We are pleased to invite you to contribute to an edited book on Graduates’ work in the knowledge economy (with Palgrave). The volume aims to advance the understanding of graduate careers in the ‘knowledge economy.’ It uses sociological, economic, and political lenses to examine the structures of opportunities (and constraints) shaping graduates’ experiences of work in the knowledge economy. We are interested in personal, as well as the more structural implications of graduate work across a variegated occupational spectrum. The book asks whether (and for whom) the knowledge economy can bring decent, white-collar jobs and for whom/ where/ when it is over-selling the promise of upward careers. It examines the social and economic implications of the knowledge economy.
We invite contributions on the structural enablers, including skill formation systems, professional and company cultures, as well as critical analyses of the politics of the knowledge economy. Empirical or theoretical papers from different domains (including, but not limited to Sociology of Work and Employment, Youth studies, Political economy, and regional studies) are welcome.
City & Community Presents: “How to Write (and Not Write) Journal Articles”A Virtual Professional Development EventThursday, October 19, 6:30-8 pm EST, on Zoom.
Aimed primarily at doctoral students and early career scholars, this virtual information session is meant to offer first-time authors some guidance in journal article writing from the perspective of an editor. Richard Ocejo, editor of City & Community, will offer some practical tips and common mistakes authors make in papers. Attendees will also get ample opportunity to ask questions about the process and to receive writing advice. While City & Community and urban sociology will serve as the main examples, scholars with interest in other subfields and journals are welcome to attend. Registration required: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucOGvrT8tEtNjFBzmdbvcLTrlVQNkQONF
The Management Division of Columbia Business School is currently searching for qualified applicants for a tenure-track position in Entrepreneurship at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank. Applications that are received by October 15 will receive full consideration. However, we encourage applicants to submit their materials as soon as possible as we are evaluating applications on a rolling basis.
Applicants for an Assistant Professor level appointment should have, or be close to completing, a PhD from an accredited institution, demonstrate promise of becoming an outstanding scholar in every respect, including research and teaching, and should combine exceptional disciplinary training in Management with a strong interest in the professional mission of the school.
Applicants for an Associate Professor level appointment (non-tenured, tenured) should have a PhD from an accredited institution, a record of being an excellent scholar in every respect, including research and teaching, and should combine exceptional disciplinary training with a strong interest in the professional mission of the school and show great promise of attaining distinction in the field of Management.
Columbia Business School is particularly interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching and/or service will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. We will have a particular interest in Entrepreneurship, and other related areas of Management. Applicants from a range of disciplines are encouraged to apply, including those with PhDs from business schools, sociology, social psychology, economics, and political science departments.
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
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 athttp://myumi.ch/JYppY. Inquiries may be directed to lsacollegiate@umich.edu or orgstudies.faculty.search@umich.edu.
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 Work and Occupations symposium issue on “The New Labor Activism” has just been released. The fifteen symposium essays present a new generation of labor sociology research for comprehending and sustaining the contemporary labor mobilization in the U.S., the largest labor mobilization since the 1930s. The mobilization is occurring throughout the U.S. economy, including in the logistics, tech, retail, hospitality, automotive, healthcare, civil society, arts, and education sectors. The essays, written by a diverse group of social scientists, focus on the themes of “history,” “intersectionality,” “worker agency,” and “hierarchy” and continue the post-World War II transition of the field from a union-centered toward a worker-centered labor sociology. The symposium essays are written in dialogue with the June, 2022 report on U.S. labor organizing issued by the Worker Empowerment Research Network, a new network of labor market researchers associated with the MIT Sloan School of Management, Cornell, Rutgers, and Columbia Universities, and other universities and colleges. The symposium issue can be accessed from the “OnlineFirst” section of the Work and Occupations website.
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.
Register now for the 22nd semi-annual Gender, Professions, and Organizations writing workshop at the ASA annual meeting (Thurs, August 17th) by signing up here:https://forms.gle/CZhuJJ3znWAYdew77.
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
The 22nd semi-annual Gender, Professions, and Organizations Writing Workshop is back to its in-person format this summer from 9 am to 5 pm on Thursday, August 17, 2023 – the day of pre-conference activities for the ASA annual meeting in Philadelphia. Originally a workgroup of sociologists studying gender and academic careers, scientific organizations, and organizational transformations to promote gender equality, the workshop has grown to now include scholars of gender, professions, and organizations more broadly. Our aims are to learn about the range of work of attendees, facilitate collaboration, build community across career stages, and MOST IMPORTANTLY to dedicate time for writing. This is an opportunity to write, network, and collaborate. We encourage new and returning participants. If you’ve never come, welcome, and if you have, welcome back!
As a group, we will discuss our current research projects. This exercise provides useful information to explore potential collaborations throughout the day. There will be designated blocks of independent, quiet writing time. You may use this time any way you wish: brainstorm a new paper, put finishing touches on a manuscript, work with collaborators, or analyze data. There will be separate, designated spaces for conversations around research and collaboration.
The full-day workshop is organized as two standalone sessions, each with time for introductions and time for writing. We will take a lunch break in between the two sessions at a nearby restaurant. At the end of the day, we come together for a discussion of what we have accomplished and our future plans. Participants are welcome to join for the morning, afternoon, or both. We will make a reservation for lunch (self-paid) for all who wish to join.
Anyone attending ASA is welcome to join the workshop; however space is limited. We will start a waitlist based on registration order if necessary. The workshop begins early on the 17th, so we recommend arriving in Philadelphia on the 16th.
Your ASA meeting fee will cover the room cost for the workshop. Participants should bring their own laptop computers (and maybe an extension cord) and snacks to share, as we do not have extra funding.
Please contact one of the current co-organizers with any questions. Register by August 1st, using this form https://forms.gle/CZhuJJ3znWAYdew77.
Best,
Summer 2023 GPO organizing team
Sharla Alegria (sharla.alegria@utoronto.ca, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto) Melissa Abad (mabad2@stanford.edu, Senior Research Scholar, Stanford VMWare Women’s Leadership Lab) Ethel Mickey (ethel.mickey@gmail.com, Assistant Professor, California State University, San Bernardino) Elizabeta Shifrin (shifrin4@illinois.edu, PhD Candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Former organizers: Rodica Lisnic, Kathrin Zippel, Laura Kramer, Christina Falci, Laura Hirshfield, Julia McQuillan, and Enobong Hannah (Anna) Branch, Shauna Morimoto, Firuzeh Shokooh Valle
The American Sociological Association offers an Annual Meeting Travel Fund and the Student Forum Travel Award to help offset some of the costs associated with attending the Annual Meeting for those who would otherwise find it difficult to attend. The deadline to submit applications for both is April 24.
Organizations, Occupations and Work 