University of Massachusetts-Amherst

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The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, invites applications from social scientists within the interdisciplinary field of computational social science. This tenure track position will be in one social science department: Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Journalism, Political Science, Resource Economics, Regional Planning, or Sociology. The successful candidate will also participate in an outstanding interdisciplinary community represented by the Computational Social Science Institute at UMass, with 43 affiliated faculty across 11 departments (http://www.cssi.umass.edu). Candidates’ research plans should extend beyond their home discipline to engage with other disciplines in the domain of computational sciences. Substantive foci are open and broad, including computationally intensive data collection and analysis, network structure and dynamics, relational and clustered modeling, automated mining of qualitative data, large scale textual analysis, health informatics, and theoretical computational models of social processes. A PhD in the social sciences is preferred but PhDs in cognate fields will be considered. We are seeking talented applicants qualified for an Assistant Professor position. Under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at other ranks may receive consideration.
Please submit your application on-line to: http://umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=53695. Submit a cover letter addressed to Professor James Kitts, Search Committee Chair, including a statement of research plans and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, research samples, and contact information for three references. For full consideration, ensure that your application is received by October 30, 2014, but review will continue until a suitable candidate has been identified.
The university is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Because broad diversity is essential to an inclusive climate and critical to the University’s goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will holistically assess the many qualifications of each applicant and favorably consider an individual’s record working with students and colleagues with broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research or other work activities. We will also favorably consider experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic degree and career.