We are looking to hire several full-time research data analysts (RDAs) for the academic year 2018-19 to work with our research group on the Equality of Opportunity Project. The overarching mission of the project is to develop scalable policy solutions that will empower families throughout the United States to rise out of poverty and achieve better life outcomes. We pursue this mission primarily by conducting rigorous, scientific research that harnesses the power of big data€ using an interdisciplinary approach. Current projects study the long-term impacts of neighborhoods, the role of colleges as a pathway to upward mobility, the determinants of innovation and entrepreneurship, and how social networks may affect poverty. The research uses big data and quasi-experimental methods to identify causal effects and test the predictions of economic and sociological models. Recent results from these projects have appeared in the New York Times and have been cited in the President’s State of the Union address.

We anticipate positions available in Stanford CA, Cambridge MA, Providence RI, and Washington D.C. under the direction of Professors Chetty, Friedman, and Hendren. The work will include a variety of tasks that provides preparation for graduate school, such as analyzing data, developing statistical models, creating presentations, and editing research papers. In addition to working with faculty as research assistants, the RDAs frequently co-author papers with other students or faculty members. RDAs will interact regularly with professors and their collaborators – such as David Deming, Matthew Jackson, and Emmanuel Saez -in a team-oriented lab environment, with weekly lab meetings and other informal events. The program serves as an ideal bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in empirical economics. Most RDAs have gone on to top PhD programs. Salary will be competitive.

To apply, complete application here and follow link to upload your cover letter (optional), resume, transcripts, and a writing sample through the Stanford Opportunity Lab’s online form. https://goo.gl/forms/ekJXlgoFQwqoaxnA2  

Hires will be made for a TWO-YEAR, fixed term position renewable contingent on funding and programmatic need.

Core Duties*:

• Collect, manage and clean datasets.
• Create databases and reports, and employ existing tools to interpret, analyze, and visualize multivariate relationships in data.
• Use system reports and analyses to identify potentially problematic data, make corrections, and determine root cause for data problems from input errors or inadequate field edits, and suggest possible solutions.
• Develop reports, charts, graphs and tables for use by investigators and for publication and presentation.
• Analyze data processes in documentation.
• Collaborate with faculty and research staff on data collection and analysis methods.
• Provide documentation based on audit and reporting criteria to investigators and research staff.
• Communicate with government officials, grant agencies and industry representatives.

* Other duties may also be assigned 

Background check will be required for all final candidates.

Minimum Requirements
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and relevant experience. Experience in a quantitative discipline such as economics, finance, statistics or engineering.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Substantial experience with MS Office and analytical programs.
• Strong writing and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload.

Certifications and Licenses: None

Physical Requirements*:

• Sitting in place at computer for long periods of time with extensive keyboarding/dexterity.
• Occasionally use a telephone.
• Rarely writing by hand.

Working Conditions:

Some work may be performed in a laboratory or field setting.

Work Standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety, communicates safety concerns, uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu/.

Do you have experience in data collection and analysis in developing countries? Are you passionate about the data and tools that enable evidence-based decision making? Do you enjoy traveling and collaborating with people from different countries? If so, we encourage you to apply for the Survey Statistician/Demographer vacancy in the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Branch (TACBB) in the International Programs (https://www.census.gov/population/international/) of the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

TACBB is responsible for providing training and technical assistance to National Statistical Offices (NSOs) around the world. The branch manages multi-year projects that increase the capacity of NSOs to conduct censuses and surveys. Branch staff deliver workshops and provide technical assistance on methodological and organizational topics related to data collection and analysis. The branch also supports the International Training Program based at the Census Bureau. TACBB staff members regularly collaborate with other staff within the International Programs and across the Census Bureau.

The TACBB is seeking a Survey Statistician/Demographer to assist the branch in fulfilling its mission.

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as an expert on providing technical assistance and training for statistical capacity building in developing countries.
• Produce international demographic estimates. Apply statistical theories, techniques, and methods.
• Develop and present materials and tools for in-person and remote assistance related to census and survey operations.
• Communicate with internal and external audiences, exchange technical information and resolve problems.
• Travel to developing countries frequently to teach statistics

Required qualifications:

• Masters degree in demography, statistics, sociology, economics, geography, social science, or public health
• Proven commitment to high-level technical expertise in statistical methods, demography or social sciences
• Experience training individuals and building organizational capacity in a cross-cultural environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, schedules and cultural contexts
• U.S. citizenship

If interested, please apply to:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/477467000

 

The Position: Assistant Professor in Sociology

The Sociology Department at Whitworth University invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor position in Sociology. The area of emphasis is open, however preference will be given to candidates who can contribute to one or both of the following tracks in the major: criminal justice or social service and community action.

The Whitworth Sociology Department’s mission is to prepare students with the skills to describe, explain, interpret, and make a difference in social life. The department equips students to promote well-being in the arenas of social life around them and encourages students to explore the relationships between sociology and faith. To these ends, students are expected to master the substantive content of sociology and its methods of research and data analysis, to develop an ideal vision of social life as informed by sociology and their deepest convictions, and to be prepared to advance that vision through a career and social engagement. The faculty is committed to providing excellence in teaching, scholarship and mentoring, and to modeling community engagement through research, writing, consultation, and service.

Responsibilities

The anticipated full-time load, will consist primarily of teaching undergraduate courses drawn from the following areas: sociology, social welfare and social work, criminology and criminal justice, social research methods and statistics.

