Michigan State University: Assistant/Associate Professor in Sociology

The Department of Sociology at Michigan State University seeks candidates for a 9-month tenure-system position in the Sociology of Health and Medicine at the Assistant or Associate Professor level beginning August 16, 2016. We seek candidates…

Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research: Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Urban Health Program (UHP), invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research associate in Population Health beginning July 1, 2015. The scholar is expected to work independently…

University of Warwick, Coventry: Assistant Professor

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University of Warwick, Coventry is looking for an assistant professor in the sociology department. For more information please click here.

Prof. Leah Platt Boustan is quoted in the Voice of America.

Prof. Leah Platt Boustan's research on immigrant patterns found that native born to hold a bachelor's degree and they’re much more likely than the native born to hold a higher degree like a master’s degree. http://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2015/05/08/this-us-ethnic-group-makes-the-most-money/  

Call for Articles: Biosocial Pathways of Well-Being Across the Life Course

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CALL FOR ARTICLES RSF: THE RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES BIOSOCIAL PATHWAYS OF WELL-BEING ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE Edited by Thomas W. McDade Northwestern University and Kathleen Mullan Harris University of North…

Congratulations to Xi Song for receiving an honorable mention for this year’s ASA Family Section Graduate Paper award

Xi Song’s paper entitled "Heterogeneous Grandparent Effects: The Effect of Grandparents' Education on Grandchildren's Education in One-Parent and Two-Parent Families" has been selected to receive an honorable mention for this year's American…

Population Section Mentor/Mentee Lunch at ASA Annual Meeting

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On August 22 at noon the section will host a mentor/mentee lunch at the Terzo Piano restaurant located on the third floor of the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago.  Terzo Piano is about a 10 minute walk from the conference hotels.  As…

Call for Proposals: SPATIAL Unconference

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→What: Spatial Information for Human Health →When: December 9–11, 2015 → Where: University of Santa Barbara, California http://spatial.ucsb.edu/spatial2015 The Center for Spatial Studies (University of California, Santa Barbara),…

Request for Pilot Proposals: Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities

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Request for Pilot Proposals from the Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America Due Date: June 12, 2015 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities invites interested…

Call for Papers: 6th Annual IGSS Conference

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With support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and the Population Association of America, the Institute of Behavioral Science and…