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Mads Meier Jæger

@madsjaeger.bsky.social

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Associate Dean for Research & Professor of Sociology, University of Copenhagen. I study inequality, cultural taste, and good looks.

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Ea Blaabæk @blaabaek.bsky.social · 12d

Even in Denmark, cultural tastes are socially stratified. With some quite cool library data we find strong gradients by education and wealth - important as wealth is rarely studied in cultural stratification research

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How are cultural tastes stratified? Evidence from library borrowing for the entire population of Denmark

Abstract. Research shows that cultural tastes are socially stratified. Yet, most of this research relies on small-sample surveys and includes only a few di

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Mads Meier Jæger @madsjaeger.bsky.social · Jul 30

Getting tenure means you’ve gotten a grown-up job. Many more responsibilities than “just “publishing. Tenured people keep the system going. You realize this once you get tenure.

Mads Meier Jæger @madsjaeger.bsky.social · Mar 1

"You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have exhausted all the other possibilities." Great, now get to work ...!

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INVEST Research Flagship Centre @invest-flagship.bsky.social · Jan 30

📢 Call for Abstracts – INVEST Conference 2025! ✨ Submit yours by 10 Feb.

#sociology #socialpolicy #socialwork #statistics #economics #politicaleconomy #politicalscience #psychology #childpsychiatry #demography #epidemiology #socialpharmacy #AcaddemicSky

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🔗 utu.fi/invest-conference

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Mads Meier Jæger @madsjaeger.bsky.social · Jan 24

Time for a (job) change: From 1 March, I'll be Associate Dean for Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen. I look forward to promoting the social sciences at every possible opportunity.

socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2025/ne...

New social science associate deans for research and education

Professor Mads Meier Jæger and Professor Signe Vangkilde will join the Faculty of Social Sciences on 1 March as associate deans for research and education, respectively.

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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · Jan 21

‼️ Hiring ‼️

Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich

📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)

Application deadline in early March.

Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk

We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions

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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · Jan 14

Sociologists working on inequality:

Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required)

EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f...

Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials

Picture of the main campus of the LMU Munich with students sitting on the grass and talking

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Mads Meier Jæger @madsjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 23

Hopefully not, respectfully 😀

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