Snigdha Kumar
snigdhakumar.bsky.social
Snigdha Kumar
@snigdhakumar.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ Univeristy of Minnesota Sociology. Capitalism, technology, politics.
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A cool new project from Dr. Rayvon Fouché and the Humanity and Technoscience Lab at Northwestern University that, according to an LI post, "bring[s] scholars together to co-author short pieces on pressing issues of the day." Here's the first post:
What Everyone Can Learn About A.I. From the Asian American Experience
Four takeaways from four Asian American academics who study race, tech, and society
medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Postdoc at the Minnesota Population Center, @minnpop.bsky.social

Applications open now and being evaluated on a rolling basis. Pass on to demographers you know!

(This one requires folks to relocate to the Twin Cities, because it involves work in the restricted data center)
hr.myu.umn.edu
October 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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📣 New call for postdoctoral researchers!

We are seeking candidates with a doctorate in the social sciences for our research areas Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro) and Economic Sociology (Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert).

Please share widely!

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October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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📣 We're welcoming applications for our Visiting Researchers Program (summer semester 2026). If your work focuses on political economy or economic sociology, apply for a research stay (2-12 months). Open to researchers at all career levels!

Apply by October 31, 2025: career.mpifg.de/jobposting/1...
September 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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📣 Snigdha Kumar: Caroline Rose Student Paper Award Recipient

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Snigdha Kumar, who was recently awarded the Caroline Rose Student Paper Award for the graduate level.

Snigdha will present their paper at the SOM Conference on October 3-4 at Macalester College.
September 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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TWO new Assistant Professor positions in Sociology at USC! Seeking candidates with expertise in the following: 1) Institutions & Inequalities and 2) Socially Informed AI and/or Data Science (links to job ads below👇). Happy to talk about what it's like to work/live here! #sociology (1/3)
September 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The Syllabus has an interesting new page on The Post-neoliberal Moment with a range of curated syllabi on (to simplify) the relationship between #bigtech #platforms & #neoliberalism

Well worth a browse

www.the-syllabus.com/ts-spotlight...
The Syllabus
The good content is already here; it’s just not evenly distributed
www.the-syllabus.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:02 PM