January 2009 - Methoden - mailman.uni-konstanz.de

Workshop Laengsschnittanalysen auf der Basis amtlicher Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten, 25.-28. 08. 2009 in Berlin
by Bernhard Schimpl-Neimanns 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, wir moechten Sie gerne auf die Ankuendigung des RatSWD- Nachwuchsworkshops "Laengsschnittanalysen auf der Basis amtlicher Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten" aufmerksam machen, der vom 25.-28. August 2009 an der Freien Universitaet Berlin durchgefuehrt wird. Im Workshop werden methodische Kenntnisse zu Laengsschnittdaten der amtlichen Statistik und zu Laengsschnittanalysen vermittelt und praktisch erprobt. Der Workshop richtet sich an Studierende der Master- und Diplomstudiengaenge oder Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaft, die Interesse am empirischen Arbeiten haben und in Ihren Qualifikationsarbeiten amtliche Mikrodaten auswerten moechten. Der Workshop wird vom Rat fuer Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD) finanziell unterstuetzt. Aus diesem Grund fallen keine Teilnahmegebuehren an. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist auf 30 Personen begrenzt. Die Auswahl erfolgt ueber ein Bewerbungsverfahren. Die Bewerbungsfrist endet am 10. April 2009. Weitere Informationen hierzu finden Sie unter www.forschungsdatenzentrum.de/nww_2009.asp Ich wuerde mich freuen, wenn Sie diese Informationen auch an interessierte Kolleginnen und Kollegen weitergeben. Mit freundlichen Gruessen Bernhard Schimpl-Neimanns

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Research master's "Sociology and Social Research" Utrecht
by Sprecher der Methodensektion 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Research master's "Sociology and Social Research" at the Department of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht University The Department of Sociology and the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS) at Utrecht University offer a two-year research master's program "Sociology and Social Research" that is completely taught in English. Rather than being a "track" in a broader program in the behavioral and social sciences, this is the only specialized research master's program in sociology in the Netherlands. The research master's program has a clear profile, offering structured and systematic training in theoretically and methodologically advanced research in sociology and the social sciences in general. Special features of the program include: - A problem-driven approach with a substantive focus on topics such as social networks and social capital, social integration, stratification and inequality, households, organizations. - A strong focus on the integration of social theory, empirical research, and methods of data-analysis. - In various courses, students gain extensive hands on experience in state of the art social science data analysis. - Students gain hands on experience in writing a publishable research article in English: the master's thesis that completes the program is written in the format of a publishable research article. In fact, many students do indeed submit their thesis or a revised and adapted version of their thesis to a journal and quite some of these submissions are accepted for publication. Meanwhile, research articles that have developed from master's theses of the program have appeared in or are accepted for publication in journals like Social Forces, Social Networks, Journal of Marriage and the Family, European Union Politics, and others. Students regularly present their master's thesis at international conferences outside the Netherlands. Quite some students meanwhile gained prizes and awards for their theses. The quality of the program can be inferred, among other things, from numerous and consistently very favorable external evaluations of research and teaching in Sociology at Utrecht University and the ICS. For example, sociology at Utrecht University is repeatedly ranked highest and obtains excellent scores in the authoritative comparative assessments of Dutch research programs in sociology that are carried out regularly under the auspices of the Quality Assurance Department of the Association of Dutch Universities. Another well-known annual ranking, widely used for incoming students, is provided by the Dutch weekly ELSEVIER and includes field-specific rankings based on a survey among all full professors and associate professors in the particular field in the Netherlands. In the most recent 2008 ELSEVIER survey, Utrecht has been chosen as the overall best Sociology Department in the Netherlands and also as the Department with the best master's program and the best teachers in Sociology. Students in the program benefit from intensive supervision. Instructors involved in teaching the program and supervising students inlude prominent researcher from the Department of Sociology and the ICS such as Vincent Buskens, Henk Flap, Tanja van der Lippe, Ineke Maas, Anne-Rigt Poortman, Werner Raub, Rene Torenvlied, Frank van Tubergen, Beate Volker, Jeroen Weesie, and others. Students likewise benefit from much interaction and collaboration in a relatively small group of peers. Drop out rates of students from the program are very low and almost all students entering the program do complete it in due time within two years. The profile of the program ensures that the labor market position of alumni is excellent: students who have completed the program are very successful in acquiring subsequent positions as PhD students at the ICS or elsewhere in and outside the Netherlands, as researchers in institutes and organizations outside the university system, as trainees, etc. "Sociology and Social Research" is part of the integrated graduate training program of the ICS that likewise comprises research master's programs at the universities of Groningen and Nijmegen and a jointly taught PhD program. Students can thus attend selected courses in Groningen and are well-prepared, for example, for an application for a position as PhD student at the ICS after having completed "Sociology and Social Research". The target group of students consists of promising students with a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent period of at least three years of undergraduate study and qualifications that justify the expectation of successful completion of the program in due time. This includes students with a BA Sociology or Social Sciences, broadly conceived and including Economics, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Demography, and (Social) Psychology. While the program is designed for students with above-average grades, motivation of students and affinity with the program have proven to be important. Quite some students with good but clearly less than excellent grades from previous studies have entered and enjoyed the program and have completed it with very good results, due to a clearly structured curriculum, sound supervision, and interaction and collaboration with peers. Students from outside the Netherlands are explicitly encouraged to apply and can easily follow the program since it is taught in English. About 30-50% of the students are students from outside the Netherlands, up to now including students from Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, various countries in Central and Eastern Europe as well as students from, e.g., India and Taiwan. Admission to the program is selective. "Sociology and Social Research" is one of Utrecht University's Prestige master's programs and thus benefits from special funds of Utrecht University. Some teaching and research assistantships are available for talented applicants. Also, funding is available for participation in summer schools outside the Netherlands (for example, Essex, Ljubljana, and Ann Arbor). Each year, a new group of students enters the program. We are currently searching for talented candidates for the academic year 2009/2010. Courses for this group will start on September 1, 2009. The deadline for applications for the academic year 2009/2010 is March 1, 2009. The number of new students per year is usually limited to 15-20. Detailed information on the program - such as courses taught and an overview of projects for master's thesis projects - is available at www.uu.nl/sasr and www.fss.uu.nl/graduateschool Please use gradschool(a)fss.uu.nl for any inquiries about the program and about admission procedures. Please don't hesitate to draw the attention of talented students to the program. Also, please don't hesitate to forward this message to other colleagues who might wish to inform students on the program. Werner Raub Coordinator research master's program "Sociology and Social Research" Werner Raub | Department of Sociology / ICS | Utrecht University | Heidelberglaan 2 | 3584 CS Utrecht | Netherlands | phone +31 - (0)30 - 253 47 38 | phone secretary +31 - (0)30 - 253 21 01 | w.raub(a)uu.nl | www.fss.uu.nl/soc/raub | www.fss.uu.nl/soc/iscore | Sociology and Social Research www.uu.nl/sasr -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christof Wolf Sprecher der Sektion Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie Tel. 0621 1246-153, -197

