OOW Section Surpasses 1,000 members!

On October 4, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn AnnouncementsLeave a comment

The OOW Council is happy to announce that the Section has exceeded its goal of 1,000 memberships. As a result, OOW will have an additional session at next year’s ASA meetings in Seattle.

We warmly welcome new and returning members and look forward to a year of academic fellowship and productivity!

Proposals Invited for Editorships of JHSB and SOE

On October 3, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn AnnouncementsLeave a comment

The ASA Committee on Publications encourages applications for the editorships of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior and Sociology of Education. The official term for the new editors (or co-editors) will begin in January 2017 (the editorial transition will start in summer 2016) and is for a minimum of three years (until December 2019), with a possible reappointment of up to an additional two years. See complete application procedures and samples of previous successful proposals.

Call for Papers (Reminder): Work and Families Researchers Network (WFRN) Conference

On October 3, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn Calls for Papers, ConferencesLeave a comment

2016 WFRN CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS REMINDER

Careers, Care, and Life-Course “Fit:” Implications for Health, Equality, and Policy

June 23-25, 2016 (June 22, 2016 Pre-Conference Policy Day)
Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington D.C., USA

The Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) invites submissions for the 2016 Conference, Careers, Care, and Life-Course “Fit:” Implications for Health, Equality, and Policy, to be held June 23-25, 2016 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. The Work and Family Researchers Network is an international membership organization of interdisciplinary work and family researchers. We seek fresh and innovative scientific contributions on work and family issues from investigators in diverse disciplines, and we value all disciplinary perspectives on the issues. The voices of all stakeholders are needed to understand and address work and family issues to advance knowledge and practice. We also encourage policy advocates, policy makers, and work-life practitioners to submit evidence-based contributions. Continuing at the 2016 conference will be a practitioner “track” in an effort to encourage practitioner and policy-oriented submissions and promotion of researcher and practitioner/policy maker collaboration. There will also be a preconference Congressional briefing (“Policy Day”) on June 22.

Read more about the Call for Papers here .

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Conceptualizing Flexible Careers Across the Life Course

On October 3, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn Calls for PapersLeave a comment

Human Relations

Special Issue Call for Papers: Conceptualising flexible careers across the life course

Guest Editors: Jennifer Tomlinson (University of Leeds, UK; Marian Baird (University of Sydney, Australia); Peter Berg (Michigan State University, USA); Rae Cooper (University of Sydney, Australia)

Read the full call for papers here: http://www.tavinstitute.org/ humanrelations/special_issues/ Flexible%20careers.html

Submission deadline: 1st March 2016; please do not submit papers before 1st February 2016

In recent years, much literature and research on the quality of working lives focuses on jobs as the unit of analysis, emphasizing job quality and flexibility. Through this call, we seek to shift the focus to careers and, in particular, develop the construct of a ‘flexible career’ drawing attention to the fact that work occurs over time in sequence and trajectory. We are interested in the conditions under which flexible and sustainable careers can develop and flourish. Given this perspective, the overarching objective of this special issue is to encourage new analytical approaches to studying the concepts and intersection of flexibility and careers. More specifically, it is to provide a space to examine the meaning of flexible careers from different disciplinary perspectives and to question the extent to which careers can be forged and maintained at different points across the life course in the current social and economic context. In doing so, we focus on what is perhaps the one of the greatest tensions in contemporary labour markets and societies: how to combine the social and economic need for individual life-long work opportunity, accomplishment and development (careers) with the need for a workforce able to continuously adjustment to the supply and demand for labour in space, time and function (flexibility).

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Job Posting: Associate Director Position at The Clayman Institute for Gender Research

On October 3, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn Job PostingsLeave a comment

The Associate Director (AD) leads the Institute’s strategic focus, operations, and academic and community relations. The AD manages the Institute team and reports to the Executive Director as a member of the Executive Committee that includes members from the Institute and the Center. The AD works with the Faculty Director to set the annual thematic focus and guide the research agenda.

Interested candidates please submit your application at jobs.stanford.edu. Job # 68110.

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New Issue of ILR Review Features Research on Labor Standards, Workhours and other Timely Issues

On September 25, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn PublicationsLeave a comment

Recent issue of the ILR Review features new and important research on labor standards enforcement, the long and unusual workhours of American workers compared to Europeans, the use of foreign-trained nurses in the US, individual employment rights, and other timely issues.

Editors: Rose Batt and Larry Kahn

Access theILR Review at http://ilr.sagepub.com/ for free downloads.

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Job Posting: Open Rank Position, Health Management, McGill University

On September 19, 2015September 19, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn Job PostingsLeave a comment

The Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University invites applications for an open rank position in health management. The expected starting date is August 2016; and the teaching load and salary are competitive.

The Desautels Faculty of Management has over 70 full-time professors, of which about 20% are primarily interested in health management research and well connected to the research hospitals of the McGill University Health Centre as well as to health policy makers. The teaching programs in the area of health management include a Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program in Healthcare Operations and Information Management for PhD students, a joint MD-MBA program with the Faculty of Medicine, and an International Masters in Health Leadership program for practicing managers.

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Job Posting: TT Assistant Professor Position, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech

On September 19, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn Job PostingsLeave a comment

The School of Public Policy is actively seeking applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor position at the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, Georgia. The position is in the fields of institutional and organizational analysis and policy process, with a focus related to one or more of the School’s major emphases in science and technology policy, environmental and energy policy, information and communication policy, regional innovation, social and urban policy, or ethical inquiry in policy research and teaching. Our work benefits from synergies with the Institute’s tradition of innovative interdisciplinary research, as well as the Institute’s world-class engineering curriculum. Basic job duties will include teaching, research, and service activities for the school.

Applicants should submit: 1) cover letter; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) up to three publications; 4) research and teaching statement, including concrete descriptions of future research plans and teaching interests; and 5) names and contact information of three academic references. Please apply using the on-line application process at https://academicjobsonline.org. Direct any questions by email to facsearch@pubpolicy.gatech.edu with “pubpol” in the subject line. Applications are due December 1, 2015.

The School of Public Policy has 30 faculty members and we instruct students in undergraduate, masters and Ph.D. programs. See our webpage athttp://spp.gatech.edu/ for more information. The Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, dedicated to recruiting a diverse faculty. We welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

Marxist Section Member Drive

On September 19, 2015 By Sarah MosseriIn AnnouncementsLeave a comment

Are you interested in joining the Marxist Sociology Section?

Current membership for the Marxist Sociology Section is 284. We need 16 more members to hit 300 and to receive an additional session.
If you are a current member of the ASA and are not a member of the Marxist Sociology Section, please consider joining this section.
It is $12 for professors and $7 for students.

For the next 20 people who renew their membership by the end of the month, they will receive a free six-month subscription to Monthly Review.
After renewing, send Brett Clark (brettclark@comcast.net) your invoice and address. Brett will pass this information along to Monthly Review.

Organizations, Occupations and Work

Author: Sarah Mosseri