Postdoctoral Scholar - Department of Sociology & Criminology

Postdoctoral Scholar - Department of Sociology & Criminology

The Department of Sociology and Criminology at The Pennsylvania State University is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to begin as soon as possible.

The Postdoctoral Scholar will be expected to collaborate with a faculty mentor and supervisor and graduate students. Applicants should preferably have research interests in applying computational methods (broadly defined) to one or more of the following areas: sociology of culture, political sociology, social psychology, economic and organizational sociology. The Postdoctoral Scholar will spend half their time pursuing an independent research agenda and half their time collaborating with Professor Daniel Della Posta, while also being encouraged to collaborate and engage with other faculty and graduate students.

A Ph.D. in Sociology or related field is required by the appointment date.

To apply, upload a letter of application along with a curriculum vitae and a list of three references (name, current position title, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address) to Penn State's Job Posting Board.

Any questions or concerns with the online application can be directed to Jill Palmer (jqp
6220).

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being.

For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page. (

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For Postdoctoral benefits, please see our Postdoctoral Benefits page.)

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