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Ausschreibung
by Sprecher der Methodensektion 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PEACE STUDIES (EPU) in Stadtschlaining/Austria -- Professorship in Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods The European University Center for Peace Studies invites applications for the position of a Professor in Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods (f/m). The successful candidate will possess a strong background in the design, the implementation and the analysis of quantitative and qualitative empirical studies in the field of social sciences. Expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodology is required. Experience in the research into the causes of war or in comparative research would be an advantage. The research interests of the appointee should relate to one of the EPU's substantive content areas, namely Peace and Conflict Studies, Peacebuilding or European Studies. This professorship is a part time position. Due to the structure of intensive courses (each course takes one week), relocation is not necessary. Language of instruction is English. The European University Center for Peace Studies is an equal opportunity employer. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and list of publications by no later than February 06, 2009 to the following address: European University Center for Peace Studies, Dr. Gerald Mader, President, Rochusplatz 1, A-7461 Stadtschlaining/Austria, or email to aspr(a)aspr.ac.at. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christof Wolf Sprecher der Sektion Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie Tel. 0621 1246-153, -197

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Fwd: Stellenausschreibung
by Nina Baur 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

Liebe Mitglieder der Methodensektion, anbei eine Ausschreibung von unsere Universität, die für methodisch interessierte Absolventen möglicherweise interessant sein könnte. Herzliche Grüße, Nina Baur ----- Weitergeleitete Nachricht von julia.schander(a)mailbox.tu-berlin.de ----- Datum: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:00:33 +0100 Von: julia.schander(a)mailbox.tu-berlin.de Betreff: Stellenausschreibung An: nina.baur(a)tu-berlin.de Liebe Frau Baur, an der TU Berlin im QS²-Projekt (Qualitätssicherung und Studienprogramme) ist eine Stelle zu besetzen. Die Mitarbeit am Qualitätssicherungssystem und die Durchführung von kompetenzorientierten Evaluationen erfordert jedoch ein abgeschlossenes Studium. Wir möchten Sie bitten die Ausschreibung an die potenzielle Interessenten weiter zu leiten. Vieleicht haben Sie die Möglichkeit den Anhang über den Verteiler an Alumnis weiterzuleiten. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Cornelia Raue und Julia Schander

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Bericht 2008
by Sprecher der Methodensektion 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Liebe Kollegin, lieber Kollege, für das neue Jahr wünsche ich Ihnen alles Gute. Anbei sende ich Ihnen den Bericht der Methodensektion für das Jahr 2008. Außerdem möchte ich Sie noch einmal an unsere Frühjahrstagung erinnern, die wir gemeinsam mit der Sektion Methoden der qualitativen Sozialforschung veranstalten. Die Tagung findet am 17. und 18. April in Marburg statt, Vortragsangebote werden noch bis zum 31.1. entgegengenommen. Den CfP finden Sie hier: http://www.soziologie.de/index.php?id=286 Mit den besten Grüßen und in der Hoffnung, Sie bald persönlich auf einer unserer Veranstaltungen wiederzusehen Christof Wolf -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christof Wolf Sprecher der Sektion Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie Tel. 0621 1246-153, -197

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