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The Australian Catholic University, Strathfield Campus NSW and online, is seeking teachers for some of their sociology units. For details, see the Employment section further down this newsletter.
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We ask for your help to increase and diversify our Sociology in Action resources so that we can strengthen how we convey to the media, current and future students, as well as the public etc, about what sociology is and what sociology is used for.
We welcome you to submit text, about what you are using sociology for and how you are doing sociology, as well as links to resources you know about, such as websites, papers, videos, and anything else that showcases sociology.
Please email all resources to TASA Admin, using Sociology in Action resources in the subject line, and include a brief description on how the resource/s show what sociology is and what sociology is used for in our region.
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TASA's Jean Martin Award recognises excellence in scholarship in the field of Sociology and aims to assist with establishing the career of a recent PhD graduate. It is a biennial award that is open this year for theses for which a PhD has been formally awarded between the period March 1st 2019 to 28 February 2021.
Supervisors and Heads of Sociology departments/schools and interdisciplinary Social science departments and other departments with a major commitment to Sociological analysis within Australian tertiary institutions are invited to submit candidates for the Award. Self nominations are also accepted.
| Other TASA Awards open for nominations this year include:
- Distinguished Service to Australian Sociology Award
- Outstanding Service to TASA Award
- Teaching Sociology Award
- Sociology in Action Award
- Early Career Researcher - Best Paper Prize
- Postgraduate Impact & Engagement Award
This year, judging panels will also be assessing for the:
- Best Paper in Health Sociology Review; and the
- Best Paper in the Journal of Sociology.
You can access details about each award, including deadlines and the nomination process, via TASAweb's Awards page.
| For tips from fellow members on getting published in The Conversation (TC), click here. Note, new tips added since last week are highlighted in yellow. For some members' articles published in TC between 2013 & 2019, click here.
| The next round of thematic group funding applications for activities between July 1st and December 31st this year closes on March 1st.
NextGenMEM Conversations About... Interdisciplinary research: Melding Methodologies, Theories and Researcher Identities in Migration Studies
23rd February, 10am – 11.30am AEST
The interdisciplinary nature of migration ethnicity and multiculturalism research poses significant challenges in the realms of methodology, theory, and practical aspects of conducting and reporting research. Yet, these complications are rarely discussed. HDR candidates seldom have the opportunity to workshop a problem or discuss the intricacies of the interdisciplinary minefield with a panel of experts and their peers. Therefore, the fifth and final instalment of the NextGenMEM Conversations About… series deals specifically with the challenges we face as interdisciplinary migration researchers.
We are calling for expressions of interest from HDR candidates conducting interdisciplinary research in the field of migration ethnicity and multiculturalism who wish to share challenges and sticking points they have faced, or are currently facing, while researching in this space.
Three bursaries available.
Abstract submission deadline: February 1st. Read on...
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There are many members of TASA who are looking for work, from sessional teaching through to applied consultancy research. Our 'Looking for Work' registry is to provide a way for our members who are looking for work to connect with people looking to employ sociologists. We also acknowledge many of our members are employed precariously, and we hope this registry might help in building connections and networks towards more stable employment.
Note, if you are looking for work you can list yourself in the 'Looking for Work' registry via your membership profile. Click on the Additional Member Data tab and scroll down to the question 'Are you looking for work?' After selecting 'yes' to that question, your details will appear in our publicly searchable 'Find a Sociologist' directory. Please contact TASA Admin if you need assistance adding your details.
If you would like to be spotlighted in our newsletter as someone looking for work, please email TASA Admin, and attach a profile image that can be used in the spotlight and include a bio outlining your location, highest qualification, areas of expertise, the type of work you are looking for, and whether you are in a position to relocate etc.
| New: The National School of Arts of the Australian Catholic University is seeking expressions of interest in teaching any or all of the following units at the Strathfield Campus location and Online:
1. SOCS100– Introduction to Sociology
2. SOCS237 - People Count: Researching Globally with Quantitative Methods
3. SOCS235-Sociology of Health, Illness and Wellbeing
| Associate Professor of Sociology
The Department of Sociology of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, housed in the College of Social Sciences
This is an open call for both Chilean and foreign applicants. For foreign applicants, knowledge of the Spanish language is required at the time of application, and fluency is expected from the first year of employment.
Note: If a candidate from Australia was successful they would need to take a PCR less than 72 hours before traveling and then quarantine for up to 10 days, unless they present a negative test after a week of quarantine.
Re-advertised: Join an interdisciplinary and international research team on an exciting new ARC Linkage Project Borderline Personality as Social Phenomena!
The Research Fellow and Project Manager will collaborate with a large interdisciplinary, international team led by TASA member Professor Renata Kokanović on the ARC Linkage Project Borderline Personality as Social Phenomena (LP190100247). This investigator team also includes Jacinthe Flore, co-convenor of the Health Sociology Thematic Group, as well as academics with expertise in critical mental health research, medical humanities, cultural studies, psychiatry, and qualitative and arts-based approaches to mental health research. The project represents a significant partnership with key mental health organisations in Australia and is guided by an Advisory Group led by people with experience of contact with mental health services.
Application deadline for the Project Manager position is 7 February. Read on...
Application deadline for the Research Fellow position is 28 February. Read on...
| The Jobs Board enables you to view current employment opportunities. As a member, you can post opportunities to the Jobs Board directly from within your membership profile screen.
| | | Re-advertised: PhD Scholarship on regulation
QUT’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research is offering a new PhD Scholarship. The PhD is part of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project which explores the regulation of voluntary assisted dying as a new and important aspect of end-of-life decision-making in Australia. The project includes comparative case studies of regulation in Canada and Belgium (where voluntary assisted dying has been lawful for longer periods). More information about the project and research team is available here.
Although the topic area is voluntary assisted dying, no previous knowledge of this topic is required – we welcome applications from candidates who have an interest in learning more about this cutting-edge area. The project is an interdisciplinary one. Although based in the Law Faculty, applications are welcome from other disciplines including regulation, social science, bioethics and health/public policy.
For more information, contact Professor Ben White.
| | The Scholarships Board enables you to view available scholarships that our members have posted. Like the Jobs Board, as a member, you can post scholarship opportunities directly from within your membership profile screen. | | | | Other Events, News & Opportunities | Online Research Workshop - call for abstracts | Re-advertised: Leaving the city for the beach and bush: Counter-urban trends to regional Australia
A research workshop online
19th of February 2021
Chairs: Caitlin Buckle (University of Sydney) and Nick Osbaldiston (James Cook University)
Abstract submission deadline extended: February 7. Read on...
| Geography and Collective Memories Through Art
Thursday February 4th, 3:00pm to 5:00pm (AEST)
| Special Issue New Media and Social Technology to Support Healthy Ageing and Aged Care in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Open Access Journal).
Guest editors: Loretta Baldassar (Loretta.baldassar@uwa.edu.au), Lukasz Krzyzowski (lukasz.krzyzowski@uwa.edu.au) & Catriona Stevens (catriona.stevens@uwa.edu.au)
Submission deadline: 31 August. Read on...
International Journal on Homelessness (IJOH)
This is a new journal and you are invited to contribute to the first edition
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