Postdoc available in the RACES Initiative for those interested in working at the intersection of race and racism, science, and institutional culture. See the ad attached for more details. Applications close on the 30th of September 2026: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Carin Runciman
@carinrunciman.bsky.social
Sociologist at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Johannesburg. Editor-in-Chief at The Sociological Review
What if qualitative research didn't have to revolve around interviews? Join Professor Les Back for a two-part online workshop exploring Live Method - creative, contemporary approaches to qualitative research 📅 4 & 18 Aug 💻 Online 🎟️ Register by 1 Aug: buff.ly/csttcLH
Struggling with the "Publish or Perish" grind? Join Prof. Karen O’Reilly for a deep dive into communicating sociology. From ethnographic methods to engaging the BBC, learn how to make your research matter beyond the journal. 🗓️ June 17, 2026 | 09:30 BST Register here: buff.ly/XcE1kX8 #Sociology
⭐ WELCOME to the 20 scholars who have joined The Sociological Review journal’s Editorial Board this month Read more about these appointments: buff.ly/Jvu5XS0
💸🚨I am hiring 2 Postdocs for my ERC-funded project SOCDEBT on #debt dynamics across countries. One position: #SocialStratification + strong quantitative skills. The other: qualitative research and #EconomicSociology. waitkus.github.io/SOCDEBT/ 🚨💸
“There are a whole lot of different political crises impacting on universities in a way that can only change them quite dramatically.” Karl von Holdt in conversation with journal editor Carin Runciman in The Sociological Review magazine’s February issue. buff.ly/kcJzLpc
Come at do a PhD with Sam Hind, Riza Batista-Navarro and me! "Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries" Deadline 30th March www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries (CreativeAI Studentship) at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries (CreativeAI Studentship) at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Doing public-facing sociology? Our Public Sociology Awards 2026 are open. Celebrate creative work beyond the academy. Deadline: 13 March. Apply now 👇 buff.ly/2qmok7D
Four PhD studentships & three fee waivers across the Departments of Sociology and Criminology, International Politics and, Economics www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...
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Apply for studentships from the School of Policy and Global Affairs which includes an annual stipend, full UK tuition fee waiver and expenses.
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Postdoctoral Fellow – University of Edinburgh, UK AHRC-funded Voices in Slavery’s Archive project experience in Caribbean/Atlantic slavery Deadline: 15 Dec 2025 🔗 higherjobz.com/postdoctoral... #CaribbeanHistory #UKJobs #AcademicJobs #FullTimeJobs #ResearchOpportunities @edinburghup.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Caribbean Slavery Edinburgh | HigherJobz
Join the University of Edinburgh as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Caribbean Slavery History. Full-time, fixed-term. Apply by 15 Dec 2025.
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OUT NOW: our Virtual Issue of The Sociological Review journal, a companion to The Sociological Review Annual Lecture 2025 with Shahram Khosravi. 📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees & borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/7KaED6U
Food for thought: explore our Virtual Issue of The Sociological Review journal, a companion to our Annual Lecture 2025 with Shahram Khosravi. 📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees and borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/7KaED6U
📣 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Methodologies and Epistemologies of Social Reproduction Apply by 15 Nov to join a 2026 #workshop for scholars, practitioners and activists engaging with social reproduction theories, and employing traditional and non-traditional methods. ➡️ Find out more: buff.ly/ZFAUEkF
Doing migration studies in dark times? There’s no time like the present to reflect on this issue. Join us in Glasgow on 27 November as Shahram Khosravi delivers The Sociological Review Annual Lecture, with @carinrunciman.bsky.social, Karolína Augustová and Tawona Sitholé. Tickets: buff.ly/4LDmx13
VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026) Closing date: 20 Oct 2025 Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’. @britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Doing migration studies in dark times? There’s no time like the present to reflect on this issue. Join us in Glasgow on 27 November as Shahram Khosravi delivers The Sociological Review Annual Lecture, with @carinrunciman.bsky.social, Karolína Augustová and Tawona Sitholé. Tickets: buff.ly/4LDmx13
OUT TODAY: @alimeghji.bsky.social on social struggles & sociological perspectives, research insights on chicken shops & beedi-makers, Alice Bloch on podcasting, Journal editors on peer review, #Alevelsociology resources + much more. ➡️ The Sociological Review magazine Sept issue buff.ly/5crknOP
Thanks to all the @ucu.org.uk branches supporting us today and this week! Here's a link to our hardship fund -- solidarity donations appreciated! www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/hff-fundrais...
