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Harvard University Sociology of Education + Organizations Research Fellow Opportunity in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Title Sociology of Education + Organizations Research Fellow Opportunity
School Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area Sociology
Position Description
About the Position
Professor Christina Ciocca Eller (Department of Sociology, Harvard University) is recruiting one full-time predoctoral research fellow to start in summer 2024. The fellow will support and collaborate on projects involving qualitative data coding, survey and administrative data cleaning and analysis, literature reviews, and the development of research grants, reports, and papers. The broad topic of this fellowship is the relationship between public higher education organizations, student outcomes, and inequality.
The successful applicant will receive mentoring from faculty and have access to a broad range of activities at Harvard. This opportunity is likely to provide experience that will be particularly relevant for individuals interested in pursuing a PhD in Sociology, Organizational Studies, Education, or Public Policy.
This position is based in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. The appointment term for this Fellow is for one year, starting July 2024. Preference will be given to applicants who can be based in the Cambridge area.
Responsibilities
Read, code, and analyze interview transcript data
Link patterns in interview data to patterns found in academic transcript data, in collaboration with Dr. Ciocca Eller
Conduct statistical analyses of data and process and clean raw data using Stata
Prepare literature reviews, background research, and other content for project development, grant proposals, and academic papers
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and is benefits eligible. Applicants should submit:
CV/Resume
Cover letter
Official or unofficial transcripts for all degrees earned or underway
An excerpt from a single-authored academic writing sample (no more than 5 pages in length)
Contact information for three academic or professional references
Basic Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Sociology, Psychology, Public Policy, Computational Social Science, Economics, or related field
Outstanding organizational and time management skills
Distinguished academic record
Significant research interest in sociology, organizations, U.S. higher education, inequality, and public policy
Strong written and oral communication skills
Proficiency programming in Stata
Additional Qualifications
Preferred
Experience with R and/or Python
Prior experience as a research assistant or fellow in sociology, organizational studies, education, or public policy
Experience with citation management software, preferably Zotero
Special Instructions
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and will not be considered complete until all elements are received. The final application deadline is June 30, 2024. Applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process may be required to complete a coding exercise and participate in multiple interviews.
Contact Information
Christina Ciocca Eller
Department of Sociology
Harvard University
Contact Email cceller@fas.harvard.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer
Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.
Minimum Number of References Required 3
Maximum Number of References Allowed 3
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