The Demographic Research Area houses a multi-disciplinary staff of social science researchers (e.g. demographers, economists, geographers, sociologists) responsible for researching, developing, coordinating and implementing innovative applications of administrative records to improve Census Bureau data collection operations and data products. It includes the Survey and Economic Research Group and the Demographic and Decennial Research Group.

 

The Survey and Economic Research Group focuses on novel applications of administrative records in Census Bureau household survey data collection efforts. The group is responsible for researching and testing innovative methods to improve all phases of the survey life cycle, including frame development, data collection, data processing (including edit and imputation), evaluation and dissemination.

 

The Demographic and Decennial Research Group works with internal and external stakeholders, sponsors, and data providers to improve decennial census collection efforts. Examples include: researching measurement error in common household survey items such as demographics, household rosters, and participation in public assistance programs; assessing coverage of administrative records in the decennial census and household surveys; and analyzing response changes across multiple censuses and surveys.

The Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work focuses on poverty and social policy issues in the United States. The center is seeking a postdoctoral scholar with a PhD in economics, public policy, demography, social work, sociology, or a related discipline, to conduct analyses of policy proposals related to poverty, inequality, economic security, hardship, and mobility. The postdoc will work primarily with Jane Waldfogel and Christopher Wimer, as well as other faculty and staff to analyze data on trends and levels of poverty and related outcomes and to evaluate the impact of current and proposed social policies, with an emphasis on vulnerable population subgroups.

Cutting across the work is a focus on racial inequalities and structural racism, in particular the need to better understand the impact of anti-Black racism on poverty and social policy and how to develop and implement anti-racist social policy in the United States. The postdoctoral fellowship is for two years, with the option to renew for a third year contingent on performance and funding. Start date is flexible but ideally would be in Fall 2023.

The parasitic infectious disease group of Dr. Joana C Silva, Professor at the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS, http://www.igs.umaryland.edu ) seeks applicants for one (possibly two) postdoctoral scholar positions. IGS at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine is an interdisciplinary, multi-departmental team of collaborative investigators with a broad research program related to the basic and translational sciences, genomics, epigenetics, and bioinformatics. The impact of the members of IGS on the genomics field has been substantial, with more than 2000 publications during the past 26 years, which have been cited more than 300,000 times, making IGS one of the most productive institutions in the region.

Qualified candidates will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and interested in studying the evolution of malaria parasites, with emphasis on Plasmodium falciparum, and/or host-parasite interactions. Available research topics for this position are varied and include 1) parasite genetic variation and its impact on vaccine escape; 2) evolutionary (distant past) or historical (recent past) P. falciparum demography; 3) host immune responses to parasite co-infection.

This interdisciplinary position benefits from our close interactions with colleagues from the Malaria Research Program ( https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/malaria/ ) and the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health ( https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CVD/ ), with state-of-the-art programs and resources in malaria, immunology and vaccinology research. This position offers opportunities to address important questions in the malaria, with first access to large novel data sets from various genomic platforms. We have a strong preference for computational biologists/statistician with a deep appreciation of biological phenomena or equally, microbiologists/immunologists with a solid background in computational analysis of omics data. Projects will apply computational, statistical and bioinformatics approaches to integrate multi-omics’ datasets such as genome sequences, bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, cell surface marker information, T/B cell receptor sequences and HLA genotypes to characterize parasite evolution and host-parasite interactions.

The 2023 Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev 2023) will be held in-person at the University of Washington on Saturday, March 18, 2023. As details are finalized, they will be available on the CEGA event page.  Paper proposals are due on January 6, 2023.  The conference welcomes submissions in all research topics in development economics. While priority will be given to full papers, extended abstracts will also be considered. They encourage submissions from junior researchers, including students who are in the first two years of their graduate programs.

The 2023 Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev 2023) will be held in-person at the University of Washington on Saturday, March 18, 2023. As details are finalized, they will be available on the CEGA event page.  Paper proposals are due on January 6, 2023.  The conference welcomes submissions in all research topics in development economics. While priority will be given to full papers, extended abstracts will also be considered. They encourage submissions from junior researchers, including students who are in the first two years of their graduate programs.

Apply to attend the Urban Affairs Association Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on April 26th, 2023! The conference will be focused on Economic Inclusion, details follow below and application can be found here.

The concept of economic inclusion has been articulated in several ways, but essentially means to create equitable access to resources and opportunities that support self-sufficiency and economic security. Research on economic inclusion covers a broad range of subtopics focused on:

• Identifying and dismantling access barriers to resources, opportunities, services, and human rights (e.g., discrimination in lending and employment; access barriers to investment capital among women, Black, indigenous, and people of color; entrepreneurial ecosystems)
• Measurement and remediation of economic inequality and disparities that maintain disadvantage and marginality (e.g., gender and racial wage gaps; living wage campaigns)
• Creation of new opportunities and support structures (e.g., community-based credit unions; small business incubators; supplier diversity programs; micro-loans; mentorship programs)

This workshop is designed to expose participants to current research on economic inclusion, heighten their understanding of research challenges, and provide professional networking opportunities.

WORKSHOP DAY OUTLINE

• Economic Inclusion: Research Topics, Findings and Challenges Facilitators: Senior Researchers
  • Intros
  • Presentations – Research question(s), methodology, and findings
  • Questions & Answers Segment
  • Presentations – Practical and personal challenges in conducting the research
  • Questions & Answers Segment
• Coffee Break
• Economic Inclusion: Research Topics, Findings and Challenges Facilitators: Early-Career Researchers
  • Intros
  • Presentations – Research question(s), methodology, and findings
  • Questions & Answers Segment
  • Presentations – Practical and personal challenges in conducting the research
  • Questions & Answers Segment
  • Coffee Break
• Lunch
• Small Group Discussions–Senior & Early-Career Researchers
• Networking Reception for Workshop Facilitators & Participants