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This page includes job openings as well as fellowship or grant opportunities that may be of interest to DCSS members. Please see the linked website or the designated contact for more information. These items are provided for information only and are not endorsed or administered by DCSS.

Opportunities

  • February 13, 2024 5:08 PM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    MN Associates is looking for one summer research and evaluation intern, an advanced Master's or PhD student/candidate in social science or STEM with exceptional quantitative skills, between May and September. This opportunity is fully remote and open to US citizens who are US-based.
    East Coast-Midwest candidates are ideal.

    Contact kavita@mnassociatesinc.com for complete information

    Contact kavita@mnassociatesinc.com for complete information

  • February 13, 2024 5:01 PM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont (UVM) is recruiting an exceptional postdoctoral researcher for the project titled “Starting with behavior" to understand links between pro-environmental behavior, values, and identity.

    The position is for one year with funding for an additional year pending satisfactory progress. Annual salary is at least $56,484 plus benefits. Salary is based on experience. This is an in-person position, based at the UVM campus in Burlington, VT. Expected start date is September 1, 2024.

    Applications are due at 11:59 PM EST on March 18, 2024.

    Complete information is available at the UVM portal.

  • February 10, 2024 9:38 AM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Maryland School of Public Health is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a project entitled “Wildfires and Infant Health.” The postdoctoral fellow, supervised by Drs. Amir Sapkota and Michel Boudreaux, will perform statistical analysis linking exposure wildfire related air pollution (developed from satellite observations, ground monitors, and numeric modeling) with adverse birth outcomes including low birthweight, preterm birth, hospital service use, and mortality. 

    Best Consideration Date: 02/29/2024

    Complete information available online

  • February 06, 2024 5:30 PM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    Updated RFA with new deadline of February 26, 2024

    The Network on Education, Biosocial Pathways, and Dementia across Diverse Populations (EdDem), funded by the National Institute on Aging, announces their 2024 request for pilot proposals that will advance science in the education-dementia relationship. EdDem is a research network that aims to advance scientific understanding of how education relates to dementia by exploring the socioeconomic, social, psychological, and biological mechanisms that shape resilience and risk and if these patterns differ by race, ethnicity, gender, or geography.

    Complete information and application instructions are at the link above. You may also contact Jennifer Doiron (ebddp_network@umd.edu) for more information.
  • February 01, 2024 10:00 AM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    The Sociology Department at George Washington University is looking for instructors to teach (1) Sociology of Law and (2) special topic courses in Criminal Justice/Criminology for Fall 2024.

    If interested, please email your CV to Hiromi Ishizawa, the Department Chair at ishizawa@gwu.edu.

  • February 01, 2024 9:30 AM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) is a 501(c)(3) membership organization located in Washington, DC that serves as the voice of accredited academic public health. The Director of Public Health Workforce Research leads research on the academic public health enterprise and its role in workforce training and credentialing. This position oversees the development, implementation, and evolution of ASPPH members’ My Institutional Reporting, ASPPH Analytics, and ASPPH Insights as well as public health workforce research to monitor and communicate trends and to forecast training needs.

    Applications will be accepted through February 16, 2024.

    For more information on the position, see the online listing. Other positions at ASPPH are currently available.

  • January 27, 2024 5:15 PM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    The Johns Hopkins University is seeking an Associate Director, Civic Learning for the Center for Social Concern (CSC), housed on the Homewood Campus. The CSC fosters a lifelong commitment to active citizenship by integrating education, action, and reflection into community-focused programming for Hopkins’ students within Baltimore City.

    Associate Director Civic Learning


  • January 27, 2024 4:39 PM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is accepting applications for its International Programs Fellowship at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Fellowship is a full-time position lasting for two years and will begin in summer 2024. The Fellowship is sponsored and managed by PRB and funded through the PROPEL Health Project. The Fellow will work within USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health located in Washington, D.C., which works to advance and support voluntary family planning and reproductive health programs worldwide. The Fellowship is intended for recent graduates with a B.A. or B.S.; candidates with advanced degrees are ineligible and should not apply.

    All application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be submitted by February 23, 2024.

    Complete information is on the application website

  • January 27, 2024 4:31 PM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    Mirror Group is searching for Fellows that will use their historical archival research, policy analysis, Census and local administrative data analysis, and/or community advocacy experience to support an expansion of a local regional history project in the DC, Maryland, Virginia area (DMV) funded by a funder collaborative. The ideal candidates will have subject matter expertise, research competencies, and lived experience (including local residence) in Washington DC and/or the surrounding Maryland and Virginia counties.

    These are part-time, 2-year fellowship positions from January 2024-December 2025 that require work to be performed both on-site and remotely in Washington, DC and the surrounding counties of Maryland (Montgomery, Prince George’s) and Northern Virginia (Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax).

    Priority will be given to applications received by February 6, 2024.

    See complete information using this Google Drive link

  • January 27, 2024 4:26 PM | John Curtis (Administrator)

    Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Energy Analysis Environmental Impacts (ETA) Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow.

    In this role, you will conduct research related to social and economic impacts and acceptance of large-scale renewable energy throughout the U.S., including both wind energy and solar energy.  The research will focus on procedural and distributive justice, with special consideration of both urban and rural historically disadvantaged communities.

    See full details at the application website

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