Post-doc opportunities that may be of interest to Labor and Labor Movement members, especially the second and third ones.  Applications due March 30th.

Washington University in St. Louis Department of Sociology Announces Four Postdoctoral Fellow Positions

The Department of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis strives to understand the origins and reproduction of social inequality, especially as it relates to issues of pressing public concern. The Department was re-established in 2015 and now has ten faculty members appointed in sociology, three postdoctoral scholars, and a variety of affiliate faculty across the University. The department is seeking four highly motivated, collaborative postdoctoral scholars with demonstrated excellence in research to join our research community in the Summer/Fall of 2018, one in each of the following areas:
1. The Social Determinants of Population Health and Health Disparities
2. Global-Transnational and/or Economic Sociology
3. Gender Inequality in the Modern Workplace
4. Historical Approaches to the Study of Race and Inequity
 
The third and fourth positions are funded by the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy. The fourth position is also in collaboration with the Department of African and African American Studies. All positions will be linked to a project led by a faculty member or team of faculty members. Additional details about the specific projects and associated faculty for each fellowship can be found using the provided hyperlinks.
 
Required qualifications include a PhD and training in sociology or related fields. The degree must have been awarded between July 1, 2015 and September 1, 2018. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, protected veteran, or disability status. Salary and benefits will be competitive and include a research/travel stipend for a one-year appointment with a one-year renewal based upon satisfactory performance in the first year. Teaching responsibilities vary based on postdoctoral position. Fellows are expected to be in residence during the fellowship period and to participate in the intellectual life of the Department of Sociology along with other units of Washington University relevant to the Fellow’s research interests.
 
Fellows will work together in a collaborative setting with faculty mentors and toward the production of jointly published scholarly research. Fellows will have shared office space and will typically be on campus during normal working hours. The fellows will be fully integrated into department colloquia and research and professional development seminars organized specifically for the postdoctoral program. Postdoctoral fellows will also join a vibrant postdoctoral community across the university, including but not limited to the Departments of African and African American Studies, Education, Economics, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Political Science; the Brown School of Social Work and the Institute for Public Health. 

​POST-DOCTORAL SCHOLAR, CENTER FOR GLOBAL WORKERS' RIGHTS, PENN STATE

Review of applications will begin on March 15, 2018, and continue until the position is filled. To apply, go to: https://psu.jobs/job/76059

The School of Labor and Employment Relations at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for the position of Post-Doctoral Scholar with the Center for Global Workers’ Rights. This is a twelve-month position that begins on August 15, 2018. The Center for Global Workers’ Rights was established in the fall of 2012 with the goal of promoting scholarly research and scholar-practitioner exchanges on issues related to workers’ rights. It has a broad focus that includes, but is not limited to, sweatshops, precarious work, labor standards, international labor and employment law, worker organizing, and workers’ rights in global supply chains. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline, or a J.D., earned in the last five years, as well as evidence of an emerging research program relevant to the Center’s interests. Scholars will receive salary, benefits, and a research/travel fund to support their work. Scholars will be expected to mentor students on their summer capstone project and to teach one course. This may include teaching for the School’s Labor and Global Workers’ Right MPS program, which is part of the Global Labour University network (http://www.global-labour-university.org/). Upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and a writing sample here. Please also arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent directly by letter writers to Mark Ivicic, mci104@psu.edu. If you have additional questions, please contact Center Director, Mark Anner, at msa10@psu.edu. 

Post-Doctoral Position: The School of Labor and Employment Relations at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for the position of Post-Doctoral Scholar with the Center for Global Workers’ Rights. This is a twelve-month position that begins on August 15, 2018. The Center for Global Workers’ Rights was established in the fall of 2012 with the goal of promoting scholarly research and scholar-practitioner exchanges on issues related to workers’ rights. It has a broad focus that includes, but is not limited to, sweatshops, precarious work, labor standards, international labor and employment law, worker organizing, and workers’ rights in global supply chains.https://psu.jobs/job/76059
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​Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations, has one of the world’s leading faculties in the field of Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LSER).  The LSER Department is soliciting applications for one tenure-track assistant or associate professor position.  Current assistant and associate professors, as well as new PhDs, are encouraged to apply.  We are interested in a wide range of employment relations issues, including -- but not limited to -- organizational diversity and inclusion; the labor market experiences of women, people of color, immigrants and people with disabilities; intersectionality at work; social justice; or technology and work including the impact of automation and new forms of internet and app-based work.  We are seeking a broadly trained scholar who is an excellent researcher, can teach both graduate and undergraduate courses and contribute to the continuing education program of the department.    The appointment, which is dependent on funding, is expected to begin September, 2018.
 
