CPC’s postdoctoral training program is supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies’ endowment in honor of former Cornell president, Frank H. T. Rhodes. The Frank H. T. Rhodes Fellowships stand as a testament to the profound difference Frank Rhodes has made at Cornell by furthering scholarship and research in areas related to poverty alleviation, support for the elderly and disadvantaged children and youth, public health, and human rights. CPC supports new scholars in developing collaborative research with faculty and launching their own programs of research. Postdoctoral Associates are actively involved in CPC.
The Cornell Population Center (CPC) invites applicants for the Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellowship. The position starts August 15, 2023 and will continue for 2 years, subject to a satisfactory first year evaluation. Selection is based on scholarly potential, ability to work in multi-disciplinary settings, and the support of a CPC faculty affiliate who will serve as mentor. Preference will be given to fellows with research interests in areas broadly related to the CPC’s four main areas: families & children; health behaviors & disparities;
poverty & inequality; and immigration & diversity.
Postdoctoral associates have access to university resources and receive an annual salary plus benefits. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in demography, economics, sociology, or another related social science discipline by August 15, 2023.
Submit applications online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19836.
For questions, please contact population@cornell.edu
Postdoctoral Working Group
CPC supports the Postdoctoral Social Science Working Group that fosters the development of work in progress and collaboration on population-related research. Any postdocs interested in participating in the working group, joining the listserv, or affiliating, please send your name, department, and general area of interest/specialty to Meg Cole.
Current CPC Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow
Elizabeth C. Martin (2022-2023). Elisabeth earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from The Ohio State University. Research interests: inequality and political economy, with focuses on economic insecurity, credit and debt, social policy, and financial shocks.
Recent CPC Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellows
Linda Zhao (2020-2021). Zhao earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University. Zhao conducts research on the consequences and causes of network structure within two main substantive areas: immigrant-origin youth and police misconduct and crime.
Sarah James (2019-2021). Sarah earned her Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy with a concentration in demography in 2019 from Princeton University. Research interests: health disparities, inequality, social demography.
Cassandra Robertson
Senior Fellow, New Practice Lab at New America
Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-20)
Cornell Population Center
Ph.d., Sociology, Harvard University
Research interests: social policy and economic mobility
Patrick Ishizuka
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow (2016-19)
Cornell Population Center
Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy, Princeton University
Research interests: social inequality, gender, work, families
April Sutton (2015-17). April earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015 and is now Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests are in social stratification, education, gender, spatial inequalities, and life course transitions.
Amelia Branigan
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow (2014-16)
Cornell Population Center
Ph.D., Sociology, Northwestern University, 2014
Research interests: inequality, race, education, health
Kimberly Turner
Analytics Translator, Business Intelligence Principal, Humana
Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow (2012-14)
Cornell Population Center
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business
Research interests: interplay between family experiences, socioeconomic status, racial-ethnic disparities, fatherhood research, and the role of public policy in countering growing inequality
Bongoh Kye
Associate Professor, Kookmin University in Seoul, Korea
Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-13)
Cornell Population Center
Ph.D, Sociology, University of California-Los Angeles
Research interests: demography, social stratification, quantitative methods