Department of Marketing and Management University of Southern Denmark
The Department of Marketing and Management at University of Southern Denmark in Odense invites applications for a position of Post doc researcher in consumer research for a period of two years. The successful candidate will be expected to take up appointment September 1st 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter subject to mutual agreement.
This position is part of a larger, cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional research project in “health branding”. The focus of the post doc position is the interaction between product/brand constellations, taste culture (referring to both the gastronomic and the life style dimension of the taste construct) and commercial representations of cultural myths related to health. Such mythologies may relate to issues of “nature” and “ecology/organic produce” but also in a complex and sometimes contradictory relationship to myths about “performance”, “body (imagery)”, bodily regimes, dieting and “light consumption” on the one hand and “hedonism”, “anti-stress” and “relaxation” on the other. Since issues concerning health are to an extreme degree subject to social desirability effects, such a study necessitates a reliance on ethnographic and observational studies to complement interviews and other verbal accounts.
The position is limited to two years with and has no teaching obligations included. Since this is a sponsored research program, there will, however, be certain obligations in terms of communicating research results during the period.
In terms of research the position is with the Department of Marketing and Management, and priority will be given to applicants with documented research in the field of consumption. The doctoral degree of the candidate, preferably, should be awarded within marketing with focus on consumer research, sociology or anthropology.
The application should contain;
Full CV
* Copy of PhD certificate. * Documents substantiating teaching and research qualifications as well as a complete numbered list of publications and working papers. Research publications and working papers which the applicant wishes to be included in the evaluation should be marked by an asterisk (*).Please note that for the position of post doc researcher a maximum of five research publications and/or working papers may be submitted. * For the asterisk-marked scientific publications, Co-author statements relating to the publications should be enclosed. The application should be sent in three copies to the address given below.
For further information, candidates are invited to contact the leader of the research project professor Søren Askegaard by phone +45 65 50 32 55 or by e-mail: aske@sam.sdu.dk. Alternatively, applicants may contact the chair of Department of Marketing & Management, Professor Tage Koed Madsen, by phone: +45 65 50 32 48 or by e-mail: tkm@sam.sdu.dk.
Further information about the Department of Marketing and Management can be found at: www.sdu.dk/Om_SDU/Institutter_centre/I_marketing.aspx
Information on University of Southern Denmark: www.sdu.dk
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
Applicants are requested to forward a CV, information on previous teaching experience as well as a list of publications, stating the scientific publications on which the applicant wishes to rely. In addition, a list of all enclosures must be enclosed - each enclosure being numbered and marked with the applicant’s name. Enclosures must be assembled in sets.
The applications will be evaluated by an assessment committee which is authorised to ask for supplementary material from applicants if that is found necessary. Applicants will receive a copy of the part of the committee's recommendation which concerns their own application.
Candidates whom the assessment committee deems qualified for the position may be invited for an interview. In making the final decision, the University of Southern Denmark will give priority to the applicant who has demonstrated the best research potential.
Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application contains all the documents requested and that the material is received no later than on the closing date.
All interested applicants regardless of age, sex, race, religion or ethnic origin are encouraged to apply.
The application, including any documents enclosed, should be submitted in three copies, marked "Position No. 341/527-075411", and sent to the University of Southern Denmark, Faculty of Social Sciences, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. Closing date for applications: August 15, 2007, at 12 noon.
MICHIGAN SOCIETY OF FELLOWS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Targeted Fields Humanities. Life Sciences. Physical Sciences. Social Sciences. School of Arts and Architecture. School of Education and Information Studies. School of Engineering. School of Law. School of Management. School of Public Health. School of Public Affairs. School of Theater, Film, & TV.
Open To Postdoctoral Scholars.
Citizenship No citizenship requirements.
Eligibility Requirements Candidates should be near the beginning of their professional careers and not more than three years beyond completion of their degrees. PhD degree or comparable professional or artistic degree must be received prior to appointment. Application fee of $30.
Stipend The annual stipend for fellows is $49,689.
Deadline 10/1/2007
Program Description Three-year postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Michigan. Fellows are appointed as assistant professors or research scientists and spend the equivalent of one academic year teaching; the balance of their time is devoted to independent research or artistic projects.
For More Information
Michigan Society of Fellows The University of Michigan 3572 Rackham Building 915 East Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
National Poverty Center’s Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy
Purposes
· To provide outstanding American minority scholars and other scholars who are members of a group that is underrepresented in the social sciences the opportunity to spend a year or two conducting research and pursuing extensive training in residence at the National Poverty Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
· To expand knowledge in all of the social sciences on a broad range of issues related to poverty and public policy.
· To encourage interdisciplinary research through course work, independent study and faculty interaction.
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fellows will participate in a number of seminars on Poverty Research and will be supervised by Sheldon Danziger, Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director, National Poverty Center. During the fellowship period, scholars receive stipends of $48,000 per calendar year, beginning as early as July 1, 2008, but no later than September 1, 2008. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. after 2002 and prior to August 31, 2008.
Sponsorship
Fellowships are sponsored by the National Poverty Center and its Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy. Funds for these fellowships are provided primarily by the Ford Foundation.
Research Themes
Faculty affiliates of this program are currently engaged in the following types of studies:
· Economic Self-sufficiency and the Well-being of Vulnerable Families and Children
· The Effects of Economic Conditions and Public Policies on Poverty and Family Well-Being
· Longitudinal Analyses of Youth Development
· Family Formation and Healthy Marriages
· Safety, Stability and Healthy Development of Children
· Investing in Low-Income Families: The Accumulation of Financial Assets and Human Capital
· Qualitative Research on Barriers to Self-Sufficiency
· The Role of Religiosity and Non-government Organizations in the Lives of the Poor
Priority will be given to proposals that would benefit from resources available at the University of Michigan and from interactions with affiliated faculty members.
Selection Procedures
Preference will be given to scholars who are engaged in poverty research and who received the Ph.D. after 2002. Applicants must be American citizens and members of a group that is underrepresented in the social sciences. The research proposal that is a part of each application will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of nationally-recognized poverty researchers.
Application Deadline: January 11, 2008
Award Notification: March 31, 2008
Applications can be downloaded from: http://www.fordschool.umich.edu/research/poverty/fellowship_opps.html
We are delighted to share the call for applications for the 2008-2010 cohort of the Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellowship in Abortion and Reproductive Health – and would like to ask for your help in recruiting strong candidates. Support for research in this area of great policy significance is largely absent, and trained researchers who focus in it are scarce.
The fellowship aims to support promising social science and public health researchers who can study abortion and reproductive health from the perspective of their own disciplines and who can bridge the divide between research, policy and practice. Fellows engage in independent and guided research, tap into the network of researchers, service providers and advocates at each fellowship site, and interact with policy organizations. We seek applicants who are committed to working on abortion and to developing careers that include a focus on abortion research and policy.
We are recruiting five fellows for the 2008-2010 fellowship cohort; one at each of the fellowship sites: : Columbia University, the Guttmacher Institute, Ibis Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of California, San Francisco. Fellowships begin no later than September 30, 2008 and are awarded for two years, with the second year contingent upon successful completion of the first.
Applications for the fellowship are accepted on line (at http://www.ibisreproductivehealth.org/projects/fellowship/) and must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST, Monday, December 3rd, 2007. We will announce fellowship awards on March 3rd, 2008.
