Dear Members of the Culture Section, 

in this edition of announcements, I am re-sending the call for contributions from the editors of our newsletter, Yao Man, Clara Cirdan and Manning Zhang, which asks for your submissions by January 15^th. 

Don’t hesitate to send news of your publications to asaculturenews@gmail.com. In my role, I sometimes look at an excel sheet with the names of section members and I would love to see (something approximating) the matching list of the writings that have appeared recently. 

Further below, I include news of a  

• virtual conference “College Students of Immigrant Origin”, on February 1 and 2 (via Blake Silver) 
• postdoctoral fellowship in public policy in the department of sociology at Colby College (deadline February 12) (via Jun (Philip) Fang) 

Upcoming Deadlines at our end: 

John Mohr Dissertation Improvement Award: February 15^th 2024 https://asaculturesection.org/2023/11/21/2024-call-for-award-submissions-and-nominations/ 

ASA conference submissions: February 26, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. 

Best wishes, 

Monika 

Call for Contributions: 

The editors of the Culture Section Newsletter invite you to submit content for inclusion in our upcoming winter issue. Please send us your book, article, job, conference, and other general announcements. The deadline to submit announcements for the Winter Newsletter is Jan 15, 2024. Please email your contributions to asaculturenews@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!  

Conference Announcement 

You are invited to join the upcoming 2024 Education & Health Research Hub Conference on “College Students of Immigrant Origin: Research, Practice, & Community Engagement” (https://cssr.gmu.edu/events/15026). 

This no-cost, virtual conference on Feb. 1 & 2, 2024 will be a multi-institutional event. We welcome all participants, including faculty, students, practitioners, and community partners. The conference will feature keynote speakers, scholarly paper panels, practice presentations, and roundtable sessions. You can register for the conference here: https://gmu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bORpKqd5kxcusE6 

All are welcome at the conference, so please share the details with your networks. Should you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Blake Silver (bsilver@gmu.edu) or cssr@gmu.edu. 

Colby College: Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Policy 

The Department of Sociology at Colby College is searching for a postdoctoral fellow in public policy to start September 1, 2024. The fellow will teach three courses in the first year of a two-year appointment and four in the second: introduction to policy analysis and other policy courses related to their substantive interests. These courses will provide early career scholars a chance to hone their teaching skills in a selective liberal arts college environment. Fellows will be expected to pursue an active research and publishing agenda and will receive mentoring from senior faculty. The fellow will also have the opportunity to take part in a new public policy colloquium series. 

Areas of policy specialization are open. Although the position will be housed in the Department of Sociology, we will consider candidates from other social science disciplines. Candidates may be A.B.D. but a Ph.D. must be in hand prior to September 1, 2024. 

A complete application must include: a curriculum vitae; letter of application that explains the candidate’s research and approach to teaching and teaching inclusively; representative samples of scholarship; and three letters of recommendation. 

Please submit all of these materials via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/137995. Review of applications will begin February 12, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about this position should be directed to: nlgross@colby.edu