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Post-Doctoral Researcher | Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Post-Doctoral Researcher | Research Group Migration and Health Inequalities

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is seeking to appoint a full-time post-doctoral researcher to join the ERC-funded Research Group on Migration and Health Inequalities. The group, led by Silvia Loi, brings together experts from Demography, Quantitative Sociology, and Social Epidemiology to address the pressing scientific and societal question: Why do immigrants age in poorer health compared to non-immigrants?
The research group agenda builds up on these three research areas:

quantify the gaps in healthy ageing trajectories between immigrants and non-immigrants by age, gender, socioeconomic status, and their interactions;
identify the critical events and circumstances in immigrants’ lives that put them on a different healthy ageing trajectory from non-immigrants;
study the impact of family composition and family ties in mitigating health inequalities by migration background.

We are seeking a creative, self-driven, collaborative scholar with a strong quantitative background that can contribute to advancing one or more the three research areas of the group. The selected candidate will be a member of the Research Group on Migration and Health Inequalities, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with other units, such as the Max Planck – University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health (MaxHel).

We provide a stimulating research-oriented community, excellent infrastructure at the MPIDR, and an institutional culture that enables everyone to develop their individual skills and competencies. The MPIDR is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world, studying issues of theoretical and policy relevance. These include, but are not limited to mortality, fertility, migration, aging, health, and the redistribution of work and transfers over the life course. The MPIDR is part of the Max Planck Society, a network of 86 institutes that form Germany’s premier basic-research organization. Max Planck Institutes have an established record of world-class, foundational research in the sciences, technology, social sciences, and the humanities.

The successful candidate must have a PhD (or receive it soon) in Demography, Sociology, Social Epidemiology or related fields, a strong quantitative background and is expected to have a profile along at least one of the following lines:

Migrant health
Social determinants of health
Social inequalities
Measuring and modelling life-course processes

Demonstrable skills in R or Stata are highly desirable. Previous experience working with register data will be considered an advantage.

Please apply online via this survey and include in a single PDF file:

Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications;
Motivation letter, 1-2 pages that describe how your expertise fits into the research agenda of the Research Group and the related project. Please include your research accomplishments, and highlight your technical skills, and areas of expertise;
A writing example (e.g., one of your publications or working paper);
Contact information for up to 2 academic referees.

In order to receive full consideration, applications should be submitted by 28 February 2025. Online interviews will be held in the first half of March 2025. We expect candidates to start in the first half of 2025, though a later date might be possible under special circumstances. The successful applicant will be offered a 2-years contract with remuneration commensurate to experience (starting from approx. 57,000 EUR gross per year for researchers who have just completed their PhD, up to approx. 70,000 EUR gross per year for more senior scientists), based on the salary structure of the German public sector (Öffentlicher Dienst, TVöD Bund). The advertised position is located at the MPIDR. It is expected that the successful applicant will be in residence at the MPIDR, in Rostock, Germany, and support for relocation costs is available.

Statistician | DC Government

Statistician

Job ID: 28750
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Minimum Rate: $109,999.00
Date Closed: 01/30/2025

Introduction

This position is in the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC). CJCC is an independent agency within the District of Columbia government. The mission of CJCC is to foster systemic change in the justice system, serving as a forum to identify issues and their solutions, proposing actions and facilitating cooperation what will improve public safety and related criminal and juvenile justice services for District of Columbia residents, victims, and offenders.

This position serves as an expert, authoritative Statistician, responsible for performing one or more of the following major duty functions: management and maintenance of the DC Statistical Analysis Center; leading key criminal and juvenile justice research and analysis; providing consultation on relevant and methodologically rigorous analyses; and collaborating with the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice on the District’s criminal and juvenile justice data. The incumbent provides professional consultation in applying statistical theories, techniques, and methods to gather, research, analyze, interpret, and/or report quantified information.

