City & Community Presents: “Reaching a Broader Audience: How to Publish Crossover Books”
A Virtual Panel Event
Thursday, September 21, 2023; 3:30-5:00 p.m. EST
Wanting to write a “crossover” book for a “broader” audience is becoming more and more common in sociology. But how is it different to write a book for readers outside of academia compared to writing one for scholars? How does an author identify and write to a specific non-academic audience? What are the potential pros and cons of writing a crossover book? What are editors looking for from scholars who propose crossover books? And what challenges have authors who have written books for broader audiences faced in the research, writing, and promotion of their work?
Hosted by City & Community, this virtual panel event brings together authors and a book editor who will share their experiences with crossover books. We welcome sociologists at any level who are interested in writing a book to a broader audience now or in the future to attend.
Host and Moderator: Richard Ocejo, Editor, City & Community
Panelists:
Greggor Mattson, Oberlin College, author of Who Needs Gay Bars? Bar-Hopping throughAmerican’s Endangered LGBTQ+ Places
Victoria Reyes, University of California, Riverside, author of Academic Outsider: Stories ofExclusion and Hope
Meagan Levinson, Editorial Director, Three Hills Press
Registration is required for this event.
Please send any questions to cicojournal@gmail.com.
Author: Dilan Eren
I am a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Boston University. I work at the intersection of work, occupations, and organizations by adopting a cultural sociology lens to examine topics of social inequality.
My dissertation, “The Self-Taught Economy: Open-Access and Inclusion in the Tech Industry,” studies how aspiring developers without a computer science degree make sense and use open-access to coding skills initiatives to get jobs in tech. I adopt a longitudinal perspective and use multiple methods (including surveys, in-depth interviews, and digital ethnography and observations) to understand how open access to coding initiatives may alter or not the existing regimes of inequalities and make tech more or less diverse.
New Publication: ““Was It Me or Was It Gender Discrimination?” How Women Respond to Ambiguous Incidents at Work” by Laura Doering, Jan Doering, and András Tilcsik
Research shows that people often feel emotional distress when they experience a potentially discriminatory incident but cannot classify it conclusively. In this study, we propose that the ramifications of such ambiguous incidents extend beyond interior, emotional costs to include socially consequential action (or inaction) at work. Taking a mixed-methods approach, we examine how professional women experience and respond to incidents that they believe might have been gender discrimination, but about which they feel uncertain. Our interviews show that women struggle with how to interpret and respond to ambiguous incidents. Survey data show that women experience ambiguous incidents more often than incidents they believe were obviously discriminatory. Our vignette experiment reveals that women anticipate responding differently to the same incident depending on its level of ambiguity. Following incidents that are obviously discriminatory, women anticipate taking actions that make others aware of the problem; following ambiguous incidents, women anticipate changing their own work habits and self-presentation. This study establishes ambiguous gendered incidents as a familiar element of many women’s work lives that must be considered to address unequal gendered experiences at work.
Read the article here.
Job Posting: Washington State University, SOCIOLOGY, Assistant Prof.
Washington State University – Pullman, WA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – Tenure Track
SOCIOLOGY
Position Summary:
The Department of Sociology, within the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent, full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in food and environmental justice. We seek applicants who have a central research focus in the study of food or environmental justice, or on the ways food and environment overlap. This could include, but is not limited to: environmental racism; long-term health impacts on minoritized communities who face food and/or environmental inequities; food deserts/swamps; farm labor/food industry labor; indigenous approaches to environmental and food sustainability. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2024.
Job duties: The successful candidate’s workload will be 40% research, 40% teaching, and 20% service. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue an active research agenda leading to publications and possible extramural funding. They will be expected, as part of a regular load of two courses per semester, to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in sociology, including but not limited to those related to race and ethnicity, racism, food and food systems, environmental sociology, environmental justice or racial health disparities. They will be able to develop courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level; and expected to mentor undergraduate and graduate students. Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in service at the department, college, university, and professional levels.
