PPIC is currently recruiting four research fellows, each with substantive knowledge and interest in one of these areas: Corrections and Criminal Justice, K–12 and Higher Education, Health and Human Services, and Public Finance.

Successful candidates will bring the ability to independently conduct policy research through outstanding quantitative research, qualitative research, writing, external policy engagement, and communication, and will have a PhD in criminology, demography, economics, education policy, health policy, political science, public policy, sociology, or a related discipline. Applications from candidates at all levels of experience are welcomed, from recent PhD’s to senior level researchers. A background in California policy research is an advantage, as is research experience on federal policy or on other states’ policy that is relevant to the California context.

PPIC offers a collaborative, intellectually stimulating, impactful work environment and competitive compensation and benefits. The positions are based in San Francisco or Sacramento.

Visit http://www.ppic.org/about-ppic/employment-opportunities/ for detailed job postings and application instructions. APPAM / AEA application deadlines are October 15th and November 15th, respectively.

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The Department of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor, with an expected start date of July 1, 2018. The search is not restricted by subfield and scholars with interdisciplinary interests are encouraged to apply.

Basic Minimum Qualifications: completion of all PhD or equivalent degree requirements except the dissertation at the time of application. Additional Qualifications: completion of all PhD or equivalent degree requirements by the date of hire. We welcome applicants with expected or completed degrees in demography as well as related fields, such as economics, history, population biology, public health, sociology, and statistics.

All application materials must be submitted electronically by October 10, 2017. To apply, please go to the following link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01446.

Applications must include a cover letter; Curriculum Vitae; one to three pieces of published or unpublished scholarship (such as full or partial dissertations, articles, and book chapters), preferably single-authored; and three letters of reference. Applicants are encouraged to submit an optional statement concerning past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and service.

All letters will be treated as confidential according to University of California policy and California state law. Please refer all referees, even when letters are provided via a third party (e.g. dossier services or career centers), to the U.C. Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letters.

Questions may be addressed to David Murphy, Administrative Officer, Department of Demography, 2232 Piedmont Ave., U.C.B., Berkeley CA 94720-2120, dmurphy@demog.berkeley.edu.

The department encourages applications from scholars who may have had non-traditional career paths, taken time off to care for family members, achieved excellence in careers outside academia, or gained experience concerning the barriers facing women and people of color in higher education. Applicants whose research, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education are also encouraged to apply.