The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, commencing August 1, 2019.  Exceptionally qualified candidates may be considered at the Associate level.

We are looking to expand our strength in the area of demography.  Within this substantive area, all research foci are of interest. However, research focusing on health is particularly welcome. We seek applicants with strong quantitative skills as demonstrated by a record of applying cutting-edge statistical methods to important questions in population dynamics.

The successful candidate will be associated with the Centre on Population Dynamics. Ability to teach in the graduate option offered in Population Dynamics (including demographic methods) is expected. For more information about our Department, visit our website at www.mcgill.ca/sociology.

If the successful candidate satisfies the specific eligibility conditions of the program, the candidate may be supported by the University for nomination to a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Demography, which provides protected time for research within a full-time academic appointment.

A Tier 1 CRC is a senior chair to be held by a full Professor, or an Associate Professor who would earn a senior promotion within two years of acceptance of the award.

Tier 2 Chairs are for emerging researchers (individuals who are no more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree). However, career interruptions (e.g. maternity or parental leave, extended sick leave, clinical training, family care, etc.) may be taken into consideration using the Tier 2 justification process  to review the candidate’s eligibility. Potential applicants who are more than 10 years from their highest degree with career interruptions may contact the institution to have their eligibility reviewed through the Tier 2 justification process. The eligibility conditions for the CRC chairs are found at http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx#s3.

This position will support the research activities of an Assistant Research Professor at the Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, in Seattle. The person will perform professional-level work in support of scientific research; using advanced skills and knowledge to perform the following tasks: administrative duties to submit grant applications, assist with a literature review of risk factors for hypertension, edit tables of manuscripts in progress, assist with the Community Liaison work for the Health Equity Research Collaborative and help establish and coordinate a Latino Workgroup.

Required qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, Psychology or related field. Demonstrated experience with research projects, administrative tasks, management skills. Ability to prioritize tasks and requirements. Knowledge of Word, Excel and Endnote. Demonstrated professionalism.

Five Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities are available for the 2019–2020 academic year on the general theme of KINSHIP. Open to untenured junior scholars holding a PhD (no more than eight years out of doctorate, with degree between 12/2010 and 12/2018). Research proposals from all humanistic disciplines and allied areas (e.g., anthropology, history of science) are eligible, except for educational curriculum-building and the performing arts (scholars of performing arts are eligible). Fellows teach one undergraduate course during the year in addition to conducting their research and must be in residence during fellowship year: August 1–May 31. Stipend: $56,225 plus single-coverage health insurance and a $3000 research fund.

The College of New Jersey’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology is seeking an adjunct instructor to teach one section of ANT 110: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology in Fall 2018.

Minimum qualifications include: a M.A. degree in Anthropology and prior college-level teaching experience with introductory courses in Anthropology OR a specialization in Anthropology and experience teaching college students. Ph.D. or ABD preferred.

Course time:  Tuesdays and Fridays 9:30am-10:50am from August 28 to December 7, 2018

Bulletin Course Description: A survey of the major concepts of social-cultural anthropology. Cross-cultural comparison will be a central concern of the course, as will the process of cultural change.

Contact Information

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, cv, and teaching evaluations if available to Department of Sociology and Anthropology at socanth@tcnj.edu  Application review will begin immediately. Please note, this course is taught at TCNJ Campus, Ewing, NJ (not online). Only those within a reasonable commuting distance will be considered.

A final offer letter of employment will be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background investigation.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain an energetic, cutting-edge, highly visible research program; advise graduate and post-graduate research; develop and maintain extramural funding for their research program; and teach graduate and undergraduate courses in the management and implementation of reproductive health and social policy, or develop new courses in their area of expertise, as appropriate. The successful candidate’s research will also address either underlying causes of or pathways to reproductive health and health disparities or the consequences of these disparities and the communities most adversely affected by reproductive inequities in the United States.

This position is part of the Reproductive Equity Cluster, which was developed in order to build cross-disciplinary research expertise necessary to examine the drivers and consequences of inequities in reproductive health and to identify potential solutions. Areas of research could include health care policy, special policy, structural, and individual factors related to family planning, fertility/infertility, maternal and infant mortality, and other aspects of maternal and child health as they relate to policy and practice. It is expected that the successful candidate will focus on health disparities and health equity. A major purpose of the cluster is to build on existing strengths on campus. Ultimately, it is a goal that an expansion of this work at UW-Madison will translate into greater health equity and improved health and well-being of residents of Wisconsin and beyond.

