Mads Meier Jæger
madsjaeger.bsky.social
Mads Meier Jæger
@madsjaeger.bsky.social
Associate Dean for Research & Professor of Sociology, University of Copenhagen. I study inequality, cultural taste, and good looks.
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Even in Denmark, cultural tastes are socially stratified. With some quite cool library data we find strong gradients by education and wealth - important as wealth is rarely studied in cultural stratification research

doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
OA: osf.io/ar2xc_v2/dow...
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How are cultural tastes stratified? Evidence from library borrowing for the entire population of Denmark
Abstract. Research shows that cultural tastes are socially stratified. Yet, most of this research relies on small-sample surveys and includes only a few di
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September 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have exhausted all the other possibilities." Great, now get to work ...!
March 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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It is today, the deadline! So: submit today!
February 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Time for a (job) change: From 1 March, I'll be Associate Dean for Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen. I look forward to promoting the social sciences at every possible opportunity.

socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2025/ne...
New social science associate deans for research and education
Professor Mads Meier Jæger and Professor Signe Vangkilde will join the Faculty of Social Sciences on 1 March as associate deans for research and education, respectively.
socialsciences.ku.dk
January 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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‼️ Hiring ‼️

Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich

📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)

Application deadline in early March.

Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk

We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Sociologists working on inequality:

Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required)

EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f...

Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials
January 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM