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Kyle Crowder Examines Renter/Landlord Perspective on Seattle Rental Ordinances

In a recent interview with KOMO Radio, CSDE Affiliate and Professor of Sociology Kyle Crowder explains the results of a recent study of Seattle’s rental housing market. In that research, Crowder finds that neither renters nor landlords strongly support the city’s rental ordinances, noting: “Renters were often skeptical that the ordinances would have much effectiveness because the general perception is that landlords have the ability to work around them.”

Crowder also noted that large landlords – those who own a higher number of units – faced more vacancies. “If the large landlords are the ones more frequently dealing with vacancies, they are the ones that are more likely to have to grapple with those ordinances.” Finally, he reported a significant amount of misinformation about ordinances, such as the criminal records ordinance, which prohibits landlords from using criminal records to screen prospective tenants.

Michael Esposito Estimates the Risk of Police-Involved Mortality

CSDE Fellow Michael Esposito coauthored a groundbreaking paper that finds police have been responsible for about 8% of all homicides of men between 2012 and 2016 – double the proportion reported by official Federal data. During that period, black men were about 3.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white men. Esposito and coauthors Frank Edwards and Hedwig Lee used crowd-sourced data on fatal police encounters to measure and explicate racial-disparities in police-involved mortality.

Esposito and coauthors Frank Edwards and Hedwig Lee measure and explicate racial-disparities in police-involved mortality by utilizing crowd-sourced data on fatal encounters to address several shortcomings in Federal documentation of deaths involving the police. The study demonstrates the importance of using data on police-involved killings that are independent of official sources. These data, systematically compiled from public records and media coverage, are more comprehensive. Dr. Esposito and his coauthors estimate Bayesian, multilevel models, with weakly informative priors to achieve precision on relatively sparse events.

These more complete data and conservative methodology find that the race and ethnic disparities in police-involved mortality vary dramatically across places. This suggests that broader social forces lead to distinct racial inequalities in police homicide risk in contrast to the media’s individualizing narratives about the victim’s actions preceding the encounter that led the police to perceive the victim as a critical threat. Large central and medium metropolitan areas had relatively high-expected rates of Black adult male police-involved mortality, while noncore and large fringe metropolitan areas had relatively low expected rates of Black adult male police homicide mortality. The risk of police homicide and rural metropolitan areas has received scant attention from researchers, but this paper finds the risk is significant.

The results highlight the importance of local processes in structuring police–civilian interaction. Much research has drawn attention to how place affects mortality by structuring access to physical resources and exposure to environmental hazards. This important study highlights the social and legal aspects of the spatial environment that affect public health and inequality. The authors draw attention to the potential role of targeted interventions for sites with particularly high levels of or inequalities in police-involved mortality.

This research is featured in several news outlets, including Newsweek.

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8th Annual International Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries (12/10-12/11)

The OECD, the CEPII (the French Research Center in International Economics), and its partners from the University of Lille (LEM), Paris School of Economics, Fondazione Rodolfo De Benedetti, the University of Luxembourg and IRES (Université Catholique de Louvain) are jointly organizing the 8th Annual Conference on “Immigration in OECD Countries” on December 10-11, 2018.

The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in the OECD countries by mapping the migratory flows and defining their socio-economic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest for the conference include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants’ self-selection, the labor market and public finance effects of immigration, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration.

Assistant Professor, Sociology

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.

Technical Assistant II, Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health

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

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.

Assistant Professor/Sociologist, Digital Sociology

Virginia Commonwealth University is a large urban university located in the center of Richmond, Virginia. The Department of Sociology at VCU offers both a Bachelors and Masters program. Currently, we have 300+ undergraduate majors and 30+ graduate students. The M.S. program has two options-thesis and applied. The thesis option is taught on campus; the applied option includes both on-campus and online modes. Existing faculty areas of research include gender, sexuality, race, health, labor, digital sociology, and environmental sociology with expertise in multiple research methodologies including social network analysis, quantitative and qualitative methods. Both the graduate and undergraduate programs are grounded in a strong theoretical foundation in the structural bases and processes of social inequality around social class, race, and gender. For more information, visit sociology.vcu.edu.

Only electronic applications will be accepted.

Please apply online at www.vcujobs.com.

Submit a letter of application, CV, and a writing sample in PDF format as well as any teaching documentation with your online application (please submit these documents under the website’s category for “Other Document”).
Three letters of reference are required.
Reference providers will be notified by email that they have been asked to provide a reference, with instructions how to do so.

The deadline for applications is October 15, 2018.
Start date will be August 16, 2019.

Questions about the position should be directed to Dr. Tressie M. Cottom, chair of the search committee, at tmcottom@vcu.edu.

 

Adjunct Instructor, Sociology and Anthropology

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.

Professor, Social Causes and Consequences of Reproductive Health (Cluster Hire)

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.

Professor, Public Policy and Reproductive Health (Cluster Hire)

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.