I have attached a PDF file with a flyer describing the fellowship in more detail. Please feel free to post the flyer and to forward it to researchers to whom you think it might be of interest.
We hope that you will encourage strong postdoctoral researchers who would be interested in this fellowship to apply.
With many thanks for your help,
Sarah Jane Holcombe
Sarah Jane Holcombe, Fellowship Director
IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
c/o Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy at UCSF
HUMANITIES CENTER at HARVARD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
The Humanities Center at Harvard University announces a new postdoctoral fellowship program to begin in 2008-09. In the program’s inaugural year, the Center will host two fellows. Applicants must have received the Ph.D. in or after May 2005. Applicants without the Ph.D. must demonstrate that they will receive the Ph.D. in or before June 2008.
Fellowships will be awarded to support projects that share the Center’s commitment to interdisciplinarity and internationalism. The Center welcomes applications from all fields within the humanities and the allied social sciences. In addition to participating in seminars and other Humanities Center programs, fellows will teach one course per semester in a Harvard department.
Applications are due by January 15, 2008. Please visit our website for further information and instructions, www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr.
I got a rejection email today from the RWJF Health and Society Scholars program. :-( Shouldn't be suprised...if you look at who they selected in previous years (on their website), it appears that they just trade people across their own schools. You don't see very many scholars selected at all from places other than Berkeley, Columbia, Princeton, UCLA, Wisconsin, Michigan, UPenn, or Harvard. If anybody hears anything from the Health Policy Scholars program, it would be great if you post it on here. Thanks.
I agree about the salary. Sad thing is...I would have wanted to do it even if it paid far less. I wonder how interested the selected few really will be in health research. Its unfortunate that you don't stand a chance unless you come from one of the ivy schools or one of the big R1s.
RWJ HSS has selected sociologists recently from UT-Austin, UC-Boulder, Penn State, UCSF, U Illinois Champaign-Urbana, and NYU. Good schools, all, but not in your list.
Just to put things in perspective. For me RWJ just isn't an option, period, because it has citizenship requirements and I happen to have been born in the wrong country. This rule applies to most postdocs.
The American Bar Foundation Doctoral Fellowships in Law & Social Sciences
Purpose The American Bar Foundation is committed to developing the next generation of scholars in the field of law and social science. The purpose of the fellowships is to encourage original and significant research on law, the legal profession, and legal institutions.
Eligibility For the Doctoral Fellowships, applications are invited from outstanding students who are candidates for Ph.D. degrees in the social sciences. Applicants must have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation by September 1, 2008. Applicants who will have completed the dissertation prior to September 1, 2008 are also welcome to apply. Proposed research must be in the general area of sociolegal studies or in social scientific approaches to law, the legal profession, or legal institutions. The dissertation must address significant issues in the field and show promise of a major contribution to social scientific understanding of law and legal process. Minority students are especially encouraged to apply.
Awards Doctoral Fellows receive a stipend of $25,000 for 12 months. Fellows also may request up to $1,500 to reimburse expenses associated with research, travel to meet with advisors, or travel to conferences at which papers are presented. Relocation expenses up to $1,000 may be reimbursed on application.
Tenure Fellowships are awarded for 12 months, beginning, September 1, 2008.
Conditions Fellowships are held in residence at the American Bar Foundation. Appointments to fellowships are full time. Fellows are expected to participate fully in the academic life of the ABF so that they may develop close collegial ties with other scholars in residence.
Application Process Applications must include: (1) a dissertation abstract or proposal with an outline of the substance and methods of the research; (2) two letters of reference, one of which must be from a supervisor of the dissertation; (3) a curriculum vitae; and (4) a transcript of graduate record. In addition, at the applicant’s option, a short sample of written work may be submitted.
Applications for both fellowships must be received no later than January 7, 2008. Awards will be announced by February 15, 2008.
For questions about the terms of the fellowship, contact Janice Nadler (Chair, Appointments Committee) at jnadler@abfn.org.
Application materials should be directed to: Tim Watson, Program Associate, ABF, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611, (312)988-6560, timw@abfn.org.
With the exception of the RWJF, most of these post docs pay very poorly. Is it their goal to get PhDs who are independently wealthy? Most of us have student loans to pay off once we graduate!
Several people I know have been able to obtain post-docs through professional contacts, and salary seems to be negotiable. It also depends on the work load. I am expected to be in the office 3 days a week and produce 2-3 publishable papers each year. In return, my salary is about 3/5 of what I would expect to make as an assistant professor. It seems reasonable to me.
The Department of Sociology at Rice University is offering two postdoctoral fellowships (two years in length) to begin July 2008. Applicants are encouraged to pursue their own research agenda during their fellowship, but we will give priority to applicants who also establish a collaborative research plan on a topic of mutual interest with one or more of our faculty members. Teaching responsibilities are limited to one undergraduate course during the two years. In addition to an annual salary of $45,000, the fellowship provides medical coverage, office space, computer equipment, and a $3,500 yearly research expense and travel account.
The application deadline is January 15th 2008, but applications will be considered until the position is filled. Applications should include a curriculum vitae (including a list of references), three letters of recommendation (sent by writers under separate cover), a copy of at least one recent publication, and a 2-5 page proposal for research to be conducted during the postdoctoral period. Please send the application to: Chair, Postdoc Selection Committee, Department of Sociology MS28, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston TX 77005-1892. Questions about the postdoctoral fellowship should be emailed to soci@rice.edu. Rice University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Re: RWJF Health Policy post-doc. I believe they are waiting to hear back from applicants who made both the Health & Society Scholars and Health Policy finalist lists before sending out the letters to the other candidates. At least I *think* this is the case. I made it onto both the Health & Society and Health Policy finalist lists and was notified that I would have to choose between the programs by Tuesday. So I'm imagining that someone will get a spot from the program I (and others in my situation) do not choose.
Re: RWJF Health Policy post-doc. I believe they are waiting to hear back from applicants who made both the Health & Society Scholars and Health Policy finalist lists before sending out the letters to the other candidates. At least I *think* this is the case. I made it onto both the Health & Society and Health Policy finalist lists and was notified that I would have to choose between the programs by Tuesday. So I'm imagining that someone will get a spot from the program I (and others in my situation) do not choose.
I'm not sure how RWJ HP does things, but RWJ HSS notifies you "centrally," e.g. the program administrators call/email to tell you which sites you have interviews at, rather than the sites contacting you individually. But, RWJ HP could be different.
Yes, I believe both the RWJ HSS and HP programs notify candidates through the central office. In fact, finalists are told that they should NOT contact the individual sites but rather the respective central offices with questions.
Doctoral Fellowships in Law & Social Science - American Bar Foundation
Purpose The American Bar Foundation is committed to developing the next generation of scholars in the field of law and social science. The purpose of the fellowships is to encourage original and significant research on law, the legal profession, and legal institutions.
Eligibility For the Doctoral Fellowships, applications are invited from outstanding students who are candidates for Ph.D. degrees in the social sciences. Applicants must have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation by September 1, 2008. Applicants who will have completed the dissertation prior to September 1, 2008 are also welcome to apply. Proposed research must be in the general area of sociolegal studies or in social scientific approaches to law, the legal profession, or legal institutions. The dissertation must address significant issues in the field and show promise of a major contribution to social scientific understanding of law and legal process. Minority students are especially encouraged to apply.
