Duke University, Sociology
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Position Description
The Department of Sociology is seeking to fill a full-time Associate Research position. The ideal start date for this position would be June 1, 2025. This individual will assist faculty in a range of scientific research activities. Duties including (but are not limited to): summarizing research literatures; drafting and editing bibliographies and other sections of research reports; creating presentations; organizing and attending lab meetings; and analyzing data. The ideal candidate would have a strong working knowledge in at least two of the following areas: the prevalence and consequences of intimate partner violence, mass incarceration, and the intergenerational transmission of criminal activity. The ideal candidate would also have some working knowledge of R, including, ideally, experience making visual representations of data using R. Candidates should have at least a BA in sociology, criminology, or a relevant social scientific discipline or expensive statistical analysis experience with social scientific data. Education/Training The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required. Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Application Materials Required:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
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