WSU is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive university community. The university recognizes that fostering an inclusive environment for all, with particular attention to the needs of historically marginalized populations, is vital to the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of our institutional mission. Towards continually strengthening this commitment, we seek candidates whose research, teaching, and/or service has prepared them to be an integral contributor to the continued advancement of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access here at WSU. This position is part of a faculty cluster hire initiative in the scholarship and teaching about racism and social inequality in the Americas, with a particular focus this year on Food/Environmental Justice. The university is particularly interested in hiring scholars who are deeply connected to and integrated into the communities that they study as a means to build on our strong tradition of engaged and applied scholarship at WSU.
Required Qualifications:
- Earned PhD in Sociology or a closely related field by the appointment start date
- Demonstrated record of or potential for published research on food/environmental justice and race/ethnicity
- Demonstrated record of or potential record of extramural funding
- Proven or potential for successful teaching and course development
- Proven or potential ability to mentor undergraduate and graduate students
- Demonstrated record of or potential for commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access efforts
Salary/Benefits: $80,000-85,000 per nine-month academic year
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.
For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf. Find total compensation information here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/.
Applicant Instructions:
Visit wsu.edu/jobs, select your appropriate employment status, and search for R-9960. Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.
- A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position
- Curriculum vitae
- Teaching statement that describes your teaching experience and philosophy, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities.
- Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity statement that outlines your scholarly work and includes your future plans.
- Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement that includes your demonstrated and or potential for contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts through scholarship/research, and/or teaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement. There may be some overlap with your research and teaching statements.
- A chapter, article or other writing sample
- Names, addresses, and contact information of at least three references who can
address your history of and potential for excellence in research, teaching, and service. Please ask letter writers to submit their letters directly to: soc.letters@wsu.edu.
Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Erik Johnson, Search Committee Chair, at johnsone@wsu.edu
Application Deadline
Review of applications will begin after September 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. The position will remain open until filled.
About WSU, Pullman, CAS, and Department of Sociology: Washington State University, a land grant, multiple-campus Research 1 institution. This position will serve on the Pullman campus, which has an enrollment of around 20,000 students and is located in Southeastern Washington on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. Located 80 miles south of metropolitan Spokane, Pullman is also a quick drive away from the scenic Idaho panhandle and Moscow Mountain. The rolling hills of the Palouse offer a wide range of activities and a true four-season climate. The area provides ample opportunity to enjoy the cultural and academic hub of both Washington State University and the University of Idaho, in the neighboring town of Moscow, Idaho. For more information about the region, please see https://pullmanchamber.com.
Encompassing more than 30 departments, schools, and research institutes on five campuses statewide, the College of Arts & Sciences is the heart of WSU. Together our 730+ faculty and staff deliver more than 50% of WSU’s total undergraduate and graduate instruction, including the vast majority of WSU’s core curriculum. We also drive annual research expenditures of more than $26 million, with wide interdisciplinary strengths in public and community health, environmental change, equity and social justice, and data and technology at the boundaries. As Arts & Sciences begins its 10th anniversary as a unified college, we seek to lead a reimagining of WSU’s land-grant mission for the 21st century, expanding the boundaries of creativity and discovery while simultaneously recognizing more completely our obligations to Native and Indigenous peoples. For more about the College of Arts & Sciences at WSU, please see https://cas.wsu.edu.
The Department of Sociology has a long history of advancing sociological knowledge, and our faculty are nationally and internationally recognized for their expertise. Sociology faculty have recently served as National Academies committee members and as section chairs or council members for the American Sociological Association and a range of its sections, and as leaders in the Rural Sociological Society, the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science, and the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. Faculty and students engage a diverse set of research methods, and the department is associated with WSU’s Social and Economic Sciences Research Center. Faculty research programs are supported by the NSF, NIMHD, NIA, and NIJ. The department offers a bachelor’s degree, three interdisciplinary minors, a certificate in sustainable organizational leadership, and a doctorate in sociology. Faculty have been honored with the University’s highest teaching and graduate mentoring awards, and are members of the President’s Teaching Academy.
