Category: Department Announcements

Apply Now: 2018-2019 Department of Sociology Scholarships

Department of Sociology scholarship applications are now open for the 2018-2019 academic year. Scholarships are available for incoming, undergraduate and graduate sociology majors. Apply by 11:59 p.m. on February 4 to ensure consideration. For more information, available scholarships and requirements, visit soc.iastate.edu/scholarships.

Apply Now: Ph.D. Research Assistantship to Study Opioid Risks in Non‐Metropolitan Communities

A new Ph.D. research assistantship is available in the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University. This assistantship will be funded as part of a new project identifying and disseminating effective place-based strategies to reduce opioid risks and hazards in rural and micropolitan communities experiencing social disorganization due to economic and farm restructuring. The assistantship … Continue reading Apply Now: Ph.D. Research Assistantship to Study Opioid Risks in Non‐Metropolitan Communities

Apply Now: Ph.D. Research Assistantship to Study the Social Dimensions and Governance of Gene-Edited Foods

A Ph.D. research assistantship is available in the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University. This assistantship will be funded as part of a new project examining the social dimensions and governance of foods derived from gene edited crops. Gene edited foods will likely create controversy and pose major governance challenges because of the technology’s … Continue reading Apply Now: Ph.D. Research Assistantship to Study the Social Dimensions and Governance of Gene-Edited Foods