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Penn CSERI Post-Doctoral Fellowship on Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Penn CSERI Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2018-2019 Academic Year
Application Deadline: January 5, 2018

The Penn Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Immigration (CSERI) invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral research fellowship in the social sciences, starting August 1, 2018.

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Immigration is a new center initiative supported by the University of Pennsylvania and the School of Arts and Sciences which, in addition to this post-doctoral fellowship, will host visiting scholars and graduate students, help organize workshops initiated by the center’s Faculty Advisory Council, and support graduate and undergraduate student social science research at Penn.

The 2018-2019 CSERI Postdoctoral Research Fellow will collaborate with CSERI faculty affiliates on research projects; help organize and participate in faculty/graduate student workshops; and aid in evaluating the progress of graduate students and undergraduates receiving research grants. In addition, the Fellow will have the opportunity to pursue their own research and participate more generally in the intellectual life of the Penn community. There are no mandatory teaching responsibilities, but the post-doc is expected to be in residence.

The stipend for the postdoctoral fellowship is $52,000 plus relevant fees and health insurance.  The position also provides $2,000 in research support.

Qualifications

Applications are welcome from scholars who have received their PhD or equivalent degrees in the last two years (not earlier than 2015), or who expect to complete their degree by June 2018. Applications will be reviewed starting January 5, 2018. To receive full consideration, applications and letters of recommendation should be received by that date.

Skills with statistical analysis, qualitative software, GIS, experimental and other approaches are highly desirable.

Application Instructions

Review of applications will begin January 5, 2018, and final notifications are expected to go out by March 2018. This one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow appointment will be effective August 1, 2018.

Documents to be uploaded

  • Cover Letter
  • Title and Description of Proposed Research—No more than 1,000 words.
  • CV –Indicate experience with both qualitative and quantitative research, experience with qualitative and statistical research software (e.g. R, STATA, ATLAS/TI, Dedoose, etc.)   List other fellowships, funding and scholarships received, and all publications (please note refereed publications).
  • Writing Sample – An article or an excerpt of a book or dissertations chapter (20 page limit).
  • Confidential Letters of Recommendation (two) – Referees should be asked both to comment on your proposed project and to discuss your qualifications and experience as a researcher.

For more information on the Penn Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Immigration, contact CSERI center director at mjonescorrea@sas.upenn.edu or Matthew Roth, administrator, at  maroth@sas.upenn.edu

PAA Affairs Newsletter, Winter Edition

Publish a Book? New Data? Share it with Us! Publish a Book? New Data? Share it with Us!

The deadline for the Winter edition of PAA Affairs is December 5!

The PAA Affairs newsletter critically requires additional material from you–the PAA membership. Tell us about book releases, new positions, or upcoming conferences. We’d like to hear about the release of new data, interesting training/courses, jobs, and short essays about how your research was utilized. Also, please limit your submissions to about 250 words and include a URL, if relevant, so everyone can learn more.

We are also interested in these features:

1.  Research to Policy: we solicit items of up to 750 words on how research was used to inform or design policy.
2.  Thought pieces of fields, trends, or innovations in population studies, of up to 750 words.
3.  Data points: An interesting chart (jpeg or gif) with 250 words of explanation.

Due to space constraints and the incredible scientific productivity of our community, we have chosen not to publish simple lists of journal articles published. If you are not sure if your news is newsworthy, just ask.

Please send your materials to editor Emily Merchant by December 5, 2017.

Please note:

1.  It would help us tremendously if you put “PAA Affairs” in the subject heading when communicating about the newsletter.
2.  If you do NOT receive a ‘thanks’ or some other kind of confirmation, please assume your email got caught by some spam filter and resend.

All submissions undergo editorial review for content and fit.The Editors reserve the right to select for inclusion among the items received, and to edit items for publication.  Material that is published elsewhere cannot be published in PAA Affairs for copyright reasons.  Original work that was not included in the publication is acceptable.

Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop

The Columbia Population Research Center will soon be accepting applications for the  Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop to be held July 11-13, 2018, at Columbia University in New York City.

​The workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the data available in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national study following a birth cohort of (mostly) unmarried parents and their children, providing information about the capabilities, circumstances, and relationships of unwed parents, the wellbeing of their children, and the role of public policy in family and child wellbeing.

​The 2018 workshop will include special sections on the 15 year follow-up data which will become publicly available in summer 2018. The workshop is targeted toward early-career scholars from social science disciplines. We particularly encourage applications from junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students using the Fragile Families data in their doctoral dissertations. Underrepresented scholars are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants must possess basic quantitative data analysis skills. About 25-30 applicants will be selected. Travel support will be available for out-of-town participants.

The Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop is made possible by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (R25HD074544).

More information about the workshop, including application submission details, will be posted as it becomes available at the link below.

National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis Tutorial: The Search for Selection

Description: Biologists are obsessed (indeed, seduced) by the search for signatures of selection in organismal features of interest, ranging from specific traits to genome-wide signatures. A vast number of approaches have been suggested in this search for selection, including genomic-based signatures of recent or ongoing selection, tests based on either excessive amounts or nonrandom patterns of divergence (in both fossil sequences and functional genomics data) and the more classical Lande-Arnold fitness estimates (direct association of phenotypic values with fitness estimates) and their modern extensions (such as aster models). Given the breadth of such searches, a large amount of machinery has been developed, but is rarely presented in a unified fashion. This tutorial presents an integrated overview of all these approaches, highlighting common themes and divergent assumptions. (see Draft Agenda for a list of lectures).

The goal of this tutorial is to expose investigators from all branches of biology to this rich menagerie of tests. It is applicable for population geneticists, genome biologists, evolutionary ecologists, paleontologists, functional morphologists, and just about any biologist who ponders on how to formally demonstrate that a feature (or features) of interest might have been shaped by selection.

Intended Audience: The intended audience is advanced graduate students, postdocs, and faculty with an interest in searching for targets of selection, be they particular genomic sequences or particular traits.  Given the breadth of this topic, we expect students from functional genomics, population and evolutionary genetics, ecology, paleobiology, functional morphology, and statistics (as well as other fields).  The background required is some basic introduction to population and/or quantitative genetics.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2018
To apply, you must complete an application on our online registration system:

  1. Click here to access the system
  2. Login or register
  3. Complete your user profile (if you haven’t already)
  4. Find this tutorial event under Current Events Open for Application and click on Apply

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 several weeks after the application deadline. NIMBioS will cover lodging (5 nights) and provide breakfast and lunch each day at NIMBioS. If needed, limited financial support for travel expenses is available.

Assistant Professor of Statistics

Responsibilities: Teaching, Research, and Service. Candidates will teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in statistics/applied statistics, business analytics, or econometrics, given proficiency with software packages (e.g., SAS and R) and background in data science. The candidate is expected to engage in research and be able to publish in peer reviewed journals. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for tenure and promotion in a program accredited by AACSB. Engagement in service activities on the departmental, college, and univeristy committee levels is also expected. Website: http://www.wiu.edu/eds.

Required Qualifications: Two tenure track positions are available requiring a PhD in Statistics/Applied Statistics, Economics with concentration in econometrics, or closely related field; with specializations in business analytics, computational statistics, data-mining, or big data analytics. While preference is given to candidates with a completed PhD by the time of appointment start date, ABDs will be considered. ABDs who have not completed the PhD within one year from their start date will receive a terminal contract.

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have a background in statistics/applied statistics, data science, business statistics, predictive analytics, or econometrices (either through extensive study or research). Candidates should have an interest in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in business analytics, and a willingness to support curriculum in our new Business Analytics major, the Master of Science in Applied Statistics and Decision Analytics, as well as in Economics. Priority consideration will be given to those with evidence of teaching effectiveness and independent teaching experience, particularly in the online/hybrid format.

For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body).

Appointment: August 16, 2018

Application: Complete applications include:

1) a letter of application
2) current curriculum vita or resume
3) the names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three current professional references
4) current representative sample of research (e.g. job market paper)
5) copies of unofficial academic transcripts and any certifications/licenses required, official copies will be requested of selected candidate
6) evidence of teaching effectiveness
7) a statement detailing your teaching approach/mindset
8) a statement regarding your research agenda (maximum 500-words)

Please upload the requested documents by clicking APPLY NOW or by navigating to the WIU Employment page at the following URL http://www.wiu.edu/employment/

**Note** In order to upload Individual documents must be under 2 MB in size.

Screening will begin on December 13, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.

Assistant Professor of Geography and Asian Studies

The Pennsylvania State University invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position: a co-hire between the Department of Geography and Department of Asian Studies. The departments are seeking a human geography scholar with specialization in transnational history; Japanese cultures; media studies; and/or rights, politics, and policy. Expertise in archival research, ethnography, and cultural studies methods is expected. A successful candidate will have completed a PhD in geography, history, religious studies, or a similar field. The candidate will also contribute to extending the dual-title PhD degree in Asian Studies to the Geography doctoral program. Excellence in teaching, research, and service is expected, as is the development of an externally funded research program. To apply please upload: a letter describing your cross-discipline vision and plans for research and teaching, curriculum vitae, up to four reprints, and the names, addresses, and contact information of four potential referees. Review of applications will begin December 4, 2017, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair: Dr. Cynthia Brewer: cbrewer@psu.edu, 814-865-5072. Please do not email documents or completed applications to this address as they will not be considered.

