The BSOS Graduate Student Professional Development Series 2025-2026 invites BSOS graduate students to attend:
How to Apply to the DRI & Other Grants Discussion
with guest speaker Dr. Meredith Kleykamp, BSOS Associate Dean of Research
Monday, December 1st 3:00 to 4:00pm (in person event) at 2141K Tydings Hall
Please RSVP here
Winter course: EDCP 701 Theories and Methods of Intervention
Time: Mondays & Fridays 9 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Wednesdays: 5:30-9 p.m.
(virtual, between 1/5/2026 to 1/23/2026)
Description
This graduate-level course in school psychology provides an in-depth review of different theories and methods related to psychological interventions for children and adolescents. Students will learn to integrate psychological science, research, and practice; demonstrate knowledge of theories and research pertinent to mental health service delivery to address academic and social/emotional/ behavioral challenges, and individual and group counseling of school-age children, especially in school settings; and demonstrate the ability to apply their knowledge to the solution of identified client problems.
Throughout the course, students will also work with peers at partner institutions abroad (e.g., Chinese University of Hongkong) to examine positive psychology, socio-emotional learning, and address school bullying. This is a Global Classrooms course, developed in partnership with the Global Learning Initiatives Office (GLI) in the Office of International Affairs (OIA) to provide virtual opportunities for global engagement.
Scholarship
Because this is a Global Classrooms course in Winter 2026, students enrolled in EDCP 701 are eligible to apply for the need-based International Education Scholarship (about $1200).
https://marylandglobal.umd.edu/global-learning-all/global-learning-home/scholarships-awards
Please contact Dr. Cixin Wang if you have any questions about this course.
University of Miami-Sociology-Artificial Intelligence at the rank of Asst.- Assoc. Professor
Employer: University of Miami
Location: Coral Gables, Florida
Salary: Final salary determination based on final rank and chosen candidate’s education and experience.
Closing date: Dec 3, 2025
Job Description
The Department of Sociology & Criminology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami seeks applicants for one tenure-track faculty appointment in the area of Artificial Intelligence (broadly defined) as applied to medical sociology, criminology/criminal justice, and/or race/ethnicity/immigration studies. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor and would begin August 15, 2026.
The ideal candidate will be able to integrate their research activities with those of existing faculty in the Department of Sociology and Criminology and in other interdisciplinary research programs at the University of Miami. Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in Sociology or Criminology by the start date of the appointment. Please apply through the University’s Faculty Careers Website: https://umiami.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMFaculty. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
For your application, please submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a research statement, and a teaching statement. Please compile the application documents into a single PDF and upload under the Resume/CV section of the online application. Please send any questions to sociology@miami.edu. Three confidential letters of recommendation should also be sent independently by your recommenders to the same email address. Information about the department can be found at https://sociology.as.miami.edu/index.html.
AI and Childhood Lab Research Fellowship
The Childhood & AI Lab Research Fellowship brings together innovative scholars investigating how AI affects children’s cognition, learning, social relationships, mental health, creativity, identity, autonomy, and overall development and wellbeing.
The fellowship expands the number of researchers whose work advances our understanding of how AI shapes attention, learning, creativity, social development, and decision‑making in children and adolescents. Fellows bridge developmental science and technology to translate findings into actionable guidance for families, educators, policymakers, and technologists. The community is intentionally cross‑disciplinary—cognitive scientists learn from computer scientists; ethnographers inform neuroscientists; education researchers collaborate with ethicists—so ideas evolve faster and travel farther.
We strongly encourage applications from researchers at all career stages and from the Global South; diversity of perspectives and methods is essential to the mission.
The Max Planck – University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health is currently seeking to appoint one or more full-time post-doctoral researchers. We welcome applications from researchers with a PhD in demography, sociology, statistics, epidemiology, public health, biology, anthropology, economics, computer science, and allied fields. The successful candidate(s) will work on the role of genetic factors in shaping health inequalities, and/or they will develop novel techniques for leveraging genetic data. We are also open to applicants interested in the other research themes of the Center (family and health, health inequalities in an international perspective), and in other topics covered in the Department Social Demography at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), including fertility, mortality and morbidity, and labor markets. The successful candidate(s) will develop their own agenda within the Center, and they will contribute their skills and knowledge to other projects in the Center and to the MPIDR. We are seeking creative, self-driven, and collaborative scholars. Advanced knowledge of quantitative methods and statistical software such as R, Python, or Stata is required.
The Max Planck – University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health is a major joint initiative of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany, and the University of Helsinki, Finland. To achieve the Center’s vision of unearthing the pivotal social processes that generate health inequalities it leverages linked family-based data, natural experimental designs, genetically-informed social epidemiological data, advanced dynamic modelling techniques, and a combination of theoretical frameworks.