The interdisciplinary, comprehensive focus of the cluster will be used to expand research activity in this area and add greater diversity to the voices engaged in these discussions, particularly with respect to health disparities and inequities, and program and policy effects on disparities, whether due to geography, socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, or program delivery.

Candidates should have an interest in collaborating with the cluster and with colleagues in schools, centers, and training programs across campus such as the School of Medicine and Public Health, Population Health Sciences, the LaFollette School of Public Affairs, the School of Work, the School of Human Ecology, the Institute for Research on Poverty and the Center for Demography and Ecology.

The successful candidate for this position will be expected to develop and maintain an energetic, cutting-edge, highly visible research program; advise graduate and post-graduate research; develop and maintain extramural funding for their research program; and teach graduate and undergraduate courses in the management and implementation of reproductive health and social policy, or develop new courses in their area of expertise, as appropriate. Reproductive health includes, but is not limited to public policies surrounding fertility, birth control, in-utero health, post-partum health and early childhood development, as they affect health disparities, whether due to geography, socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, or program delivery and health equity.

The Reproductive Equity Cluster:
This position is part of the Reproductive Equity Cluster, which was developed in order to build cross-disciplinary research expertise necessary to examine the drivers and consequences of inequities in reproductive health and to identify potential solutions. Areas of cluster research could include health care policy, social policy, structural, and individual factors related to family planning, fertility/infertility, maternal and infant mortality, and other aspects of maternal and child health as they relate to policy and practice. It is expected that the successful candidate will focus on health disparities and health equity and the ways in which policy and practice effect same.

A major purpose of the cluster is to build on existing strengths on campus. Ultimately, it is a goal that an expansion of this work at UW-Madison will translate into greater health equity and improved health and well-being of residents of Wisconsin and beyond. The interdisciplinary, comprehensive focus of the cluster will be used to expand research activity in this area and add greater diversity to the voices engaged in these discussions, particularly with respect to health disparities and inequities, and program and policy effects on disparities.

Candidates should have an interest in collaborating with the cluster and with colleagues in schools, centers, and training programs across campus such as the School of Medicine and Public Health, Population Health Sciences, the LaFollette School of Public Affairs, the School of Social Work, the School of Human Ecology, the Institute for Research on Poverty and the Center for Demography and Ecology.

Master’s level Biostatistician in the Study Design and Biostatistics Center (SDBC) at the University of Utah
The Study Design and Biostatistics Center (SDBC) at the University of Utah is seeking a MS level biostatistician to play leadership roles in collaborations with clinical and translational investigators. The successful candidate will work effectively in a multidisciplinary group setting in areas of design of data collection instruments, study design, statistical programming, management and analysis of data, graphical presentation of data and writing of reports which include explanations of the statistical methods used and interpretation of results. The duties require skills in data analysis, interest in new statistical methods, and mastery of at least one statistical programming language.

This position will support the Center of HOPE, which houses multiple intensive longitudinal datasets including ecological momentary assessments, streaming physiology, and GIS tracking. An ideal candidate will have the ability to work under the direction of PhD level statisticians to master current methods for analyzing intensive longitudinal data and conduct analyses of micro-randomized trials and sequential multiple assignment randomized trials (SMART). Solid knowledge of statistical methods including multiple regression, longitudinal data analysis, categorical data analysis and survival analysis is required.

Please attach the following when applying: 1) Resume, 2) Cover letter, 3) Transcript and 4) Names and email addresses for three professional references.

MEASURE Evaluation, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, is pleased to announce the international workshop on “Impact Evaluation of Population, Health and Nutrition Programs,” for English speaking professionals. The workshop is sponsored by the Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR) at Mahidol University and MEASURE Evaluation, in collaboration with the Global Evaluation and Monitoring Network for Health (GEMNet-Health). The two-week course will be held from October 1-12, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Taught in English, the course is designed for mid-level health and population researchers, administrators, program managers, and other professionals involved in the implementation and evaluation of population, health, and nutrition programs. The course provides intensive, hands-on training in impact evaluation with an emphasis on statistical methods for professionals currently involved in related activities.

The total course fee is USD 3,975 inclusive of the workshop tuition, accommodation, partial board (breakfast daily and lunch on days when the workshop is in session), and round-trip airport transfers.

Applications must be submitted to the Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR) by August 10, 2018.

The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) will fund five bursaries for qualified Asian candidates, with preference given to those working in 3ie member organizations in Asia.