The Population Research Center (PRC), a cross-campus center located at The University of Texas at Austin, is seeking a postdoctoral scholar with a PhD in economics, public policy, demography, social work, sociology, or a related discipline, to work with faculty and researchers on the NIA-supported project, “Race/Ethnic Differences in Life Course Exposure to Death: Consequences for Health.” The research team is led by Dr. Debra Umberson and includes Bob Hummer (UNC), Hui Liu (Michigan State), Belinda Needham (University of Michigan), Eileen Crimmins (USC), Bridget Goosby (University of Texas), and Mark Hayward (University of Texas). The postdoc will work with faculty and researchers to conduct analyses using Health & Retirement Study (HRS) and National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) data.

 The overall project focuses on family member loss (i.e., child, parent, sibling, and spouse) and the consequences for mental and physical health, mortality risk, and dementia risk with attention to the significant racial/ethnic disparities in the probability of losing family members from childhood through later life in the U.S.

The postdoc will participate in the PRC seminars and data workshops, working groups, and collaborative research projects/articles. The postdoctoral fellowship is initially for one year, with the option to renew for an additional year(s) contingent on performance and funding. The salary for this position will be $50,000+, depending on qualifications and experience.

Please submit the following materials to umberson@prc.utexas.edu.

• Cover letter
• CV
• Three letters of recommendation

 Each application will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• The degree of fit of research interests
• Experience with HRS and/or Add Health data
• Demonstrated record of expertise with quantitative data and longitudinal data analysis
• How the postdoctoral training will help to further the scholar’s career trajectory
• Strength of letters of support

 Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Candidates from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Gund Institute recruits PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with competitive fellowships, and provides research opportunities for undergraduate students.

These research positions catalyze collaborative research at UVM and beyond, enhance capacity in strategic areas, and provide outstanding professional development for early career scholars.

WSECU is excited to extend an invitation to members beginning or continuing their higher education to apply for a scholarship. Last year, they awarded nearly $65,000 to 29 lucky recipients. Would you like to be considered for a scholarship for fall 2020?

• Applications will be accepted until Feb. 10, 2020
• Recipients are selected and notified in the spring
• WSECU members of all ages are welcome to apply
• $1,500 awards for two-year college/vocational school
• $2,500 awards for four-year undergraduate and graduate programs
• New this year: A FAFSA form will be required

Click the link below for more information.

The Population Research Center of the University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the Department of Sociology and with funding from the National Science Foundation, is pleased to announce the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. The REU program offers talented undergraduates the opportunity for classroom training and hands-on research experience during an 8-week session on The University of Texas at Austin campus. This program is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation SMA-1852556.

Students will have the opportunity to work directly with faculty, policy analysts, and senior graduate students on issues related to race, ethnicity, and American families. Students will also participate in coursework, data analysis, training experiences in the ‘real’ world and the academy.

• Opportunity to study social demography through course work and mentored research experience with PRC faculty and senior graduate students
• Program pays for room and board, and computing and research-related expenses
• REU students receive a $4,000 stipend for participation in the 8 week program
• Students collaborate with demographers working outside the academy, in state and local research institutes
• Second half of the program focuses on individual projects in collaboration with graduate student mentors and PRC faculty
• Student papers are presented in the fall at a professional conference or as policy briefs to local stakeholders
• This program is specifically geared toward students with junior standing who are seriously thinking about attending graduate school in the social sciences and, particularly, in sociology or demography
• Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply

You can find the application HERE. Application deadline is February 29, 2020.

The Population Studies and Training Center at Brown University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate with expertise in population-environment research to work with Associate Professor Elizabeth Fussell and her collaborator, Professor Narayan Sastry (University of Michigan), on a study of the long-term outcomes of the Hurricane Katrina-affected population of New Orleans.

Responsibilities: The Postdoctoral Research Associate will participate in data analyses, literature reviews, manuscript production for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and presentations at scientific conferences, especially the Population Association of America. Publications stemming from the designated research projects will likely be co-authored with Fussell and other co-investigators on those projects. The Postdoctoral Research Associate is encouraged to lead one or more of these papers and to publish their independent research.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate position will start between January 1 and August 1, 2020. The term of appointment is one year, with the possibility of renewal.

To apply, please submit your application at: http://apply.interfolio.com/70698 and include the following materials: (1) letter of application, (2) a two-to-five page research statement detailing your substantive and methodological research experience, (3) CV, and (4) one or two recent samples of published work (listed as “Other Document” under application documents). In addition, candidates should submit three letters of reference via the online system at the time of the application.

Application review will begin December 15, but the position will remain open to accept additional applications until the position filled.

Inquiries may be directed to Prof. Elizabeth Fussell (elizabeth_fussell@brown.edu).

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Family Planning strategy is working to bring access to high-quality contraceptive information, services, and supplies to an additional 120 million women and girls in the poorest countries by 2020 without coercion or discrimination, with the longer-term goal of universal access to voluntary family planning. With our partners, we support national governments that have committed to the goals of FP2020 and are leading the development and implementation of their own country-specific plans. We work with countries that are committed to expanding access to high-quality, voluntary family planning to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.

Position Summary & Responsibilities

The Program Officer, Data and Measurement will be responsible for designing and managing / co-managing grants and investments within the strategy’s Performance Monitoring & Accountability initiative, including key investments to strengthen global and country-level FP data and information systems in support of the overall FP strategy. The Program Officer will also provide monitoring, evaluation, and analytical support to the team’s four other initiatives (Accelerate Country Action, Influence & Mobilize, Evidence, and Contraceptive Technology) in coordination with the Family Planning team’s staff. The Program Officer will also provide technical assistance on approaches to designing and testing new indicators and measures for FP; initiative and investment-level results measurement to improve implementation and guide portfolio strategy and course-correction; ensure strong evaluation designs in strategy country-level work; and provide analysis and interpretation of data from FP investments in the strategy’s priority geographies. The Program Officer will report to the Family Planning team’s Deputy Director of Strategy Planning & Management (DDSPM).

This is an interim backfill role to cover for an employee who will be out on parental leave. The duration of the assignment is targeted for 9 months starting in February, although the start and end dates may change.

Job Title: Interim Program Officer, Data and Measurement

Division: Global Development

Department: Family Planning

Location: Seattle

Duration: 9 months, ideally starting in February 2020

Writing Seminar faculty number 35-40 each year and include post-doctoral lecturers recruited in a national search to teach in the Program, as well as Princeton graduate students in the final stage of dissertation-writing. For postdocs, the course load is typically two seminars per term, usually on the same topic; for graduate student fellows, it’s one seminar per term. Our teaching community is among the most disciplinarily diverse of any program in the country. Each seminar is strongly writing-centered and revolves around a topic that can be explored through a wide range of evidence, methodologies, and scholarship. The instructor guides students in that exploration to develop motivated research questions and respond with persuasive, original analysis. In this way, students are given a compelling occasion to practice the strategies and techniques of college-level argument.

The Lecturer search is open until filled. The deadline for full consideration is Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

The application deadline for the Quin Morton Teaching Fellowship (for Princeton graduate students only) is Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 5pm (EST).