Awards Doctoral Fellows receive a stipend of $25,000 for 12 months. Fellows also may request up to $1,500 to reimburse expenses associated with research, travel to meet with advisors, or travel to conferences at which papers are presented. Relocation expenses up to $1,000 may be reimbursed on application.
Tenure Fellowships are awarded for 12 months, beginning, September 1, 2008.
Conditions Fellowships are held in residence at the American Bar Foundation. Appointments to fellowships are full time. Fellows are expected to participate fully in the academic life of the ABF so that they may develop close collegial ties with other scholars in residence.
Application Process Applications must include: (1) a dissertation abstract or proposal with an outline of the substance and methods of the research; (2) two letters of reference, one of which must be from a supervisor of the dissertation; (3) a curriculum vitae; and (4) a transcript of graduate record. In addition, at the applicant’s option, a short sample of written work may be submitted.
Applications for both fellowships must be received no later than January 7, 2008. Awards will be announced by February 15, 2008.
For questions about the terms of the fellowship, contact Janice Nadler (Chair, Appointments Committee) at jnadler@abfn.org.
Application materials should be directed to: Tim Watson, Program Associate, ABF, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611, (312)988-6560, timw@abfn.org.
Last year each RWJ health policy site interviewed about 7 sociologists for 1 spot. I think there was a total of 12 sociologists interviewed, so some overlap of candidates.
Rice just posted for a post-doc opening and it looks pretty good. Salary is $45,000 and you are free to pursue your own research program. The post-doc is 2 years with only one course taught during that time. Candidates are asked to submit a brief proposal for the research they wish to pursue during the post-doc.
I do encourage you to apply for the Rice postdoc (thanks, cpl!). Here is a page with more info on why working at Rice is great (also see the "more info on the city of Houston" link).
Postdoctoral Fellowship/Race/Gender: The Center for Race and Ethnicity and Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers University announce a post-doctoral fellowship for scholars pursuing research in race and gender studies. The successful applicant must have the doctorate in hand at the time of application, be no more than six years beyond the Ph.D. and specialize in any discipline. The fellowship of $45,000 is of one year duration and includes benefits and a $2,000 research stipend. The recipient will teach at least one small course and participate in the seminar series at either the Center for Race and Ethnicity or the Institute for Research on Women (whichever is the better fit). For information regarding the Center and Institute see respectively: http://raceethnicity.rutgers.edu/ and http://irw.rutgers.edu.
Please send letter of interest, c.v., dossier with a least three letters of reference and research proposal to Professor Deborah Gray White, Post-Doc Search, Department of History, Rutgers University, 16 Seminary Place, Van Dyck Hall, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The deadline for applications is January 30, 2008.
The Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions at Brown University seeks five Post-Doctoral Fellows in Public Policy. Appointment will be for one year, starting July 1, 2008, with the possibility of renewal. Each of the Fellows will teach half-time (one seminar per semester) and conduct research half-time. We are looking for Fellows with expertise in one of the Center’s program areas: education policy, health care/human services policy, urban policy, law and public policy, or media and technology policy, and who can contribute to our Master’s program. Candidates for the position should have Ph.D. in hand by July 2008 and should show promise of significant scholarship and teaching ability. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a copy of a publication or paper, three letters of recommendation, and a sample syllabus. We will begin reviewing applications on February 21, 2008 and will continue considering them until the position is filled. Brown is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, and women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Send materials to: Melissa Nicholaus, Taubman Center for Public Policy, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912-1977.
I have the same question. I was invited for give a talk for a postdoc position. Is this usual? I was not aware that postdoc even require onsite interviews.
It's not unusual.. that is, there are a good number of postdocs with searches that go through the same process as TT jobs, including asking for more materials, notifying shortlisted candidates and inviting people out for interviews. Since some of them pay more than many Asst. Prof jobs, why not....?
Just got a reject letter for the Princeton Society of Fellows post doc. It said they had 950 applicants for 5 spots. Granted it was open across many disciplines, and paid $66k, but 950 for 5 spots????
Just to add to the notes re:RWJ HSS above - last year there were 4 sociologists among those selected, and they have degrees from Brown, Harvard, Ohio State and UCLA.
Did anyone apply for the UC President's Postdoc? The deadline was early December and I know that proposal reviews have begun. The website says we will hear March 3rd. Just wondering if anyone else has applied! Thanks.
Heard today that I'm on the Rice postdoc shortlist; but I don't think they contacted everyone (they wrote to my advisor with some questions). Anyway, point is, they are reportedly making decisions next week.
10:48 - Wait a second, doesn't the list of degrees among last year's RWJ scholars prove that everyone DOES have a shot? Harvard and UCLA are top 10 departments, but Ohio St. and Brown are lower-ranked depts. That's a fairly good mix if you're paying attention to the prestige/rankings of departments from which RWJ scholars come. If there is ANY correlation between department ranking and graduate student talent, you'd expect something similar to this distribution, right? So what's the issue?
Thank you, last poster! What I'd been trying to say all along. If you look at the schools for all the RWJ people, they do have a lot of Ivys, etc. But if you look just at the sociology PhDs, there are non-top-5 programs represented pretty well (Note UC-Boulder, several from UT-Austin, Ohio State, Penn State, etc.)
7:59 & 5:46, I was the one who posted the list from last year (1:23), and your points were precisely why. As one with a degree from outside the set of normal players who are accused of simply reshuffling their own, I saw that list and was encouraged rather than discouraged.
I didn't respond to the "I told you so" retort because I didn't really want to get into it with them. That person clearly is set on seeing every piece of information only as further clarification of their perspective - regardless of reality. Anonymity tends to bring out the best of that in people, from my experience.
I applied for the UC Pres. Post-doc. I know a couple people who won it in the past, but never thought to ask them how and when they were notified. If the wait becoems too unbearable I might have too...
I *think* RWJ HSS makes decisions this week. The sites have already ranked people and now it's up to the match. My year, we found out on a Friday, via phone and then shortly thereafter via follow-up email. Good luck!
So people have received UC pres postdoc offers? My past experience with this program is that they send out rejection letters during the first couple of weeks of February then the winners are announced in March.
They make all offers at one time. But they give candidates 4-5 days to respond, and in case of someone declining they will move to alternates. I believe alternates should hear Wednesday or Thursday.
Re: other postdocs: Is it just me or do other people think it's ridiculous that we spend so much time and effort applying to these postdocs and in some of them don't even receive a "Sorry to inform you" email. How can I even know that I was reviewed if I wasn't alerted to the fact I was not selected?
And just to bitch and moan some more, I am really tired of all of this being about Who You Know. It really hurts those of us who are equally as smart and skilled but are coming from different backgrounds and/or programs.
Oh, and another thing. For those of you posting postdoc opportunities. Please DO NOT put an application deadline that is several months away making it look like you will accept applications until that deadline when in fact you are going to make a decision before the deadline! "Sorry but we have already filled the position" is NOT something I want to hear when I apply months before the deadline!
If those who receive postdoc offers decline, will offers be extended to those "further down the list" or will the positions go unfilled? Insights anyone?
Has anyone else who interviewed for the RWJ Health Policy postdocs *not* heard anything? I assume they've already been awarded, but I'm still waiting to hear from RWJ. Do they not tell you if you're not selected? Or are things not finished yet?
has anyone been offered at UNC? the above says the decision would be made by the end of february. but i haven't heard from them and didn't see any updates on wiki either.