We provide a stimulating research-oriented community, an excellent infrastructure, and opportunities to work with exciting datasets. The successful applicant(s) will be offered a contract for up to 4 years with remuneration commensurate to experience (starting from approx. 64,900 EUR gross per year for researchers who have just completed their PhD, up to approx. 74,600 EUR gross per year for more senior scientists), based on the salary structure of the German public sector (Öffentlicher Dienst, TVöD Bund; EG14/1-3).
The advertised positions are located at the MPIDR. It is expected that the successful applicant(s) will be in residence at the MPIDR in Rostock, Germany, and support for relocation costs is available. We provide ample opportunities to work also in the Helsinki unit of the Center that houses a unique data structure that is critical for the research agenda of the Center. This data covers all Finnish individuals nested in areas, families, and household for over five decades with detailed information of sociodemographic characteristics and health from population registers, and genetic information for a sub-set from epidemiological surveys. Use of the data is possible both from Rostock and Helsinki, and scientists working for the Center have access also to other key international datasets for health inequality research.
Please apply online via this survey and include in a single PDF file:
In order to receive full consideration, please apply by January 11, 2026. Interviews are planned for February 2 to February 13. The exact starting date is flexible. Applicants should have completed their doctoral degree; however, candidates expecting to finish their PhD in 2026 can also apply.
For general inquiries about the position, the Center, and the topics it covers please contact Christian Dudel at dudel@demogr.mpg.de.
The Office of the Associate Vice President for International Affairs is seeking international graduate students to serve on the International Graduate Students Advisory Board (IGSAB) for the 2025–2026 academic year.
About IGSAB:
The board provides a forum for international graduate students and the Associate Vice President for International Affairs (AVP-IA) to openly discuss issues of concern to the international graduate student community. It also offers students the opportunity to advise and make recommendations to the AVP-IA on matters that may inform decisions or recommendations made to the Provost to improve the international graduate student experience.
Now, more than ever, it is essential that international graduate students feel supported, heard, and included in shaping policies and programs that impact their academic and personal well-being.
We would greatly appreciate it if your office could share the IGSAB interest form with your graduate students. Broad participation will help ensure that the board reflects the diverse voices and experiences of our international graduate community.
Interest Form: https://forms.gle/453VcfuebdQ19S777
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like additional information about IGSAB’s goals or membership process.
Assistant Professor in Criminology
The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, and Social Work at Eastern
Connecticut State University invites applications for a full-time (10-month), tenure-track,
Assistant Professor appointment in Criminology to begin August 2026. Applicants must
have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching excellence, scholarship, student
advisement, university and community service, and sensitivity to diverse populations and
perspectives.
Position Description:
The successful candidate will have expertise in law enforcement/policing and must be
prepared to teach courses in this and related subjects (e.g. introduction to law
enforcement, criminal justice ethics, cybersecurity, crime control technology, criminal
justice policy). The candidate will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary department and help
meet high demand among students seeking careers in policing, law enforcement, and
similar criminal justice fields. The successful candidate will also have an appreciation for
the relevance of social and cultural diversity to understanding crime and crime control.
Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Criminology, Sociology, or a closely related
discipline; ABD applicants who anticipate completion of the doctorate by Fall 2026, and
who have clear evidence of effective teaching, will also be considered. Please note a Juris
Doctor degree alone is not an adequate qualification for consideration.
To apply:
Please upload one combined PDF including a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching
philosophy statement, and a copy of undergraduate and graduate transcripts to the
resume tab at Assistant Professor, Criminology Tenure Track – Eastern CT State
University – Career Page. A list with contact information for 3 references is also needed.
The position will remain open until it is filled; however, priority will be given to applications
received by November 15, 2025.
The American Sociological Association’s Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance invites submissions for the 2026 Distinguished Student Paper Award competition. This award is presented annually for the best paper authored by a graduate student. Papers may be empirical or theoretical and can address any topic in the sociology of crime, law, and deviance. Submissions may be sole- or multiple-authored, but all authors must be students at the time of submission. Papers should be article length (approximately 30 double spaced pages) and should follow the manuscript preparation guidelines used by the American Sociological Review. Papers accepted for publication at the time of submission are not eligible. The winner will receive $500 to offset the cost of attending the 2026 ASA meeting. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others, and we encourage self-nominations.
Please send a PDF of the paper to the Award Committee Chair, Dr. Bryan Sykes (bls244@cornell.edu) with the subject line CLD Distinguished Student Paper Nomination.
Committee:
The Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS) is excited to announce the launch of our new Virtual Data Enclave (VDE)!
The VDE is a cutting-edge research server, hosted by the University of Michigan, providing users secure, remote access to our curated microdata. Our data products are recognized as the gold standard of harmonized and integrated criminal justice administrative records and now include 200+ million criminal justice events, covering >84% of the U.S. population.
VDE Highlights:
Whether you’re interested in advancing research, informing policy, or supporting evidence-based decision-making, now is the perfect time to explore the platform’s robust features and comprehensive data holdings. To learn more, please visit https://cjars.org/vde or reach out to us with your questions at cjars-vde-users@umich.edu.