[Jobs] Population-related Job Announcements

[Leora Lawton]

From: Shannon Monnat <shannon.monnat at GMAIL.COM>
Date: August 20, 2013, 9:19:52 AM PDT
To: <POPULATION-ANNOUNCE at LISTSERV.ASANET.ORG>
Subject: ASA Population Section - Job Announcements
Reply-To: <Shannon.Monnat at gmail.com>

Dear Pop Section Members, here are the latest job announcements:

 

Cornell University, Department of Policy Analysis and Management 

The Department of Policy Analysis and Management in the College of Human
Ecology is seeking to hire faculty with particular interest in child health
and wellbeing, for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at any level:
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Research responsibilities (50%)
include empirical research in child health and wellbeing, related to our
areas of expertise including family policy, social policy, health policy,
and education policy. Potential areas of focus include racial and ethnic
health disparities; the wellbeing of immigrant children; the criminal
justice system and children; family influences on child health outcomes;
health and wellbeing in young adulthood, including smoking, drinking,
obesity and sexual behavior; and the influence of education policies on
children.  Teaching and advising responsibilities (50%) are in the
department's undergraduate and graduate programs.

Position is in an applied multidisciplinary department with a broad array of
policy-oriented research interests, and with faculty members drawn from
demography, economics, health services, psychology, public policy,
sociology, and other disciplines. The department offers a bachelor's degree,
a master's degree in health administration, and a doctorate in policy
analysis and management.  Qualified faculty may also belong to the graduate
field of human development or sociology, and supervise students in these
doctoral programs. 

Candidates should have a strong background and interest in research and
teaching in child health and wellbeing.  A Ph.D. in developmental
psychology, public policy, sociology, or other related field is required.

To Apply:  Those with any questions should contact the Search Committee
Chair, Rachel Dunifon at red26 at cornell.edu.  To apply, please submit a
curriculum vitae and two samples of research through
Interfolio,https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/19562. For those applying at
the level of assistant professor, three letters of recommendation should
also be posted. For those applying at the level of associate or full
professor, names of three references should be included. The search
committee will not accept paper applications. 

Interested applicants should submit materials by October 1, 2013.

 
Brown University, Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology at Brown University seeks to recruit a tenured
or
tenure track faculty member of Sociology (at the Assistant, Associate, or
Full
Professor Rank) who applies current methods of spatial analysis to research
in
any substantive area beginning July 1, 2014. The new faculty member will
interact with a growing body of scholars at Brown working on spatial
research
in the social and health sciences. The successful senior candidate must have
an
outstanding record of national and international scholarly achievement, a
proven record of successful research funding, and a demonstrated commitment
to
undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising. The successful junior
candidate must be engaged in a research program with the potential to
influence
his/her field, demonstrate the intention to obtain external funding, and
demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and
advising.
All candidates must have strong quantitative and spatial analysis skills, be
able to teach courses on spatial analysis at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, and be engaged in the research and training activities of the
university initiative in Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4).
Junior
candidates must have a doctoral degree granted or in hand by August 2014.
All candidates should submit: (1) a cover letter
describing research completed and planned, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a
short
writing sample, and (4) a teaching statement. Senior candidates (full and
associate) should include the names of five references who would be
contacted
at the appropriate time by the search committee. Junior candidates should
have
three letters of reference sent at the time of the application. To receive
full
consideration applications must be received by September 1, 2013.
Applications
will be accepted until the position is filled or the search is closed.
 

Ohio State University-Columbus. 

The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure track position
(open rank) in the fields of population and health, broadly defined, to
commence Fall 2014. We seek candidates who will broaden or strengthen our
existing repertoire of methodological expertise. We also encourage
applications from candidates who will contribute to building links to
interdisciplinary research centers and programs at the university.
Furthermore, we seek candidates who will maintain vigorous research
programs, actively seek external funding, contribute to both graduate and
undergraduate teaching, and provide service to the department and the
profession. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in Sociology or a
related field and to present evidence of excellence in teaching and
research. Please send signed cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, selected
written work, and for applicants at the assistant and associate professor
levels, three signed letters of recommendation (on official letterhead). For
the full professor position, send the names of three references in lieu of
recommendation letters. Send materials to osu-population at sociology.osu.edu.
Review of applications will begin October 1, 2013. The Ohio State University
is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, which is committed to
working to produce faculty and student communities that are characterized by
diversity. Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities
are encouraged to apply.

 

Ohio State University-Columbus. 

The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure track position
in the fields of globalization and social change, broadly defined, at the
Assistant Professor level to commence Fall 2014. We seek candidates who will
broaden or strengthen our existing repertoire of methodological expertise.
We also encourage applications from candidates who will contribute to
building links to interdisciplinary research centers and programs at the
university. Furthermore, we seek candidates who will maintain vigorous
research programs, actively seek external funding, contribute to both
graduate and undergraduate teaching, and provide service to the department
and the profession. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in Sociology or
a related field and to present evidence of excellence in teaching and
research. Please send signed cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, selected
written work, and three signed letters of recommendation (on official
letterhead) to osu-global at sociology.osu.edu. Review of applications will
begin October 1, 2013. The Ohio State University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, which is committed to working to
produce faculty and student communities that are characterized by diversity.
Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are
encouraged to apply.

 

Ohio State University-Columbus. 

The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure track
criminology position at the Assistant Professor level to commence Fall
2014.We seek candidates who will broaden or strengthen our existing
repertoire of methodological expertise. We also encourage applications from
candidates who will contribute to building links to interdisciplinary
research centers and programs at the university. Furthermore, we seek
candidates who will maintain vigorous research programs, actively seek
external funding, contribute to both graduate and undergraduate teaching,
and provide service to the department and the profession. Applicants are
expected to have a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field and to present
evidence of excellence in teaching and research. Please send signed cover
letter, Curriculum Vitae, selected written work, and three signed letters of
recommendation (on official letterhead) to osu-crim at sociology.osu.edu.
Review of applications will begin October 1, 2013. The Ohio State University
is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, which is committed to
working to produce faculty and student communities that are characterized by
diversity. Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities
are encouraged to apply.

 

Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality

The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, one of three national poverty
centers, is seeking a postdoctoral scholar for 2014-15 (with a possibility
of renewal for a second year). The scholar is expected to complete her or
his own research as well as work collaboratively with Center faculty, staff,
and students to produce original scholarship on trends in poverty and
inequality. The appointment will be for one year with a start date of
October 1, 2014. Candidates must have received their doctorate by the start
of the appointment. Please send a letter of application with curriculum
vitae, two samples of original work, and three letters of recommendation to
inequality at stanford.edu. If submitting via hard copy, application materials
may be mailed to: Search Committee, Stanford Center on Poverty and
Inequality, MC 2066, 450 Serra Mall, Building 370, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA 94305-2029. To ensure full consideration, all materials should
be received by December 15, 2013. Stanford University is an equal
opportunity, affirmative action employer.

 

Shannon

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Shannon M. Monnat, PhD
Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography

Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
The Pennsylvania State University

103 Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802

https://sites.google.com/site/shannonmonnat/

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