Duties and Responsibilities

Serves as the expert consultant on the statistical aspects of various matters relevant to the criminal and juvenile justice system, or on the technical aspects of a specialized statistical activity, and as such, provides authoritative counsel. Serves as the activity representative to deal with commitment authority for decisions relating to agency statistical resources. Plans, develops and provides technical direction for statistical research programs, where the investigations involve citywide and national data collection problems, which have a bearing on public policy, and/or affect the administrative operational policies of a department or agency of the District or Federal government. Conducts an analysis of the root causes that led to the incarceration of current committed youth, including a voluntary survey of a current committed youth and any self-reported adverse childhood experiences.

Oversees the work of data analysts and research interns; lending statistical, methodological and analytical expertise to shape and direct juvenile and criminal justice research within CJCC, coordinating major research projects with staff; reviewing the work; and providing direction as needed. Develops and maintains wide, continuing relationships with ranking statistical executives, both within and outside the District and Federal government, on broad statistical programs to avoid overlap of objectives and to ensure integration of coordinated statistical programming. Provides final budget recommendations for statistical activities in support of agency programs. Collaborates with CJCC programmatic staff to determine deliverables for grant applications, and white papers, conferences, forums, and summits. Responds to requests for statistical information from partner agencies.

Qualifications & Education

Education: Must have a degree that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc.

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A combination of education and experience — courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.

Specialized Experience: This position requires one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lowest grade level in the District of Columbia government. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the line of work of the position and has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Postdoctoral Research Associate | Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing (CRCFW)

Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing (CRCFW), directed by Dr. Kathryn Edin and part of the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, invites outstanding researchers to apply for appointments each academic year. CRCFW conducts research on children and young adults’ health, education, and economic wellbeing and on understanding disadvantaged communities. Our current initiatives include the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), exploring the impact of several anti-violence programs in Chicago, understanding the regional concentration of disability receipt and its impact on community life, and the relationship between poverty and trauma.

The following appointment is available for the 2025 – 2026 academic year. The position requires in-person work at least 3 days a week. Applications will be accepted through February 28, 2025.

CRCFW is offering a highly competitive Postdoctoral Research Associate position to an individual with documented interest in the transition to young adulthood and experience working with the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) or other, similar longitudinal survey data. Appointments are for one year with the possibility of renewal, pending satisfactory performance and continued funding, with negotiable starting dates for the next academic year.

QUALIFICATIONS: Postdocs are expected to have outstanding potential and be self-motivated, goal-oriented and capable of successfully communicating ideas to diverse audiences. They must also be able to build on existing strengths, bridge different fields, and be motivated to work with faculty and staff on complex projects. This position will support independent and collaborative research on the above topics. Preference will be given to candidates that have obtained their PhD within the last two years. While this listing is open to all social science disciplines, preference will be given to those with a PhD in quantitative demography or with formal demography training.

Postdocs will participate in all of the Center’s activities, including student-faculty seminars, workshops, and public lectures. The postdoc will be expected to spend about 75% of their time working on publications using data from the FFCWS and/or research with Dr. Edin and about 25% of their time assisting the FFCWS data team projects such as merging contextual and administrative data files to the survey data.

Applicants should apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/37441(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) and submit: a cover letter describing areas of interest, graduate training, relevant background and possible fit within the center recent CV names, e-mails and phone numbers of three references.

Future of Families Summer Data Workshop

The 2025 Future of Families Summer Data Workshop application form is now available and is due on Monday, February 17, 2025, 11:59 PM EST. The workshop will be held in-person from Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 to Friday, June 13th, 2025. Travel and hotel costs will be covered for successful applicants. For more information or questions on the application, please email ffsummerdataworkshop@columbia.edu to be added to the contact list and notified of when the application will be published.

The workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the data available in the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) (formerly Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study), a national study following a birth cohort of (mostly) unmarried parents and their children, providing information about the capabilities, circumstances, and relationships of unwed parents, the wellbeing of their children, and the role of public policy in family and child wellbeing.

The workshop will be focused on data from the public-use Future of Families files, from the baseline through Year 22 waves. These data can be downloaded by researchers through the Princeton University Office of Population Research Data Archive. Panelists may also discuss data from the restricted-use contract files, but participants need not have the contract data to participate in the workshop. This year’s workshop will place special emphasis on wave 7 of the FFCWS, when the focal children reached age 22.

Applicants must possess basic quantitative data analysis skills. About 25-30 applicants will be selected. Application deadline February 17, 2025.

The Future of Families Summer Data Workshop is made possible by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (2R25HD074544-06).

PGPD Embedded Analyst | Maryland Crime Research and Innovation Center (MCRIC)

The Maryland Crime Research and Innovation Center (MCRIC) is seeking to fill the position of embedded analyst for the Prince George’s County Police Department. This appointment would fulfill a graduate assistantship, with full tuition remission and stipend, and requires a one-year commitment. We anticipate beginning the background check process in Spring 2025, with the position starting in Summer 2025 and extending to Spring 2026 (with the possibility of funding support for Summer 2026).

We anticipate the embedded analyst to work partially at the department and attend in-person meetings as necessary. However, the position is very flexible for a hybrid working schedule. The embedded analyst position is project-driven based on the needs of MCRIC and PGPD. The current project involves analyzing the concentration of violence across the county and at the borders with DC and Montgomery County. This role may also require a mixture of spatial analyses, ride-alongs with officers, and community engagement, based on current project aims.

The ideal candidate will have research interests/experience in policing, as well as experience in quantitative, geospatial, and qualitative analyses.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a CV and brief cover letter stating your interest in this position to Dr. Bianca Bersani (bbersani@umd.edu) by January 15^th. Hiring decisions will be announced by February 2025.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please reach out to Dr. Bianca Bersani or Torri Sperry (current PG embedded analyst) for more information.

NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship

NIJ seeks applications for the FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship program, which supports doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, advancing knowledge of victimization and effective victim services, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States.

The official applicant is the sponsoring academic institution located in the United States or its territories, and students must apply through their institution. To be eligible, the academic institution must be fully accredited by one of the regional institutional accreditation agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

Academic institutions are eligible to apply only if:

The student is currently enrolled in a research doctorate program at the eligible academic institution. Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts degree programs are not eligible.
The student’s proposed dissertation research has demonstrable relevance to preventing and controlling crime, advancing knowledge of victimization and effective victim services, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice, in the United States.

An applicant may submit more than one application, but each application must propose sponsoring a different student.

Learn more about the Graduate Research Fellowship program and the current solicitation at an informational webinar on February 13, 2025, at 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. ET. Register for the webinar. Submit any questions in advance to grf@usdoj.gov no later than February 11, 2025 with the subject “Questions for NIJ FY25 Graduate Research Fellowship Webinar.”

Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline:

Submit SF-424 in Grants.gov. Step 1, Grants.gov Application Deadline: April 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants. Step 2, JustGrants Application Deadline: April 22, 2025 at 8:59 p.m. ET

Postdoctoral Scholar – Social Environments and Population Health | Population Research Institute

Postdoctoral Scholar – Social Environments and Population Health

The Population Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University anticipates an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Social Environments and Population Health, starting on or around August 15, 2025, contingent on funding availability. The Postdoctoral Scholar will devote time to independent research, collaborations with faculty mentors, and mentored training and professionalization.

This position is funded for one year from the start date, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year, conditional on successful progress.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a social science field such as sociology, demography, family studies, anthropology, economics, public policy, or related fields using social science approaches (e.g., epidemiology) by the start date, and have training and research experience in demographic processes (fertility, mortality, migration, and family formation), especially as they are relevant to social environments and population health. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate interest and capacity for independent research, evidence or clear plans for an emerging publication record, have outstanding writing and communication skills, and be able to work effectively on a team.

Apply here.

Postdoctoral Scholar – Emerging Disparities in Population Health | Population Research Institute

Postdoctoral Scholar – Emerging Disparities in Population Health

The Population Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University anticipates an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Emerging Disparities in Population Health, starting on or around August 15, 2025, contingent on funding availability. The Postdoctoral Scholar will devote time to independent research, collaborations with faculty mentors, and mentored training and professionalization.

