Policy Research Associate, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Research Assistant in Human Dynamics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Statistics & Data Sciences (SDS) at UT Austin
Postdoctoral positions in Computational & Behavioral Social Sciences, LABSS-CNR, Rome
The Laboratory of Agent Based Simulation (LABSS-CNR, Rome) is opening a 2-year post-doc position investigating the role of social norms in the spread of misinformation about the Covid pandemic in online communities. Specifically, we are interested in understanding the extent to which social norms are acting as obstacles to consensus formation and their potential role as catalyst of behaviour change in social platforms (e.g., Twitter). The study is part of a EU-funded research and will be done in collaboration with the Complex Multilayer Networks (CoMuNe) Research Unit of Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento. It will adopt a multidisciplinary approach that combines big data, online surveys,
experiments and social simulations. We are looking for highly motivated scholars with expertise in computational and behavioural social sciences, with knowledge of statistical analysis tools.
For more information please contact eugenia.polizzi@istc.cnr.it and mdedomenico@fbk.eu
LABSS-CNR:
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FBK-CoMuNe:
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Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity
The UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Geography is recruiting applicants to the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity (CPPFD), a prestigious 2-year postdoc that has the goal of preparing recent PhDs for tenure track appointments at UNC-Chapel Hill. Our department’s nominations of postdoctoral fellows have been successful in the university-wide selection process in the past, and we have hired multiple tenure-track faculty through this mechanism. We hope to recruit another such scholar this year. The target applicants are US-born scholars from groups that are underrepresented in the academy, working in any subfield of geography. This is a full-time research appointment with no service obligations and the option of teaching a maximum of one course per year.The CPPFD program and our department provide strong mentorship to selected postdoctoral fellows. Applicants who are interested in ranking Geography as their first choice placement should identify potential faculty mentors in Geography and contact Geography faculty members Clark Gray (cgray@email.unc.edu), Banu Gokariksel (banug@email.unc.edu), or Diego Riveros-Iregui (diegori@email.unc.edu) for more information about applying.
Stipend
$47,476 per calendar year
$2,000 per year research fund for research expenses, including travel.
Eligibility
Applicants must have completed their doctoral degree or terminal degree in their field within the past five years and no later than July 1st of the award year.
The primary criterion for selection is evidence of scholarship potentially competitive for tenure track appointments at the University of North Carolina and other research universities.
An important secondary criterion is the support of prospective departments.
Preference will be given to individuals who are lawfully eligible to work in the United States. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill strongly encourages applications from individuals that have experience, background and/or scholarship that will contribute to the diversity of the campus community.
Application materials
Cover letter addressed to Vice Chancellor for Research
Curriculum vitae
A statement of research plans (1-3 pages)
A contribution to diversity statement on why you should be selected for this program (1–3 pages)
Writing samples (e.g., publications and/or dissertation chapters)
Two references for letters of recommendation
Applications are accepted September 15th-November 15th.
Link to apply: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/183543
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Mathematical/Formal Demography
Autumn 2020 Opening Reception
Join us for our opening reception on Friday, where you can hear about exciting news regarding our new T32 Training Program, learn about new initiatives our trainees have undertaken or accomplished this summer, and meet some of our new staff members and new members of our leadership team. For a full schedule of this autumn’s seminar schedule, you can click here for a pdf version. To register, please click here.
Message from CSDE Director, Sara Curran
Welcome to the 2020-21 academic year. While we’re still mostly virtual at CSDE, we are looking forward to a productive year with lots of events, seminars, working groups, and collaborative initiatives. Our seminar series for this autumn will be an engaging one. CSDE Affiliate and School of Nursing Professor Maria Bleil is chairing this year’s seminar series. You can download a printable PDF poster here. Join us for our opening reception on Friday, where you can hear about exciting news regarding our new T32 Training Program, learn about new initiatives our trainees have undertaken or accomplished this summer, and meet some of our new staff members and new members of our leadership team.
This autumn’s seminar series will feature a mix of population scientists speakers outside UW and across campus. On October 9, Dr. Magali Barbieri (UC Berkeley) will be presenting findings from the Human Mortality Database, which she directs. On October 23, Dr. Brittany Morey (UC Irvine) will be speaking about migrant health selectivity and the role of immigrant visas. On November 6, Dr. Claudia Masferrer (El Colegio de Mexico) will be speaking about labor market impacts of US-Mexico return migration.
The seminar will also include speakers from on campus and several panels that feature UW researchers and CSDE community members. On October 30, Dr. Wendy Barrington (School of Nursing) will be speaking on racism as a social determinant of equity. And, on November 13, Dr. Jake Grumbach (Political Science) will present research on gender, race, and intersectionality and campaign finance.
CSDE’s Primary Research Area Chairs, Anjum Hajat and Heather Hill, have organized two fantastic panels this quarter – one on policy analytics and population health and the other on Covid 19 and Child Well Being. With Urban@UW we are co-hosting a panel on displacement in historical Black neighborhoods in Seattle on November 20.
We’ll also be co-hosting a series of lectures with the UW Retirement Association and the UW Alumni Association that focuses on The Future of Aging. For that series, Dr. Eileen Crimmins (USC) will provide a keynote lecture on November 10 on the Aging in the 21st Century: New Issues in a New World. Registration and news about this series will be forthcoming.
With support from the Evans School, we have a new information and communications RA, Veda Patwardhan. Veda is also a CSDE Trainee and PhD Candidate at the Evans School. Veda is your ‘go to’ person for all announcements and news items (send her your news via csde@uw.edu). She will be working with CSDE during the entire academic year to translate your research for news stories, help with press releases, and keep our website full of great content. Please stay in the loop by signing up for our calendar of events.
Kam Wing Chan Quoted in Economist Article on Chinese Hukou System
Kam Wing Chan, Professor of Geography, is quoted in an Economist article titled “Worlds Apart: Changes to China’s hukou system are creating new divides”. Chan explains how restrictions on migration will double Beijing’s population over the age of 65 to 22% in a decade and to 47% by 2050. Read the full article here.