The Sociology department at Whitworth University values diversity of background and experience. We seek scholars who enjoy collaborating with undergraduate students on applied research projects and who seek the challenge of inspiring students to reach their full potential. We believe that teachers with diverse backgrounds and experiences make our program stronger and provide better outcomes for our students.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities

• PhD in Sociology, Applied Sociology, Social Welfare, Criminal Justice. ABD in Sociology, Applied Sociology, Social Welfare, Criminal Justice may be considered.
• A commitment to the Christian faith and to the integration of faith and learning.
• Demonstrated effectiveness or potential for effectiveness in college-level undergraduate teaching.
• Ability to work effectively as a colleague with university administration, faculty, staff, and students.
• Demonstrated awareness and commitment to effectively establishing relationships and positive communications across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to race, gender, physical limitations, class or religious perspectives.
• Commitment to providing an equitable, just, and inclusive learning environment for all students.
• Must meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States by the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue to work legally for the proposed term of employment.
• A commitment to equal opportunity; and a commitment to the educational mission of Whitworth University as a Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church.
• Employment offer is contingent on a successful background check, including education verification.

Application Process

The following documents are required to complete the online application form at www.whitworth.edu/jobs :

1. A letter of interest that describes your approach to teaching and directing and relates your experience to the required qualifications of the position.
2. An essay describing how your Christian faith informs your work as a scholar and teacher. Please read www.whitworth.edu/facultyfaithessay before you write your essay.
3. Your curriculum vitae.
4. The names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three or more academic/professional references.
5. Three recent student course evaluations, or a note explaining why they are not available.
6. Representative publications of scholarly work (if available).

Please direct questions to the search committee chair, Jason Wollschleger, jwollschleger@whitworth.edu.

Please direct questions about the application process to jobs@whitworth.edu

 

The Williams College Economics Department invites applications for a tenure-track appointment beginning July 1, 2018. The position is open to any field. However, we are especially interested in candidates with interests in development economics, political economy, and industrial organization. Applicants with excellent research and teaching promise in other fields will also be considered. Additionally, we seek candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their scholarship, teaching and/or service; and we especially encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented groups in the field. Candidates should have a PhD, or all requirements for the PhD degree, completed by September 2018. Exceptional candidates at a senior level will also be considered.

We are a department of active scholars (http://econ.williams.edu/) and currently have 24 tenured or tenure-track faculty members. In addition to our undergraduate program, we operate and staff the Center for Development Economics (http://cde.williams.edu/), which offers an MA in Policy Economics.

The deadline for application and supporting materials is November 17, 2017. All materials should be submitted through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/43827. Email, fax, or paper applications cannot be accepted. Applicants should submit a cover letter, their curriculum vitae, professional papers, and teaching evaluations, and ensure that three letters of reference are submitted on their behalf. Questions regarding the search may be directed to Professor Kenneth Kuttner, Chair, Department of Economics, at kenneth.n.kuttner@williams.edu.

All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background check. Further information is available at: http://dean-faculty.williams.edu/prospective-faculty/background-check-policy/.

Call for Papers: PAA 2018 Annual Meeting

The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Sociocultural Anthropology.  PhD in Anthropology or related discipline must be completed by the first day of courses (September 2018).

We seek applicants whose work addresses contemporary issues and challenges of global significance.  The ideal candidate will have a rigorous, theoretically and methodologically innovative field research agenda that engages some of the critical concerns of our time.  This applicant will complement and expand our department’s current methodological, geographic, and theoretical strengths while communicating across disciplinary and departmental boundaries.  Research topic and geographic area are open.

The position is a tenure track academic year appointment, within the Department of Anthropology, of nine months per year, paid over 12 months per year. The proposed start date is July 1, 2018. Teaching duties will be four courses per academic year (quarter system) at the introductory, advanced undergraduate, and graduate level.  The University of California, Davis, and the Department of Anthropology are interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus environment that supports equality and diversity.

Applicants should submit: (1) a Curriculum Vitae; (2) a Statement of Teaching and Research (“job letter”); (3) Copies of no more than three scholarly works (for example, published articles, completed articles prepared for submission for publication, representative book/dissertation chapters, etc.); (4) the names and emails of three references and (5) a Statement of Contributions to Diversity.

Applications must be submitted online to: http://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF01698

The position will remain open until filled. However, to ensure consideration, applications should be complete by October 1, 2017.

The Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago invites applications for a full-time Lecturer with joint responsibilities in the Public Policy Studies Program and the Environmental and Urban Studies Program. The position is a one-year, renewable appointment to begin the Fall of 2017.

The Lecturer will teach a total of six courses per academic year, developed in consultation with the Director of Public Policy Studies and the Director of Environmental and Urban Studies and include the Environmental and Urban Studies core course “Human Impact on the Environment” in the Autumn quarter. In addition to teaching six courses, the Lecturer will be expected to serve as adviser to students as they produce senior theses, and to write letters of reference for students with whose work they are familiar. The lecturer will also develop courses; guide undergraduate research; supervise internships; coach students on written and oral communication, both in the classroom and through one-on-one mentorship; and identify co-curricular opportunities that will contribute to the development of the students in the program. Attendance at both programs’ occasional on-campus gatherings and staff meetings is required.

This position requires a PhD in social sciences or public policy. The successful candidate will have a background in environmental law, policy, and politics; practitioner experience in applied policy; and a record of teaching at the college level.

To apply for this position, submit an application through the University of Chicago Academic Career Opportunities website: https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu select requisition #03410, and upload the following: 1) letter of application, 2) current curriculum vitae, 3) teaching statement that describes prior teaching experience, pedagogical approaches, expertise, and experience mentoring undergraduate students; 4) sample syllabi; 5) teaching evaluations; 6) two published or unpublished research papers; and 7) the names and contact information for three references.

The application deadline is August 30, 2017. Only complete applications will be considered.