UNC postdoc offers have been made. I understand that waitlisted people may get contacted next week if first round offers are not accepted. Hope this helps.
Question asked on the main thread: "a question for the RWJ postdocs gurus.... for the next year's market, is there any etiquette to applying for both the Health and Society and Scholars in Health Policy Programs? Is it done, do people apply to both to maximize their chances? Are there any disadvantages to that? Any other pointers for those of us who are already preparing for the next round??"
Let me preface this by saying, this is just my opinion, as a former RWJer--I don't have any 'inside' information from the foundation or anything. If you have some health background, the Health Policy people won't be as interested in you--they prefer health 'newbies.' If you have some health background, HSS likes that (but it's not necessarily a requirement, if you can show why your research leads easily into a health focus).
If you can get yourself into either category, apply for both. At the point at which you are a finalist for both, you will have to choose. The odds are just better with HSS; there are 6 sites and 18 slots (and nothing says only 1 sociologist at each place; sometimes they choose two at a site). For Health Policy, the odds aren't as good--3 sites with 9 slots (but they like to have more of a disciplinary balance). Sometimes they do choose 2 sociologists per site, though.
I don't think there are disadvantages to applying for both, except the extra time and effort involved. Your research proposal needs to be really, really strong; ideally, connected at least somewhat to the work you have done before; but also branching out in a new, health-related direction. Think--new methods, for instance. They like to think of the two years as protected time to take a few risks and possibly come up with something really great.
The finalists tend to have multiple journal articles, or one great article placement--so it is really competitive. Hope this helps.
Re RWJ: I have a medicine background (which is close but not the same as health), and I applied for both. In December, they tell you the sites where you're a finalist, and I just chose the Program where I had more interviews. So far as I can tell, no negative repercussions for applying to both or choosing one over the other...
A question about postdocs: is there postdocs out there that aren't advertised, that depend on personal contact with professors? If so, is it ok to e-mail professors in your area of interest and ask if they're hiring postdocs?
First response: among people I've known in fields where that is the case, it's all gone through professors contacting each other on behalf of grad students.
2:10: Based upon my own experience I would encourage you to contact professors directly. That being said, I would only contact people where their interests and yours line up in a way that your desire to work with them specifically makes sense, and be ready to jump through any hoops they guide you towards. I sent a handful of emails to professors who do what I want to do with a tailored letter and CV attached, I got responses from all but one. Had several “informational” telephone conversations, two real interviews, and got a highly competitive post-doc out of it. I am not at a highly ranked program, and although I have several publications I do not think my CV would have made it to the top of selection committee’s piles without this initial leg work.
I likewise received a post-doc offer through personal contacts with a professor. I contacted a very few professors whose interests matched mine and who I knew to be leading large funded projects. I also had my adviser follow up for me with the professors he knew. I explained that I was specifically looking for a post-doc position during which I planned to do X and Y. I also said that I wanted to work with the professor on Z. I think it is important to clearly articulate not only that you have a thought-out plan, but also that your presence will benefit the professor you are asking to work with.
In my case, I received an offer that was exactly what I wanted. It can't hurt to ask as long as you can present a good reason why someone should make a place for you. Good luck!
Here is the list of scholars chosen for the RWJ Health Policy Scholars in Sociology. Now, who was saying that they don't choose mostly people from IVY or top schools? My point was proven- thank you very much!
Rene Almeling (Scholars Program at the University of California, Berkeley/San Francisco) 2008 PhD, UCLA
Colin Jerolmack (Scholars Program at Harvard University) 2008 PhD, CUNY
Helen Marrow (Scholars Program at the University of California, Berkeley/San Francisco) Lecturer, Harvard University
Fabio Rojas (Scholars Program at the University of Michigan) Assistant Professor, Indiana University (on leave)
Christine Percheski (Scholars Program at Harvard University) 2008 PhD, Princeton University
8:27, 5:11. Really why are you surprised? It is as though you don't think there is any relationship between strength of program and strength of scholarship. There is. If you looked at who got the "best" R1 jobs, I bet you'd see a pretty similar relationship. If everyone selected was from the same top three sociology schools, that might be worrisome. That is not what you showed. Are those all good schools? Yes. But well, duh.
And if I recall, the argument in question was about the RWJ Health and Society Scholars program, which has chosen people from UC-Boulder, Penn State, UT-Austin, etc.
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EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: AUGUST 15 2007
POST DOC RESEARCHER
Department of Marketing and Management
University of Southern Denmark
The Department of Marketing and Management at University of Southern Denmark in Odense invites applications for a position of Post doc researcher in consumer research for a period of two years. The successful candidate will be expected to take up appointment September 1st 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter subject to mutual agreement.
This position is part of a larger, cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional research project in “health branding”. The focus of the post doc position is the interaction between product/brand constellations, taste culture (referring to both the gastronomic and the life style dimension of the taste construct) and commercial representations of cultural myths related to health. Such mythologies may relate to issues of “nature” and “ecology/organic produce” but also in a complex and sometimes contradictory relationship to myths about “performance”, “body (imagery)”, bodily regimes, dieting and “light consumption” on the one hand and “hedonism”, “anti-stress” and “relaxation” on the other. Since issues concerning health are to an extreme degree subject to social desirability effects, such a study necessitates a reliance on ethnographic and observational studies to complement interviews and other verbal accounts.
The position is limited to two years with and has no teaching obligations included. Since this is a sponsored research program, there will, however, be certain obligations in terms of communicating research results during the period.
In terms of research the position is with the Department of Marketing and Management, and priority will be given to applicants with documented research in the field of consumption. The doctoral degree of the candidate, preferably, should be awarded within marketing with focus on consumer research, sociology or anthropology.
The application should contain;
Full CV
* Copy of PhD certificate.
* Documents substantiating teaching and research qualifications as well as a complete numbered list of publications and working papers. Research publications and working papers which the applicant wishes to be included in the evaluation should be marked by an asterisk (*).Please note that for the position of post doc researcher a maximum of five research publications and/or working papers may be submitted.
* For the asterisk-marked scientific publications, Co-author statements relating to the publications should be enclosed. The application should be sent in three copies to the address given below.
For further information, candidates are invited to contact the leader of the research project professor Søren Askegaard by phone +45 65 50 32 55 or by e-mail: aske@sam.sdu.dk. Alternatively, applicants may contact the chair of Department of Marketing & Management, Professor Tage Koed Madsen, by phone: +45 65 50 32 48 or by e-mail: tkm@sam.sdu.dk.
Further information about the Department of Marketing and Management can be found at: www.sdu.dk/Om_SDU/Institutter_centre/I_marketing.aspx
Information on University of Southern Denmark: www.sdu.dk
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
Applicants are requested to forward a CV, information on previous teaching experience as well as a list of publications, stating the scientific publications on which the applicant wishes to rely. In addition, a list of all enclosures must be enclosed - each enclosure being numbered and marked with the applicant’s name. Enclosures must be assembled in sets.
The applications will be evaluated by an assessment committee which is authorised to ask for supplementary material from applicants if that is found necessary. Applicants will receive a copy of the part of the committee's recommendation which concerns their own application.