The Department is committed to the retention of new faculty and as such the successful candidate will be provided with a faculty mentoring committee, benefit from peer/mutual mentoring opportunities, and have access to university programs such as the External Mentor Program.
WSU acknowledges that its locations statewide are on the homelands of Native American peoples, who have lived in this region and have been caretakers of the land from time immemorial. The Morrill Act of 1862 established our land-grant institution by providing public and federal lands that are traced back to the disposition of Indigenous lands, often taken by coercive and violent acts, and the disregard of treaties. For that, we extend our deepest apologies. We owe our deepest gratitude to the Native peoples of this region and maintain our commitment towards reconciliation. And as a land-grant institution, WSU is deeply committed to the land-grant mission, its Memorandums of Understanding with Native tribes in the region, and a tradition of service to society. To read the full WSU land acknowledgement, please see https://wsu.edu/about/wsu-land-acknowledgement/.
Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU is committed to excellence through diversity and faculty-friendly policy action, including partner accommodation and NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation programs (http://www.advance.wsu.edu/). WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.
Job Posting: Boston University, Questrom School of Business (Strategy and Innovation)
The Strategy & Innovation Department at the Boston University Questrom School of Business invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Strategy & Innovation, with an emphasis on Corporate Strategy or Governance. Pending Provost budgetary approval, this position will begin July 1, 2024 for the Fall semester at Boston University.
The S&I Department places particular emphasis on the study of innovation and strategy in different kinds of organizations and the role of technological change in creating new industries and shaping existing ones. Prospective candidates must demonstrate the ability to produce original and innovative scholarly work of the highest possible quality and impact; a PhD degree in business, management, or other closely-related areas from a research university is required.
We believe that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our research and academic programs. BU has redoubled its commitment to more fully embody its founding principles, and we welcome new colleagues who have interest in joining us in this project. To that end, we are especially eager to have join our ranks a colleague who supports our institutional commitment to ensuring that BU is an inclusive, equitable, and diverse institution.
Special consideration will be given to applicants whose research focuses on areas of strategic emphasis for the Questrom School of Business (such as health and life sciences, digital technologies, and sustainability and social impact), and who can contribute to building the department’s capabilities in strategic management, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and global business.
Interested applicants should send (a) a current curriculum vitae, (b) at least one recent scholarly article and/or job market paper, and (c) three letters of recommendation by October 1, 2023 directly to strategy@bu.edu.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Fellowship Announcement: The Organizational Studies Program, University of Michigan
The Organizational Studies Program at the University of Michigan seeks outstanding early-career or new associate professors whose teaching and mentoring, AND/OR research and scholarship, AND/OR service and engagement will contribute to our interconnected goals of excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion to join our faculty through the 2023 LSA Collegiate Fellows Program (LCFP). We encourage applicants from a wide range of institution types as we seek to diversify where we hire from.
Organizational Studies is a small (approximately 100 majors), selective undergraduate program in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Our faculty represent a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds in the social sciences and professional fields whose research and teaching is relevant to organizational theory and behavior, broadly defined.
The LSA Collegiate Fellows Program aims to recruit and hire exceptional early career faculty at two levels: as postdoctoral fellows/tenure-track assistant professors and early-in-rank tenured associate professors. Applications through Organizational Studies are due Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET, with reference letters due Monday, September 11, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. ET.
The LSA Collegiate Fellows Program was launched in 2016 as a major college initiative aimed at promoting an intellectually rich and inclusive scholarly environment, recruiting and retaining exceptional early career faculty scholars, and supporting these outstanding scholars who are committed to working with college colleagues to build a diverse, equitable scholarly and learning community. The program is administered by U-M’s National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) in conjunction with LSA academic departments.
Postdoctoral Fellow/Assistant Professor Rank:
The early-career program provides either one to two years of postdoctoral fellowship support with tenure-track assistant professors offers to follow the fellowship period or immediate tenure-track appointments in LSA departments. Successful candidates will receive dedicated research time, mentorship, research and travel funding, and cohort- and program-based professional development opportunities related to scholarship and teaching.
