Job Opening: Advanced Methodologies Cluster Hire, Purdue University

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The Departments of Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, and the Brian Lamb School of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University (http://www.cla.purdue.edu/) are conducting a cluster hire for three positions at the…

Faculty Position, Social Network Analysis- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Division of Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology seeks to hire a faculty member with expertise in social network analysis. The position is open at all ranks (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor)…

Assistant Professor – 2 Positions, Department of Public Health Education University of North Carolina – Greensboro

The Department of Public Health Education at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) invites applications for two (2) tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 1, 2016. for more information http…

Jacob Foster is featured in UCLA Newsroom

Foster mentions the issue on faculty being pressured to publish and argues that "researchers who confine their work to answering established questions are more likely to have the results published, which is a key to career advancement in academia."   http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/pressure-to-publish-or-perish-may-discourage-innovative-research-ucla-study-suggests

Call for Chapter Proposals – The Costs of School Closure: Contexts and Consequences

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WORKING TITLE: The Costs of School Closure: Context and Consequences  EDITOR: Ebony M. Duncan, Sociologist of Education at Washington University in St. Louis   Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2015 Chapter Deadline:  June 1, 2016 Schools…

Position Opening – Research Associate, Social Policy Research Associates

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Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) is a growing and dynamic research, evaluation, and technical assistance services firm engaged in policy analysis of workforce development, employment training, education, philanthropy, youth development,…

Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications – Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development

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The goal of our postdoctoral research training program is to produce highly skilled research scientists who have the potential for leadership in gerontological research. In the Duke Research Training Program (RTP), much of the training for…

Position Opening – Health Administration and Policy Program, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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The Health Administration and Policy Program (HAPP) invites applications for a full-time, tenure/tenure-track assistant/associate professor position beginning in fall 2016. HAPP is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that offers tracks…

Ian Holloway is quoted in USC News

Holloway highlights the fact that LGBT people compared to heterosexuals face additional stressors that are "unique to them based on discrimination and exclusion." Article: https://news.usc.edu/87071/usc-ucla-study-to-focus-on-experienc…

Patrick Heuveline was elected to the PAA Nominations Committee

Patrick Heuveline was elected to the Population Association of America Nominations Committee. Read More: http://www.populationassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/PAA-Fall-2015.pdf?utm_source=PAA+Affairs+-+Fall+2015&utm_campaign=paa-affairs-summer-2015&utm_medium=email