The Aging Studies Institute (ASI) in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Demography and Economics of Aging, with a specialization in Population Health. The Aging Studies Postdoctoral Scholar will work with Professor Montez and other ASI Faculty Associates on health disparities research projects. Preference will be given to candidates who are interested in social determinants of health; the early-life origins of health in mid-to-late life; and/or macro-level structural factors shaping health inequalities. As a member of the Policy, Place, and Population Health Lab, the postdoctoral scholar will work with others to conduct analyses of secondary data, assist with the construction of a state-level policy database, coauthor peer-reviewed publications, and present research at conferences.

This 2-year postdoctoral position is partly supported by Syracuse University’s Office of Research with Invest Syracuse funds. The Aging Studies Postdoctoral Scholar will receive a salary of $50,000 plus benefits, $1,300 to offset moving expenses, and $1,000 in travel funds per year for conference participation. The position will start on August 19, 2019.
The postdoctoral scholar will have access to university resources and office space at ASI. ASI is located in the heart of the Syracuse University campus and has a vibrant community of 45 faculty representing 17 academic departments

Dear EAPS member,

• Post: Lectureship in Social Statistics & Demography, Full Time Permanent
• Location:  Highfield Campus
• Salary:   £38,460 to £43,267 depending on experience and qualifications 
• Closing Date:  Friday 07 June 2019
• Interview Date:  End of June 2019
• Reference:  1137019CC
• Job description and person specification available from: www.jobs.soton.ac.uk

The Department of Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton invites applications from outstanding candidates with experience in technical aspects of demography and/or social and official statistics, with focus on formal demographic and statistical methodology, and other advanced quantitative methods. The post holder must have a PhD or equivalent level qualification in social/applied statistics, demography or in another relevant subject area, and be able to satisfy all the essential criteria detailed in the job description.

The post-holder will be required to contribute to the teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students in at least two of the following areas: quantitative methods, methods of formal demography, and statistics. The successful candidate will be additionally expected to engage in advanced study and research, including the publication of research results in peer-reviewed international journals, and demonstrate leadership in seeking research funding.

The post is available on a full-time basis from 1 August 2019, and the successful candidate will be expected to start no later than 1 February 2020 (non-negotiable). The post is permanent, subject to satisfactory completion of a three-year probationary period.

The Department has world-class research expertise in demography, statistical modelling, survey methodology, official statistics, global health and social policy, and takes a strategic role in the development and promotion of the use of quantitative methods in the social sciences. The members of the Department contribute significantly to the research activities at the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI), the ESRC Centre for Population Change, National Centre for Research Methods, and Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty and Policy. We offer an exciting and supportive place to work, with opportunities for further career progression. Details available from http://www.southampton.ac.uk/demography/.

The deadline for applications is midnight 7 June 2019 and interviews will be held late June 2019. Informal enquiries may be made to Professors Ann Berrington and Jakub Bijak, joint Heads of the Department of Social Statistics and Demography, by email: A.Berrington@soton.ac.uk and J.Bijak@soton.ac.uk.

View the job description, person specification and submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk.

The University Honors Program has an exciting opportunity to hire one graduate student assistant for Autumn 2019 – Spring 2020. We would appreciate your assistance in spreading the word about this opportunity – this is an excellent chance for graduate students to work with higher education professionals from across campus in the daily operations of the Honors Program.

A detailed position description can be found on the Handshake system under the requisition number #2709443 – please note that it closes on May 24, 2019.

The University Honors Program is an innovative and collaborative community engaged in rigorous interdisciplinary exploration. Students can pursue Honors as a general education track, as an in-depth program within their majors, or as a combination of the two. They may apply as new freshmen, at the end of their first year, or once they’ve selected a major. We prepare our students to ask and answer bold questions about the challenges facing our ever-changing world. Our students participate in small classes with faculty from across campus and work across the university, challenging themselves and each other to take intellectual risks and commit to conscious global citizenship.

In my new book, Documenting Aftermath, I explore post-earthquake information and communication practices amidst infrastructure breakdown in Northern California earthquakes: the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the public information infrastructures in place today. I discuss how people produce and circulate information in earthquake publics using a comparative historical lens, paying close attention to not only the circulation of knowledge, but also to the production of ignorance. In this talk, I discuss inequality in postdisaster experiences of Californians  through an analysis of the institutions, policies, and technologies that shape the information and communication landscape in these moments.

