I believe that life exists to be enjoyed and that the most important thing is to feel good about yourself. Each person will have his or her own vehicles for both, and those vehicles will change over time. For some, the answer will be working with orphans, and for others, it will be composing music. I have a personal answer to both—to love, be loved, and never stop learning—but I don’t expect that to be universal. Some criticize a focus on self-love and enjoyment as selfish or hedonistic, but it’s neither. Enjoying life and helping others—or feeling good about yourself and increasing the greater good—are no more mutually exclusive than being agnostic and leading a moral life. One does not preclude the other. Let’s assume we agree on this. It still leaves the question, “What can I do with my time to enjoy life and feel good about myself?” I can’t offer a single answer that will fit all people, but, based on the dozens of people I’ve interviewed, there are two components that are fundamental: continual learning and service.

Inviting applications for four #postdoc positions in the new @ERC_Research Consolidator Project on small social media platforms w/ ethnography & data science. Deadline for applications: 31 Aug '24. bit.ly/ERCpostdocSMALLPLATFO… Looking forward to having you on my team :)

1st year PhD student showing up at the 8 am panel with 25 expertly crafted slides, 57 backup slides, and print-outs prepared four weeks in advance vs Tenured professor giving the keynote with two slides of mood pictures clicked together in the hotel lobby 15 minutes earlier

*Long Thread on my Academic Job Market Experience* In 10 days I start my new tenure-track position, a position that took me 5 years on the academic job market to get I wanna talk about my (miserable) experience on the market, and a few takeaways for those on it now

The Social Anthropology Working Group at @unibielefeld, Germany, is recruiting for a post-doctoral research position (100%, 3 years) in Social Anthropology. #AnthroJobs ⏰ Deadline for application: 19th July 2024 More info here ⤵️ buff.ly/3XQU3tZ

I'll be opening a PhD position (3-years) after the summer. We'll work on social norms and opinion expression, including prejudice and political preferences. The final ad isn't ready yet, but if you're interested in a PhD and think this fits, please get in touch!

✨Fully-funded PhD position about platformised RealityTV- induced media tourism in Asia, supervised by @GloCommdr, Deborah Castro and me. ⏰Deadline: 20 Aug 2024 🏫 @univgroningen @FacultyofArtsUG rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us…

me with all my academic friends

Do a fully-funded PhD with me! UQ's domestic Australian rounds open soon, with applications closing 8 September (2025 start). I'd love to supervise projects about social perceptions of AI, digital textuality, or digital storytelling. Get in touch! 🤓 scholarships.uq.edu.au/schol…

We received over 1000 applications for 3 PhD positions (I know!🤯) Since not too long ago, I was on the other side of the table... I want to share 3 basic general tips for those applying for PhD positions and postdocs! 🧵

a love language.

🚨#JobOpportunity 🚨Come and work with us @BathHealthPsych @BathPsychology. We are looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in #healthpsychology #behaviouralscience to join our lovely team. Deadline is 14th July. More details here: bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx…

Job opening: We are looking for a full-time Postdoc in the field of #Emotions and #AffectivePolarization, background in soc. and/or dev. psych., expertise in psychophysiology (EMG) methods, closes 22.7.24. @ISREorg @affectScience @SocEmotions @Rn11Esa t1p.de/hl7iy

New PhD position at Utrecht University in Cancelling as a Postcolonial Strategy for Repairing Cultural Heritage. You will be working with Jamila Mascat. Deadline 15 augustus 2024. uu.nl/en/organisation/workin…

📢 Job alert! Come work with me @BaselHistory !📢 Three fully-funded (4yrs) positions - 2 PhD, 1 PostDoc - in my SNF project 'Killing to Keep'. dg.philhist.unibas.ch/de/per…

📢 Job opportunity 📢 Senior ERC Fellow in Survey Research for the Democracy Challenged project at University College Dublin. Join us for this 4-year postdoc position! Closing SOON: 27th June 2024 Apply now: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/…

📣 We're hiring! The Centre for Applied Human Rights is looking for a Research Associate with experience in dissemination and impact to support an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project in its final year. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese…

Five Magnetic Affirmations:

SOAS anthropology and sociology dept (@SOASanthro) is recruiting 3 lecturers to start Sept 24. Expertise in migration or race/gender/sexuality preferred for 2 of them. Deadline 8th July. @culanth @news4anthros @anthroworks @SfAAnthro For details see: jobs.ac.uk/job/DIH140/lectur…