[Jobs] ASA POPULATION SECTION JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS (fwd)

Mon Aug 24 10:04:08 PDT 2009

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Subject: ASA POPULATION SECTION JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS

ASA SOCIOLOGY OF POPULATION SECTION
JOB OPPORTUNITIES - Week of August 17, 2009

1.                  Texas Tech University - PROJECT DIRECTOR
2.                   The City University of New York - ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE 
PROFESSOR
3.                   Northwestern University - FACULTY POSITION IN POPULATION 
AND HEALTH
4.                   NICHD Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch - Health 
Scientist Administrator

Please send new announcements to Bob Hummer -  rhummer at prc.utexas.edu
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1.            Texas Tech University - PROJECT DIRECTOR

Project Director

NIH Grant: Work-related Travel:  Effects on Health and Family

This federally funded research project is a multi-method study that includes 
all household members over the age of 8 years old to improve our understanding 
of the personal dynamics involved in holding a job that requires frequent 
travel. We are seeking a Post-Doc or Research Associate to fulfill the 
following responsibilities:

*         Maintain and monitor data collection and data management procedures

*         Plan and supervise the work of multiple graduate research assistants

*         Recruit research participants and supervise participation process, 
including payments to participants

*         Contribute to research activities (analysis, submissions, 
presentations, and manuscripts)

*         Prepare brochures, newsletters, and reports  for participants, 
funding agency, and other stakeholders

*         Liaise with research and program officers at Texas Tech University 
and the National Institutes of Health

*         Prepare annual budgets, financial and activity reports for funding 
agency (NIH) as well as host institution (Tech)

The position starts September 1, 2009 (or before) and the grant will end on 
August 30, 2011. The PI intends to write another grant and to work on 
establishing a Center on Work and Family Life which would include possibilities 
for continuing appointment and progressively more responsible positions.

For more information, please contact Principal Investigator, Anisa Zvonkovic, 
at 
anisa.zvonkovic at ttu.edu<mailto:anisa.zvonkovic at ttu.edu<mailto:anisa.zvonkovic at ttu.edu%3cmailto:anisa.zvonkovic at ttu.edu>>; 
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, 
806-742-3000, ext 279. Project Webpage: 
www.hs.ttu.edu/worktravelfamily<http://www.hs.ttu.edu/worktravelfamily<http://www.hs.ttu.edu/worktravelfamily%3chttp:/www.hs.ttu.edu/worktravelfamily>
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2.            The City University of New York - ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE 
PROFESSOR
Title                                       Assistant or Associate Professor - 
Political Economy of Children: Research and Analysis
Location/Department    Economics (Business Program) and interdisciplinary 
Children's Studies Program
Position Detail
FLSA Status                         Exempt
Compensation                  Commensurate with experience and credentials
Web Site 
www.brooklyn.cuny.edu<http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu>
Notice Number                 FY16398
Closing Date                       Open until filled with review of resumes to 
begin 9/22/09

POSITION DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES
The Department of Economics Business Program and Children's Studies Program and 
Center invite applications for an interdisciplinary tenure track position at 
the Assistant or Associate Professor rank beginning in September 2010. It is 
expected that the candidate's teaching and research will focus on such 
ground-breaking areas as children as markets in the public sectors of 
education, health, and child welfare and in the private sectors of production, 
marketing and consumption. It is hoped that the candidate's research can be 
coordinated with a special mission of the Children's Studies Program and its 
emphasis on the children of New York City and State.

It is the intention of the Department of Economics Business Program and that of 
the Children's Studies Program to spearhead innovative interdisciplinary 
research, utilizing the latest quantitative and qualitative research methods, 
including cohort studies, for the analysis of children in the public and 
private markets.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Doctorate or the equivalent degree in such relevant fields as economics, 
business, demography, fiscal economics and the public sector, education, public 
health and policy analysis, marketing to children, the ethics of marketing to 
children. The degree does not have to be in business and may be in a related 
field provided that the candidate's research and teaching interests have as 
their focus the many facets of children in the political economy. Record of 
teaching experience and scholarly innovation and productivity, the latter 
evidenced by publications and funded grant applications. Also desirable are: 
familiarity with policy and evaluation research in the child welfare sector; 
the ability to work collaboratively with diverse communities of researchers, 
practitioners, public policy makers and private sponsors; and management 
ability, including experience in project development, fundraising and 
budgeting. The selected candidate should be familiar with relevant major 
ongoing c
  hild research and methodologies in the social sciences.

TO APPLY
Please send curriculum vitae, copies of representative publications, evidence 
of teaching proficiency, and three letters of recommendations as one package 
to:

Michael T. Hewitt
Assistant Vice President for
Human Resource Services
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210-2889
The City University of New York
An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Immigration Reform and 
Control Act/
Americans with Disabilities Act Employer
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3.      Northwestern University - FACULTY POSITION IN POPULATION AND HEALTH
Tenure Track Faculty Position in Population and Health. Northwestern University 
is seeking an experienced scholar in sociology, demography, population health, 
social epidemiology, economics, or related fields, whose research program 
includes a focus on biology or health. The scholar will join the 
multidisciplinary faculty of Cells to Society (C2S): The Center on Social 
Disparities and Health at the Institute for Policy Research. Applicants should 
demonstrate outstanding records of scholarly publication, teaching, and 
externally-funded research. The successful candidate will help to lead C2S in 
its goal to become an NICHD-funded population research center.

This position can be solely or jointly appointed, involving the following 
departments: Sociology, Statistics, or Economics in the Weinberg College of 
Arts and Sciences; Human Development and Social Policy in the School of 
Education and Social Policy; or Medical Social Sciences in the Feinberg School 
of Medicine.

Please mail a statement of research, vita, representative reprints, and 3 names 
of references to P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, PhD, Search Committee Chair, Cells 
to Society, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 2040 
Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208.  We will begin reviewing application 
materials on October 1 and will continue until the position is filled. 
Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.  AA/EOE.
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4.      Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of NICHD - Health Scientist 
Administrator

The Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of NICHD planning to hire a 
Program Official at the GS13 or GS14 level.

Job Summary:

Join us on the edge of discovery. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is 
the premiere biomedical research center for the Nation and the world. The 27 
Institutes and Centers at NIH employ approximately 18,000 scientists and 
administrative/support staff leading the way toward important medical 
discoveries that improve people's health and save lives.

If you are a motivated, intelligent individual with experience in developing 
and managing a program of research and training grants and applications in 
population sciences AND you want to play a significant role in a dynamic 
organization, then consider joining the Center of Population Research (CPR), 
National Institute of of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The 
Division offers career enhancing opportunities through challenging work 
assignments, exciting special projects, and exceptional professional training.

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=82766742&JobTitle=Health+Scientist+Administrator&q=Health+Scientist+Administrator&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=b&re=134&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&jbf565=&caller=default.aspx&AVSDM=2009-08-12+03%3a03%3a00

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Wendy Manning
Department of Sociology
233 Williams Hall
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
419-372-2850 (p)
419-372-8306 (f)