Associate Professor Rank:
The associate professor program seeks to hire early-in-rank associate professors or scholars in the year they are seeking promotion to associate rank. In their first year, successful candidates will participate in a cohort-based professional development program designed to support DEI leadership in their service and administrative roles.
Eligibility:
Applicants must apply through the application portal in order to be considered for the Collegiate Fellows Program (linked below). A list of participating departments/units, eligibility requirements, and crucial application information can be found at http://myumi.ch/JYppY. Inquiries may be directed to lsacollegiate@umich.edu or orgstudies.faculty.search@umich.edu.
Job Posting: Boston University, Questrom School of Business
The Questrom School of Business at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Management and Organizations, pending Provost budgetary approval. The department seeks to add to its vibrant community of scholars. We will prioritize applicants working in areas related to (a) Human Capital (including the Future of Work), and/or (b) Cooperation and Conflict (including teams and ethics). We will also prioritize applicants relying on qualitative methodologies.
We actively seek to diversify our faculty and student ranks, recognizing that diversity of experience deepens the intellectual endeavor and can be a source of insight and excellence. We seek to cultivate an inclusive atmosphere of respect for all individuals without barriers to participation or access.
The anticipated start date for this faculty position is July 1, 2024.
Prospective candidates should have the following:
● A Ph.D. in management or a related field, such as psychology or sociology.
● High potential for producing original and innovative scholarly work of the highest quality and impact.
● High potential for teaching effectiveness at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels.
● A desire to contribute to the intellectual community of the M&O department and the School of Business.
● A commitment to our institutional values regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Interested candidates should send the following by email (qstmo@bu.edu) to Professor Michel Anteby, Chair of the Search Committee:
● a cover letter stating the position, their interest, and qualifications
● a curriculum vitae
● statements of research and teaching interests and accomplishments, including teaching evaluations if
available
● representative publications and/or working papers
● three letters of recommendation
Application Deadline: We will accept applications until the position is filled, although first consideration will be given to completed applications received by September 15, 2023.
BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an offer letter.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Navigating Qualitative Dissertation Professional Development Workshop, AOM 2023.
Navigating Qualitative Dissertation Professional Development Workshop will take place on Friday, Aug 4, in Boston. See details below.
Postdoc Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in the EU project Rebalance
Stockholm
Ref. No. SU FV-2100-23
at Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research. Closing date: 16 June 2023.
The Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score) is a leading center for multi-disciplinary research in organizational studies, with a particular focus on four overarching themes – Organizing Knowledge; Organizing Markets; Democracy, Legitimacy, and Power; and Rule Setting and Rule Following. The Centre includes more than 25 researchers and several visiting fellows each year. The disciplines currently represented among Score researchers are Management, Political Science, Social Anthropology, Sociology, and Economic History.
Project description
The postdoctoral fellow will be associated with the EU Horizon project REBALANCE (Rebalancing Disruptive Business of Multinational Corporations and Global Value Chains with Democracy and Inclusive Citizenship Processes), which seeks to provide new insights, resources, events, and learning materials to help foster a rebalancing of capitalism and democracy.
The postdoctoral fellow will be actively involved in the part of the REBALANCE project based at Stockholm University, which focuses on multinational corporations and EU policies to regulate global industries with regard to human rights, labor rights, environmental impacts, and carbon emissions. This project is led by Tim Bartley, Maria-Therese Gustafsson, and John Murray.
Main responsibilities
The successful candidate will join a multi-method project on organizations, markets, and public policy. The specific responsibilities of the position are linked to deliverables for the REBALANCE project. The main responsibilities will involve compiling a database of business positions on proposed EU regulations/directives, firms’ use of voluntary standards, and other relevant organizational characteristics, based on various forms of publicly available information.
