Job Postings: Corporate Inclusion Index Project Manager

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Application deadline: February 29,2024

Job ID: 19909

Open research position in a practice setting:

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) is seeking applicants for a new role, the Corporate Inclusion Index Project Manager. The Corporate Inclusion Index Project Manager will provide project management, research, and analytic support for the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility’s Research Institute’s (HRI) annual research initiative: the Corporate Inclusion Index™ (CII). The CII is a corporate accountability survey that assesses companies’ Hispanic inclusion efforts and outcomes and takes a comprehensive measurement of the business practices and corporate strategies of participating companies around HACR’s four pillars. The CII Project Manager will be responsible for executing all aspects of the CII. The CII Project Manager is expected to keep abreast of current research and identify appropriate methodologies and techniques to provide insights on the underlying business issues for the participants. The CII Project Manager will work closely with the Chief Research Officer to ensure that all work supports the organization’s overall advocacy and learning goals. This position is full-time, with flexibility in location with Washington, D.C. strongly preferred. HACR’s research advances knowledge on Hispanic inclusion, equity, and advancement in Corporate American for the public. Though the HRI, HACR publishes annual studies on the state of the Hispanic corporate inclusion related to our four pillars: Employment, Procurement, Philanthropy, and Governance. The HRI works to expand evidenced-based advocacy for inclusion and share best practices with Corporate America and to inform HACR’s other corporate engagement programs and initiatives.

About HACR:
The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing the inclusion of Hispanics in Corporate America at a level commensurate with the segment’s economic contributions. HACR focuses on four areas of corporate responsibility and market reciprocity: Employment, Procurement, Philanthropy, and Governance. In pursuit of its mission, HACR offers Corporate America direct access to the Hispanic community – its talent, entrepreneurs, and leadership to facilitate corporate responsibility and market reciprocity for the nation’s Hispanic population.

This posting is submitted by OOW member, Lisette Garcia, Chief Research Officer at the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility. For more information or to apply for the job please follow this link https://hacr.org/job/corporate-inclusion-index-project-manager/

Postdoc Position at UMass Amherst

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Job ID: 19813 Post Doctoral Research Associate – Sociology

Date Position is Available: Spring 2024 (Fully remote option available) 

Job Description

Joya Misra and Jessica Pearlman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to engage in a large-scale multimethod project aimed at better understanding the pathways and challenges experienced by diverse STEM higher education leaders. The goal of the project is to understand how racialized and gendered organizations lead to differential access to leadership by race, gender, nationality, and other factors. The postdoc will work closely with the team to develop the sample, field and analyze a nationally representative survey, develop the interview protocol, and code and analyze the interview data. The person hired for this position will also play a key role in mentoring the graduate research assistants on the project. We offer professional development opportunities, including through a detailed postdoctoral mentoring plan, workshops provided by the Office of Professional Development, as well as mentoring around supervising student researchers and project management. The postdoc will have opportunities to present findings at academic conferences and to publish in academic journals, as well as for publicly engaged communication.

https://careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-us/job/521359/post-doctoral-research-associate-sociology

Questions about this can be directed to misra@umass.edu.

CFP: Medici Summer School in Management

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The Medici Summer School in Management Studies, Bologna, June 23-June 28, 2024
We are pleased to announce the organization of the 16th edition of the Medici Summer School in Management Studies for doctoral students and young researchers, which will be held in Bologna, June 23-June 28, 2024. The school is organized and sponsored by Bologna Business School (University of Bologna), HEC Paris (Society and Organizations Research Center and the HEC Foundation), and MIT Sloan School.

The Summer School is designed to promote doctoral education and research in organization theory and related fields (economic sociology, management studies, strategy) and contribute to the development of enlightened practice in the management of business organizations. The Summer School is a unique educational program for qualified doctoral students interacting with thought leaders in the management field who will share their knowledge and wisdom on frontier research topics.
The title of the 2024 edition is:

Space and Place in Organizational Thinking

The Summer School combines lectures and research seminars by international scholars with an active engagement of participant students.

Confirmed faculty members:

  • Juan Alcacer (Harvard)
  • Emilio J. Castilla (MIT Sloan)
  • Mercedes Delgado (CBS)
  • Rodolphe Durand (HEC Paris)
  • Simone Ferriani (University of Bologna & City, University of London)
  • Catherine Magelssen (LBS)
  • Abhishek Nagaraj (Berkeley Haas)
  • Nathan Wilmers (MIT Sloan)
  • Ezra Zuckerman Sivan (MIT Sloan)

The school will be convened by Bologna Business School (Bologna).

Application procedure           
Applications are welcome from current Ph.D. students in Management, Strategy, Organization Theory, Economic Sociology, and related disciplines from universities worldwide. Students for the Summer School will be selected in accordance with the quality of their doctoral curricula, research interests, and application materials.  Applications from students who have completed at least two years of doctoral training will be considered, with preference given to those who have satisfied their course requirements and exams but have not yet embarked on their dissertation research.  Applications from post-docs will also be considered.
 
There is no application or participation fee. Student participants will be responsible for covering their own travel expenses to and from Bologna, but the Summer School will cover accommodation and board expenses during the week of sessions.

The deadline for applications is March 20th, 2024. Admitted candidates will be notified by April 12. A waiting list of other candidates will be established.

Full program and application details can be found at:

https://www.bbs.unibo.eu/xiii-medici-summer-school/

New Book: The Employable Sociologist

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The Employable Sociologist: A Guide for Undergraduates by Martha A. Martinez

This book addresses a gap in and outside academia: how to help Sociology undergraduates develop skills for career success while maintaining a sociologically rigorous approach. Matching sociological theories, methods, and knowledge with contemporary capitalistic managerial and work practices, it shows how sociology undergraduates are not only employable but have marketable advantages over graduates of other disciplines. A student following the program embodied in this book will actively nurture a strong sociological identity; create a job search plan integrating personal and disciplinary interests, values, and skills; design job application materials that provide the best fit for specific jobs and organizations; and launch a satisfying career path. Beyond an employment guide, it will facilitate the teaching of career development by Sociology faculty; increase students’ ongoing confidence in their potential; and provide a solid foundation for communicating the transformative power of Sociology to employers and managers in the government, business, and non-profit sectors.

Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-41323-0#about-this-book

Job Posting: New College of Florida

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New College of Florida, a small residential, nationally recognized liberal arts college, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship beginning in August, 2024. Ph.D. is expected by that time and teaching experience is preferred. We seek candidates who can teach courses in social psychology/micro-sociology and guide students in the use of quantitative research. The areas of expertise are open, and we seek scholars who complement the scholarship and teaching of current professors; for example, new faculty in fields like sociology of science, sociology of sport, medical sociology, aging and life course, crime and law, demography, etc. New College is committed to excellence in teaching and research and encourages collaborative student-faculty scholarship. The teaching load is two courses per semester, sponsoring individual and group tutorials, and supervising independent study projects in January. Faculty members also provide academic advising, sponsor senior theses, and serve on baccalaureate committees. Professors are expected to maintain an active research program. Interested candidates should apply online at http://www.ncf.edu/employment and upload the following: a cover letter, c.v., statements of teaching and research interests, syllabi, teaching evaluations, one writing sample (article or chapter length), and unofficial graduate transcript(s). In addition, please identify three scholars to write letters of recommendation (they will receive a request through the system). According to Florida law, applications and meetings regarding applications are open to the public upon request. For questions about the application process or accommodations, please contact Ms. Kristi Fecteau at kfecteau@ncf.edu. Review of applications will begin on January 4 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

New College of Florida, an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with all federal, state, and Florida Board of Governors regulations. In accordance with state law, all employees are subject to a background check at the time of hiring.

Job Posting: Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Policy, Colby College

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The Department of Sociology at Colby College is searching for a postdoctoral fellow in public policy to start September 1, 2024. The fellow will teach three courses in the first year of a two-year appointment and four in the second: introduction to policy analysis and other policy courses related to their substantive interests. These courses will provide early career scholars a chance to hone their teaching skills in a selective liberal arts college environment. Fellows will be expected to pursue an active research and publishing agenda and will receive mentoring from senior faculty. The fellow will also have the opportunity to take part in a new public policy colloquium series.

Areas of policy specialization are open. Although the position will be housed in the Department of Sociology, we will consider candidates from other social science disciplines. Candidates may be A.B.D. but a Ph.D. must be in hand prior to September 1, 2024.

A complete application must include: a curriculum vitae; letter of application that explains the candidate’s research and approach to teaching and teaching inclusively; representative samples of scholarship; and three letters of recommendation.

Please submit all of these materials via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/137995. Review of applications will begin February 12, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about this position should be directed to: nlgross@colby.edu

OOW Book Discussion: January 22

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All OOW members are invited to participate in an informal, online discussion of Carolyn Chen’s Work, Pray, Code on January 22nd, 12-1pm EST. The book is a brisk, qualitative study of how work becomes religion in Silicon Valley. The conversation will be “book club style”, with everyone welcome to share ideas. (If you’d like to participate but time is short, focus on the introduction & chapter 4.) 

We hope students and faculty alike come to discuss and meet with fellow OOW members. To register and receive a zoom link, click here.

Questions? Contact Laura Doering (laura.doering@utoronto.ca).

Postdoc position in the ERC Starting Grant project ReWORCS: Returns to Work in Occupational, Relational, and Corporate Settings at Sciences Po Paris 

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Philipp Brandt(Assistant professor of sociology – SciencesPo) is looking for a postdoc to join his ERC Starting Grant project, “ReWORCS: Returns to Work in Occupational, Relational, and Corporate Settings,” at Sciences Po Paris for a duration of up to three years (2 + 1). The project aims to recover lived social experiences from large-scale administrative and trace datasets of work activities in different national and organizational settings. It has funding for five years, and the team will include several doctoral students. We will work closely together on the project’s implementation. You will have the opportunity to participate in Sciences Po’s academic life, attend workshops and summer schools, travel to conferences, and be the lead author on articles. The main requirements are a doctoral degree in sociology, coding and quantitative data analysis skills, and broad sociological interests. The Centre de Sociologie des Organisations will be the project’s institutional home, and collaborators worldwide will provide its intellectual foundation. The monthly gross salary is EUR 3500. The position comes with healthcare and other benefits. The start date should be no later than September 01, 2024, and ideally before. 

Tasks: 

– Assembling datasets, designing and implementing analyses, and interpretation of results – A substantial part of the technical work will focus on the design of new measures of work experiences and trajectories 

– Preparation of academic presentations 

– Writing of research articles 

– Coordination of doctoral student researchers and research assistants 

Requirements: 

– Doctoral degree in sociology (recently completed or imminent) 

– Broad sociological interests, including in different research methods and theoretical frameworks 

– Experience coding in R or Python

– Strong English skills 

– Excellent communication and collaboration skills 

Application: 

– Motivation letter (~700 words) 

– CV 

– Academic degree certificates 

– Single-authored writing sample of empirical research 

(advanced draft, published article, or thesis chapter) 

– Contact information for two references 

Submission: 

Please send your application materials to philipp.brandt@sciencespo.fr as a single .pdf or separate .pdfs. Don’t hesitate to reach out in the meantime with any questions you may have. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 01, 2024 at 06.30 CET (a.m.). 

Project description: 

The rise of platforms and remote work has refashioned concerns about work security and flexibility in public debates. Academic studies have documented an increase in non-standard work over decades, including polarization of rewards, shifting occupational boundaries, and winding paths among women and other marginalized groups. These findings had important policy implications but left questions about the unfolding of individual labor market experiences amid the more noticeable changes. This project mobilizes new techniques and data sources and overcomes divisions in research on work to address those problems. 

The project has three parts. Work package 1 (WP1) uses national-level employment datasets of France, Germany, and the US to survey job trajectories in relation to earnings across institutional contexts. It advances analyses of occupational and other categorical effects by drawing attention to job change sequences. WP2 asks how workers organize work. It takes two strategic cases with detailed work records, one involving technical expertise and the other practical tasks. WP3 draws on a unique dataset of career descriptions in two areas of work and two countries to capture institutional and cultural effects on meaning construction to ask how workers redefine established jobs.

Job Postings: Copenhagen Business School

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Copenhagen Business School invites applications for two open positions in Organization Theory in the Department of Organization. The open positions include a two-year postdoc (with an optional additional third year of teaching) and a three-year assistant professor (with six months of teaching) on Jane Bjørn Vedel’s research program on how large-scale funding impacts organizational forms in higher education.

The successful candidates will work with her team in a collaborative project that aims at generating novel insights on a topic of significant societal importance and publishing them in high-impact journals within Organization and Management Theory. She is looking for candidates who can move to Copenhagen, have good qualitative skills, and who want to join her team in elucidating some of the main drivers of organizational change in academia.

Start date September 1, 2024, and deadline is January 29, 2024.

More information about the positions here:
https://shorturl.at/anAJK
https://shorturl.at/dsAY1

New Event: Socio-Economic Review Cafe—The Financialization of Households 

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Socio-Economic Review Cafe: The Financialization of Households 

Featuring a conversation with SER authors Marek Mikuš (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology), and Xiaojing Wang and Anne-Marie Ward (both of Ulster University)

Join us for a discussion of how the state and the financial economy are implicated in contemporary household finance. Bobek, Mikuš, and Sokol, in “Making sense of the financialization of households,” review the state-of-the-art literature on this topic and argue that household participation in the financial economy constitutes “a systematic transfer of value from the bottom of society to the top.” Wang and Ward advance a policy proposal for resolving household overindebtedness in their paper “Socio-economic framework for the design of national household insolvency systems,” that takes into account variations in political orientations to indebtedness and levels of social insurance provisions between countries.

Come and join us to discuss how socioeconomic research on household financialization can inform policy solutions for its negative consequences. The event will take place on Wednesday, January 24th, at 9AM PST/12PM EST/6PM CET. Register at this link! 

As with all SER Cafe events, we will facilitate a dynamic conversation with the authors. No lengthy talks. Our authors look forward to your questions and comments.