Candidates should possess a Ph.D. or other terminal degree (DBA, JD, LLD, EDD) in Employment Relations, Industrial Relations, Sociology, Economics, History, Political Science, American Studies, African-American Studies, Latino Studies, Gender Studies, Business, or a related discipline. They should send a letter of application detailing qualifications and interests; a vita; names of three scholars familiar with their work for potential letters of recommendation; and one of their research papers or thesis chapters. Applications should be submitted no later than October 15, 2017 to Rutgers   posting # 17FA1234.  The positions will remain open until filled. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Rutgers University is an AA/EEO/ADA Employer.

    Brown University
The Brown University Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of Sociology, to begin July 1, 2018, whose scholarship is in the area of social inequality broadly defined. We are especially excited about scholars who complement other areas of strength in the Department, and whose work contributes toward the larger discipline of sociology. Candidate will also be evaluated in terms of how their work can contribute to the goals outlined in Brown University’s strategic plan, Building on Distinction (https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/strategic-planning/). A successful 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 the potential for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising.
 
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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. Candidates should have three letters of reference sent at the time of the application. To receive full consideration applications must be received by October 1, 2017. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the search is closed. Brown is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, and women and minorities are enthusiastically encouraged to apply.
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge. https://apply.interfolio.com/42980
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The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track position in the area of work, labour markets, and professions. The person appointed will demonstrate excellence in both teaching and research, and will have a strong record of scholarly achievement. The successful candidate will be prepared to teach undergraduate, honours and graduate students. Please forward a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a teaching dossier and the names and addresses of three persons who can supply a letter of reference, as well as two examples of written work (either published or unpublished, but at least one example single authored) to Dr. Karen Stanbridge, Head, Department of Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5S7; Phone (709) 864-7457; Fax (709) 864-2075; Email: sociology@mun.ca.

Memorial University (in Newfoundland, Canada) has a tenure-track position that we will be posting (start date July 2018) that your section members may be interested in. While we are not participating in the job fair at the ASA meetings, I will be attending, as will several other Memorial University Dept. members, should people want to be in touch with us to ask any questions about the position.

Ailsa

Ailsa Craig, PhD
Department Head,
Associate Professor,
Department of Sociology
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7

E-mail: acraig@mun.ca or akcraig@gmail.com
Phone: (709) 864-2686
Fax: (709) 864-2075
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The Department of Sociology and the School of Public Policy (SPP) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track, position at the Assistant Professor level with research and teaching in organizational sociology and public policy to begin in September 2018. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst is the flagship campus and an R1 doctoral granting university with highest research activity. 

We seek a candidate whose research is informed by organizational studies/theory and relates to areas of interest within sociology, public policy, public management or nonprofit management. Successful candidates will be expected to complement existing strengths in sociology and public policy research; both units have particular strengths in the area of social inequality and social justice.

This is a joint tenure-track position in Public Policy and Sociology with the tenure home located in the Sociology Department. Teaching responsibilities will comprise graduate and undergraduate courses in the Sociology Department and the School of Public Policy, including SPP’s undergraduate and Master of Public Policy and Administration programs.

Candidates must demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching and research. A completed PhD in Sociology, Public Policy, Management, Organization Theory or a related discipline is required by the start of the appointment.  The University is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Because broad diversity is essential to an inclusive climate and critical to the University's goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will holistically assess the many qualifications of each applicant and favorably consider an individual's record working with students and colleagues with broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research or other work activities. We will also favorably consider experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic degree and career.
 Please submit your application via Interview Exchange. Applicants should submit the following: (1) a cover letter describing current and future research plans, (2) a teaching statement describing your teaching philosophy and if available, sample syllabi and teaching ratings, (3) a curriculum vitae, (4) two writing samples and (5) contact information for three professional/academic references. To ensure full consideration, applications must be submitted by September 15, 2017.  Please direct questions concerning this position to Melissa Wooten, Search Committee Chair, mwooten@soc.umass.edu.

For the full position announcement including required qualifications and application instructions, please visit: http://umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=86213