovative training program at the intersection of Demography and Genetics research that is funded by a T32 training grant from NIA (T32AG052371). We are currently searching for a post-doctoral position that will begin September 1, 2019. The candidate will work with faculty in the IBS/IBG training program at the intersection of demographic and genetic research and will train in methods and substance in both areas. It is a one-year position at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The candidate will participate in weekly research meetings, participate in graduate level training in demography and statistical genetics, attend and present at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America and the Behavior Genetics Association, and contribute to new and ongoing projects one or both research institutes. Candidates must have received, as of the beginning date of the appointment, a Ph.D., M.D. or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Documentation by an authorized official of the degree-granting institution certifying all degree requirements have been met prior to the beginning date of training is acceptable. The University of Colorado is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

Please submit the following to Jessica LaRue (Jessica.LaRue@Colorado.EDU) as one complete .pdf file with your last name_first name.pdf as the name of the document (e.g., doe_john.pdf) :

1. Cover letter: please provide a brief description of your research interests and training in genetics or demography or both.
2. List of references (name and email is sufficient).
3. CV

Review of application is ongoing until the position is filled. Thus, we encourage interested applicants to submit their materials as soon as possible.

The Society for Disability Studies (SDS) is pleased to announce the 2018 Irving K. Zola Award for Emerging Scholars in Disability Studies. Founded originally by the late Professor Zola’s colleagues at Brandeis University, this annual award recognizes excellence in research and writing that shares the values and commitment to disability studies exemplified by Irving K. Zola’s life and scholarship.

Timeline: All manuscripts must be submitted by November 15, 2018. The recipient of the award will be announced on or around December 30, 2018.

Please send: a cover letter about your work overall, the manuscript, and a CV. Application packets can be sent electronically to: rparrey@ewu.edu and to devva@disstudies.org with “ZOLA” in the subject line.

The UW RainWorks Team is an interdisciplinary team of students engaged in a national competition, the EPA RainWorks Challenge, in which we are addressing the environmental, social, and economical implications of stormwater runoff.  Our objective is to critically analyze the site and connected systems, and from that develop a green infrastructure design and management plan which incorporates innovative systems, strategies, and technologies. The challenge deliverable includes a 2-minute video, 12-page narrative, and design presentation board; the deadline is December 14. Proposals are highly judged based on the level of critical and thorough thought put into the design and management plan, interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and feasibility. The final winners will receive a monetary award to catalyze the project.

We are looking at the parking lot next to the football stadium, E1, as the project site in its connection to the daylighted Ravenna Creek, and the larger connection to Lake Union. Some of the topics we have discussed include salmon viability, local tribes’ ownership and rights, campus masterplan connectivity, innovative filtration systems (to be potentially patented), phytoremediation, community engagement, social justice, space use and efficiency, organic and inorganic pollutants, educational opportunities, and funding sources and catalyzers.

We meet at 12:30 (people usually start gathering at 12) to 1:30 on Fridays in Gould Hall room 100.

Other information and past competition winners can be found here.

If interested, please contact Morgan Southall at morgans7@uw.edu.

Charles Lanfear

Neighborhood disorder is highly-correlated with crime rates, which has led to a significant controversy in the social sciences over the proper interpretation of the correlation. Does the correlation reflect a causal relationship, in which social and physical disorder increases the likelihood of norm-violations and crime, as broken windows theory suggests? Or does the correlation reflect a spurious relationship, in which the correlation disappears when the confounding variable, neighborhood collective efficacy, is controlled?

The answer to this question has important theoretical and policy implications. This project examines this controversy using mixed methods: field experiments embedded in neighborhoods that are diverse on measures from the U.S. Census and the Seattle Neighborhoods and Crime Survey