Candidates whom the assessment committee deems qualified for the position may be invited for an interview. In making the final decision, the University of Southern Denmark will give priority to the applicant who has demonstrated the best research potential.
Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application contains all the documents requested and that the material is received no later than on the closing date.
All interested applicants regardless of age, sex, race, religion or ethnic origin are encouraged to apply.
The application, including any documents enclosed, should be submitted in three copies, marked "Position No. 341/527-075411", and sent to the University of Southern Denmark, Faculty of Social Sciences, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. Closing date for applications: August 15, 2007, at 12 noon.
Med venlig hilsen
Søren Askegaard, lic.merc.
Professor
Institut for Marketing & Management
Tlf.:
+45 6550 3255
Fax:
+45 6615 5129
E-mail:
aske@sam.sdu.dk
Web:
http://www.sam.sdu.dk/ansat/aske
Campusvej 55 · DK-5230 Odense M · Tlf. 6550 1000 · www.sdu.dk
MICHIGAN SOCIETY OF FELLOWS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Targeted Fields
Humanities. Life Sciences. Physical Sciences. Social Sciences. School of Arts and Architecture. School of Education and Information Studies. School of Engineering. School of Law. School of Management. School of Public Health. School of Public Affairs. School of Theater, Film, & TV.
Open To
Postdoctoral Scholars.
Citizenship
No citizenship requirements.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates should be near the beginning of their professional careers and not more than three years beyond completion of their degrees. PhD degree or comparable professional or artistic degree must be received prior to appointment. Application fee of $30.
Stipend
The annual stipend for fellows is $49,689.
Deadline
10/1/2007
Program Description
Three-year postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Michigan. Fellows are appointed as assistant professors or research scientists and spend the equivalent of one academic year teaching; the balance of their time is devoted to independent research or artistic projects.
For More Information
Michigan Society of Fellows
The University of Michigan
3572 Rackham Building
915 East Washington St.,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
(734) 763-1259
society.of.fellows@umich.edu
www.rackham.umich.edu/Faculty/society.html
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Health and Society Scholars program applications are open. See details here.
Health Policy isn't open yet, but will be soon, and posted here when available.
National Poverty Center’s Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy
Purposes
· To provide outstanding American minority scholars and other scholars who are members of a group that is underrepresented in the social sciences the opportunity to spend a year or two conducting research and pursuing extensive training in residence at the National Poverty Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
· To expand knowledge in all of the social sciences on a broad range of issues related to poverty and public policy.
· To encourage interdisciplinary research through course work, independent study and faculty interaction.
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fellows will participate in a number of seminars on Poverty Research and will be supervised by Sheldon Danziger, Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director, National Poverty Center. During the fellowship period, scholars receive stipends of $48,000 per calendar year, beginning as early as July 1, 2008, but no later than September 1, 2008. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. after 2002 and prior to August 31, 2008.
Sponsorship
Fellowships are sponsored by the National Poverty Center and its Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy. Funds for these fellowships are provided primarily by the Ford Foundation.
Research Themes
Faculty affiliates of this program are currently engaged in the following types of studies:
· Economic Self-sufficiency and the Well-being of Vulnerable Families and Children
· The Effects of Economic Conditions and Public Policies on Poverty and Family Well-Being
· Longitudinal Analyses of Youth Development
· Family Formation and Healthy Marriages
· Safety, Stability and Healthy Development of Children
· Investing in Low-Income Families: The Accumulation of Financial Assets and Human Capital
· Qualitative Research on Barriers to Self-Sufficiency
· The Role of Religiosity and Non-government Organizations in the Lives of the Poor
Priority will be given to proposals that would benefit from resources available at the University of Michigan and from interactions with affiliated faculty members.
Selection Procedures
Preference will be given to scholars who are engaged in poverty research and who received the Ph.D. after 2002. Applicants must be American citizens and members of a group that is underrepresented in the social sciences. The research proposal that is a part of each application will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of nationally-recognized poverty researchers.
Application Deadline: January 11, 2008
Award Notification: March 31, 2008
Applications can be downloaded from: http://www.fordschool.umich.edu/research/poverty/fellowship_opps.html
Dear Colleagues with Population Centers:
We are delighted to share the call for applications for the 2008-2010 cohort of the Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellowship in Abortion and Reproductive Health – and would like to ask for your help in recruiting strong candidates. Support for research in this area of great policy significance is largely absent, and trained researchers who focus in it are scarce.
The fellowship aims to support promising social science and public health researchers who can study abortion and reproductive health from the perspective of their own disciplines and who can bridge the divide between research, policy and practice. Fellows engage in independent and guided research, tap into the network of researchers, service providers and advocates at each fellowship site, and interact with policy organizations. We seek applicants who are committed to working on abortion and to developing careers that include a focus on abortion research and policy.
We are recruiting five fellows for the 2008-2010 fellowship cohort; one at each of the fellowship sites: : Columbia University, the Guttmacher Institute, Ibis Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of California, San Francisco. Fellowships begin no later than September 30, 2008 and are awarded for two years, with the second year contingent upon successful completion of the first.
Applications for the fellowship are accepted on line (at http://www.ibisreproductivehealth.org/projects/fellowship/) and must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST, Monday, December 3rd, 2007. We will announce fellowship awards on March 3rd, 2008.
I have attached a PDF file with a flyer describing the fellowship in more detail. Please feel free to post the flyer and to forward it to researchers to whom you think it might be of interest.
We hope that you will encourage strong postdoctoral researchers who would be interested in this fellowship to apply.
With many thanks for your help,
Sarah Jane Holcombe
Sarah Jane Holcombe, Fellowship Director
IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
c/o Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy at UCSF
3333 California Street, Suite 335
San Francisco, CA 94143-0744
(415) 502-4076 / (415) 378-4295 (cell)
sholcombe@ibisreproductivehealth.org; holcombes@obgyn.ucsf.edu
Skype: sjholcombe
HUMANITIES CENTER at HARVARD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
The Humanities Center at Harvard University announces a new postdoctoral fellowship program to begin in 2008-09. In the program’s inaugural year, the Center will host two fellows. Applicants must have received the Ph.D. in or after May 2005. Applicants without the Ph.D. must demonstrate that they will receive the Ph.D. in or before June 2008.
Fellowships will be awarded to support projects that share the Center’s commitment to interdisciplinarity and internationalism. The Center welcomes applications from all fields within the humanities and the allied social sciences. In addition to participating in seminars and other Humanities Center programs, fellows will teach one course per semester in a Harvard department.
Applications are due by January 15, 2008. Please visit our website for further information and instructions, www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr.
I got a rejection email today from the RWJF Health and Society Scholars program. :-( Shouldn't be suprised...if you look at who they selected in previous years (on their website), it appears that they just trade people across their own schools. You don't see very many scholars selected at all from places other than Berkeley, Columbia, Princeton, UCLA, Wisconsin, Michigan, UPenn, or Harvard. If anybody hears anything from the Health Policy Scholars program, it would be great if you post it on here. Thanks.
re: (RWJF)
I feel for you. Waiting for my rejection letter any day now.
But, if you look at that salary, it's pretty competitive. Don't get down on yourself.
8:54...
I agree about the salary. Sad thing is...I would have wanted to do it even if it paid far less. I wonder how interested the selected few really will be in health research. Its unfortunate that you don't stand a chance unless you come from one of the ivy schools or one of the big R1s.