3 Postdoctoral Researcher Positions

We would like to appoint three creative, exciting and innovative postdoctoral researchers who will work within the new innovative interdisciplinary environment of the LCDS. The post holder is responsible for her or his own independent research project within a discrete area of the wider LCDS research programme, while being encouraged to work with others in the centre and our international partners. In this first round of postdoctoral advertisements we are looking for researchers in the area of sociogenomics, molecular genetics, digital and computational demography, causality and methodological advances. Supervision and collaboration can occur within the core domains and with researchers within the LCDS. At least one of these posts will include co-supervision with Cecilia Lindgren and/or Augustine Kong (Big Data Institute).

The position is a fixed-term appointment for 3 years commencing from 1 September 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Deadline June 7 (midday).

To apply: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=140330

The University of Oxford’s new Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (http://www.demographicscience.ox.ac.uk/) is currently advertising for various positions. See also: http://www.demographicscience.ox.ac.uk/post/new-assistant-professor-and-postdoctoral-positions-what-are-we-looking-for

3 Assistant Professorships (termed University Research Lecturers in Oxford)

We are looking for 3 creative and inspirational Departmental Research Lecturers (Assistant Professors) who want to develop an independent research programme within one or more of the 7 linked programmes of the centre, together with delivering academic teaching and supervision. Duties are divided as 70% research time (we value your development as an independent researcher and scientist) and up to 30% teaching (we value your career progression and development of skills). Research can be in any area of the LCDS, but the positions will be formally located within the Department of Sociology, who hosts the LDCS. Teaching will involve leading or contributing to courses in quantitative methods, advanced methods, life course research, demographic and research methods and the opportunity to develop your own course. You may also have the opportunity to supervise PhD (DPhil) or other Master’s levels students.

This is a fixed-term appointment for 5 years in the first instance, commencing 01 September 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Deadline June 7 (midday).

To apply see: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=140547

ABSTRACT: Previous studies on sexual orientation and earnings show that lesbians earn more and gay men earn less than their heterosexual counterparts. However, most of these studies come from Western countries, and research in non-Western countries has not received much scholarly attention. Using the 2019 Osaka City Survey, this paper examines the association between sexual orientation and earnings in Japan, an East Asian society with an arguably distinct legal, cultural, and religious context regarding sexual minorities compared to Western societies. While previous qualitative and community-based quantitative research in Japan has pointed out that there may be an earnings disadvantage for both lesbians and gay men, this preliminary analysis suggests that there is no earnings disadvantage for lesbians although there is an earnings disadvantage for gay men. Possible mechanisms behind these earnings patterns will be discussed at the time of presentation.

Daiki Hiramori is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington. His research interests include quantitative methodology, queer and feminist studies, sexuality and gender stratification, and Japanese society. In particular, Hiramori is interested in (1) the association between sexual orientation and gender identity, and socioeconomic statuses in Japan, (2) sexual/gender minorities and social attitudes, (3) the measurement of sexual orientation and gender identity in quantitative research, and (4) queer and feminist methodologies. In addition to an M.A. in Sociology and a Graduate Certificate in Feminist Studies from the University of Washington, he holds a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Mathematics from the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.

I would like to advise you that the Alcohol Research Group (ARG), in association with the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, is currently accepting applications for two-year Postdoctoral Fellowships.  ARG is a nationally and internationally recognized center for research on alcohol epidemiology, policy, and intervention that is located in Emeryville, CA.  Fellowships are sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and offer research training in the study of alcohol and drug use and problems, including basic and applied social and epidemiological research.  Although some of the research at our center considers clinical issues, fellowships are not appropriate for persons interested primarily in clinical practice.  Our program focuses on alcohol-related disparities, so we are particularly interested in applicants with research interests in socially or economically disadvantaged groups (e.g., racial/ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, women, and those of low socioeconomic status), but others will also be considered.

We would very much appreciate it if you could circulate this email and the attached flyer to your center or department as well as others who you feel may be interested.

Additional information about our program and on how to apply can be found at www.arg.org/training.

Applications must be received by June 30, 2019, for a start date between August and May 2020; please alert Vicky Fagan at vfagan@arg.org before applying.

 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Vicky or me.  Thank you very much for helping us to get the word out about these opportunities!