Position Title: Data Coordinator
Institution: Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation
Contact Email: isrdi-jpbs@umn.edu
Job Description: High School and Beyond (HSB) is a long-term cohort study of ~25,500 people who have been interviewed several times since they were high school students in 1980. HSB is nearing completion of a new round of data collection—gathering survey, biomarker, and administrative data that will facilitate path-breaking research on the lifelong social and biological pathways through which early life factors (especially education and racism) impact later-life cognition, health, longevity, and other outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to join the HSB team as it embarks on analyses and supports the dissemination of these extraordinary new data. HSB lead investigators, most of its staff, and its numerous research assistants are spread across the county (at universities in Minnesota, Texas, Wisconsin, and New York). Other investigators are spread all over the world (from California to Australia to Pennsylvania to Sweden). Given the nature of the research, HSB scholars also come from sociology, epidemiology, neuroscience, education, and other disciplines. Moreover, HSB survey, biomarker, and administrative data are highly sensitive and must be accessed and analyzed through complex restricted data sharing protocols. These factors make it challenging to efficiently, effectively, and securely share data, statistical code, and results across locations; to organize, manage, and share documentation and metadata; to manage version control of data products, statistical code, manuscripts, and documentation; and to establish and implement “best practices” for organizing and managing all project data and related products. We seek someone with experience and expertise in overcoming the challenges outlined above. We are looking for someone to engage with our diverse team of researchers to lead in establishing, managing, and evolving protocols for efficiently and securely managing and sharing data products, code, results, metadata, and documentation across project investigators. We also seek someone who will assist in producing documentation and metadata for the 2021 round of HSB data collection. Such tasks are essential to the research team’s ability to generate important new knowledge from analyses of 1980-2021 HSB data.
We are looking for someone who enjoys participating in the research process, who works well on complex teams, and who enjoys working with data. Diversity and inclusion are core values of our organization. We aspire to create a team that represents the diversity of our city, our region, and our world, and to create a space that encourages and embraces inclusiveness, equal opportunity, and respect. We strongly encourage women and members of under-represented groups to apply.
Responsibilities
The person in this position will work with project leaders, staff, and others to:
DATA MANAGEMENT AND SHARING (75%)
- Establish and implement best practices for organizing and managing all project data products, statistical code, documentation, metadata, and other products (such as funding applications, project manuscripts, and project conference presentations)
- Establish and implement best practices for managing version control of those various project materials
- Establish and implement best practices for researchers to use when collaborating across sites
CREATING METADATA AND DOCUMENTATION (20%)
- Produce project data products and documentation
- Develop and maintain the project’s public-facing website, which will increasingly be a portal for outside researchers to access many shareable HSB project materials
REPORTING FUNCTIONS (5%)
- Assist when necessary in the project’s regular reports to funders, federal agencies, IRBs, and other entities that oversee and/or govern HSB Annual salary range: $45,000-$53,000, commensurate with experience.
Qualifications
Please ensure your application materials clearly document how you meet the required qualifications for this position. A cover letter is required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree plus 1 year of experience or a combination of related education and work experience to equal 5 years Expertise and experience in organizing and managing complex and diffuse data-related materials (e.g., data files, statistical code, documentation, metadata, funding proposals, project manuscripts), including protocols for managing version control Experience in environments in which data and data products need to be efficiently and securely shared across dispersed working locations and across platforms such as Google Drive or Box Expertise and experience in working within highly secure data access environments
- Experience in technical writing and in assembling documents that feature technical wrtiting
- Experience using the statistical software package Stata (or experiencing using similar statistical packages—such as R—and a willingness to learn Stata)
- Ability to work independently while prioritizing tasks and managing multiple, often competing demands
- Ability to work collaboratively with individuals in a highly diverse working group
Preferred Qualifications
Experience and managing social science, epidemiological, administrative, or related data
How To Apply
Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume. Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section. To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu
Date Posted: 5/3/2022
Run Date: 5/15/2022
Position Title: Research Chair
Institution: Concordia University
Department: Canada Excellence Research in Empowered Aging
Job Description: Canada is experiencing the opportunities and challenges of a major aging revolution. Adapting living environments and technology, public policymaking, as well as leisure, social, health, and community services to address the needs and preferences of a diverse population of older adults, living in this moment, has become critically important. Empowered Aging considers growing old as an active and evolving life journey wherein ‘good health’ is not simply defined by the absence of disease or illness, but rather as an ongoing process of determining how to live one’s own best life in various contexts including long term care, aging in place, etc. Concordia University invites applications for a strategic, research-intensive Canada Excellence Research Chair in Empowered aging: Well-being, technology, and creativity in everyday lives.
The ideal candidate is an exceptional scholar and proven leader. They will join our existing network of researchers at Concordia focused on all aspects of aging and attract future experts to collectively advance an ‘integral’ approach to the study of aging––one where researchers working within various paradigms and methods are brought together to create an interrelated network that is mutually enriching.The ideal candidate is expected to promote the direct involvement of older adults and other relevant community stakeholders in the formulation of relevant research agendas and in the planning and execution of knowledge mobilization activities.
