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Teaching Assistants | University of Michigan

Now hiring grad students for TA positions in statistics and quantitative methods!

The ICPSR Summer Program is now hiring teaching assistants to help with our 40+ General Session classes, including regression analysis, causal inference, Bayesian analysis, multilevel models, SEM, intro stats, machine learning, network analysis, math and statistical computing for social research, and more. These TA positions provide invaluable pedagogical experience to take into future teaching positions at colleges and universities.

Classes run in two sessions from June 9-July 4, and July 7-August 1, 2025. Pay is $39.71/hour. TAs are expected to work in-person in Ann Arbor, Michigan (no remote positions available). 

As a bonus, teaching assistants are also able to enroll in up to two methods courses from our General Sessions.

Applications are due January 31, 2025. Please see our listing on the University of Michigan careers site for more details and to apply. 

SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship Program

SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship Program

The SRCD Policy Fellowship immerses postdoctoral child development experts over one to two years in a U.S. federal agency, state agency, or congressional placement where they work full time on child and family policy. With over 30 years in operation, this program is a prestigious opportunity. Apply for the 2025-2026 cohort before January 6, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Learn How to Apply

Social Science Research Analyst | NIJ

Social Science Research Analyst

NIJ is seeking a Social Science Research Analyst (GS-13) to: 

  • Serve as a Social Science Research Analyst in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Research, Evaluation, Forensics & Technology (OREFT), Office of Criminal Justice Systems (OCJS). 
  • Provide scientific oversight of a research and evaluation portfolio in NIJ’s Office of Criminal Justice Systems (OCJS) including a variety of program grants, research-based grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. 
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for a significant segment of a social science or program area with a focus on corrections, policing, courts, and/or the criminal justice system, and related content areas. 
  • Perform analytical research, evaluation, program development, and other tasks in furtherance of portfolios on the criminal justice system. 
  • Develop, implement, analyze, and disseminate a range of extramural and intramural social science research and evaluation projects that employ different research methods. 

Applications are due by Monday, December 23, 2024.

 3rd annual HRC get together

The Human Relations Committee (HRC) would like you to join them for the 3rd annual semester kickoff event on Thursday, January 23rd from 1 to 3 pm in the Large Conference Room.  We hope to create a space for people to connect before the semester begins, and foster community.  To facilitate this connection, the HRC will provide some board games to play and some snacks and drinks. 

Please mark your calendars today, so that you can stop by and connect with others from the CCJS community.  

INST808

INST808 – Seminar in Research Methods and Data Analysis
Th 2:00pm – 4:45pm
TWS 0207

AI-Powered Research Assistants prepares students to leverage AI as a research assistant. Explores how LLMs can aid scientific inquiry, from analyzing vast bodies of literature to generating novel datasets to evaluating LLM output in research tasks.

View a past syllabus here.

Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Gabrielle Wy

Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Gabrielle Wy
Neighborhood Cultural Heterogeneity and Offending Across Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Generation

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: 2165E LeFrak Hall
Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/91346978827?pwd=e0A5bkJp5PgWU9MrXOkYc0bkcxRJKc.1
Meeting ID: 913 4697 8827
Passcode: Wy2024

PGPD Embedded Analyst | MCRIC

The Maryland Crime Research and Innovation Center (MCRIC) is seeking to fill the position of embedded analyst for the Prince George’s County Police Department. This appointment would fulfill a graduate assistantship, with full tuition remission and stipend, and requires a one-year commitment. We anticipate beginning the background check process in Spring 2025, with the position starting in Summer 2025 and extending to Spring 2026 (with the possibility of funding support for Summer 2026). 

We anticipate the embedded analyst to work partially at the department and attend in-person meetings as necessary. However, the position is very flexible for a hybrid working schedule. The embedded analyst position is project-driven based on the needs of MCRIC and PGPD. The current project involves analyzing the concentration of violence across the county and at the borders with DC and Montgomery County. This role may also require a mixture of spatial analyses, ride-alongs with officers, and community engagement, based on current project aims. 

The ideal candidate will have research interests/experience in policing, as well as experience in quantitative, geospatial, and qualitative analyses. 

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a CV and brief cover letter stating your interest in this position to Dr. Bianca Bersani (bbersani@umd.edu) by January 15th. Hiring decisions will be announced by February 2025. 

If you have any questions regarding this position, please reach out to Dr. Bianca Bersani or Torri Sperry (current PG embedded analyst) for more information.