*Long Thread on my Academic Job Market Experience* In 10 days I start my new tenure-track position, a position that took me 5 years on the academic job market to get I wanna talk about my (miserable) experience on the market, and a few takeaways for those on it now

WRITE FOR US: our December issue theme is WASTE. What are the links between waste, excess and consumption? What are the consequences of waste for our world? @AsiyaIslam is seeking research-informed writing on the theme. Pitch deadline is 11 September. buff.ly/3xRVmy2

1st year PhD student showing up at the 8 am panel with 25 expertly crafted slides, 57 backup slides, and print-outs prepared four weeks in advance vs Tenured professor giving the keynote with two slides of mood pictures clicked together in the hotel lobby 15 minutes earlier

Inviting applications for four #postdoc positions in the new European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Project on small social media platforms w/ ethnography & data science. Deadline for applications: 31 Aug '24. bit.ly/ERCpostdocSMAL… Looking forward to having you on my team :)

I believe that life exists to be enjoyed and that the most important thing is to feel good about yourself. Each person will have his or her own vehicles for both, and those vehicles will change over time. For some, the answer will be working with orphans, and for others, it

Job alert! William & Mary is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of race and ethnicity. See details here: jobs.wm.edu/postings/61460

Call for Post-Doctoral and Pre-Doctoral Researchers at the DIW Berlin. ERC-funded WEALTHTRAJECT project on diversity in long-term wealth accumulation trajectories within and between social groups. Deadline: 30 August 2024. diw.de/sixcms/detail.… and diw.de/sixcms/detail.…

We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology! We are seeking a candidate with expertise in #quantitative methods, economic sociology, the sociology of work, organisations or employment, and digital or platform economies. Apply by 23 September ➡️ buff.ly/3YuzW54

JOB! apply.interfolio.com/151367

Me, a postdoc, giving advice to PhD students

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💡 JOB ALERT! 💡 We're looking for a new Associate Professor in Sociology, in association with Nuffield College! Find out more ➡️ sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/associ…

Our new open access Health Sociology Review article explores the place of stigma in public housing residents' experiences of COVID-19 lockdowns. Co-authored with Paul Kelaita & dxmurphy, we trace the biopolitics of stigma as a mode of public health governance: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

“We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.” — Anaïs Nin

I'll be recruiting a graduate student and a postdoc to start in Fall 2025! Looking for applicants w/interests in cultural evolution, narratives, morality, AI, social media, & epistemic (in)justice. See here for more info & please share 😊 crockettlab.org/joining-the-lab

Write more. Write for no reason. Write to organize your thoughts. Write to get the chaos out of your mind. Write to attract people to the work you love doing. Write because most other habits are distractions that slowly chain you down. Write to change your life.

Are you a grad student who wants to give a talk at Princeton, expenses paid? Nominate yourself or a colleague here! forms.gle/WN2ybYMuZiW3re… Priority given to non-ivy schools and students from diverse backgrounds.

✨We are hiring! LSE Methodology is looking for an assistant professor in qualitative research methods. Please apply, share widely, and get in touch if you have any questions. ✨ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/62…