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Fellows-in-Residency Program: Call for Applications 2015-16

by Matteson, Jessica

FYI Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics Fellows-in-Residency Program Call for Applications 2015-16 The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University invites applications for a new fellows-in-residency program under the direction of Professor Danielle Allen. The new program will bring together a small group of Fellows to work closely over the course of the year on pressing issues in ethics. The majority of Fellows will be selected in relation to an annual theme, but in each year some "open" slots will be reserved for applicants working on any issue in ethics. In each year, the goal will be to craft a cohort in which "thematic" Fellows and "open" Fellows will all find valuable intellectual partnerships to support and spur their work. For the 2015-16 academic year, the theme at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics will be Diversity, Justice, and Democracy. The purpose of this theme is to explore how to achieve fair and just forms of democratic life in conditions of significant demographic diversity. More than 200 years into the modern experiment with democratic forms of rule, democratic aspirations continue to founder on the rocks of racial and ethnic hierarchies and other patterns of domination constructed on social categorizations of difference. In the case of the U.S., African American disadvantage continues to be entrenched fifty years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 transformed the legal landscape; Latino disadvantage has also emerged as a pressing problem, as has a low level of political engagement among Asian Americans. In Europe, we are witnessing the resurgence of the far-right, in response to dramatic demographic diversification, occurring simultaneously with economic instability. Civil war related to ethnic violence has devastated many African countries in recent years. India has the world's largest affirmative action program and yet to cross caste and religious lines in marriage is to open oneself and one's family to abuse and often murder by the locally dominant. These are just a small set of examples of the hard problems that currently define the political and ethical landscape of democracy in contexts of diversity. The question of how to achieve fair and just forms of democratic life in conditions of significant demographic diversity must be tackled afresh, from the ground up. Importantly, pursuing answers to this question requires united normative and positive, or ethical and empirical, forms of expertise, through multi-disciplinary partnership. The ethics of diversity also intersect with important work in all of the professional schools. Conversations around this theme that unite faculty in the arts and sciences with faculty in the professional schools would be productive. And, of course, issues pertaining to the ethics of diversity constantly generate tensions for university campuses themselves. The theme should provide a context for advancing a research-based understanding of how college campuses too can do better at the ethics of diversity. All Fellows in residence will be expected to devote the majority of their time to their individual research projects and to participate in regular work-in-progress seminars. In addition, Fellows whose work intersects most directly with the annual theme will be invited to participate in the thematic components of the Center's programming, which will consist of public lectures, conferences, and workshops. A broad range of researchers is invited to submit proposals to become residential Fellows. Tenured and untenured faculty are invited to participate. Postdoctoral applications are eagerly encouraged, as well as proposals from researchers in industry, government, or NGOs seeking sabbatical time to pursue research directly relevant to ethical issues. Applicants from any discipline or professional field will be considered. Each applicant should propose an individual research and/or writing project. Applicants must have a PhD, professional degree, or equivalent professional experience. The deadline date for receipt of applications for projects beginning September 2015 is January 30, 2015. Further details about the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, including procedures for submitting an application, are available on our website: http://ethics.harvard.edu/fellows-in-residency. Please bring this opportunity to the attention of promising scholars by forwarding this email. Thank you! 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FW: Postdoctoral Researcher in the Centre for Social Investigation, Nuffield College

by Ogungbadero, Suzanne

FYI . . . Suzanne Ogungbadero Coordinator of Academic Affairs Harvard Sociology Department 668 William James Hall 617.495.3507 saw(a)wjh.harvard.edu From: PPRF [mailto:pprf@nuffield.ox.ac.uk] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 5:55 AM To: Ogungbadero, Suzanne Subject: Postdoctoral Researcher in the Centre for Social Investigation, Nuffield College Dear Ms Ogungbadero, I attach a notice about a Postdoctoral Research post in the Centre for Social Investigation at Nuffield College, which may be of interest to members of the Harvard Department of Sociology. Further particulars about the post are available on the Nuffield website at http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/About/Vacancies With best wishes, Justine Crump ************************* Justine Crump College Registrar Nuffield College New Road Oxford OX1 1NF United Kingdom Tel.: +44 (0) 1865 278 516 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 278 621 Email: pprf(a)nuffield.ox.ac.uk<mailto:pprf@nuffield.ox.ac.uk>

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Kenyon College Faculty position

by Matteson, Jessica

FYI The Sociology Department at Kenyon College is currently searching for a Visiting Assistant Professor with expertise in the sociology of health and medicine. We understand that your graduate program is particularly strong in this area and hope you will pass this announcement on to your graduate students who are on currently on the job market. The complete announcement is attached to this email and our departmental website can be accessed at: http://www.kenyon.edu/academics/departments-programs/sociology/. Thank you for your assistance. Regards, Sandye Hamilton Sandye Hamilton Administrative Assistant in Academic Division Political Science/Sociology Ph. 740-427-5216/740-427-5809 Email:hamiltons@kenyon.edu<mailto:Email%3Ahamiltons@kenyon.edu>

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Jerome Hall Postdoctoral Fellowship, Indiana University School of Law - applications due 2/6/2015

by Matteson, Jessica

FYI As director of the Center for Law, Society, and Culture at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, I am writing you now in the hopes that you will help spread the word about an application deadline extension for our post-doctoral research fellowships. Prospective applicants still have three and one-half weeks to submit their materials. I would be most grateful if you forward this announcement to potentially interested graduate students who are in the process of completing-or who have recently completed-their PhDs. Many thanks in advance for your help. Best regards, Ethan Michelson Jerome Hall Postdoctoral Fellowship at Indiana University-Bloomington Application deadline extension: Friday, February 6. The Indiana University Center for Law, Society, and Culture will appoint two post-doctoral fellows for the 2015-16 academic year. We invite applications from scholars of law, the humanities, or social sciences working in the field of sociolegal studies. Pre-tenure scholars, recently awarded PhDs, and those with equivalent professional degrees are encouraged to apply. Advanced graduate students may also apply, but evidence of completion of the doctoral degree or its equivalent is required before beginning the fellowship. Fellows will devote a full academic year to research and writing in furtherance of a major scholarly project, and will receive a stipend plus a research allowance, health insurance, other benefits, and workspace at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. They will conduct research at Indiana University and participate in the activities of the Center, which include an annual symposium, a colloquia series, and regular workshops and lectures. (The term of the appointment will be 10 to 12 months, beginning August 1, 2015. The amount of the stipend will be the same regardless of the duration of the appointment.) For more information about how to apply, please visit: http://www.law.indiana.edu/centers/lawsociety/postdoctoral-fellowship.shtml Ethan Michelson Department of Sociology, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Associate Professor Maurer School of Law, Associate Professor of Sociology and Law mail address: Department of Sociology Indiana University 744 Ballantine Hall 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: (812) 856-1521 Fax: (812) 855-0781

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