New England Sociological Association

Job Listing Title: Assistant Professor
Job Position/Rank: Assistant Professor of Sociology
Salary Range: Negotiable
Job Description: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Loyola University New Orleans

The Department of Sociology has an anticipated opening for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2012. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Sociology at the time of appointment. The primary teaching responsibility for the successful candidate will be courses in undergraduate research methods and statistics. All other specialty areas will be considered, but preference will be given to candidates with substantive interests in the sociology of education and/or medical sociology. The Department of Sociology has approximately 80 majors, eight full-time faculty members, and offers a BA in Sociology with optional concentrations in three areas: Global Sociology; Social Justice and Inequalities; and Crime, Law, and Social Control. The Department of Sociology also contributes courses to a number of interdisciplinary minors, including Environmental Studies, Women’s Studies, African and African- American Studies, Latin American Studies, Legal Studies, and the recently created minor in New Orleans Studies.

Candidates must submit evidence of the skills needed to teach both research methods and statistics at the undergraduate level, as well as examples of quantitative scholarship. In addition to teaching and research responsibilities, colleagues are expected to advise undergraduate students, participate in department, college, and university committees, and maintain an active involvement in professional activities. Candidates must be committed to excellence in undergraduate liberal arts education. The department has a strong commitment to teaching students to think critically about social justice principles and their realization in the community.

Loyola University is situated in uptown New Orleans with an approximate enrollment of 4600 students. Loyola is a Jesuit university known for its academic excellence, its commitment to social justice and community service as well as its commitment to Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employment. Loyola University New Orleans welcomes applications from women and minority candidates. Salary and benefits are competitive. Applicants must submit a letter describing their teaching and research interests with a brief statement of their personal education philosophy, a current Curriculum Vitae, three letters of recommendation (to be sent directly by the referees), an official transcript, samples of scholarship, samples of course syllabi, and evidence of teaching success (e.g., evaluations). Submit applications to: Dr. Marcus Kondkar, Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Sociology, Box 30, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118. Review of applications will begin October 15 and continue until the position is filled. For more information about our university and department, please visit http://www.loyno.edu/ and http://www.loyno.edu/sociology.

Assistant Professor Loyola University New Orleans, August 2012

Job Title: Social Science Geospatial Scientist
Job Location: Silver Spring, MD
Start Date: September 1, 2011
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Job Description:
CCMA Biogeography Branch is seeking a person with academic training in human/social geography, sociology, anthropology, social-spatial statistics or similar discipline for a one-year, full-time contract position to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch. The successful candidate will work on a research project investigating community aspects of well-being associated with coastal ecosystem health and the provision of ecosystem services, as well as support other projects on a variety of topics within the Biogeography Branch. The position will have the following core responsibilities:

• Provide GIS, statistical, and analytical support to projects in one or more of the following topical areas: human population well-being; human population demographics; land/ocean use; spatial dimensions of human use, values, and preferences for coastal and marine resources and ecosystems;
• Evaluate spatial and tabular social science data and integrate into GIS;
• Evaluate and statistically analyze social science data, and create GIS maps to visualize results;
• Assist with preparation of reports and journal articles describing the results of analyses;
• Work with data and web managers to integrate datasets, maps, and analytical products into dynamic websites and online mapping tools;
• Assist with other project-related tasks and duties as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in human/social geography, sociology, anthropology, social-spatial statistics, or similar discipline, or some combination of education and progressively responsible, relevant work experience equivalent to a Master’s degree; Interest in the sociological aspects of coastal and ocean ecosystems, natural resource use and management, natural/industrial disasters, and/or public health;
• Experience with GIS beyond academic training, including use of ArcGIS to conduct analysis and produce maps;
• Experience cleaning, preparing, analyzing, and interpreting social science data using appropriate statistical techniques, individually or as a part of a research team, using SPSS, SAS, or R and spatial statistics packages;
• Experience drafting metadata or otherwise documenting procedures used in GIS, social science research, and data analysis;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing;
• Attention to detail with outstanding organizational and time-management skills;
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision, as well as part of a research team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the spatial modeling of human well-being and/or human use, values, and preferences related to natural resources;
• Experience conducting spatial analysis and mapping using existing, secondary datasets, such as the American Community Survey and decennial Census.

Where To Apply:
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