[Jobs] Demog Job In Georgia (fwd)

[Monique Verrier]

Monique Verrier
Graduate Student Affairs Officer
University of California, Berkeley
tel: 510.642.9800  fax: 510.643.8558

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:32:50 -0700
From: Peter Brownell <peterb503 at gmail.com>
To: Monique Verrier <monique at demog.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Demog Job In Georgia

https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000311847-01


The Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia invites applications for a public service faculty position as an Applied
Demographer within the Applied Demography Program. The position will be available August 1, 2016 and carries rank in the public service faculty
career ladder of the University. The Applied Demography Program translates demographic information into specific usable information for decision
makers in Georgia.

A master’s degree or equivalent in demography, sociology, geography, economics, city/urban planning, or related field is required. Ph.D. or
equivalent is preferred. The successful candidate must possess strong knowledge and experience with demographic analysis, regional economics,
demographic and other socioeconomic data, and research methods. Experience with any statistical package such as Stata, SAS, R, or Python and
experience with GIS and spatial data is required. This position will report directly to the Program Director and will spend considerable time
working directly with state and local officials, both elected, appointed, and staff. Thus, it is critical that the candidate possess the desire,
ability, and experience to interact in a very positive and supportive manner with these important clients of the Institute of Government.

The ideal candidate will be expected to work as part of a team on public management and policy issues with specific emphasis in area of
demography on topics such as school demography, post-secondary education outcomes, economic development, population and environment
interactions, population estimates and projections, data science and predictive modeling, and infrastructure planning. The position involves
consulting with local government officials, the state legislature, non-profits, and private groups; and preparing monographs, reports, datasets,
and other publications that address practitioner/policymaker needs, with an emphasis on demography.

Compensation will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. Candidates will be considered for the position
until it is filled but are assured of consideration if materials are received by May 15, 2016. Application materials should include a cover
letter, curriculum vita, and three letters of recommendation. Email submissions with attachments are preferred. Please send to:
demography at cviog.uga.edu.

In lieu of email submission, written application materials may be directed to:

Search Committee, Applied Demographer Faculty

Carl Vinson Institute of Government

201 N. Milledge Avenue

Athens, GA 30602



Candidates selected for an interview will be requested to consent to a background investigation.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran
status.

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