Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work additional information on remote work at Penn State seeNotice to Out of State Applicants.
This is a term position; length of the term will be discussed during the interview process. Continuation past the termlengthdiscussed willbebasedonuniversityneedperformanceand/oravailabilityoffunding.POSITION SPECIFICS
The Department of Sociology and Criminology at The Pennsylvania State University is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to begin as soon as possible.
The Postdoctoral Scholar will be expected to collaborate with a faculty mentor and supervisor and graduate students. Applicants should preferably have research interests in applying computational methods (broadly defined) to one or more of the following areas: sociology of culture political sociology social psychology economic and organizational sociology. The Postdoctoral Scholar will spend half their time pursuing an independent research agenda and half their time collaborating with Professor Daniel DellaPosta while also being encouraged to collaborate and engage with other faculty and graduate students
A Ph.D. in Sociology or related field is required by the appointment date.
To apply upload a letter of application along with a curriculum vitae and a list of three references (name current position title mailing address telephone number and e-mail address) to Penn States Job Posting Board.
Any questions or concerns with the online application can be directed to Jill Palmer ().
BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.BENEFITS
Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being.For more detailed information please visit ourBenefits Page. (Note: For Postdoctoral benefits please see our Postdoctoral Benefits page.)
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