There are two job postings listed below.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate for a two-year term, University of Florida
We are hiring a postdoc to join a team of researchers working on a large, NSF-funded project on the sources of rising income inequality in the U.S. The postdoc will contribute to the project by analyzing structural changes in earnings and employment that have contributed to rising economic polarization in the U.S. since 1996. We’ll be working with confidential linked employer-employee data, which we are accessing through a Census Research Data Center at the University of Florida, in Gainesville. We’re looking for someone who has very strong quantitative skills and a background in economic sociology, stratification/inequality, organizational studies, or labor economics.
Additional details are available in the job ad, which is attached, and also available online here.
Some additional highlights include:
- Annual pay of $65,000 per year, plus benefits
- Postdoc will work part time on our project and part time pursuing their own research
- Exciting opportunity to work with protected, hard-to-access data on cutting-edge research
- No teaching duties
If anybody has questions, please reach out enavot@ufl.edu
To apply, please go to this link. We begin reviewing applications after September 30th but we will review applications until the position is filled.
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Boston University
The Department of Sociology at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2025. We seek a colleague with research and teaching interests in economic sociology broadly defined. The successful candidate will contribute to other departmental research strengths, and to undergraduate and graduate teaching in economic sociology and related areas, and should be able to contribute to core theory, methods, or introductory courses.
Boston University expects excellence in teaching and research, and is committed to building a culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse scholarly community. To apply, please submit 1) a cover letter; 2) teaching and research statements no more than two pages each describing your interests and professional experience; 3) a curriculum vitae; 4) three reference letters; and 5) one sample of written work. Submit to Academic Jobs Online. Applications will be reviewed starting October 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.
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