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‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

Uncivil Democracy How the civil legal system undermines the political lives of marginalized communities

My book w/@profsorelle.bsky.social will be out in January! These ideas have brewed since I interned at Queens Legal Services 20 years ago. The book is for anyone who cares about people, justice, power & democracy. Much more to share more in the coming months!

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Microsoft Research Lab - New York City - Microsoft Research Apply for a research position at Microsoft Research New York & collaborate with academia to advance economics research, prediction markets & ML.

🚨Microsoft Research NYC is hiring🚨

We're hiring postdocs and senior researchers in AI/ML broadly, and in specific areas like test-time scaling and science of DL. Postdoc applications due Oct 22, 2025. Senior researcher applications considered on a rolling basis.

Links to apply: aka.ms/msrnyc-jobs

Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology

Come join me in wonderful Copenhagen! 🇩🇰

My department is looking to fill at least two positions - any specialization and any level! The University of Copenhagen aims to be the best place for the best ideas. What’s yours?

Apply by Nov 15.

For folks teaching text analysis, where does generative AI fit in? Is it a standalone module in your course, or integrated throughout? I'm teaching a grad course on text analysis in January and would love to hear what folks are doing.

👉 Stories about economic change are never neutral. They make politics. In my new article in Sociological Theory @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social, I show how narratives about economic disruption become a source of legitimacy:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Please share widely!

Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.

We invite applications for two postdoctoral scholars! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center in NYC. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3!
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
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I'm very happy this finally came out 🎉

Spreading the word again for TT job call in #criminology and #sociology at Gonzaga. And when class is over come wander Spokane’s magical flower gardens.

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This semester, I want my lab to play around with GPT for some content-coding type tasks. Do folks have other recs for accessible methods papers/tutorials, e.g. from @thomasdavidson.bsky.social 's "[special issue](journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... of Soc Methods)?

Thanks @shugars.bsky.social for sharing all of this awesome new work from PaCSS/PolNet!

Finally out from @acastroaraujo.bsky.social and @nicolasrestrepo.bsky.social

📣 “Unraveling Complexities of Latino Racialization” w/ @stephdhuman.bsky.social & @nicholasvargas.bsky.social in @annualreviews.bsky.social is officially out! get ur FREE copy
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Reading list from the talk! I.e., the references slide

Editors in social movements research

All the social movements editors fit to #CBSM2025. Second day of the mini conference starts strong. #ASA2025

Aldon Morris speaking and Donnatella della Porta on the virtual screen

Opening plenary at the CBSM 2025 miniconference. Inspirational talks by Aldon Morris and Donnatella della Porta.

It is a great day to get all nerdy about social movements research! Plenary session of the mini conference starts in half an hour at #CBSM2025. There is also coffee ☕! See you all soon #ASA2025

A screenshot of the Sociological Methods & Research website showing the special issue title

I’m delighted to share that the August 2025 special issue of Sociological Methods & Research on Generative AI is out now. Along with my co-editor, Daniel Karell, we put together this issue to build on the conference we organized last year.

Here's a thread on each of the ten papers:

A mini update on the #varyCSS informal meetup: Let’s aim to meet in the outdoor space on the lower level. If it rains, we’ll relocate to the lower level indoors. #IC2S2

#varyCSS is such a great initiative and has been really helpful to avoid manels. I highly recommend people check out this meetup at #IC2S2 to learn more and connect.

Looking forward to being part of this 🖼️ Image as Data panel at #ic2s2 on Tuesday! I'll be presenting my recent SMR article w/ @emroberto.bsky.social on how generative multimodal models can be used for large-scale image analysis in the social sciences.

Pls share widely!

I've been spending the summer taking stock of the growing, maturing field of qualitative computational methods (compu/qual? quali-quant?). This subfield is now a powerhouse, and I'll be sharing my reflections at #IC2S2 on the state of the field, ongoing (fierce!) debates, and possible futures?

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🚨 Job alert: The Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

I'll be at ASA and would be happy to chat with interested candidates. Please share widely! #Socsky

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, AI & Society The Department of AI and Society (AIS) at the University at Buffalo (UB) invites candidates to apply for multiple positions as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor. The new AIS ...

UB's new Department of AI and Society is hiring faculty across ranks (Assistant, Associate, Full Professor). We’re looking for transdisciplinary scholars interested in building AI by society, for society. Start dates begin Fall 2025.

More info: www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/57734

I am sitting in front of flower garden holding a copy of my new book, BORN IN FLAMES.

First book, first garden! Just got my author copies of BORN IN FLAMES, out from @wwnorton.com on August 19th.

Measuring Conflict in Local Politics Mirya Holman1 , Rebecca Johnson2 , and Tyler Simko3

It’s publication day!!🎊 In a new Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social piece, Rebecca Johnson, Tyler Simko @simko.bsky.social & I ask: How do you measure conflict in local politics in the United States?
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A data feminist approach to urban data practice: Tenant power through eviction data Acknowledging the role of data in reproducing (and disrupting) existing power relationships, this article argues data feminism is a useful intervention in data practice for planners and others inte...

It's been online for awhile, but I'm excited that this article with @eloralee.bsky.social @drkatehowell.bsky.social and @benfteresa.bsky.social is now in a printed issue.

"A data feminist approach to urban data practice: Tenant power through eviction data" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences We are a vibrant and diverse community of researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs. We collaborate to discover new knowledge, educate tomorrow's leaders, and solve the most pressing challenges facing...

UB is starting an AI and Society Department. The first job positing is for a postdoc position (F26 or S27 start).

engineering.buffalo.edu/home/researc...

Please reach out if you have questions!