The successful candidate will also be expected to take a leading role in conducting basic quantitative analyses of this data (using Stata or similar software) and qualitative coding and analysis of the textual evidence (using Nvivo or similar software). Other responsibilities include collaborating on working papers, articles, and research briefs; drafting research summaries and policy briefs for non-academic audiences; compiling information on individuals to potentially be interviewed for this project; assisting with the scheduling of interviews and transcription services; and interfacing with other groups in the REBALANCE project.
Qualification requirements
Postdoctoral positions are appointed primarily for purposes of research. Applicants are expected to hold a Swedish doctoral degree or an equivalent degree from another country.
Assessment criteria
The degree must have been completed at latest before the employment decision is made, but no more than three years before the closing date. An older degree may be acceptable under special circumstances. Special reasons refer to sick leave, parental leave, elected positions in trade unions, service in the total defense, or other similar circumstances as well as clinical attachment or service/assignments relevant to the subject area.
The successful candidate should have a PhD in Sociology, Political Science, Management/Organizational Studies, Public Policy, Environmental Studies, Labor Relations, or a related field.
In the appointment, special attention will be given to skills and experience demonstrated in the candidate’s research and studies, including experience in compiling databases (in Excel), conducting quantitative analyses, conducting qualitative coding/analyses, and analyzing social, political, or organizational processes surrounding the regulation of markets and industries.
Prior knowledge of social scientific research in at least one of the following areas is required: organizational or institutional change, political processes, social policy or regulatory policy, advocacy organizations/social movements, global production networks, business lobbying, environmental policy, labor standards, private governance, or corporate responsibility. Prior knowledge of either or both of our focal policy domains (climate change/carbon policy; human rights and environmental impacts of multinational business) is attractive but definitely not required. We seek a careful and dedicated researcher with relevant skills and knowledge, but expertise in these specific policy domains is not required. Excellent oral and written English proficiency is a requirement. Knowledge of another language (especially Swedish, French, Spanish, or German) is considered attractive but not required.
Terms of employment
The position involves full-time employment for two years, with the possibility of extentension under special circumstances. Start date 2023-09-01 or as per agreement.
Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and with equal opportunities for all.
Contact
Further information about the position can be obtained from Professor Tim Bartley, tim.bartley@score.su.se.
Union representatives
Ingrid Lander (Saco-S), telephone: +46 708 16 26 64, saco@saco.su.se, Alejandra Pizarro Carrasco (Fackförbundet ST/OFR), telephone: +46 8 16 34 89, alejandra@st.su.se, and seko@seko.su.se (SEKO).
Application
Apply for the position at Stockholm University’s recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline.
Please include the following information with your application
- Your contact details and personal data
- Your highest degree
- Your language skills
- Contact details for 2–3 references
and, in addition, please include the following documents
- Cover letter (1-2 pages) – including a description of how your prior experience and skills would fit the position
- CV – with degrees and/or other completed courses, work experience and a list of publications
- Publications or unpublished manuscripts in support of your application (no more than 3 files)
The instructions for applicants are available at: How to apply for a position.
You are welcome to apply!
Stockholm University contributes to the development of sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment and the pursuit of truth.
Closing date: 16/06/2023
Check out the OOW June Newsletter!
Featuring reflections on “Intersectionality and Organizations Panel” (by Melissa Abad) and “OOW Perspectives on the Climate Crisis” (by Simone Domingue and Tim Bartley) with further reading suggestions!
Small Grant Opportunity: CDFI Research Consortium
RFP for scholars interested in organizations, financial institutions, race, poverty and community development
I am excited to share with you a small grant funding opportunity and RFP from the CDFI Research Consortium to support research on Community Development Financial Institutions and their efforts to channel credit and capital to low-income and historically marginalized communities – link to RFP. The Consortium was recently launched by the Center for Impact Finance at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire (link to webpage), and its research priorities align well with many of our own. It is keen to include research on the organizational and institutional structures of CDFIs, CDFIs’ relationships with other financial institutions, community based organizations, and local communities, and how those shape CDFIs’ capacities to deliver on their core missions.
Please a look and pass this announcement along to interested colleagues. Proposals are due June 30, 2023.
Organizations, Occupations and Work 