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Network for Data Intensive Research on Aging (NDIRA) Invites You to Join!

The Network for Data Intensive Research on Aging (NDIRA) is a collaboration between IPUMS and the University of Minnesota Life Course Center. NDIRA supports an emerging interdisciplinary community of scientists using novel collections of cross-sectional, longitudinal, and contextual data—including IPUMS—for research on population aging. Here are two NDIRA opportunities that may be of interest:

Data-Intensive Research Conference

Abstract submissions are officially open for the NDIRA-sponsored 2023 Data-Intensive Research Conference , being held August 2-3 in Minneapolis, MN. This year’s theme is How Place Shapes Health and Welbeing through the Lifecourse. IPUMS will host a pre-conference data training workshop  July 31-August 1.

Pilot Project Program NDIRA members are eligible for pilot grants that support innovative research on the demography and economics of aging. The pilot program encourages population-based questions related to later life course health and well-being through improved understanding of social and economic contexts, disparities, and social participation. Join NDIRA  and find out more information about the pilot program and key dates.

IPUMS Releases 2021 ACS 1-Year Summary Files

The University of Minnesota’s IPUMS has added the 2021 1-Year Summary File from the American Community Survey (ACS). Over 1,300 new tables are now available for geographic areas with 65,000 or more residents. NHGIS also completed over 1,400 updates in the “context fields” for selected summary datasets, including area measures, geographic coordinates, data suppression flags, and geographic class codes (e.g., incorporated vs. unincorporated places).

Glass and Co-authors’ Analyses of Somatic Health Among Vietnamese Published in Journal of Psychosomatic Health

CSDE Trainee Delaney Glass recently published a paper entitled “Weathering within war: Somatic health complaints among Vietnamese older adults exposed to bombing and violence as adolescents in the American war” in the Journal of Psychosomatic Health. Glass and co-authors investigate whether wartime stress exposures in adolescents and early childhood affect weathering in late adulthood utilizing the Vietnamese Health and Aging Study. Their findings suggest that the age of exposure to armed conflict is a critical determinant of weathering across the life course.

Associate or Full Professor of Population – Cornell University

The Department of Global Development invites applications for a new faculty position to study human population dynamics in the US and around the world in the context of environmental change. The successful candidate will be nominated to hold the inaugural appointment as the Schleifer Family Professor of Sustainability. Upon confirmation, the professorship will be held for an initial five-year period, with possibility of renewal.

With a rapidly globalizing world population of 10 billion, efforts to save the planet, leave no one behind, and broadly advance sustainable development objectives must include deep scholarship on demographic change as both a cause and a consequence of environmental change. Adaptive responses such as migration have profound implications for food security, poverty and inequality, and the global politics of climate action. Large-scale population movements are already underway and are expected to accelerate in the decade ahead due to flooding, extreme heat, and prolonged droughts — stresses that are often exacerbated by conflict, resource scarcity, and tenuous livelihood systems.

Tenure or Tenure Track Faculty Position in Quantitative Theory and Methods – Emory University

The Department of Quantitative Theory & Methods at Emory University invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty member with a specialization in statistics or related empirical field to begin Fall 2023. We are open to the academic discipline, which could be computer science, economics, operations research, political science, public health, public policy, sociology, statistics, or a related field.

 

The successful applicant will be an exceptional, active researcher with strong interdisciplinary experience. They will teach courses in statistics and its applications at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The position is fully funded 9-month tenure-track, and open with respect to rank. The teaching load is competitive. A Ph.D. is required by time of appointment.

 

Further details of the position are available here: https://quantitative.emory.edu/people/faculty/qtm-is-hiring.html [quantitative.emory.edu]

 

Applications received by November 28, 2022 will receive full consideration. To apply for this position, please visit http://apply.interfolio.com/113155 [apply.interfolio.com] and submit your materials free of charge through Interfolio

Research Scientist- Center for Behavioral and Preventative Medicine, Brown University

The Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine (CBPM) located at The Miriam Hospital, a major teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University seeks an outstanding Research Scientist and Senior Research Scientist to join our Center. Successful applicants will have completed doctoral/post-doctoral training and conduct research in the area of behavioral and preventive medicine, broadly construed, and will be competitive for NIH or other grant funding, have published in peer-reviewed journals, and have interest in mentoring students and trainees. The CBPM community is collaborative, dedicated to diversity and equity in all forms, and to creating an inclusive environment where the contributions of all are recognized and valued.

World Reaches 8 Billion People on November 15

The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) notes that today marks the “Day of 8 Billion”. On 15 November 2022, the world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion people, a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. It is also the result of high and persistent levels of fertility in some countries.  While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion, it will take approximately 15 years—until 2037— for it to reach 9 billion, a sign that the overall growth rate of the global population is slowing.  Visit the United Nations website for this event: https://www.un.org/dayof8billion  A press briefing to mark The Day of 8 Billion People will be held on Tuesday, 15 November 2022 at 17:30 UTC (12:30 pm EST), featuring the following speakers:

  • Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  • Ib Petersen, Deputy Executive Director for Management, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

CSDE Upcoming Workshop- Bayesian Statistics: Likelihoods, Priors & Posteriors

On Thursday, November 17, from 12:00PM-2:00PM, CSDE presents the first of a year-long series of CSDE Workshops on Bayesian statistics. This installment, called “Introduction to Bayesian Statistics: Likelihoods, Priors & Posteriors” will focus on the necessary probability and statistical background necessary to write down Bayesian models and calculate posteriors under conjugacy. We will *not* be analyzing data with any statistical software during this workshop. The workshop will take place in Hans Rosling Center 101. Use the following link to read more and register for the workshop: https://csde.washington.edu/workshop/introduction-bayesian-likelihoods-priors-posteriors/