Department of #Sociology, University of #Oxford are looking for two #Postdoc Research Fellows (one quant, one qual), for a full-time, fixed-term position for up to four years! #job #academia #quantitative #qualitative #research

Deadline: 31 July 2026

https://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/postdoctoral-research-fellow-2-positions

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2 Positions)

As an academic, what FOSS softwares and apps you use the most?

#academic #academia #Foss #learning #research #QualitativeAnalysis #quantitative

Math "preparation," by which I mean both competency and confidence, has been awful for the 20+ years I've been teaching university biochemistry. But in the past five years it has gone off a cliff.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-27/uc-math-professors-demand-return-of-sat-for-stem-admissions

#math #quantitative #education #highered #teaching

University of California math professors demand return of SAT for STEM admissions

Hundreds of University of California professors are urging the system to reinstate the SAT or ACT requirement for STEM majors by 2027, saying that the test-optional policy has created a widening preparation gap that threatens the value of UC science, technology, engineering and math degrees.

Los Angeles Times

@sociology #sociology, #academia #job #Germany #methods #quantitative

wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d). befristet für 4 Jahre (Entgeltgruppe E13 TV-L, 75%) zu vergeben. Bewerbungsfrist 27.05.2026.

Sie freuen sich über Bewerbungen von promotionsinteressierten Personen mit starkem Interesse an quantitativer Forschung und Methodenausbildung.

DE: https://jobs.uni-bielefeld.de/job/view/4878/wissenschaftliche-r-mitarbeiter-in-m-w-d-im-arbeitsgebiet-quantitative-methoden-der-empirischen-sozi?page_lang=de

EN: https://jobs.uni-bielefeld.de/job/view/4897/research-position-m-f-d-in-the-area-of-quantitative-methods-of-empirical-social-research?page_lang=en

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) im Arbe...

<p>Die Arbeitsgruppe Quantitative Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung vertritt das Fach in Forschung und Lehre an der Fakultät für Soziol...

MiB: Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Founder/Chief Scientist, Capital Fund Management

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://ritholtz.com/2026/04/mib-philippe-bouchaud/

Transcript: Philippe Bouchaud, Founder/Chief Scientist, Capital Fund Management

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://ritholtz.com/2026/04/transcript-philippe-bouchaud/

“Nguyen is lucid, entertaining and precise, illustrating ideas with a mix of personal stories and real-world examples.” #books #BookSky #quantitative www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

The Score by C Thi Nguyen revi...
The Score by C Thi Nguyen review – a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life

From Duolingo to GDP, how an obsession with keeping score can subtly undermine human flourishing

The Guardian
i 'discovered' chris camillo this last week, find him informative and engaging - great resource to find but of course all the usual caveats of this is not financial advice do apply #books #quantitative