The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of support over a five-year fellowship period for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education. NSF actively encourages submission of applications from the full spectrum of diverse talent that society has to offer which includes underrepresented and under-served communities.

NSF GRFP was established to recruit and support individuals who demonstrate the potential to make significant contributions in STEM. NSF especially encourages applications from undergraduate seniors and Bachelor's degree-holders interested in pursuing research-based graduate study in STEM. First- and second-year graduate students in eligible STEM fields and degree programs are also encouraged to apply.

The application deadline for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (among other disciplines) is October 18, 2024.

Full details are available at the NSF website.

Loyola University Maryland seeks affiliate instructors to teach sections of Introduction to Criminal Justice Fall 2024. The survey course should address crime and the processing of it from a sociological perspective. That is, the course should explain how the criminal legal system works in theory and also acknowledge/explore its racist, classed, and gendered history and the ways in which its current operation reproduces social inequality. An online course (synchronous or asynchronous) would be considered from an instructor with a track record of teaching the subject online. Compensation: Affiliate faculty receive a salary dependent on terminal degree ($4000 for MA; $4500 for PhD). Contact Sociology Department chair, Amanda Konradi, (akonradi@loyola.edu) for further information. A decision will be made by 7/31/2024.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Programs Center (IPC) is hiring a Statistician (Data Scientist). They are seeking a talented individual with expertise in data science, statistics, demography, and/or geography to join our team. The Center is charged with sharing the Census Bureau's expertise globally. Our team works to advance data-driven decision making by providing in-country technical assistance, developing widely-used and free tools for data capture, processing, and analysis, and producing internationally-focused data products.

There are two position announcements, one for GS 7 - 9 and one for GS 11 - 12. Both openings close on July 29.

Social Scientist, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics, Data Management Division. See the listing on USAJOBS. Closing date for this opening is July 29.

The Century Foundation (TCF), a progressive think tank focused on reducing inequality in the U.S., seeks a part-time Graduate Intern for a one-year period to support its research on access, equity, and affordability in higher education. The Graduate Intern will report to and work closely with TCF Higher Education Fellows on projects related to financial aid and college admissions, particularly FAFSA completion and admissions policies post-affirmative action. 

The Graduate Intern will be compensated $25 per hour on a 10 hour workweek. This part-time contractual position will start in September 2024 and end May 2025. It does not include benefits. This position does not have a location requirement. The Graduate Intern may work out of offices (in Washington, D.C. or New York, NY), fully remotely, or on a hybrid schedule. Current graduate students, including master’s and doctoral students interested in public policy and higher education, are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for submission of application materials is Friday, August 2, 2024.

See the complete position announcement online.

The Department of Justice, Law & Criminology in the School of Public Affairs at American University invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track positions in criminology for AY 2025-26. The positions will be at the rank of Assistant Professor. For the first position, they are seeking applicants with substantive expertise in race, ethnicity, and policing. For the second position, the search is open regarding specialty, but the Department is especially interested in scholars whose research and teaching interests complement our department's strengths in areas such as policing, court systems, corrections, victimology, juvenile justice, criminological theory, quantitative and/or qualitative methods. Applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of the department are especially welcome.

Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2024, and will continue until the positions are filled, subject to on-going budgetary approvals.  The positions begin August 1, 2025.  Applicants should have a PhD or an anticipated PhD completion date by August 2025.

For complete information, see the AU Careers website listing. (Note that as of the time of this posting, there is a typo in the first paragraph regarding the academic year of the appointments.)

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites research proposals from scholars in all disciplines of the humanities and interpretive social sciences. In the 2024-25 competition cycle, the program will award up to 60 fellowships to scholars across all stages of the scholarly career. Approximately half of this year’s awards will support early-career scholars.

ACLS welcomes applications from scholars pursuing research on topics grounded in any time period, world region, or humanistic methodology. ACLS aims to select fellows who are broadly representative of the variety of humanistic scholarship across all fields of study. They also believe that diversity enhances scholarship and seek to recognize academic excellence from all sectors of higher education and beyond.

Maximum award: $60,000. Tenure: six to twelve months devoted to full-time research and/or writing, to be initiated between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026, and to be completed by December 31, 2026. 

Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS online fellowship and grant administration system no later than 9:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, September 25, 2024.

Complete details are available online.

PhD scholarship. Social inequalities and regional effect: unraveling the factors of gender discrimination in India.

Gender discrimination is still prevalent in India. This project will analyze gender inequalities in India from an intersectional perspective. The aim is to understand the role of social composition (such as castes, religions, socioeconomic groups) and spatial differentiation in producing these inequalities. The project will explore factors associated with the spatial clustering of gender discrimination in India.

The post, affiliated with the University of Strasbourg, will be based part-time in Strasbourg, France, and part-time in New Delhi, India, and will be organized in rotating terms. Ideally, the PhD project should start in September 2024 (or by October 2024 at the latest). The deadline for application is the 11th of July 2024.

For complete details on the opening and to apply, see the online notice.

The Department of Sociology at Princeton University is seeking a Postdoctoral or more senior Research Associate to collaborate on their Du Bois Science Visualization Empowerment Project funded by the National Science Foundation. The project will develop curricular materials to teach scientific reasoning and data visualization across a range of STEM courses by using the foundational work of Black social scientist, W.E.B. Du Bois.

Qualified candidates with a PhD in Sociology, Education, or other related fields are invited to apply. They are seeking associates who have quantitative training in data analysis and data visualization and an understanding of race and racism and the sociology of science. But qualitative scholars of race and racism and the sociology of science are also encouraged to apply.

This is a full-time, year-long academic position with an anticipated start date of May 2024. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University. See complete details and application instructions online.

This vacancy is for a Survey Statistician (Recent Graduate) position in the Associate Director for Demographic Programs located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland.

The Census Bureau is seeking bright, innovative, results-oriented individuals to join their Recent Graduates Program (RGP). RGP is a one-year program that targets individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. Successful applicants will be placed in a dynamic, one-year career development program. Throughout the program, you will participate in formal training, job assignments and receive a mentor to develop competencies applicable to the Census Bureau's mission and needs. These positions are at the grade 7/9 entry levels, with an opportunity for permanent appointment upon successful completion of the program.

Applications close May 30.

See the full announcement on USAJOBS.