Global climate change and other forms of environmental degradation are important sources of risk in today’s volatile world. Accordingly, research on the links between human migration and the natural environment has increased in quantity and quality in recent years. Many of the related issues impact rural people and places deeply. We are interested in bringing together papers on migration and environment in rural areas for a special organized session co-sponsored by the Population Research Interest Group (RIG) and the Natural Resources RIG at the RSS annual meeting this summer. We specifically want to invite our colleagues from multiple disciplinary (and inter/trans-disciplinary backgrounds) to join us, whether or not they regularly attend RSS. This is an interdisciplinary endeavor and the RSS in general invites participation from “a variety of rural practitioners and disciplines.”

Papers might be theoretical or conceptual, empirical (quantitative or qualitative), applied, or scenarios/futures based. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• impacts of climate and environmental stresses or shocks on migration
• impacts of migration on the environment
• environmental justice/equality issues related to migration
• causes and consequences of environmental amenity-based migration
• policy impacts and implications of environment-related migration
• methodological developments
• outcomes among environment-induced migrants

The session organizers will select papers that together well-represent this sub-field and provide a discussant.  Some funding may be available to help support travel, particularly for international participants.

Please submit an abstract (350-500 words) that outlines the purpose and theoretical framing of the paper. If applicable, include methods and data used, and preliminary or expected findings. Abstracts due by midnight Sunday, February 12. Email to Brian Thiede at bct11@psu.edu AND submit your paper directly to the Rural Sociological Society online below.

This workshop provides training in the measure, understanding, analysis of the demographic gender bias as well as of its consequences and the policy response. It will focus on sex imbalances at birth in South Asia (prenatal sex selection), but will also examine other forms of gender bias and the situation elsewhere in Asia and Eastern Europe. Sessions, group discussions, special lectures, and project work will give participants an opportunity to work through the full range of analytical skills required to assess and interpret gender bias.

Eligible participants: Graduate students in social sciences with interest in demography or gender studies/Junior faculty from national academic institutions/NGO and government professionals working in the field of gender equity/International students, academics and professionals from the region.

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an African-led and Africa-based international research institute engaged in multidisciplinary, evidence-based policy research. Our researchers address important issues and challenges facing Africa in areas such as education, health, population, aging, urbanization and wellbeing. We engage with policy makers in the region to disseminate our research findings to influence policy decisions and improve the quality of life in Africa. APHRC seeks to recruit up to five researchers to work in its Data and Measurement (2), Aging and Development (1), Urbanization and Wellbeing (1), and Population Dynamics and Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights (1-2) Units.

Responsibilities (dependent on level appointed):

• Provide leadership to scientific research unit, program or project in a defined area of work
• Lead or support a cohesive team and ensure projects in thematic areas are efficiently implemented
• Contribute to policy engagement and strategic planning as may be needed
• Lead and contribute to proposal development and fundraising for research projects in the unit
• Mentor junior researchers and facilitate in the Center’s training programs as needed
• Secure and manage the necessary human, financial and material resources in the unit, project or program
• Represent the Center at high – level national, regional and international forums, including relevant technical working groups and expert committees
• Contribute to institutional publications (i.e. lay dissemination materials such as- policy/research briefs and fact sheets)
• Oversee data quality and analyses

Qualifications and Experience

• PhD in social, health or behavioral sciences, including demography, biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, Urban Studies, etc
• Rank is open and successful candidates may be appointed at postdoctoral (0-3 years), Associate (35 years), Research Scientist (5-8 years) or Senior Research Scientist (10+ years) levels depending on experience and track record
• Experience working in a research institution, leading research programs or managing research projects
• Experience with conducting evaluations of interventions will be an added advantage
• Excellent scientific writing skills
• Good quantitative or qualitative skills; experience with mixed methods will be an advantage provided one is very strong in quantitative or qualitative methods
• Strong proposal writing skills and track record of winning research grants

The above positions come with an attractive, internationally-competitive remuneration package including medical, travel and life insurance cover. Allowances toward in-relocation (for those recruited from outside Kenya) and dependents’ education are also provided. Preference will be given to nationals of subSaharan African countries. APHRC works in all international languages present in Africa.

Interested candidates are invited to apply and include: letter of application; a statement of research interests and goals (1-2 pages); and CV with contact details of three referees through our email address jobs@aphrc.org. Cover letters should be addressed to: The Human Resources Officer African Population and Health Research Center, Inc APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi NB. Applications will be considered until the positions are filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of children.

The West Coast Poverty Center is inviting applications from doctoral students at the University of Washington for the 2016-17 West Coast Poverty Center Dissertation Research Fellowship competition. These one-quarter awards will support outstanding doctoral student dissertation research on poverty, poverty-related issues, and anti-poverty policy in the U.S. during Summer (or Spring) 2017. Doctoral candidates from any discipline may apply, but all applicants must be sponsored by a WCPC Faculty Affiliate.

Applications are due by 10:00 am on Monday, February 20, 2017. You can find additional details below.