OUT NOW: The Sociological Review journal 73.5, featuring 13 new papers (11 #openaccess). 💡 Includes a Special Section on the ideas and impact of @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar’s Live Methods, published in 2012 as part of our monograph series. buff.ly/bJQXWs6 @journals.sagepub.com
Come and join us @thesociologicalreview.org
JOIN US: The Sociological Review journal is recruiting 15 new Editorial Board members who will take up post in February 2026. Our aim is to recruit a cohort of globally minded scholars reflective of the richness and diversity of the sociological community. ➡️ Deadline 5 December buff.ly/wQQwoHU
I’m commissioning content for a new educational collection being published via Sage Research Methods. The collection is titled Inclusive Research Methodologies. Details are in the images and thread below. Please share with anyone who might be keen.
Get your words' worth! Apply by 1 September to join Strictly Come Writing, the Sociological Review Foundation's annual funded writing retreat for early career researchers. Join us in beautiful rural Wales for the time, space & facilitation you need to get that chapter/paper done. buff.ly/HGegMPZ
🇵🇸 PALESTINE: A Sociological Issue 🇵🇸 Join us for the second in our Conversations series as we put a sociological lens on the ongoing genocide in Palestine. 🍉 Thu 8 May 18.30-20.00 UTC+1 online 🍉 Ashjan Ajour, Yasmin Gunaratnam, Cairsti Russell & Rafeef Ziadah 🍉 Register: buff.ly/xE1NHos
📣 PhD opportunity 📣 Excellent *fully funded PhD* on the relationship of art, policy & public engagement at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🎓 Supervised by our very own Prof Sotiria Grek & @profellenstu.bsky.social 💪 🗓️ Details & apply by *16 May 2025*:
POLART PhD Scholarship - Art Festivals, Cities and Politics: examining the relationship of art, policy and public engagement at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - POLART PhD Scholarship - Art Festivals, Cities and Politics: examining the relationship of art, policy and public engagement at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
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CONTRIBUTE! Editors Iris Pissaride and @juliettephd.bsky.social are accepting pitches until 9 May for The Sociological Review magazine’s September issue. Find out more about regular features including Sociology at Work and Private Troubles, Public Issues. thesociologicalreview.org/publish-with...
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Q: Attending the @britsoci.bsky.social conference? Q: Feeling sociologically quizzical? Q: Fancy a battle of wits? If you answered YES to all three, why not join us on 23 April for Untaken-for-Granted? 🎟️ buff.ly/xSLAoqe @manchester_university_press @manmetcrimsoc @officialuom sociology
WRITE FOR US! We’re now accepting pitches for the September issue of The Sociological Review magazine. Deadline: Friday 9 May. Find out more about contributing to regular features including Sociology at Work and Private Troubles, Public Issues. ➡️ thesociologicalreview.org/publish-with...
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“Public sociology is a form of education: speaking out beyond the university also performs an educative function.” Just before he died, Michael Burawoy talked to @michaelacbenson.bsky.social about his career-defining evangelism for public – or, alternatively, a living – sociology. buff.ly/6WD2fzQ
Sharing my journey from author in The Sociological Review to editor-in-chief
”I assume the role of interim Editor-in-Chief with a focus on strengthening our editorial practices to ensure that our manifesto’s values are embedded in our day-to-day practice and are not simply empty words.” The road ahead: @carinrunciman.bsky.social writes in our March issue. buff.ly/yNKyBgd
Two PhD positions at Leiden University: “Climate Citizenship: Infrastructures, Environments, and Democracy in the Era of Climate Change" (Tokyo and Louisiana) www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...
2 PhD Candidates for the project
Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) is looking for2 PhD Candidates for the project “Climate Citizenship (4 years, full time) We welcome applications...
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