APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

• CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.

 

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

This is a term position; length of the term will be discussed during the interview process. Continuation past the term length discussed will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.

 

POSITION SPECIFICS

The Department of Sociology and Criminology at The Pennsylvania State University is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to begin as soon as possible.

The Postdoctoral Scholar will be expected to collaborate with a faculty mentor and supervisor and graduate students. Applicants should preferably have research interests in applying computational methods (broadly defined) to one or more of the following areas: sociology of culture, political sociology, social psychology, economic and organizational sociology. The Postdoctoral Scholar will spend half their time pursuing an independent research agenda and half their time collaborating with Professor Daniel DellaPosta, while also being encouraged to collaborate and engage with other faculty and graduate students

A Ph.D. in Sociology or related field is required by the appointment date.

To apply, upload a letter of application along with a curriculum vitae and a list of three references (name, current position title, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address) to Penn State's Job Posting Board.

Any questions or concerns with the online application can be directed to Jill Palmer (jqp6220@psu.edu).

 

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

 

 

 

BENEFITS

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being.

 

For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page. (Note: For Postdoctoral benefits, please see our Postdoctoral