The University of Washington offers graduate students two major sources of funding for travel to conferences at which they will present or speak:

• The Graduate & Professional Student Senate Travel Grants award up to $300 for domestic conference travel or up to $500 for international conference travel.  Students may only receive these awards once every three years, with a maximum of two awards throughout their UW career.  Applications for these grants are made directly by the student – make sure to carefully review the application instructions and deadlines at the link above.

• The Graduate School Fund for Excellence & Innovation also awards up to $300 for domestic conference travel or up to $500 for international conference travel.  Students may receive this award only once every other year, and priority is given to students who have not previously received the award.  Students cannot apply directly for these grants – an application must be made by your department on your behalf, and each department may have internal policies and procedures governing when and for whom they will request an award.

Postdoctoral researchers are eligible to apply for similar conference travel awards from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, which offer $300 for regional travel or $600 for national or international travel. More information and alternatives are available below.

These one-quarter grants provide support to UW graduate students doing international research or study. Successful applicants are awarded either a Chester Fritz Fellowship or a Boeing International Fellowship.

The fellowships are available to fund research and/or study periods of one quarter (three full months) abroad during the 2017-2018 year (autumn 2017 – summer 2018). These awards DO NOT support faculty-led UW study abroad programs.

Awardees will receive a stipend of $2,400 per month, and paid health insurance (GAIP). During the quarter of their award, fellows are required to register for an independent learning program through UW Study Abroad. The program fee is covered by this fellowship. No extra money is included for airfare.

The Graduate School is pleased to announce a competition for a fellowship for the 2017-18 academic year made possible through the generosity of the University of Washington Retirement Association (UWRA).

The UWRA Graduate Student Fellowship is a one-quarter fellowship that supports graduate students of outstanding academic merit who have a demonstrated academic and personal interest in aging-related issues or concerns. The fellowship will provide a monthly stipend equivalent to the standard PDTA II level (currently $2,572/month), GAIP health insurance, and a waiver of state tuition for up to 18 credits (excluding U-PASS and international student fee) in the quarter when the student takes the fellowship. The choice of the quarter will be left to the discretion of the graduate student in consultation with his/her department.

The QMRA III is designed for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early-career professionals to assimilate scientific data and implement computer programs towards building a risk assessment for assuring safety and health goals. Participants will gain hands-on experience with risk assessment software and work on real-world case studies.

QMRAIII is a 10 day program during , wherein participants will:

• Attend lectures from top scientists in the QMRA field
• Engage in specific hands-on exercises
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to conduct a QMRA as a research case study under the mentorship of a program faculty member and teaching assistant
• Use and Contribute to the QMRAwiki (qmrawiki.canr.msu.edu) knowledge repository

In addition to a comprehensive program, QMRA III provides an excellent environment to meet peers across different disciplines and universities, build relationships, exchange lessons learned and foster new collaborations. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to interact with our cohort and with each other.

QMRAIII 2017 will run from August 4 to August 14, 2017 at University of Washington. Application period for the workshop is from January 15 to March 30, 2017. Please visit https://events.anr.msu.edu/QMRAIII2017/ to apply.

INED’s 2017 call for applications aimed at post-docs working on population questions is now open. The post-doc researchers will work at INED (Paris, France) and will conduct their research in one of the INED 11 units or iPOPs host laboratories. The research projects presented by applicants must correspond to the research themes and methodological approaches of the iPOPs laboratory of excellence: family dynamics and ageing; social, gender and intergenerational inequalities.

Conditions of eligibility:

• Applicants must hold a PhD awarded between 16/03/2012 and 16/03/2017 in a discipline related to the population sciences.
• Applicants should not have been hosted by any requested host laboratory more than 6 months during their PhD studies.
• An researcher (mentor) must support the applicant.

There are no nationality or age requirements.

Please mark your calendars for the seventh annual conference of the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS).

Although the overall conference theme will focus on multidisciplinary collaboration in longitudinal and lifecourse research this year, we welcome conference submissions from all areas of longitudinal and lifecourse studies. These might include (but are not limited to) physical, psychological, social developmental and ageing processes and functioning within and across lifecourse stages from infancy to old age; methods and findings of cohort studies; other sources of longitudinal data such as panel studies and record linkage; international comparisons; household, and income dynamics; intergenerational transfers and returns to learning; gene-environment interactions; ‘mixed’, and comparative methods; innovative methodology in design, measurement, data management, analysis and research practice (quantitative and qualitative).

Proposals are sought for four kinds of conference presentation:

1. A poster presentation for which an abstract of no more than 200 words is required.
2. An individual paper for oral presentation for which an abstract of no more than 300 words is required. Papers that do not fit into regular sessions may be allocated as posters.
3. A symposium comprising of 3 – 5 papers. Accepted symposia will be allocated a time slot of between 1 – 1.5 hrs. For each symposium we require a summary abstract of no more than 200 words, plus an abstract of no more than 300 words for each paper.
4. Post-conference workshop. Duration: either half or full day. Half day workshops can take place on the afternoon of Friday 13 October and on Saturday 14 October 2017. Full day workshops can only take place on Saturday 14 October 2017. An abstract of no more than 300 words is required.