Yale University, Department of Anthropology anticipates making a tenure-track appointment in anthropological genetics at the starting assistant professor level, beginning on July 1, 2019.

Priority will be given to candidates with demonstrated research and teaching interests in genetic approaches to understanding the evolution of human and/or nonhuman primates.  Appropriate fields include, but are not restricted to: molecular ecology and landscape genetics of nonhuman primates; genomic variation, including that associated with disease risk; the use of methods in genomics, bioinformatics, and computational biology to address questions about human and nonhuman primate evolution; epigenetics and the genotype-phenotype linkage in human and nonhuman primates; and the reconstruction of population histories, dispersal patterns, and modern human origins.  Candidates who combine laboratory and field based research are preferred.  Yale University is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women, members of underrepresented minority groups, protected veterans, and persons with disabilities are particularly welcomed.

Applications should be received by October 1, 2018 and should include a curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, and names and contact information of three references. Letters of recommendation or copies of publications are not required at this stage. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2018.

The Washington State Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA) is an independent judicial branch agency that manages and oversees legislative and other public investments in the system that provides legal aid services to low-income people in Washington state. OCLA seeks to engage a qualified undergraduate or graduate student to help update the Client Demographics/Client Service Delivery Matrix used to plan and monitor the deployment of legal aid staff and pro bono capacity throughout Washington State. The work involves updating census-based information to reflect the most recent information from the 1-YR 2016 American Community Survey on a county-by-county and regional basis. This project offers the student a hands-on opportunity to gain familiarity with American Fact Finder and other US Census tools, find and select census data and see how such data is used to ensure equity of geographic access to civil legal aid services for low-income people in Washington State. Target Completion Date: November 15, 2018.  OCLA will pay $40/hr. for work performed on this project up to a maximum of $800 (20 hours).

Interested students should forward a letter of interest and statement of qualifications to:  jim.bamberger@ocla.wa.gov

Join the Center for Migration Studies for a webinar to discuss the report, “The US Refugee Resettlement Program – A Return to First Principles: How Refugees Help to Define, Strengthen, and Revitalize the United States,” commissioned by Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Migration and Refugee Services. The report examines the achievements and contributions made by refugees resettled in the United States and how refugees integrate successfully into US society. Using findings from the report, speakers will also discuss ways to influence the administration and Congress to support the US Refugee Program and return it to a more robust level of refugee admissions.

Speakers include:

Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies
Carmen Maquilon, Director, Catholic Charities Immigrant Services, Diocese of Rockville Centre
Kevin Appleby, Senior Director of International Migration Policy, Center for Migration Studies
Registration is free. To register, visit http://bit.ly/2Nxrf2y. Information on how to join the call will be provided to registered participants.

The Knowledge Lab at the University of Chicago seeks to hire an outstanding candidate for a postdoctoral research project with support from the National Science Foundation that uses large-scale data analysis and online team experiments to explore how to design teams for innovation and success. The project, titled “Understanding Team Success and Failure” was partially inspired by insight from our own recent work studying more than 50 million teams in science and technology that illustrated how smaller teams are much more likely than larger ones to produce work that disrupts the frontier. The project is also motivated by the realization that the vast majority of research on teams exhibits success bias, where data on failed teams remains under-recorded or censored. This project will involves a two-stage research program to understand how successful teams of different sizes and shapes “think differently” and can be designed to accelerate scientific, technological and creative discovery, invention and development.

Postdoctoral candidates will design and conduct independent research, in collaboration with UChicago Professor and Knowledge Lab Director James Evans, and Dashun Wang, a network scientist and physicist from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Candidates much have substantial computational and data science background and a Ph.D. in Sociology, Economics, Psychology or a related Social/Behavioral Science, Physics, Applied Math, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, and a strong publishing background.

Specifically, the successful candidate will be responsible for assembling data, constructing features and evaluating success and failure outcomes for millions R&D teams over 100 years in terms of team size, network structure, role composition and experience. Second, insights developed from this investigation will enable the candidate, in collaboration with Evans, Wang and the broader team, to collaborate on the launch of large-scale online team experiments to isolate the causal mechanisms driving team success and failure. We will publish the results of analyses and experiments and make recommendations for policy to design teams optimized for specific purposes, such as advancing science and technology. Candidates must have experience with statistical models, inference, and knowledge of experimental design. Experience with Bayesian inference and machine learning a strong plus. Candidates should also have extensive experience (2 or more years) with scientific computing in Python. Positions could begin anytime within the coming year, and as early as September 2018. Competitive salary & benefits.

Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington announces a one-year (with possibility of renewal) visiting faculty position in Sociology, effective August 2018. Ph.D. strongly preferred. Course load is five courses per year. The successful candidate will offer two sections of Social Problems and will participate in the senior thesis sequence. Other elective courses are open.

The online application will prompt submission of these required materials: a letter of application addressing the candidate’s qualifications for the position; curriculum vitae; and complete sets of teaching evaluations or other evidence of demonstrated or potential excellence in undergraduate instruction. Candidates selected for an interview will also be asked to provide three professional references.

The application should address the candidate’s interest in working at a liberal arts college with undergraduates, majors as well as non-majors, at all levels of instruction. In addition, because Whitman College is committed to cultivating a diverse learning community, applicants should explain how their classroom and scholarly practices will serve to create and sustain an inclusive learning environment.