The RWJ Scholars in Health Policy Program will meet this week to finalize their list of interviewees.
RWJ HSS has selected sociologists recently from UT-Austin, UC-Boulder, Penn State, UCSF, U Illinois Champaign-Urbana, and NYU. Good schools, all, but not in your list.
Just to put things in perspective. For me RWJ just isn't an option, period, because it has citizenship requirements and I happen to have been born in the wrong country. This rule applies to most postdocs.
The American Bar Foundation Doctoral Fellowships in Law & Social Sciences
Purpose
The American Bar Foundation is committed to developing the next generation of scholars in the field of law and social science. The purpose of the fellowships is to encourage original and significant research on law, the legal profession, and legal institutions.
Eligibility
For the Doctoral Fellowships, applications are invited from outstanding students who are candidates for Ph.D. degrees in the social sciences. Applicants must have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation by September 1, 2008. Applicants who will have completed the dissertation prior to September 1, 2008 are also welcome to apply. Proposed research must be in the general area of sociolegal studies or in social scientific approaches to law, the legal profession, or legal institutions. The dissertation must address significant issues in the field and show promise of a major contribution to social scientific understanding of law and legal process. Minority students are especially encouraged to apply.
Awards
Doctoral Fellows receive a stipend of $25,000 for 12 months. Fellows also may request up to $1,500 to reimburse expenses associated with research, travel to meet with advisors, or travel to conferences at which papers are presented. Relocation expenses up to $1,000 may be reimbursed on application.
Tenure
Fellowships are awarded for 12 months, beginning, September 1, 2008.
Conditions
Fellowships are held in residence at the American Bar Foundation. Appointments to fellowships are full time. Fellows are expected to participate fully in the academic life of the ABF so that they may develop close collegial ties with other scholars in residence.
Application Process
Applications must include: (1) a dissertation abstract or proposal with an outline of the substance and methods of the research; (2) two letters of reference, one of which must be from a supervisor of the dissertation; (3) a curriculum vitae; and (4) a transcript of graduate record. In addition, at the applicant’s option, a short sample of written work may be submitted.
Applications for both fellowships must be received no later than January 7, 2008. Awards will be announced by February 15, 2008.
For questions about the terms of the fellowship, contact Janice Nadler (Chair, Appointments Committee) at jnadler@abfn.org.
Application materials should be directed to: Tim Watson, Program Associate, ABF, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611, (312)988-6560, timw@abfn.org.
ABF Website: www.americanbarfoundation.org
With the exception of the RWJF, most of these post docs pay very poorly. Is it their goal to get PhDs who are independently wealthy? Most of us have student loans to pay off once we graduate!
Several people I know have been able to obtain post-docs through professional contacts, and salary seems to be negotiable. It also depends on the work load. I am expected to be in the office 3 days a week and produce 2-3 publishable papers each year. In return, my salary is about 3/5 of what I would expect to make as an assistant professor. It seems reasonable to me.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Department of Sociology at Rice University is offering two postdoctoral fellowships (two years in length) to begin July 2008. Applicants are encouraged to pursue their own research agenda during their fellowship, but we will give priority to applicants who also establish a collaborative research plan on a topic of mutual interest with one or more of our faculty members. Teaching responsibilities are limited to one undergraduate course during the two years. In addition to an annual salary of $45,000, the fellowship provides medical coverage, office space, computer equipment, and a $3,500 yearly research expense and travel account.
The application deadline is January 15th 2008, but applications will be considered until the position is filled. Applications should include a curriculum vitae (including a list of references), three letters of recommendation (sent by writers under separate cover), a copy of at least one recent publication, and a 2-5 page proposal for research to be conducted during the postdoctoral period. Please send the application to: Chair, Postdoc Selection Committee, Department of Sociology MS28, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston TX 77005-1892. Questions about the postdoctoral fellowship should be emailed to soci@rice.edu. Rice University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Did anyone hear anything from the RWJF Health Policy Scholars program? They were supposed to notify finalists by today.
The RWJF Health Policy Scholars program will notify people on Monday, Wednesday at the latest.
Re: RWJF Health Policy post-doc. I believe they are waiting to hear back from applicants who made both the Health & Society Scholars and Health Policy finalist lists before sending out the letters to the other candidates. At least I *think* this is the case. I made it onto both the Health & Society and Health Policy finalist lists and was notified that I would have to choose between the programs by Tuesday. So I'm imagining that someone will get a spot from the program I (and others in my situation) do not choose.
Re: RWJF Health Policy post-doc. I believe they are waiting to hear back from applicants who made both the Health & Society Scholars and Health Policy finalist lists before sending out the letters to the other candidates. At least I *think* this is the case. I made it onto both the Health & Society and Health Policy finalist lists and was notified that I would have to choose between the programs by Tuesday. So I'm imagining that someone will get a spot from the program I (and others in my situation) do not choose.
Congrats! Which RWJ Policy site(s) notified you already?
I'm not sure how RWJ HP does things, but RWJ HSS notifies you "centrally," e.g. the program administrators call/email to tell you which sites you have interviews at, rather than the sites contacting you individually. But, RWJ HP could be different.
Yes, I believe both the RWJ HSS and HP programs notify candidates through the central office. In fact, finalists are told that they should NOT contact the individual sites but rather the respective central offices with questions.
I can confirm that RWJ has at least begun to contact Health Policy candidates as of today. I was granted interviews at 2 of the 3 sites.
Seconding the previous post -- I was contacted by email about an interview at one site today.
Were rejection emails sent today too?
they usually reject via snail mail
Doctoral Fellowships in Law & Social Science - American Bar Foundation
Purpose
The American Bar Foundation is committed to developing the next generation of scholars in the field of law and social science. The purpose of the fellowships is to encourage original and significant research on law, the legal profession, and legal institutions.
Eligibility
For the Doctoral Fellowships, applications are invited from outstanding students who are candidates for Ph.D. degrees in the social sciences. Applicants must have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation by September 1, 2008. Applicants who will have completed the dissertation prior to September 1, 2008 are also welcome to apply. Proposed research must be in the general area of sociolegal studies or in social scientific approaches to law, the legal profession, or legal institutions. The dissertation must address significant issues in the field and show promise of a major contribution to social scientific understanding of law and legal process. Minority students are especially encouraged to apply.
Awards
Doctoral Fellows receive a stipend of $25,000 for 12 months. Fellows also may request up to $1,500 to reimburse expenses associated with research, travel to meet with advisors, or travel to conferences at which papers are presented. Relocation expenses up to $1,000 may be reimbursed on application.
Tenure
Fellowships are awarded for 12 months, beginning, September 1, 2008.
Conditions
Fellowships are held in residence at the American Bar Foundation. Appointments to fellowships are full time. Fellows are expected to participate fully in the academic life of the ABF so that they may develop close collegial ties with other scholars in residence.
Application Process
Applications must include: (1) a dissertation abstract or proposal with an outline of the substance and methods of the research; (2) two letters of reference, one of which must be from a supervisor of the dissertation; (3) a curriculum vitae; and (4) a transcript of graduate record. In addition, at the applicant’s option, a short sample of written work may be submitted.
Applications for both fellowships must be received no later than January 7, 2008. Awards will be announced by February 15, 2008.