Assistant Professor of Geography

Position Summary 
The Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor with research interests in earth surface processes, including geomorphology, fluvial processes, hydrology, eco-hydrology, and watershed modeling. We welcome candidates who can contribute to an inclusive environment, bring new perspectives on mentoring and educating students from diverse backgrounds, implement novel approaches to research, and who value collegiality and collaboration. The position will begin August 2018.

Degree and Area of Specialization
A PhD in Geography, Geosciences, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Ecology or an allied science is required by the time of appointment.

Principal Duties
The successful applicant will be expected to develop and maintain a vibrant research program in earth system geography, advise students in the department’s graduate programs, and teach courses in geography at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The faculty member will be expected to develop a high-enrollment undergraduate course and contribute to our graduate and professional programs through teaching of an upper-level quantitative skills course in spatial analysis, remote sensing, or process-based modeling. Professional and university service is required as appropriate for career stage.

Additional Information
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community. We encourage women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities to apply. The Department of Geography is an interdisciplinary and collaborative community of scholars engaged with the humanities, social sciences, data sciences, natural, and physical sciences and is housed within the College of Letters and Science. For more information on Geography at UW-Madison, see http://www.geography.wisc.edu. For additional information, please contact Jacqueline Wild, Department Administrator at wild2@wisc.edu or 608-262-2139. Background check will be required prior to employment. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the applicant must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Evolutionary Anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor that will commence July 1, 2018.

Applicants must have a PhD in Anthropology or a closely related discipline by July 1, 2018, or shortly thereafter, with a research focus that complements existing faculty expertise. The successful applicant must have a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching, as demonstrated by a teaching dossier that outlines past experience and accomplishments, a teaching statement that outlines teaching philosophy and plans for future teaching, and strong letters of reference. The dossier must also provide demonstrated evidence of expertise in human skeletal biology in the context of one or more of the following: evolutionary biology, developmental biology, paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, and bone biology, as well as evidence of an active research program that contributes to one or more of these areas, and an emerging reputation in research as demonstrated by an ability to attract external research funding, publication in appropriate peer-reviewed journals with strong reputations, research in progress that targets such publication venues, and strong endorsements by referees of high international standing. Experience with indigenous community engagement, facility with crossing sub-disciplinary boundaries, and mastery over both scientific methods and ethical dimensions of research would be definite assets. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University of Toronto is a large, three-campus institution in a vibrant, multi-ethnic region and has a very diverse student population. The Department of Anthropology is a multi-field unit with diverse research and teaching. It has 30 full-time faculty at the St. George campus and 52 graduate faculty across its three campuses. For more information about the Department of Anthropology, please see our home page at http://anthropology.utoronto.ca.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking the link below.  Applications must include a cover letter, full curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy), a brief outline of current and proposed future research interests and two samples of published work. Application materials must be submitted online. Submission guidelines are available at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply  If you have questions about this position, please contact anthro.officeofthechair@utoronto.ca

Please combine attachments into one or two files in PDF or MS Word format as follows: (1) Cover letter and CV (2) teaching dossier, research statement, and sample publications.

Applicants should arrange for three referees to send letters of reference directly to Professor Edward B. Banning, Chair, Department of Anthropology, by email to anthro.officeofthechair@utoronto.ca by the closing date of January 22, 2018. If you have questions about the position, please contact anthro.officeofthechair@utoronto.ca

Professor of Social Policy

The Harvard Kennedy School invites applications for one or more tenured positions in inequality and social policy. Candidates should have distinguished records of research, a commitment to teaching in professional degree programs, and practical engagement with and interest in public policy and practice. Applications are encouraged from all relevant disciplines, including, but not limited to, economics, sociology, political science, public policy, and criminal justice.

Candidates should send a cover letter, CV and lists of references and papers and publications to: David T. Ellwood, Chair, Social Policy Search Committee, c/o Alexandra Kovalik, Coordinator,  Mailbox 114, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge MA 02138 or via email to:  Alexandra_kovalik@hks.harvard.edu. The committee will begin reviewing candidates on December 1st.  Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.