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Research Fellow Positions (2), ERC Project POPCLIMA – University of Bologna (01/07/26)

Two Research Fellow Positions (ERC Project POPCLIMA)
We invite applications for two Research Fellow positions within the ERC-funded project POPCLIMA – Population Dynamics under Global Climate Change (Grant Agreement No. 101002973), led by PI Raya Muttarak and hosted at the Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Bologna (Italy).
The project investigates how climate change influences key components of population dynamics — fertility, mortality, and migration — and how these effects shape future population trends . Applicants should hold a Master’s degree or a PhD in demography, economics, statistics, data science, sociology, geography or a related field, with a strong interest in climate–population interactions and health.
For further details on the positions, eligibility criteria, and application procedures, please refer to the official call: https://bandi.unibo.it/ricerca/incarichi-di-ricerca?id_bando=20. The application deadline is 7 January 2026.

Winter 2026 CSDE Seminar Schedule Now Available

Happy New Year! Winter 2026 CSDE seminars will resume this Friday, January 9, 2026. Seminar posters are available here or can be picked up during seminar.  You can also subscribe to our Trumba Events to receive regular announcements about CSDE-sponsored events.

CSDE Affiliate Andrew Messamore (Sociology) will kick off the quarter on January 9 with a talk on “The Emergence of Ownership Opacity in Landed Capitalism: Consolidation, Adaptation, Evasion.” See more below. Then on January 16, a panel on gun violence will feature CSDE Affiliates Avanti Adhia (Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing & Epidemiology) and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar. On January 23, Sarah Komisarow (Public Policy & Economics, Duke University) will present evidence from North Carolina on school-based support for children’s mental health.  On January 30, Bussarawan “Puk” Teerawichitchainan (Sociology & Population Studies, National University of Singapore) will present “Aging with Limited Kin: Childlessness and Care Arrangements in Singapore and Thailand.” On February 6, Michael Schultz (Public Policy & Governance) will discuss “Occupations, Careers, and Opportunity: A Structural Approach to Studying Economic Mobility over the Life Course.” On February 13, Kristin Perkins (Sociology & Public Affairs, Georgetown University) will present “The Hidden Private Safety Net: Shared Households and Older Adults’ Housing Costs.” On February 20, CSDE Affiliate Gabriella Levy (Political Science) will speak on “Gendered Dissent and Social Threat: Attitudes Towards Protest Repression in Colombia.” On February 27, Robert Crosnoe (Sociology, University of Texas at Austin) will discuss the journey into adulthood in uncertain times. Jake Watson (UCSD) will deliver the final CSDE seminar of Winter quarter on March 13, speaking on “Infrastructures of Resettlement: How Bureaucratic Legacies Shaped Racial Disparities in Post-Cold War Refugee Selection. In addition, the CSDE Winter 2026 Lightning Talks & Poster Session will take place in Raitt Hall 221 on March 6.

Call for Papers: Double Issue on Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (01/07/26)

RSF: Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences calls for articles for a special double issue celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS).  RSF seeks papers that draw on diverse sources of data, including the FFCWS, and other data (surveys, administrative data, qualitative data), and a range of methods to engage with the major themes studied within the FFCWS: how contemporary families are structured and function; how children develop and transition to adulthood; and what family and contextual factors shape their trajectories. RSF is especially interested in work from emerging scholars and on topics at the cutting edge of family, mobility, and the life course.

Prospective contributors should submit a CV and an abstract (up to two pages in length, single or double spaced) of their study along with up to three pages of supporting material (e.g., tables, figures, pictures, etc.) no later than 5 PM EST on January 7, 2026.

In other words, your submission may be up to five pages in length. This includes everything, abstract, references, etc. Note that if you wish to submit an abstract and do not yet have an account with us, it can take up to 48 hours to get credentials, so please start your application at least two days before the deadline. All submissions must be original work that has not been previously published in part or in full. Only abstracts submitted to https://rsf.fluxx.io will be considered. Each paper will receive a $1,000 honorarium when the issue is published. All questions regarding this issue should be directed to Suzanne Nichols, Director of Publications, at journal@rsage.org. Do not email the editors of the issue.

A conference will take place at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York City on October 8-9, 2026 (with a group dinner of the night of the 8th). The selected contributors will gather for a two-day workshop to present draft papers (due a month prior to the conference on 9/11/26) and receive feedback from the other contributors and editors. Travel costs, food, and lodging for one author per paper will be covered by the foundation. Papers will be circulated before the conference. After the conference, the authors will submit their revised drafts by 1/12/27. The papers will then be sent out to three additional scholars for formal peer review. Having received feedback from reviewers and the RSF board, authors will revise their papers by 4/5/27. The full and final issue will be published open access on the RSF journal website in spring 2028, as well as in several digital repositories, including JSTOR and UPCC/Muse.