Concordia's current strengths in aging studies are highlighted within our innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary engAGE Centre for Research on Aging, comprised of researchers from the faculties of Arts and Science, Fine Arts, the Gina Cody School of Engineering, and the John Molson School of Business. Montreal also boasts a vibrant and collegial network of inter-institutional aging research centres including CREGÉS, CRIUGM, VIES and RQRV.
About the Canada Excellence Research Chair Program
Refined and restructured, the new 2022 CERC Program (Application and Nomination Process (cerc.gc.ca)) supports Canadian universities in building on Canada's growing reputation as a global leader in research and innovation. The program awards world-renowned researchers and their teams up to CAN$8 million over eight years to establish ambitious research programs at Canadian universities.
This position is jointly sponsored through the Faculties of Arts and Science and Fine Arts. The successful candidate will be offered a conditional position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor and will work with the university to prepare the formal CERC nomination according to the CERC program guidelines. The university will submit the nomination to the CERC program at the earliest opportunity. The CERC will be appointed to either a single department, or could be cross-appointed between two departments or Faculties. Candidates will demonstrate excellent research productivity, the capacity to develop an outstanding research program in aging, and the potential to attract significant external research funding. Concordia University is strongly committed to achieving equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the institution and recognizes the value of achieving inclusive excellence in both research and teaching contexts.
Qualifications and assets
Applicants must have a PhD in a field relevant to the study of aging and an established and internationally renowned research profile with evidence of peer-recognized achievement, and the demonstrated ability to attract and mentor excellent graduate students and postdocs. Applicants must be full professors or associate professors expected to be promoted to full professor within one or two years of the nomination. Potential disciplinary backgrounds can include, but are not limited to, Communications, Social Gerontology, Age Studies, Psychology, Kinesiology, Creative Arts Therapies, Behavioral Medicine, Science and Technology Studies, Cognitive Sciences, Leisure Studies, Arts in Health and Wellbeing, Health Humanities, and Public Policy. Applicants should have an open, interdisciplinary approach to aging studies and be committed to training the next generation of scholars to adopt a broad and inclusive conceptualization of aging well that is attentive to the diversity of the aging population in Canada and to the importance of knowledge mobilization, community engagement, and technological change. Candidates must provide evidence for the potential for outstanding teaching and research training contributions at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and a demonstrated commitment to supporting equitable and inclusive research and learning environments. The University values diversity among its faculty and strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. The language of instruction at Concordia is English, but a working knowledge of French is an asset especially in the context of working directly with Quebec’s aging communities.
Candidates are encouraged to share any career interruptions or personal circumstances that may have had an impact on their career goals (such as the decision to have a family, eldercare, illness, and so forth) in their letter of application. These will be carefully considered in the assessment process.
How to Apply
Complete applications should include: (i) cover letter, (ii) curriculum vitae, (iii) research statement, (iv) teaching statement (v) equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) statement, (vi) citizenship confirmation with proof of citizenship/residency (Canadian or Foreign citizenship, or Canadian permanent resident if applicable), and (vii) contact information for three referees.
The cover letter should describe the candidate’s qualifications, notable accomplishments, career trajectory (including any interruptions), and description of their vision for the concept of Empowered Aging. The curriculum vitae should outline the candidate’s education/work history, awards/scholarships, research funding, publications/presentations, and courses taught. The research statement (3-5 pages, single-spaced) should describe the candidate’s programme of research, and the three most important research contributions to date. The teaching statement (1 page, single-spaced) should describe the candidate’s teaching philosophy and the courses the candidate is prepared to offer (new or already developed). Documents showcasing teaching effectiveness (e.g., course evaluations) may be appended. The EDI statement (1 page, single-spaced) should describe diversity experiences and how the candidate plans to support and further promote equitable, diverse, and inclusive research and teaching environments.
Applications should be addressed to Prof. Karen Li, and must include a cover letter clearly identifying the title and position code. Electronic applications should be submitted via email to empoweredaging@concordia.ca, and will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Date Posted: 4/25/2022
Run Date: 5/20/2022
Position Title: Associate Professor
Institution: Erasmus University
Department: The International Institute of Social Studies
Job Description: The job is pitched in the field of Social Policy (part of an International Development Studies programme) with a specific focus on generation related issues (https://www.academictransfer.com/en/311226/assistant-professor-in-social-policy-and-development/). Some additional context for this posting: The institute already as some people working on childhood and youth and it would be great to expand this with someone working on ageing and generation in the Global South (but we’re flexible and can also accommodate other fields of focus).
The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor with a proven track record in the field of Social Policy and Development. Preferably, the successful candidate will have a focus on Generation in their work. This preferred focus extends for instance to analyzing development as a generational process; the impact on different generations of development issues or deficits or of societal or environmental challenges; generational relations; questions of intra- and inter-generational equity; childhood; youth movements; ageing; linked lives and/or life course, and or expertise in related realms of social policy such as health, education, and social protection.
We envisage hiring a broadly trained candidate with an interdisciplinary background, a PhD in the social sciences, and a firm background and proven expertise in social policy and development. We understand social policy in broad terms, including the above-mentioned conventional areas of education, health, and social protection, as well as closely related themes such as population, poverty, inequality, work and employment, and gender.
This vacancy is for a tenure track position and would best suit an early career academic. Deadline is May 20.
Date Posted: 4/25/2022
Run Date: 5/20/2022