Postdoctoral Fellows

Beginning in 2002, the Department of Sociology at Rice University established a postdoctoral program with the intent of providing two years of research support for promising new and early career sociology scholars. The number of postdocs in residence in any given year fluctuates.

Postdoctoral fellows are expected to work closely with one (or more) of our faculty on a research topic that they propose in their application letter. While we expect postdocs to spend the majority of their time engaging in scholarly research, each postdoctoral fellow is required to teach one undergraduate sociology course at some point during their two-year tenure in the department. We also encourage postdocs to participate in our weekly brownbag lecture series, as well as other lecture events sponsored at Rice. We provide a generous level of financial support for each postdoc. In addition to a yearly salary of $50,000, each postdoc receives benefits, office space, computer equipment, and a $1,000 yearly travel account.

Current Postdoctoral Fellows:

Sarah Damaske (New York University) 

Adrianne Frech (Ohio State University)  

Madlene P. Hamilton (University of Texas at Austin) 

Jeremy Porter (Mississippi State University) 

Please  click here  to view Past Postdoctoral Fellows.