For questions about the terms of the fellowship, contact Janice Nadler (Chair, Appointments Committee) at jnadler@abfn.org.
Application materials should be directed to: Tim Watson, Program Associate, ABF, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611, (312)988-6560, timw@abfn.org.
ABF Website: www.americanbarfoundation.org
Another $25,000 post doc. WTF!?
Does anybody know how many people RWJ (Health Policy) interviews for each spot? That is, if you've got an interview, what are your chances?
Last year each RWJ health policy site interviewed about 7 sociologists for 1 spot. I think there was a total of 12 sociologists interviewed, so some overlap of candidates.
Rice just posted for a post-doc opening and it looks pretty good. Salary is $45,000 and you are free to pursue your own research program. The post-doc is 2 years with only one course taught during that time. Candidates are asked to submit a brief proposal for the research they wish to pursue during the post-doc.
-cpl
Has anyone heard anything about the Duke transnational sexualities post doc?
I do encourage you to apply for the Rice postdoc (thanks, cpl!). Here is a page with more info on why working at Rice is great (also see the "more info on the city of Houston" link).
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~soci/Jobs/morerice.html
Best of luck with your searches--
Rachel
I think that link will work if you highlight it and cut and paste--but the end is "morerice.html" just in case you have trouble.
Postdoctoral Fellowship/Race/Gender: The Center for Race and Ethnicity and Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers University announce a post-doctoral fellowship for scholars pursuing research in race and gender studies. The successful applicant must have the doctorate in hand at the time of application, be no more than six years beyond the Ph.D. and specialize in any discipline. The fellowship of $45,000 is of one year duration and includes benefits and a $2,000 research stipend. The recipient will teach at least one small course and participate in the seminar series at either the Center for Race and Ethnicity or the Institute for Research on Women (whichever is the better fit). For information regarding the Center and Institute see respectively: http://raceethnicity.rutgers.edu/ and http://irw.rutgers.edu.
Please send letter of interest, c.v., dossier with a least three letters of reference and research proposal to Professor Deborah Gray White, Post-Doc Search, Department of History, Rutgers University, 16 Seminary Place, Van Dyck Hall, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The deadline for applications is January 30, 2008.
from publicservicecareers.org:
The Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions at Brown University seeks five Post-Doctoral Fellows in Public Policy. Appointment will be for one year, starting July 1, 2008, with the possibility of renewal. Each of the Fellows will teach half-time (one seminar per semester) and conduct research half-time. We are looking for Fellows with expertise in one of the Center’s program areas: education policy, health care/human services policy, urban policy, law and public policy, or media and technology policy, and who can contribute to our Master’s program. Candidates for the position should have Ph.D. in hand by July 2008 and should show promise of significant scholarship and teaching ability. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a copy of a publication or paper, three letters of recommendation, and a sample syllabus. We will begin reviewing applications on February 21, 2008 and will continue considering them until the position is filled. Brown is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, and women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Send materials to: Melissa Nicholaus, Taubman Center for Public Policy, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912-1977.
Are there usually on-campus interviews for postdocs other than the RWJ? Or do they do phone interviews instead?
I have the same question. I was invited for give a talk for a postdoc position. Is this usual? I was not aware that postdoc even require onsite interviews.
It's not unusual.. that is, there are a good number of postdocs with searches that go through the same process as TT jobs, including asking for more materials, notifying shortlisted candidates and inviting people out for interviews. Since some of them pay more than many Asst. Prof jobs, why not....?
Just got a reject letter for the Princeton Society of Fellows post doc. It said they had 950 applicants for 5 spots. Granted it was open across many disciplines, and paid $66k, but 950 for 5 spots????
Call me lazy, but that makes me happy I didn't even bother to apply to that one. :)
Just to add to the notes re:RWJ HSS above - last year there were 4 sociologists among those selected, and they have degrees from Brown, Harvard, Ohio State and UCLA.
1;23...thanks for proving the point I was trying to make so long ago. Argue all you want that everyone has a shot- the stats prove otherwise!
Did anyone apply for the UC President's Postdoc? The deadline was early December and I know that proposal reviews have begun. The website says we will hear March 3rd. Just wondering if anyone else has applied! Thanks.
I just received a rejection letter from the Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowship at Nuffield College at Oxford.
Heard today that I'm on the Rice postdoc shortlist; but I don't think they contacted everyone (they wrote to my advisor with some questions). Anyway, point is, they are reportedly making decisions next week.
Thanks. It's nice to have some idea of their time frame.
10:48 -
Wait a second, doesn't the list of degrees among last year's RWJ scholars prove that everyone DOES have a shot? Harvard and UCLA are top 10 departments, but Ohio St. and Brown are lower-ranked depts. That's a fairly good mix if you're paying attention to the prestige/rankings of departments from which RWJ scholars come. If there is ANY correlation between department ranking and graduate student talent, you'd expect something similar to this distribution, right? So what's the issue?
Thank you, last poster! What I'd been trying to say all along. If you look at the schools for all the RWJ people, they do have a lot of Ivys, etc. But if you look just at the sociology PhDs, there are non-top-5 programs represented pretty well (Note UC-Boulder, several from UT-Austin, Ohio State, Penn State, etc.)
Got it, I'm with you. I thought you were one of the others making the argument that they had no chance b/c of their department. My misunderstanding.
I got a rejection letter from the Michigan Society of Fellows today.
Rice made postdoc offers today.
7:59 & 5:46,
I was the one who posted the list from last year (1:23), and your points were precisely why. As one with a degree from outside the set of normal players who are accused of simply reshuffling their own, I saw that list and was encouraged rather than discouraged.
I didn't respond to the "I told you so" retort because I didn't really want to get into it with them. That person clearly is set on seeing every piece of information only as further clarification of their perspective - regardless of reality. Anonymity tends to bring out the best of that in people, from my experience.
Finalists for the Michigan Pop Center Postdocs were notified today.
Candidates are being interviewed for the CRCW Postdocs at Princeton during the month of February.
Re: Princeton CRCW postocs
Were finalists already informed for that one? The deadline is Feb 1...
I applied for the UC Pres. Post-doc. I know a couple people who won it in the past, but never thought to ask them how and when they were notified. If the wait becoems too unbearable I might have too...
I thought I read on the UC President's postdoc website that winners will be notified March 3, but now I can't find it!
Any RWJ H&S finalists hear back yet? Does anyone know when they will make selections??
I *think* RWJ HSS makes decisions this week. The sites have already ranked people and now it's up to the match. My year, we found out on a Friday, via phone and then shortly thereafter via follow-up email. Good luck!
i wonder where UNC postdoc search stands. does anyone know?
A friend of mine was offered a UC President's Postdoc.
RWJ postdoc offers have started going out (both programs, I think).
So people have received UC pres postdoc offers? My past experience with this program is that they send out rejection letters during the first couple of weeks of February then the winners are announced in March.
RE: UC President's Postdoc
This is February 14, 11:46 AM
All I know if that a friend of mine got a call that they received the postdoc. Does anyone else know anything??
Any more word on RWJ HSS? When will they finish making offers?
Has anyone heard anything about the EPA postdoc for a social scientist?
Re RWJ:
They make all offers at one time. But they give candidates 4-5 days to respond, and in case of someone declining they will move to alternates. I believe alternates should hear Wednesday or Thursday.
