Post-Bacc position in Sociology at Rice University

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https://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=176036071

http://jobs.rice.edu/postings/3727

 

 

Position Summary
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University is offering a post-baccalaureate fellow position (one year in length) to begin August 2015. The fellow will work primarily with Professor of Sociology Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg to provide research support for the annual Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey, which is now well into its fourth decade of tracking this region's remarkable economic and demographic transformations and recording the way area residents are responding to them.

 

The fellow will provide research assistance in preparing a book manuscript, drawing conclusions from the Houston Area Survey data. The fellow will also participate in survey design and analysis, implement the details of the project and respond to external requests under the supervision of the project manager. Occasional teaching assistant responsibilities are also associated with the fellowship. The application deadline is May 15, 2015.

 

This is a one-year appointment beginning August 3, 2015. The post-baccalaureate fellow will have the opportunity to develop a variety of research and writing skills through on-the-job training to prepare for a future professional career. Performance evaluations and letters of reference will need to be available upon request.