This position is funded for one year from the start date, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year, conditional on successful progress.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a social science field such as sociology, demography, gerontology, family studies, anthropology, economics, public policy, or related fields using social science approaches (e.g., epidemiology) by the start date, and have training and research experience in substantive demographic topics or demographic methods, especially as they are relevant to aging and population health disparities. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate interest and capacity for independent research, evidence or clear plans for an emerging publication record, have outstanding writing and communication skills, and be able to work effectively on a team.

Apply here.

NIJ FY 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship – INFORMATION WEBINAR

NIJ FY 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Webinar

Thursday, February 13, 2025 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Agenda

This webinar will give an overview of NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship opportunity, which seeks to support doctoral students whose dissertation research is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, advancing knowledge of victimization and effective victim services, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States.

The presenters will discuss program scope, eligibility, application elements, and frequently asked questions.

Live captioning will be available.

IQMR New Voices Initiative

Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR)
New Voices Initiative
Call for Applications for IQMR 2025 (June 15-27, 2025)
Application Due Date: January 31, 2025

Background and Motivation

The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) is a two-week training program held each summer at Syracuse University. IQMR promotes the teaching and application of a diverse range of advanced qualitative research methods and their combination with complementary analytic techniques in political science and cognate disciplines. The Institute’s overall goals are to enable attendees to create and critique methodologically sophisticated qualitative and multi-method research, and to foster the continued growth of a collaborative community of scholars who develop, refine, teach, and employ qualitative research methods. Each summer IQMR participants choose from among approximately 20 modules led by more than 30 faculty. Over the last 22 years, more than 3,000 graduate students and junior faculty have been trained at IQMR.

The New Voices Initiative aims to identify, encourage, and support early career researchers (ECRs) interested in serving as IQMR instructors, growing the pool of scholars potentially available to teach at the Institute. More broadly, the Initiative seeks to increase the number and diversity of faculty who teach qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences. The Institute is uniquely positioned to offer junior scholars who aspire to teach methods the experience they need to transition from using to teaching social science methods. Over time, increasing numbers of outstanding ECRs have joined IQMR as instructors. Building on that foundation, the Institute is particularly interested in receiving applications from ECRs in the social sciences who are members of groups that have historically been under-represented in academia, and can offer fresh insights and perspectives on the methods taught at IQMR.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to participate in the New Voices Initiative, ECRs must:

Have received a doctoral degree in the social sciences between 2018 and June 2025 or, in exceptional circumstances, plan to complete their doctorate by June 2026;
Be based at a U.S. institution;
Have methodological expertise as demonstrated through publishing work focused on the development of qualitative methods, and/or teaching courses focused on qualitative methods, that would enable them to contribute to modules focused on the following:
- Logic of qualitative methods (logic and set theory; regularity theory of causality)
- Field methods (fieldwork design, survey research, archival research, focus groups, interviews, digital fieldwork)
- Comparative historical analysis
- Non-controlled comparison (case selection, logics of comparison)
- Interpretive methods
- Ethnographic methods
- Process tracing
- Bayesian inference
- Causal diagrams for within-case analysis
- Geographic Information Systems
- Integrating qualitative and quantitative techniques
- Integrating qualitative and experimental techniques
- Text as data
- Qualitative comparative analysis

Application Process

Eligible ECRs should complete and submit the Google Form linked below by January 31, 2025.

https://forms.gle/6RFxPVuhGKzEimLq8

Selection and Support

The selection committee will comprise the IQMR leadership team and one or more of the faculty who lead the modules in which applicants express an interest in teaching. They will review all eligible applications to identify the two applicants who could make the most significant contribution through, and benefit the most from, teaching at IQMR. Selection decisions will be made, and all applicants notified of the status of their application, by late February 2025.

Each Teaching Fellow will join the teaching team for a particular set of modules, and will be guided and mentored by those modules’ seasoned instructors. It is hoped that Teaching Fellows will begin or continue to publish on the conduct of qualitative and multi-method research, and/or to teach their own methods classes at their home institution.

Teaching Fellows are paid an honorarium, and their round trip economy class domestic air travel, lodging in Syracuse, NY, and a per diem for the duration of their stay are covered by the Institute. Fellows who teach at IQMR 2025 will be eligible to teach at IQMR in subsequent summers.