The Charlotte Ellertson postdoc has been filled at Johns Hopkins
UNC says they will make offers "at the end of February"
any new postdocs being advertised out there?
The RWJ HSS process is complete.
Nobody else has heard anything about the UC President's postdoc?
RWJ HSS
By complete do you mean everyone accepted or that all the offers have been made?
All RWJ HSS offers have been accepted.
RE: RWJ HSS: Sigh, foiled again.
Re: other postdocs: Is it just me or do other people think it's ridiculous that we spend so much time and effort applying to these postdocs and in some of them don't even receive a "Sorry to inform you" email. How can I even know that I was reviewed if I wasn't alerted to the fact I was not selected?
And just to bitch and moan some more, I am really tired of all of this being about Who You Know. It really hurts those of us who are equally as smart and skilled but are coming from different backgrounds and/or programs.
Oh, and another thing. For those of you posting postdoc opportunities. Please DO NOT put an application deadline that is several months away making it look like you will accept applications until that deadline when in fact you are going to make a decision before the deadline! "Sorry but we have already filled the position" is NOT something I want to hear when I apply months before the deadline!
I received a rejection letter from the Rice University postdoc.
Does anyone know anything about the process for the postdocs at Brown (Taubman Center)? When to expect to hear something?
Michigan Pop Center postdocs are being offered.
Any details on the Michigan postdoc offers--how many offers are they making? By phone? I am on the shortlist but haven't heard anything yet.
If those who receive postdoc offers decline, will offers be extended to those "further down the list" or will the positions go unfilled? Insights anyone?
So has anybody actually received a UMICH pop postdoc offer? Nothing on the Wiki. Can the orignial poster please clarify?
I received a Michigan postdoc offer a couple of days ago. Was notified via email and snail mail.
Don't know how many else were offered.
Hope that helps.
Any news on UCLA's Center for Society and Genetics' post-docs?
Has anyone else who interviewed for the RWJ Health Policy postdocs *not* heard anything? I assume they've already been awarded, but I'm still waiting to hear from RWJ. Do they not tell you if you're not selected? Or are things not finished yet?
As someone who just got an RWJ Health Policy post doc, I was informed that everything was wrapped up.
I believe RWJ informs every finalist who was not selected via snail mail, so it can take a few days.
Got a reject e-mail about the UC Pres. Post-doc last week.
I received a rejection letter from the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia.
Has anyone heard from the Commitee on Global Thought at Columbia?
has anyone been offered at UNC?
the above says the decision would be made by the end of february. but i haven't heard from them and didn't see any updates on wiki either.
UNC postdoc offers have been made. I understand that waitlisted people may get contacted next week if first round offers are not accepted. Hope this helps.
11:45-
thanks, this is very helpful.
Question asked on the main thread: "a question for the RWJ postdocs gurus.... for the next year's market, is there any etiquette to applying for both the Health and Society and Scholars in Health Policy Programs? Is it done, do people apply to both to maximize their chances? Are there any disadvantages to that? Any other pointers for those of us who are already preparing for the next round??"
Let me preface this by saying, this is just my opinion, as a former RWJer--I don't have any 'inside' information from the foundation or anything. If you have some health background, the Health Policy people won't be as interested in you--they prefer health 'newbies.' If you have some health background, HSS likes that (but it's not necessarily a requirement, if you can show why your research leads easily into a health focus).
If you can get yourself into either category, apply for both. At the point at which you are a finalist for both, you will have to choose. The odds are just better with HSS; there are 6 sites and 18 slots (and nothing says only 1 sociologist at each place; sometimes they choose two at a site). For Health Policy, the odds aren't as good--3 sites with 9 slots (but they like to have more of a disciplinary balance). Sometimes they do choose 2 sociologists per site, though.
I don't think there are disadvantages to applying for both, except the extra time and effort involved. Your research proposal needs to be really, really strong; ideally, connected at least somewhat to the work you have done before; but also branching out in a new, health-related direction. Think--new methods, for instance. They like to think of the two years as protected time to take a few risks and possibly come up with something really great.
The finalists tend to have multiple journal articles, or one great article placement--so it is really competitive. Hope this helps.
6:06 thank you, that was very helpful
Re RWJ: I have a medicine background (which is close but not the same as health), and I applied for both. In December, they tell you the sites where you're a finalist, and I just chose the Program where I had more interviews. So far as I can tell, no negative repercussions for applying to both or choosing one over the other...
Correction: RWJ health policy has 3 sites with FOUR slots each, for a total of 12.
Anyone heard from Rutgers on the Race & Gender Postdoc?
decisions have been made re: UCLA Center for Society and Genetics post docs. letters were mailed last week. i got mine today.
A question about postdocs: is there postdocs out there that aren't advertised, that depend on personal contact with professors? If so, is it ok to e-mail professors in your area of interest and ask if they're hiring postdocs?
First response: among people I've known in fields where that is the case, it's all gone through professors contacting each other on behalf of grad students.
2:10: Based upon my own experience I would encourage you to contact professors directly. That being said, I would only contact people where their interests and yours line up in a way that your desire to work with them specifically makes sense, and be ready to jump through any hoops they guide you towards. I sent a handful of emails to professors who do what I want to do with a tailored letter and CV attached, I got responses from all but one. Had several “informational” telephone conversations, two real interviews, and got a highly competitive post-doc out of it. I am not at a highly ranked program, and although I have several publications I do not think my CV would have made it to the top of selection committee’s piles without this initial leg work.
I likewise received a post-doc offer through personal contacts with a professor. I contacted a very few professors whose interests matched mine and who I knew to be leading large funded projects. I also had my adviser follow up for me with the professors he knew. I explained that I was specifically looking for a post-doc position during which I planned to do X and Y. I also said that I wanted to work with the professor on Z. I think it is important to clearly articulate not only that you have a thought-out plan, but also that your presence will benefit the professor you are asking to work with.
In my case, I received an offer that was exactly what I wanted. It can't hurt to ask as long as you can present a good reason why someone should make a place for you. Good luck!
Here is the list of scholars chosen for the RWJ Health Policy Scholars in Sociology. Now, who was saying that they don't choose mostly people from IVY or top schools? My point was proven- thank you very much!
Rene Almeling (Scholars Program at the University of California, Berkeley/San Francisco)
2008 PhD, UCLA
Colin Jerolmack (Scholars Program at Harvard University)
2008 PhD, CUNY
Helen Marrow (Scholars Program at the University of California, Berkeley/San Francisco)
Lecturer, Harvard University
Fabio Rojas (Scholars Program at the University of Michigan)
Assistant Professor, Indiana University (on leave)
Christine Percheski (Scholars Program at Harvard University)
2008 PhD, Princeton University
8:27 - Remove head from sand, then type.
6:56...you can't deny the proof. Stop trying to deny what's there...then type!
8:27, 5:11. Really why are you surprised? It is as though you don't think there is any relationship between strength of program and strength of scholarship. There is. If you looked at who got the "best" R1 jobs, I bet you'd see a pretty similar relationship. If everyone selected was from the same top three sociology schools, that might be worrisome. That is not what you showed. Are those all good schools? Yes. But well, duh.
And if I recall, the argument in question was about the RWJ Health and Society Scholars program, which has chosen people from UC-Boulder, Penn State, UT-Austin, etc.
Anyone know what's up with the Columbia Global Thought postdoc?
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