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Simone Schneider
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PhD candidate in Sociology @University of Cambridge | researching intimacy, culture, and inequality | https://simone-schneider.github.io
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what's the matter babe you haven't touched your Valentine's Cambridge college wall plaque
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February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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pengzell.bsky.social
People who are writing PhDs into their project proposals at this point either need a credible non-academic career plan for them or should be hiring postdocs instead
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
Did y’all actually read my FIRST! SOLE-AUTHORED! PUBLICATION! 😭 I’m not crying you are
Email by Emotions and Society (journal) that my article was one of their most downloaded articles in 2025
February 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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2026 Out: Copyright
2026 Out: Copyright
On Copyright law, personhood, and technologies of reproduction
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February 2, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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pengzell.bsky.social
Being interdisciplinary mostly means everyone agrees your work is interesting but not for their journal.
February 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Ab heute und bis 28.2.: für den Soziologie-Kongress 2026 an der JGU Mainz können die Anträge für ad hoc Gruppen gestellt werden -
Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie in Mainz 2026: Ad-hoc-Veranstaltungen
kongress2026.soziologie.de
February 1, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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lse-ei.bsky.social
💼 We're #HIRING!

We are seeking an Assistant Professor in International Migration specialised in forced #migration and #policy responses to the #international #displacement of people and/or #immigration, #race and #citizenship (from a #comparative perspective).

🌍️ 👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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camsociology.bsky.social
Dr Robert Dorschel's book launch will be held in department this Friday!

Location📍: Sociology Seminar Room
Date and time 📅: 30th January, 4pm - 5.30pm
camsociology.bsky.social The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge @camsociology.bsky.social · Dec 8
We are excited to announce
@robertdorschel.bsky.social's upcoming book launch for his book "The Social Codes of Tech Workers.". The launch will be held next term on January 30th in the Sociology Seminar Room from 4pm until 5:30pm.
poster for Dr Dorschel's book launch for his book "The Social Codes of Tech Workers"
January 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Killing of Alex Pretti - Wikipedia
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January 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
I too can be a sociologist of culture if it means I get to go to Rome in Jan
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January 22, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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The only kind of deal I believe in
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January 21, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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I'm hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join us at the University of Oxford and our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality team. Ideal candidate has experience in the fields of inequality, social mobility, and/or public policy. We can sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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sociologyoxford.bsky.social
📢 Oxford Sociology invites EOIs for the @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships 2026.

This is a 2-year UK-based opportunity for early career researchers!

EOI Deadline ➡️ 30 Jan 2026

www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
Oxford Sociology invites applications for British Academy International Fellowships 2026
20 January 2026
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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pengzell.bsky.social
JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project.

Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.

Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Markets and Mobility: How Employers Structure Economic Opportunity Intergenerational mobility, measuring the ability to achieve economic success regardless of family background, is a critical reflection of a society’s commitment to equality of opportunity. Rising income inequality has raised concerns about the potential erosion of upward mobility. While education has traditionally been viewed as the path to mobility, its transformative power is facing challenges in a rapidly evolving job market. This project reorients the focus of intergenerational mobility research by highlighting the labor market as an arena for the reproduction of advantage. It employs a comparative approach, using administrative data from four countries: Sweden, Austria, England, and the United States. It also incorporates evidence from a broader set of nations through cross-national surveys, longitudinal household surveys, labor force surveys, secondary data, and digital trace data. The project employs cutting-edge empirical methods, including quasi- experimental designs, event studies, within-family comparisons, decomposition analyses, counterfactual simulations, and diagnostic checks to rigorously assess the extent of inequalities in the labor market. The research investigates how family background influences the sorting of individuals to employers and workplaces, accounting for education and occupation, and explores variations in career progression within and between employers. It comprehensively catalogues and assesses mechanisms shaping workplace inequality, contributing to the development of social closure theory. Additionally, the project evaluates intervention strategies, encompassing both employer practices and government actions, to promote fair opportunity in the labor market.
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
Rome, you had me at free table football at Fiumicino’s baggage claim…
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January 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
FIRST! SOLE-AUTHORED! PUBLICATION! 🎊

Making myself guilty of self-promotion but my first ever sole-authored article is an Editor’s Choice... still open access for 10 days, get it while it’s hot

Link doi.org/10.1332/2631...
Article in Emotions and Society: ‚Because like if you feel guilty, then it’s usually a sign‘: on the role of emotions in conceptualising infidelity
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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theorieblog.bsky.social
In der Redaktion des "Mittelweg 36" und von Soziopolis ist zum 1. Oktober 2026 und für die Dauer von 15 Monaten eine Volontariats-Stelle ausgeschrieben. Gesucht wird ein/e Sozial- oder Kulturwissenschaftler:in, die/der an Themen- und Fragestellungen... https://www.theorieblog.de/?p=30413
January 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
Hi there, fellow Cambridge gender and sexuality early career scholar 👋 want to meet other scholars over some wine & pizza? @jorelink.bsky.social, @shannonphilip.bsky.social and I are joining forces with @cambridgegender.bsky.social & @crasshlive.bsky.social to bring you this mixer! See you 30 Jan 🍕🍕
Poster for a networking event for gender and sexuality early-career scholars at Cambridge
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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camsociology.bsky.social
The deadline to apply for this position is the 14th January. We encourage any interested candidates to submit their application ASAP!
camsociology.bsky.social The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge @camsociology.bsky.social · Dec 2
The Department of Sociology is looking to recruit a full time Teaching Associate in the Sociology of Postcolonial India from 1 May 2026 on a fixed term basis until 31 July 2029.

Further details can be found on our job opportunities page via this link: shorturl.at/l4XJl
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January 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
Eternal mystery why is the German/Austrian soft drink market so much better than in the UK
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December 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
Ask yourself: who am I and what am I doing? Thanks Yogi tea how did you know I’m writing up my PhD
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December 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
Two fully funded 4-year PhD positions on SNF Project on 'moral economies of racial reckoning' at St Gallen Uni (Switzerland), focusing on the British context and including fieldwork in the UK

jobs.unisg.ch/offene-stell...
HSG: Two fully funded 4-year PhD positions on SNF Project on 'moral economies of racial reckoning' (m/w/d)
We are looking for candidates who meet the following criteria: A completed Master's degree (MA/MSc) in anthropology, ethnology, sociology, criminology, human geography, or a closely related discipline...
jobs.unisg.ch
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
simoneschneider.bsky.social
Vacancy in the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt Uni Berlin, focusing on UK politics. Some German language skills (B2) required

www.hu-berlin.de/en/universit...
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) im Bereich Politik des Vereinigten Königreichs - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
www.hu-berlin.de
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Great opportunity at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social: we have 4-year postdoc position on disinformation and European democracy. Possible disciplinary focus includes, e.g., political science and computational social science. Interdisciplinary approaches to disinformation are encouraged.
Post-doctoral researcher in Disinformation and European Democracy (4-year)
Post-doctoral researcher in Disinformation and European Democracy (4-year)
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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pengzell.bsky.social
Immensely proud to see two newish publications out that begun their life as masters theses a wee while ago... links below
The geography of intergenerational mobility in Europe How do opportunities for intergenerational mobility depend on where you live? We address this question using European Social Survey data, studying the association between parents’ and children’s occupation, and how it varies by region of residence. Absolute mobility, largely driven by shifts in occupational structure, differs from relative mobility, which reflects the extent to which opportunities are equal across social origins. Capital regions emerge as hubs of absolute, but not necessarily relative, mobility. Absolute mobility correlates with human capital, labor market, demographic, and spatial factors. In contrast, relative mobility is primarily shaped by economic disparities between social classes. Greater inequality entails less mobility, even comparing different places within a country. How robust are country rankings in educational mobility? We investigate the impact of analytical choices on country comparisons in intergenerational educational mobility using a multiverse approach. A literature survey gives rise to 2,880 plausible ways of measuring educational mobility, which we apply to European Social Survey data from 16 countries. Although some countries consistently appear at the top or bottom of the mobility rankings, most show substantial variation. Beyond our methodological contribution, we report two substantive findings. First, some countries often characterized as low-mobility emerge as matching or surpassing the egalitarian Nordic countries, reinforcing the view that wider mobility differences cannot be attributed solely to the education system but must be sought elsewhere, such as the labor market. Second, the choice of parameter—such as regression coefficients, correlations, or categorical measures—is the single most influential factor that shifts country rankings. As different parameters carry distinct theoretical meanings, researchers should treat parameter choice not merely as a robustness check but as an opportunity to test and refine competing theories.
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM