2017

MEETINGS IN 2017

Spring 2017. Cologne, Germany

The RC28 Spring Meeting 2017, which took place at the University of Cologne, Germany, on March 30 - April 1, 2017, was organized by Marita Jacob, Judith Offerhaus, and Michael Kuhhirt. The theme of the conference was: “Social Inequality and Mobility Revisited: Challenges through recent demographic trends.” A total of 207 people attended the meeting.

Summer 2017. New York, U.S.A.

The RC28 Summer Meeting 2017 at Columbia University was organized by Tom DiPrete, Yion Cohen, and Yao Lu and took place on August 8 (Tues) – 10 (Thurs), 2017. The theme of the conference was: “Increasing Mobility and Reducing Inequality: What guidance is provided by sociological research?” A total of 288 people attended the meeting.

Upcoming meetings:

RC28 meeting is scheduled at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea in spring 2018 (May 25-27, 2018). In July 2018 (July 15-21, 2018), there will be the ISA World Congress in Toronto, with a number of sessions organized by RC28. There are also meetings planned in Frankfurt, Germany in spring 2019 (March 21-23, 2019) and in Princeton in summer 2019.

Announcements distributed through RC28 Listserv:

[RC28 message 2017_123] Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh

Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow post (vacancy reference no. 042336)

Understanding Inequalities project, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, UK

Applications are invited for a full-time Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow to join the ‘Understanding Inequalities’ research project, an ambitious interdisciplinary research programme that aims to explore the causes, consequences and policy implications of social inequalities across different dimensions and spatial scales. The post-holder will be based in the Moray House School of Education at the University of Edinburgh and will work with an international team of academics.

We are looking for a candidate with a PhD in a social science discipline and a minimum of three years post-doctoral research experience (or a minimum of five years research experience for the Research Fellow post) using quantitative data, excellent quantitative analysis and statistical modelling skills, ability to write research papers at publishable standards and to disseminate research findings to a wide range of audiences. Applicants should also have excellent management skills and communication and interpersonal skills.

This post is full time, fixed-term from April 2018 to September 2020.

Closing date: 5pm (GMT) 17th January 2018.

Further details about this post are available at: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form

Professor Cristina Iannelli, University of Edinburgh, email: c.iannelli@ed.ac.uk

[RC28 message 2017_122] calls for Post-doc and for doctoral fellowship programs

Markets, Ethics, and the Law Post-Doctorate Fellowships, The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Tel Aviv University is accepting applications for its 2018-19 post-doctorate fellowship program. The Center offers grants to outstanding researchers who study the ethical, moral and political aspects of markets, both local and global, from all disciplines and fields, including economics, social sciences, business, the humanities, and the law.

Grant Amount: $28,000

Candidates must have a PhD from a recognized institution in Israel or abroad, and must have received their degree after February 15th 2014. Candidates with permanent positions at universities or colleges are not eligible. Preference will be given to candidates who have not received their degree from TAU. Additional funding for travel for non-Israelis fellows is available. The Research Fellows will be part of the Center’s research group and will take part in the Center’s activities. While in residence, the fellows are expected to dedicate their full time to research.

Applicants must submit:

• Documentation indicating eligibility for a doctorate degree, or certification of the submission date of their dissertation.

• Three letters of recommendation. Preferably, at least one recommender should not belong to the academic institution where the applicant was a doctoral student.

• Summary of the doctoral dissertation and brief description of the research plan (each up to two pages).

• CV, including a list of publications (if applicable)

Deadline for submission of all application materials: Feb 15, 2018.

Application materials should be sent by e-mail to: safracen@post.tau.ac.il

Additional information about the Center, research fellows and activities can be found at: https://en-ethics.tau.ac.il

Biron-Cegla-Safra Doctoral Fellowships Markets, Ethics, and the Law The Amalia Biron-Cegla Doctoral Fellowship Fund and The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Tel Aviv University are accepting applications for its 2018-19 doctoral fellowship program. The Center offers grants to PhD students who study the ethical, moral and political aspects of markets, both local and global from all disciplines and fields of both the social sciences and the humanities.

Grant Amount: $18,000

Candidates must be PhD students at Tel Aviv University after their proposal has been approved. The research fellows will be part of the Center’s research group and will take part in the Center’s activities. While in residence, the fellows are expected to dedicate their time to research.

Applicants must submit:

• Two letters of recommendation, one of them from the dissertation’s supervisor. The letter will include information on the research project; its scientific contribution and its creativity.

• Summary of the dissertation research plan (up to two pages).

• CV, including a list of publications (if applicable).

Deadline for submission of all application materials: Feb 15, 2018.

Application materials should be sent by e-mail to: safracen@post.tau.ac.il

Additional information about the Center, research fellows and activities can be found at: https://en-ethics.tau.ac.il/

Hadas Mandel, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel-Aviv University

[RC28 message 2017_121] Researcher: Social stratification/Ethnic inequality and integration

please find a link to a position as researcher with the Institute for Futures Studies/SOFI in Stockholm - I would be grateful if this could be forwarded to the RC28 community:

https://www.iffs.se/en/news/ad-on-childrens-living-conditions/

Jan O. Jonsson Professor of Sociology, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University

[RC28 message 2017_120] ECSR Spring School

Work, Employment and Inequality, March 19-23, 2018, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy

http://www.ecsrnet.eu/spring-summer-school

Gabriele Ballarino, PhD, Professor of Economic sociology, Deputy director, Dept. of Social and Political Science (SPS), Coordinator, PhD program in Economic Sociology and Labour Studies (ESLS), University of Milan, Italy

[RC28 message 2017_119] CfP: Attitudes about Inequalities

Call for Papers for the Special Issue of Societies, “Attitudes about Inequalities”

Guest editors Liza G. Steele and Nate Breznau put together a special issue theme, calling for manuscripts of original research that examine attitudes or public opinion about inequalities pertaining to socioeconomic status, class, race, ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, gender, or sexuality, particularly as they pertain to social policies or the social welfare state. We welcome submissions using a variety of empirical methods. Regarding geographic scope, studies may be global, or specific to regions, nations, or sub-national areas; and we welcome comparative studies and those looking at changes over time.

Societies is a newly open access journal, indexed in the Web of Science emerging sources list and edited by highly influential social scientists including Hans-Peter Blossfeld. The future of science is open! Join this movement by submitting your work to this journal. Societies is a member of the Committee on Publishing Ethics and starting in 2018, Societies will have absolutely no article processing fees whatsoever.

Article length and guidelines are quite flexible. Deadline is May 15th, 2018.

For more details, please see

http://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies/special_issues/Attitudes_about_Inequalities

If you have any further questions including whether your article fits the issue, please email the guest editors at socialpolicyprefs@gmail.com

Liza G. Steele, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sociology, State University of New York at Purchase

[RC28 message 2017_118] Recruitement of PHD's and Post-doc for the BAM project

BAM (Becoming A Minority) project Post-doc Position: www.academictransfer.com/44114

PhD Positions: www.academictransfer.com/44113

Werfhorst, Herman van de <H.G.vandeWerfhorst@uva.nl>

[RC28 message 2017_117] ISA World Congress and Registration Grants / RC28 Travel Awards

Dear RC28 members,

The XIX ISA World Congress will take place in Toronto on July 15-21, 2018, and there will be 24 RC28 sessions including, a business session, an invited session on “Looking Backward and Looking Forward: Past, Present and Future of Social Stratification Research,” a joint session with RC04 (education) and RC33 (methodology) on “Education and Social Inequality: Recent Methodological Developments,” and a poster session. Notification letters from the ISA went out on 30 November to those who submitted abstracts.

ISA has funds ($2,300 allocated to RC28) to subsidize early registration fees for ISA members. Applications must be sent by the participants of the World Congress to the Program Coordinator (i.e., RC28 Secretary/Treasurer <rc28.isa@gmail.com>). The deadline is 31 January, 2018. The notification of the grant will be sent by the end of February 2018. Please see the following website:

http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/registration-grants/

Please send the following information:

(1) name, (2) institutional affiliation, (3) status (professor, fellow, student, etc), (4) name of RC28 session where your abstract is accepted and type of presentation (oral, distributed paper or poster), and (5) amount of early registration fees.

For your reference, early registration fees are shown below:

Members from Category A countries

ISA member US$ 440

Student ISA member US$ 120

Members from Category B countries

ISA member US$ 198

Student ISA member US$ 110

Members from Category C countries

ISA member US$ 151

Student ISA member US$ 100

For the list of countries in Categories A, B, and C, please see ISA membership application (http://www.isa-sociology.org/table_c.htm).

The RC28 board agreed in August at the RC28 New York meeting that it would give travel awards for presentation by RC28 members at the ISA World Congress in July 2018. The RC28 Travel Awards Fund assists students and members in special needs by subsidizing their travel to RC28 conferences, in order to present their work. Awards will not exceed 750 US Dollars, and are given only once in a four-year period to the same person. Please see the following website about the RC28 Travel Awards:

https://sites.google.com/site/rc28hp/travel-awards/how-to-apply

The application procedure is as follow: The deadline is 31 January, 2018. The notification of the award will be sent by the end of February 2018. The application should be sent to the RC28 Secretary/Treasurer (rc28.isa@gmail.com) and should include: (a) the paper to be presented at the World Congress, (b) the name of RC28 session accepted, (c) an itemized budget, and (d) (short) letter of recommendation. The applications will be reviewed by the selection committee. The names of the recipients of the Travel Awards will be announced at the RC28 business meeting of the World Congress.

You are welcome to apply for both registration grants and travel awards.

Hiroshi Ishida RC28 Secretary/Treasurer

[RC28 message 2017_116] 2 tenured researcher positions at INED

INED is recruiting two tenured researcher positions in Population studies (one with priority to Population and Societies in Africa).

Competition opening date: 18 December 2017 Deadline for applications: 18 January 2018

More information available at: https://www.ined.fr/en/institute/joining-ined/competitive-examination/researchers-exams/

Ariane Pailhé, Directrice de recherches / Senior researcher, Directrice déléguée à la recherche / Deputy director for research, ariane.pailhe@ined.fr

[RC28 message 2017_115] 2 Postdoctoral Researchers at Carlos III Juan March Institute

2 Postdoctoral Researchers in ERC project EFFORT (3 years)

The research project "Effort and Social Inequality – Advancing Measurement and Understanding Parental Origin Effects" (EFFORT) funded by the European Research Council (ERC) is recruiting two Postdoctoral Researchers with a PhD in sociology, economics, psychology or similar. The project will be located at the Carlos III Juan March Institute (IC3JM), which is affiliated to the Department of Social Sciences of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). The positions are offered for three years, starting between March and September 2018.

Further details are available upon request from Principal Investigator Jonas Radl (jradl@clio.uc3m.es). Closing date: 15 January 2018. See full Call for Applications.

[RC28 message 2017_114] CFP: Workplace networks and women’s chances of obtaining positions of authority

Session on “The effect of women’s workplace networks on their chances of obtaining positions of authority”

Women continue to be underrepresented in positions of organizational authority globally. Existing evidence shows that employee characteristics and macro factors far from account for the whole picture, suggesting that the most promising explanations may lie in the workplace itself. One potential explanation that has been understudied is women’s networks at the workplace. Workplace networks can be beneficial for one’s career, but also dysfunctional when they lead to exclusion from attractive positions. In this session, we invite both substantive and methodological contributions concerning the effect of women’s workplace networks on their chances of obtaining positions of authority. What kind of networks facilitate women’s inroads to authority positions? Is it the case that women have to be sponsored by men in their networks at work to obtain authority, as found in Burt’s (1995) famous single case study? We welcome contributions from different paradigms and disciplines, including sociology, organizational science, and economics. The deadline for abstract submission is February 1, 2018.

Dragana Stojmenovska | PhD Candidate | University of Amsterdam | d.stojmenovska@uva.nl

[RC28 message 2017_113] Professorship in Sustainable Social Development

The Department of Social Sciences of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Bern invites applications for a Professorship in Social Sciences (Domain: Sustainable Social Development) (Succession of Prof. Dr. Ulf Liebe)

at the level of Associate Professor or Assistant Professor with Tenure Track. It is a full-time position starting August 1, 2018.

The professorship is affiliated with the interdisciplinary Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern and fulfills its duties both at the Department of Social Sciences and at the CDE. The professorship focuses on aspects of societal transformation towards a sustainable future. Potential areas of research include questions of consumption and sustainability, the diffusion of efficient renewable energy technologies, sustainable management of public goods and cooperation among the relevant stakeholders, environmental policy regulation to achieve sustainability goals, or the modality and impact of public sustainability communication. Aspects of the social dimension of sustainability such as global or regional development of inequality and poverty could also be a research focus. In terms of teaching duties, the professorship will contribute to the disciplinary study programs at the Department of Social Sciences as well as to the interdisciplinary programs at the CDE.

We invite applications from all social science disciplines, in particular the disciplines represented at the Department of Social Sciences. Applicants are required to hold a PhD degree in a social science discipline. Applicants at the associate professor level should have a Habilitation or an equivalent level of academic achievement. Applicants are expected to have an outstanding and internationally respected research record, significant teaching experience, and a research profile that is relevant to current areas of focus in the Department of Social Sciences and the CDE. Beneficial are advanced skills in social science methodology, experience in leading research teams and in inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation, and a track record of raising research funding.

Salary is determined by the regulations of the Canton of Bern. Employment at the assistant professor level is for the duration of up to five years; if the qualification criteria are fulfilled, the position will be transformed to a permanent associate position (Extraordinariat).

The University of Bern is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications by female candidates. Job-sharing is possible.

Applications may be submitted in German or in English and should include a motivation letter, a CV, a list of publications, a list of taught courses, a list of research grants, as well as a short research plan that describes the proposed research focus of the professorship.

Please send your application electronically (as a single PDF file) no later than January 15, 2018 to: University of Bern, Department of Social Sciences, Fabrikstrasse 8, CH-3012 Bern, e-mail address: applications@sowi.unibe.ch.

Contact person is Prof. Dr. Claus Jacobs (president of the recruiting committee). Further information: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at http://www.cde.unibe.ch, Department of Social Sciences at http://www.sowi.unibe.ch.

[RC28 message 2017_112] PhD Scholarships at University of Cologne

We particularly welcome applications from sociologists interested in Demography and Social Inequality. PhD scholarship holders will be integrated in the Key Research Profile Areas of the Faculty, among them "Demography and Social Inequality" mainly hosted by the Institue of Sociology and Social Psychology (ISS).

For more details see:

https://www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/forschung/key-research-profile-areas/demography-social-inequality/

Prof. Dr. Marita Jacob, University of Cologne

[RC28 message 2017_111] New PhD position at The Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University

One Fully Funded PhD Position in Analytical Sociology

The Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS), in collaboration with the Centre for Municipality Studies, seeks to fill one fully funded PhD position (for four years full-time) at Linköping University, Sweden. IAS offers a unique doctoral training program in Analytical Sociology. You will be part of a small and highly selected cohort of graduate students who will receive both theoretical and methodological research training by working in close collaboration with some of the worlds’ leading scholars in Analytical Sociology. You will be part of a collegial team of researchers who conduct cutting-edge research on important social, political, and cultural matters.

The PhD-project will be conducted within the broader project “Corruption and abuse of power in mature welfare states”. The background is that even though the Nordic countries continuously are ranked as the least corrupt in the world, lately, high-profile scandals have led several commentators to conclude that doing well in international indices measuring corruption and rule of law, does not automatically imply that such problems can be neglected in these societies. Rather, they may take other, less detectable forms such as clientelism, cronyism and nepotism. More knowledge is therefore needed about corruption in mature welfare states, in particular at the local level where much of the core of the welfare state ultimately is implemented.

To be eligible for the doctoral program you need to have a degree from an advanced-level/master program, or 240 ECTS (4 years) in courses, out of which at least 60 ECTS (1 year) must have been at the advanced/master level. 90 ECTS (1.5 years) must be in disciplines of direct relevance for Analytical Sociology, such as statistics, sociology, political science, mathematics, et cetera.

The doctoral training consists of four years of full-time studies-- one year (60 ECTS) of courses and three years of dissertation work. Throughout the program you will be employed at the IAS with a wage ladder set according to university standards. To read more about PhD studies at IAS please visit https://liu.se/en/article/doctoral-studies-in-analytical-sociology

Application deadline: 14 December 2017

Start date of employment: By agreement

Apply for the PhD position at

https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies?rmpage=job&rmjob=7083&rmlang=UK

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:

Gissur Erlingsson, Associate Professor, Centre for Municipality Studies

gissur.erlingsson@liu.se

Maria Brandén, PhD, Director of Doctoral Studies at IAS, email: maria.branden@liu.se

Malin Thunström, HR-officer, email: malin.thunstrom@liu.se

[RC28 message 2017_110] 2018 RC28 Significant Scholarship Award

Dear RC28 members,

The RC28 board makes one award annually to recognize an article of Significant Scholarship in Social Stratification that has been published in the three years prior to the year when the award is made. For example, for the 2018 award articles appearing in journal issues from 2015-2017 are eligible. The criterion for the award is the significance, rigor, and novelty of the article's contribution to scholarship in social stratification. The RC28 Significant Scholarship Award comes with a sum of 1,000 US dollars. If there are multiple authors, a sum is divided equally among them.

In order to be eligible, the article must have been presented prior to publication at one of the RC28 meetings or the RC28 sessions of the World Congress, and the fact of its presentation must be acknowledged in the published version of the article or the author should provide other forms of proof (such as a copy of the program).

The award shall be made by the RC28 Board, which will decide upon the recipient at the Spring RC28 meeting. The recipient of the 2018 award will be announced and the award will be delivered at the 2018 World Congress of Sociology. The first award was presented to Fabrizio Bernardi at the RC28 meeting in New York in August, 2017.

The Board will solicit nominations for the award and consider all nominations received by February 1 for that year's award. Nominations should include a full citation of the article and a brief statement as to why the nominating individual considers the article to merit the award. Nominations will be submitted to the RC28 Secretary, who will compile the nominations and deliver them to the subcommittee appointed by the Board for consideration. Nominations are accepted only from RC28 members. Self-nominations are permitted.

Please submit your nomination for the 2018 award by 1 February 2018 to RC28 Secretary (Hiroshi Ishida) at rc28.isa@gmail.com.

Hiroshi Ishida RC28 Secretary/Treasurer

[RC28 message 2017_109] Postdoc position MZES for ISA/Research Committee 28

The MZES is an interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Mannheim dedicated to comparative European social research and the analysis of European integration processes. It is Germany’s largest university-based social science research centre. There is a vacancy in the Centre’s Data and Methods Unit. The responsibilities include the initiation of own research projects and consulting services as well as support for MZES research projects. Services in the field of research on parties and elections in Europe are particularly welcome.

Candidates should have completed their Ph.D. with an excellent dissertation in political science or a related discipline within the last five years. They should have demonstrated their expertise in research on parties and elections in Europe, particularly in peer-reviewed journals. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications and will be public sector pay scheme TV-L E13 to E14 (between 47,700 and 58,500 Euros), with additional employer benefits. The contract is of limited duration as stipulated by the German Act of Academic Fixed-Term Contract (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz), starting preferably June 1, 2018. In principle, the position can be shared. s an equal opportunity employer, the University of Mannheim particularly encourages applications from women and persons with disabilities.

Applications may be submitted in German or English. They should include a cover letter, a CV (with a list of publications), copies of academic degrees (including the doctoral certificate), and one paper describing plans for research (1 page, an outline for a grant proposal) and services (1 page) to be carried out at the MZES. The deadline for applications is January 5, 2018. To apply online, please go to:

ttps://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/stellen/online_bewerb/appli_e.php

Letters of recommendation are optional; they may be sent to philipp.heldmann@mzes.uni-mannheim.de

For further information about the Centre, please visit the MZES website: ww.mzes.uni-mannheim.de.

For more information about the position, please contact Philipp Heldmann at philipp.heldmann@mzes.uni-mannheim.de.

[RC28 message 2017_108] Job Opening (postdoc) WZB Berlin Social Science Center, focus on lifelong learning

The WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Project Group “National Educational Panel Study: Vocational Training and Lifelong Learning” (Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pollak), is offering a position of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The position is full-time (currently 39 weekly hours). Starting date of the position is scheduled for January 15, 2018, but no later than April 1, 2018. The contract will be initially for the duration of three years with the possibility of renewal for two more years. The position is located within two research projects:

The first interdisciplinary project, “Employment-Related Further Training in a Dynamic Labor Market: The Role of Business Cycles and Technological Change”, is part of the DFG priority program 1646 and runs until Dec 31, 2019. The project focuses on three research questions that are essential to understand the importance of further training in dynamic labor markets. First, the project will analyze how the automatization and digitalization of work processes across different occupations have influenced workers’ training participation. Second, the project will investigate how economic turbulences, in particular job displacements, influence workers’ training participation, and, third, the project will explore the returns to further training in the form of worker competences and job contents. As a joint research project of the WZB and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg it uses data from the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). The postdoctoral research fellow is supposed to conduct project-related research independently but also in co-operation with the project leaders and the team members at the IAB. About two thirds of the WZB position are devoted to this project.

The second project, “Adult Education and Lifelong Learning”, is part of the interdisciplinary network National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). The WZB is responsible for the yearly panel surveys among adults, with a specific focus on causes and consequences of educational and occupational biographies beyond initial vocational training. The postdoctoral research fellow is supposed to engage in the preparation of the annual questionnaires, including the development of new questionnaire modules. For the first two years, the postdoctoral fellow will devote about 1/3 of the position for this project, in the subsequent year, the fellow will be engaged in this project full-time.

Tasks:

- conducting project-related research independently but also in co-operation with the project leaders and other team members at the WZB, the IAB, and at other NEPS network partner institutions,

- preparing data sets, mainly from the National Educational Panel Study, for quantitative longitudinal analyses,; - conducting quantitative longitudinal analyses,

- coordinating research activities within the first project in co-operation with the Project Group Head and the partners at the IAB,; - reviewing the relevant literature from several scientific disciplines,; - developing new questionnaire modules on lifelong learning and occupational changes,; - participating in the preparation of field-work,- conducting independent research on substantive and methodological research questions with NEPS data

Requirements:

- Very good or excellent doctoral degree in sociology or in a related field (economics,

educational sciences, psychology); - very good knowledge in the field of lifelong learning or career development /intra-generational social mobility / labor market research or competence development during adulthood; - professional experience (incl. publications) in quantitative longitudinal data analysis and scientific data collection and handling (quantitative data); professional experience in longitudinal quantitative data collection is desired; - excellent knowledge in data handling and longitudinal data analysis; - excellent command of written and spoken German (for questionnaire design) and very good writing and communication skills in English; - excellent organizational skills proven in previous project contexts; - ability and willingness to work in an interdisciplinary multi-local team; - willingness to travel frequently within Germany; - willingness to achieve next individual qualification level (habilitation or equivalent); professional experiences are desired.

Remuneration: Salary level is group EG 13 TVöD (in accordance with German public service collective agreement)

Application

Candidates are kindly requested to send a valid application, including a letter of interest; a CV without photo, including a list of publications as well as information about science/project-relevant skills and experiences; copies of Ph.D. certificate, university diplomas, and course transcripts; copies of references (from employers and/or supervisors) and certificates regarding language skills, if applicable, by e-mail and in one PDF file until December 10, 2017 to: Sylvia Pichorner (sek-neps@wzb.eu) (subject: Application NEPS postdoc).

Job interviews are planned to take place December 19, 2017. Equally well-qualified disabled persons will be given preference. The WZB expressly invites women and people with an immigrant background to apply.

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pollak Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)

[RC28 message 2017_107] CfP: Interdisciplinary conference "Demographics, Immigration, and the Labor Market", Nuremberg, Germany, April 6-7

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Anne Case (Princeton University)

Christian Dustmann (University College London)

David Green (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)

Irena Kogan (University of Mannheim)

PARTICIPATION

Please submit full papers (preliminary versions are welcome) as a PDF file to Angelika Ganserer via email to dfg1764@zew.de. If possible, include up to four JEL Codes. Travel and accommodation costs will be reimbursed for speakers (one speaker per paper).

DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION

20 December 2017. Selection decisions will be made by 25 January 2018

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Gerard van den Berg (University of Bristol), Christian Dustmann (University College London), Bernd Fitzenberger (Humboldt University Berlin and ZEW), Markus Gangl (Goethe University Frankfurt), Stephen Machin (London School of Economics, Centre for Economic Performance), Alexandra Spitz-Oener (Humboldt University Berlin).

ORGANIZERS

Bernd Fitzenberger (Humboldt University Berlin and ZEW), Gerard van den Berg (University of Bristol), ZEW Mannheim, IAB Nuremberg

The conference is sponsored by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the Priority Program “The German Labor Market in a Globalized World – Challenges through Trade, Technology, and Demographics” (SPP 1764) and the Labor and Socio-Economic Research Center (LASER) at the Uni-

versity of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Contact: schroeder@zew.de

CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH (ZEW) – MEMBER OF THE LEIBNIZ ASSOCIATION

CONTACT: dfg1764@zew.de

WWW.ZEW.DE · WWW.ZEW.EU

CALL FOR PAPERS

CONTACT: Angelika Ganserer, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Research Department “Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy”, P.O. Box 103443 · 68034 Mannheim · Germany

E-mail: dfg1764@zew.de

[RC28 message 2017_106] LIFETRACK Doctoral grant and post-doctoral grant

The LIFETRACK project is a comparative project on the lifelong effects of tracking in education. It is funded under the Norface collaborative partnership of some European national research agencies and involves scholars from Germany, France, Great Britain, Finland and Denmark. The French team based at the Observatoire Sociologique du Changement (OSC) of Sciences Po intends to appoint a doctoral student to contribute to the analyses and publications concerning the lifelong effects of educational tracking in France and in Italy. The doctoral grant involves a dissertation on the lifelong effects of educational tracking in France and in Italy.

Eligibility : candidates should have completed or be close to completing, a master degree in Sociology, Statistics or Economics. A background in quantitative methods and in social stratification research is highly appreciated. The position involves a three-years grant, starting with January 1st, 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The doctoral student will be affiliated to the OSC.

The application must follow the standard admission procedure for doctoral students at Sciences Po. Recruitment procedure: candidates must first contact professor Barone (carlo.barone@sciencespo.fr) to obtain the two above-mentioned signed letters (points 8 and 9) and to validate their application. Then, candidates must apply at the following website where they will upload the documents:

https://admission.sciencespo.fr/applicants/login?lng=en

The post-doctoral fellowship will be in charge of analysing the data concerning tracking, educational and occupational careers in France and Italy, with a particular focus on the Italian case. The main activities involve literature reviews, data cleaning and harmonisation, statistical modelling, presenting the results at project meetings and international conferences, contributing to the project publications. Eligibility: candidates should have completed or be close to completing, a doctorate in Sociology,

Statistics or Economics. A background in quantitative methods and in social stratification research is demanded. Publications in peer-reviewed journals commensurate with the candidate’s career level, as well as experience with projects concerning educational inequalities, count as additional selection criteria.

The position is a full-time post available for two years, starting with January 1st, 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The fellow will be affiliated to the OSC.

The application package should consist of : i) a covering letter, explaining how you meet the selection criteria and presenting your ideas concerning the topic of the project; ii) a curriculum vitae; iii) the names and e-mail addresses of at least two academic referees to whom we may write to request references in support of your application; iv) two samples of your written work (for example, research papers/articles or thesis chapters); v) a copy of your ID. Recruitment procedure: the application packages s should be sent via e-mail as .pdf attachments to carlo.barone@sciencespo.fr and to marie.ferrazzini@sciencespo.fr. The deadline for receipt of application packages is 30 November 2017. A short-list of candidates will be invited for a Skype interview. Any requests for further information about these posts or any queries should be addressed to carlo.barone@sciencespo.fr.

Carlo Barone (carlo.barone@sciencespo.fr), Observatoire Sociologique du Changement - UMR 7049 27, rue Saint-Guillaume -75337 Paris cedex 07

[RC28 message 2017_105] Call for papers on "Parental life courses after separation and divorce"

CALL FOR PAPERS: Workshop, 3-4 May 2018, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin

Separation and divorce have become increasingly prevalent also among couples with minor children in recent decades. Although union disruption is always a distressful event, it is most consequential for couples with minor children. Regardless of the end of their partnership, the couple is obliged to stay in contact to coordinate and negotiate their parental responsibilities. Typically, separation and divorce entail that the family splits into separate households. While women commonly continue to reside with their children, men face increasing difficulties to keep close contact with them over time. Little is known about how parents organize childcare responsibilities after separation and divorce and under which conditions fathers continue to be involved in the lives of their children. In addition, divorce and separation often lead to economic hardship and distress. The questions of how the economic situation is affected by child and spousal support payments and whether social policies can effectively alleviate some of the economic burden are not fully understood. We also have an incomplete understanding of how social policies, such as spousal support, child alimony, legal and physical custody as well as visitation rights, shape family behaviour, well-being and parent-child relationships after separation and divorce. Finally, little research exists on the subsequent life courses of divorced and separated couples with children and particularly on the interrelations across the life course prior and after divorce and separation.

The workshop focuses on the parents’ life courses after separation and divorce and on the question of how these are shaped by individual histories, but also by social policy regulations. Contributions are welcome from all social science disciplines, such as sociology, demography, social policy, social psychology, economics, and law. We invite empirical contributions (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods) from a national and international perspective.

The organizers seek contributions on the following issues:

· Economic and social consequences of separation/divorce

· Parental well-being and health after separation/divorce

· Repartnering and fertility after separation/divorce

· Non-residential fatherhood, lone fatherhood, and father-child contact after separation/divorce

· Social policies, legal regulations, and parent-child relationships after separation/divorce

Organizational Team: Michaela Kreyenfeld – Hertie School of Governance

Heike Trappe – University of Rostock

Submission: The deadline for the submission of a (maximum) two page proposal is January 15, 2018.

Proposals can be sent to: kreyenfeld@hertieschool.org and heike.trappe@uni-rostock.de

[RC28 message 2017_104] Three postdoctoral positions in inequality and life course research (Amsterdam)

We have three positions available for postdoctoral researchers in inequality and life course research, at the University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies AMCIS. With a focus on health, organizations and education, or other fields related to the AMCIS research agenda. See

http://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2017/10/17-544-three-postdoctoral-researchers-in-inequality-and-life-course-research.html?u.

Deadline 15 November 2017.

Herman van de Werfhorst, Professor of Sociology, University of Amsterdam

[RC28 message 2017_103] Job opening at Institute of Sociology, Universität Zürich

We are currently looking for a scientific collaborator with knowledge of web data extraction. Can you please distribute this job opening to the membership?

http://www.jobs.uzh.ch/jobDetail.php?jobID=7774

Helen Buchs, Soziologisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Mail buchs@soziologie.uzh.ch

[RC28 message 2017_102] 2 Postdoctoral positions at the Center for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies - Chile

2 Postdoctoral Research Positions for The Chilean, Longitudinal Social Survey (ELSOC)

Two Postdoctoral Research Positions open at the Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion, Studies (COES), hosted at the Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez or Universidad Diego Portales.

COES invites applications for two postdoctoral research positions aimed at producing cutting-edge scientific research using available data from a longitudinal panel study conducted in Chile. COES is a multidisciplinary centre that produces social science research on conflicts and social cohesion in Chile and informs policy making with evidenced based research. In order to reach these goals, and using an international standard in the sampling design and measurement procedure, COES developed the Chilean Longitudinal Social Survey (ELSOC). This panel study, unique in Latin America, consists of annually surveying a representative sample of nearly 3,000 Chileans over a decade. It evaluates the way in which Chileans think, feel and behave regarding a set of social issues related to conflict and social cohesion in Chile.

COES is seeking 2 postdoctoral scholars with a PhD in social science disciplines such as

psychology, economics, sociology, geography, political science and other related disciplines with a clear interest in developing their own research agenda using the data from ELSOC (see a summary of the survey below). Qualified candidates must have a PhD (awarded within the last 5 years or expected to be awarded in the next 6 months) with a strong background in statistics and survey methodology and ideally with experience in analysing longitudinal data as well as strong writing skills.

All candidates must have clear interest in topics that fits into the Centre’s research agenda such as social movements, political socialisation, social stratification, intergroup relations, social identity and intergroup contact, multidimensional inequalities, segregation, urban conflict, territorial inequality, legitimacy of the prevailing political and economic system. The postdoctoral scholars’ primary responsibilities will be planning and conducting studies and preparing papers for publication and international conferences based on the available longitudinal survey data (ELSOC) in collaboration with COES researchers from different disciplines. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to undertake some teaching in English or Spanish, develop collaborations with a multidisciplinary research team and participate in the activities of COES.

The salary offered for this position is US$ 30,000 per year approximately (precise amounts may vary depending on exchange rates). Each position is for two years, but renewal for the second year will be subject to meeting probational criteria.

We also welcome applications from post-docs who would like to undertake a joint post-doc with another Chilean or international partner institution. In this case, partner institutions will share in the cost of the post-doc appointment, and candidates may reside in another country as well as Chile.

Applications are open until October 30, 2017. Please send a motivational letter, curriculum vitae, summary of Ph.D. research, research ideas based on ELSOC data (no more than two pages) and two letters of support to comunicaciones@coes.cl with the subject “POSTDOC ELSOC”. The selected candidates will be interviewed in person or by video conference. COES academic board will make the final decision. The result of this call is expected to be announced in late November or early December 2017.

For further questions regarding ELSOC please contact Daniel Miranda (damiranda@gmail.com) Learn more about ELSOC in www.elsoc.cl

Learn more about COES in www.coes.cl

[RC28 message 2017_101] Senior Lecturer, University College London

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BEV684/senior-lecturer-in-quantitative-social-science/

Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Social Science, University College London - Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Population Science and Experimental Medicine

Location: London

Salary: £55,163 to £59,981 per annum depending on skills and experience

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed on: 10th October 2017

Closes: 14th November 2017

Job Ref: 1679313

This is an exciting new HEFCE funded post for a quantitative social scientist to establish a portfolio of work on UCL’s national UK birth cohorts, which have collected extensive quantitative social data, in association with biological and psychological information. Additionally UCL houses bespoke older age cohorts, such as Whitehall II, SABRE and ELSA. You will exploit this rich cross cohort resource to understand the determinants of healthy and unhealthy ageing, labour market participation, educational and social outcomes over the lifecourse. You will work across two major groups which host the birth cohorts; the MRC Lifelong Health and Ageing (LHA) Unit (Director Professor Chaturvedi) within the Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, and the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) (Director Professor Alissa Goodman), within the Institute of Education.

Professor Alice Sullivan, Director 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), UCL Institute of Education, Email: alice.sullivan@ucl.ac.uk

[RC28 message 2017_100] Durham University Appointments

Durham University is seeking to appoint several Professors of Sociology and a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Applications are particularly welcome from individuals with a strong track record of research in the field of (higher) education and social inequalities.

Full professor/Associate Professor: https://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/recruitment/vacancies/sass17-3/ (application deadline: 28th November 2017)

Assistant Professor: https://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/recruitment/vacancies/sass17-4/ (application deadline: 28th November 2017)

Postdoctoral Research Associate: https://recruitment.durham.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=008925 (application deadline: 17th November 2017)

For an informal discussion about any of these posts, please feel free to contact vikki.boliver@durham.ac.uk

[RC28 message 2017_099] the journal Sociologia & Antropologia

In our Graduate program in Sociology and Anthropology (https://ppgsa.ifcs.ufrj.br/programa/apresentacao/) we edit the journal Sociologia & Antropologia (https://revistappgsa.ifcs.ufrj.br/).

To amplify the Brazil dialogue with rc28 community, I would like to invite rc28 members to Submit an article to our journal. Can you send this invitation for rc28 members?

Sociologia & Antropologia accepts the following types of contributions in Portuguese and English:

1) Original articles (up to 9,000 words, including bibliographical references and footnotes)

2) Research registers (up to 4,400 words). This section is comprised of

a. Presentation of sources and documents of research regarding the history of social sciences

b. Notes of research with photography

c. Bibliographical accounts of themes and issues of social sciences

3) Bibliographical reviews (up to 1,600 words)

4) Interviews

Felícia Picanço

Professora e pesquisadora do Departamento de Sociologia

e Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociologia e Antropologia

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

email: felicia@uol.com.br

[RC28 message 2017_098] Contextualizing Productive Aging in Asia Social Science & Medicine

Call for Papers: Contextualizing Productive Aging in Asia Social Science & Medicine invites submissions to a special issue devoted to examining the determinants of productive aging and the health benefits of engagement in Asia.

Submit an extended abstract of about 800 words by October 31, 2017 that clearly states: 1) the main research questions and significance, 2) methodology, and 3) how the study would advance research on productive aging in Asia to arikp@nus.edu.sg.

For more details, please see:

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/social-science-and-medicine/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-contextualizing-productive-aging-in-asia

Dr. Pei-Chun Ko Research Fellow | Asia Research Institute & Centre for Family and Population Research | National University of Singapore | Email: arikp@nus.edu.sg

[RC28 message 2017_097] Change to the RC28 Statute

Dear RC28 Members,

At the RC28 Board meeting in New York, the Board discussed the idea of creating a vice president position in addition to president and secretary-treasurer. The activities of the RC28 have been expanding recently including coordinating with RC28 meeting organizers and the ISA, managing the membership list, maintaining the mailing list and RC28 web, selecting the RC28 Significant Scholarship Award, and other business. These activities are primarily handled by the president and the secretary-treasurer. The newly created vice-president will pitch in and share the burden. The Board also believes that there are a plenty of candidates for president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer positions, and more people should have experience with running the RC28 business.

The RC28 Board would like to propose the following changes to the RC28 Statutes, so that we could have a vice president starting from the 2018-2022 term.

The current RC28 Statutes item 7

The Board shall consist of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 members, who will designate a President and a Secretary-Treasurer among themselves.

No member of the Board can serve more than two consecutive terms, unless s/he serves extra terms as President or Secretary-Treasurer.

be changed to the following:

The Board shall consist of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 members, who will designate a President, a Vice President and a Secretary-Treasurer among themselves.

No member of the Board can serve more than two consecutive terms, unless s/he serves extra terms as President, Vice President or Secretary-Treasurer.

In order to change the RC28 Statutes, the members must vote to approve the changes. I ask the RC28 members to send your vote to the following account (rc28.election@gmail.com). You simply have to state whether or not you approve the changes stated above. The deadline is 31 October, 2017. I thank you in advance for casting your vote. With kind regards,

Hiroshi Ishida

RC28 Secretary/Treasurer

[RC28 message 2017_096] Job post LIfBi Director

The Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) in Bamberg, Germany is looking for a new director.

https://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/institutes-museums/einrichtungen/lifbi/

Prof. Dr. Corinna Kleinert, Professur für längsschnittliche Bildungsforschung | Professor for Longitudinal Education Research, Abteilungsleitung Bildungsentscheidungen und -prozesse, Migration, Bildungsrenditen, Head of Department Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Returns to Education, corinna.kleinert@lifbi.de

[RC28 message 2017_095] Vacancies for two post-doctoral and four doctoral positions in the LIFETRACK project

We are hiring two post-doctoral and four doctoral researchers in the LIFETRACK project, funded by NORFACE. The positions will be in Denmark (University of Copenhagen), Finland (University of Turku), France (Sciences Po Paris), Germany (LIfBi Bamberg), and the UK (Durham University).

Find out more at: www.uni-bamberg.de/lifetrack

Prof. Dr. Steffen Schindler, Professor of Sociology with Focus on Education and Work in the Life Course, University of Bamberg

[RC28 message 2017_094] Oxford Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology and Social Demography - Critical Life Events

Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology and Social Demography - Critical Life Events

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BES708/postdoctoral-fellow-in-sociology-and-social-demography-critical-life-events/

The Department of Sociology, University of Oxford is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the project “Critical Life Events and the Dynamics of Inequality: Risk, Vulnerability, and Cumulative Disadvantage”. This is a transnational research programme involving four institutions: University of Amsterdam, University of Oxford, Stockholm University and the University of Lausanne. The project will run until 2020 and is funded by a Euro NORFACE DIAL grant.

The project’s main objectives are to understand (1) how job loss and union dissolution contribute to the accumulation of (dis)advantage over life course: (2) what mechanisms explain the (unequal) impact of these events: and (3) which work and family policies are effective in targeting these mechanisms in order to reduce inequality. Working with Professors Christiaan Monden and Erzsebet Bukodi, the Postdoctoral Researcher will take the lead on analysing the prospective 1958 and 1970 birth cohort studies, and also investigate linkages to study outcomes earlier in life.

The successful candidate will hold or expect to obtain a PhD in sociology, demography, economics, social statistics, social policy or some related discipline. Strong grounding in quantitative research methods (methods for longitudinal data analysis, in particular), demonstrated by published (or accepted) research papers in academic journals, with evaluation judged relative to career stage, and a knowledge of the broadly defined subject area – inequalities over the life-course.

The post is full-time, on a fixed-term contract for 36 months starting as soon as possible. Grade 7: £31,076 - £38,183 p.a.

Applications, including a covering letter, CV and the names of three referees, should be submitted by 12.00 noon on 13 September 2017.

Contact Person : Jane Greig Vacancy ID : 130257

Contact Phone : 01865 281740 Closing Date : 13-Sep-2017

Contact Email : jane.greig@sociology.ox.ac.uk

[RC28 message 2017_093] Changing Demography, Changing Families, May 17-19, 2018, Singapore

1. An upcoming meeting for International Sociological Association (ISA) in Singapore for family and Population research. The deadline for the Call for Papers is approaching – Nov. 1st, 2017. Changing Demography, Changing Families, May 17-19, 2018, Singapore https://singaporerc0641.nus.edu.sg/

2. PhD Scholarship in Family and Population Studies, National University of Singapore http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/cfpr/joinus/index.html

Jean Yeung, Professor of Sociology (Provost’s Chair), Director of Centre for Family and Population Research, Research Leader, Asia Research Institute,

National University of Singapore

[RC28 message 2017_092] Abstract reminder for 2018 Spring Meeting in Seoul

RC28 2018 Spring Meeting: Call for Abstracts Reminder

RC28 invites submissions for the 2018 Spring Seoul Meeting on "Rethinking Social Inequality in the Globalizing World." The submission begins October 15, 2017. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2017.

2018 Spring meeting will be held at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea on May 25-27, 2018. For details on the abstract submission process, visit www.rc28seoul.com.

Questions can be directed to rc28seoul@gmail.com

Abstract Submission: October 15, 2017-December 1, 2017.

[RC28 message 2017_091] RC28 mailing list update

Dear RC28 Members,

There will be an election of RC28 board members for the 2018-2022 term by July 2018 when the ISA World Congress of Sociology is held in Toronto. In order to determine who can vote for the election, I am currently updating the list of RC28 membership and the mailing list. The mailing list includes both current (paid) RC28 members and those who used to be RC28 members but their membership expired. I am in the process of updating the mailing list, so that the list will soon include only those who are paid members. I have already sent an email to those who need to renew their membership (on September 12, 2017). If you stop receiving messages from the RC28 mailing list, you are likely to be those whose membership is expired. Please see the RC28 website and renew the membership if you would like to continue receiving RC28 messages:

https://sites.google.com/site/rc28hp/join-us

Thank you for your attention,

Hiroshi

[RC28 message 2017_090] MASH award - Tenure Track Professorship at Masaryk University

Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, invites applications for MUNI Award in Science and Humanities. The Award holder will be offered Tenure Track Professorship with the budget of 1,150,000 $ for the period of 5 years, laboratory and office space and access to the state-of-the-art research equipment.

Profile of the Award holder: ERC Starting or Consolidator Grant holder or ERC applicant with mark A from Step 2 of the ERC evaluation process or outstanding researcher, holder of a prestigious individual grant comparable to ERC, with a track record of publications in high-impact journals

Preference will be given to applicants whose research falls within the fields existing at Masaryk University. Applicants working in the field of population studies and/or social inequality are encouraged to apply. Details about MUNI Award in Science and Humanities and application procedure are available at: https://gamu.muni.cz/en/mash

Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Petr Dvorak, Vice-rector for Research, dvorak@muni.cz.

Deadline: 3rd November 2017

Martin Kreidl, Department of Sociology/Office for Population Studies, Masaryk University

[RC28 message 2017_089] Two posts at University of Bath, emphasis on quantitative skills

Could you please circulate these links to RC28 members? They are for a junior and mid-upper

posts in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath:

https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=DC5278

https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=DC5277

Lynn Prince Cooke, Professor of Social Policy, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath

[RC28 message 2017_088] Vacancy Professorship in Comparative Sociology, Bremen, Germany

We invite applications from candidates with a strong background in empirical research in areas such as social inequalities, welfare state, political economy, and expertise in agent- and institution-based cross-national comparative research.

http://www.uni-bremen.de/en/university/the-university-as-an-employer/job-vacancies/detailansicht/joblist/Job/show/professur-3440.html?cHash=b39a4230918b24a2cb1d68d5063a18da

Deadline for application is 15 October 2017.

Sonja Drobnic, PhD | Professor of Sociology, SOCIUM | Vice-Dean, BIGSSS - Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Bremen

[RC28 message 2017_087] New job at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Associate Professor(s) /Assistant Professor(s) - (170001V6) Department/Unit: Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong;

Closing Date: October 15, 2017

The Department of Sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong invites applications for the posts of Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor. Fields of specializations are open. Preference will be given to those who have strong research interest in Chinese or other Asian societies.

Applicants should have (i) a PhD degree in sociology; (ii) proven ability of effective teaching in a variety of courses; and (iii) good potential for scholarly publications and research. Appointments will normally be made on contract basis for up to three years initially commencing August 2018, which, subject to mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment or substantiation later. Applicants are asked to upload, together with their on-line application, full CV, copies of academic credentials, details of courses taught and evaluation results (if available), teaching statement, research statement and 3 reference letters.

Further information about the Department is available at http://www.soc.cuhk.edu.hk/. For enquiries, please write to us at sociology@cuhk.edu.hk .

Eric Fong, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Director, Centre on Migration and Mobility, Changjiang Chair Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

[RC28 message 2017_086] New position at Stockholm University

The Sociology Department at Stockholm University has a call for a new position as Senior lecturer in Sociology. Ref. No. SU FV-2707-17; Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Department of Sociology, Stockholm University (closing date October 17, 3027)

http://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs

Juho Härkönen <juho.harkonen@sociology.su.se>

[RC28 message 2017_085] Call for Abstracts for Session at XIX ISA World Congress: The Influences of within-Family Inequalities on Intergenerational Transmission and Social Stratification

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR SESSION AT XIX ISA WORLD CONGRESS IN TORONTO, CANADA, JULY 15-21, 2018

Session Title: The Influences of within-Family Inequalities on Intergenerational Transmission and Social Stratification

Research Committee: RC28 Social Stratification (host committee)

Organizers: Martin Diewald; Volker Lang; Tina Baier; Bastian Mönkediek

Deadline: September 30, 2017

Link to online submission system:

http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/call-for-abstracts/

Session Abstract: There is much research on the effects of between-family inequalities in resources and behaviors on intergenerational social reproduction. Yet, studies show that children from the same family can also differ a lot, contributing significantly to the overall societal stratification system. This is not only due to changes in the family structure that age-different siblings experience, but also holds true for twins. The planned session focusses on research facilitating our understanding of within-family inequalities, and how they translate into differences in the intergenerational transmission of (dis-)advantages and contribute to patterns of social mobility.

Possible topics include - but are not limited to - studies of within-family differences in inequality-related outcomes like status, earnings, educational achievements, and skill development. Studies of mechanism producing such within-family differences may comprise the classical family resources, family structure and family development. But the contributions may also focus on factors like stress or differences in parental behavior induced by differential developmental potential of children, as well as differences in parental expectations related to birth order or gender of children. Additionally, contexts outside the family like school- or neighborhood-environments and related opportunity structures and networks are of relevance. We are open for contributions addressing mechanisms related to genetic and other biological factors (i.e., research based on twin designs and studies using molecular genetic or epigenetic information) and their interplay with social forces.

Length: 300 words Format: Oral Language: English

Link to online submission system:

http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/call-for-abstracts/

[RC28 message 2017_084] Three phd positions at Bielefeld University

We have three PhD positions in sociology at Bielefeld University.

YourTasks: In the Project “Organizational Inequality and Interactions Between Capabilities in Work and Private Life: A Study of Employees in Different Work Organizations“ (Project manager: Prof. Martin Diewald, Dr. AnjaAbendroth, Dr. Silvia MajaMelzer) three positions as research assistants in the thematic topics „Income Inequality“, „Interactions Between Capabilities in Work and Private Life” and “Interactions between gratifications and workload von within the framework of employment relationships “ are to be filled by the 1st of January 2018.

The Project contributes to the explanation of social inequality in three topics: Income Inequity; Work-Life Interface and employment relationships. We investigate which factors at the interface of interactional and organizational mechanism reduce or reinforce income inequality in organizations between different groups. Our research regarding Work-Life Interface do not only consider resources and requirements in work and private life but also the organizational culture and interactions in companies as important causes for interactions between work and private life. Finally we investigate different facets of employment relationships between employees and companies at the level of abstract employers as well as direct supervisors or team members. We investigate the negotiations in companies and relationships between monetary and non-monetary gratifications and benefits on the basis of direct relationships between employees and employers.

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Scientific Project participation; assistance data management and –documentation; assistance in surveying the third wave of the longitudinal Employer-Employee data

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Independent work in one of the three mentioned thematic topics as well as publications and presentations in German and English language basing on the project

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Independent statistical analysis

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Publications regarding research results

YourProfile We expect

An excellent Master`s degree in sociology/social science, excellent skills in multivariate statistic and relevant statistic programs, especially Stata; Independent, autonomous andactive work; Strong organization and coordination skills; Cooperative and team-oriented work ethic; Willingness for training;

Preferable qualifications: Skills in handling longitudinal data; Willingness of a doctorate basing on the project; Skills in statistical methods to analyze longitudinal and hierarchical data especially multilevel analysis; Interest in research questions regarding inequality research, family and / or labor market sociology

Terms of employment

Salary will be paid according to Remuneration level 13 of the Wage Agreement for Public Service in the Federal States (TV-L). As stipulated in §2 (1) paragraph 2 of the WissZeitVG(fixed-term employment), contracts will be for three years. In accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVGand the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases. The employment is designed to encourage further academic qualification. The positions are advertised as part-time jobs (65%). In individual cases, this percentage may be reduced on request, as long as this does not conflict with official needs.

Bielefeld University is particularly committed to the career development of its employees. It offers attractive internal and external training and further training programmes. Employees have the opportunity to use a variety of health, counselling, and prevention programmes. Bielefeld University places great importance on a work–family balance for all its employees.

Application Procedure: For full consideration, your application should be received via email (a single PDF document sent to sekretariat.diewald@uni-bielefeld.de) by the 4thof October, 2017. Please mark your application with the identification code wiss17208. Please do not use application portfolios and send only photocopies of original documents because all application materials will be destroyed at the end of the selection procedure. Further information on Bielefeld University can be found on our homepage at www.uni-bielefeld.de

PostalAddress Universität Bielefeld Fakultät für Soziologie, AB Sozialstruktur und soziale Ungleichheit Frau Birgit Monhof-Halbach P.O. Box: 10 01 31 33501 Bielefeld Germany

Contact Dr. Silvia Maja Melzer 0521 106-12188 silvia.melzer@uni-bielefeld.de

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Dr. Silvia Maja Melzer, Bielefeld University

[RC28 message 2017_083] Nuffield PPRF

I don’t recall whether anyone here asked you to circulate this link to the Nuffield Prize Postdoctoral Research Fellowship? If not, would you mind doing so?

The advertisement can also be viewed on the College website at

https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/About/Vacancies

The closing date for applications is September 25.

Richard Breen

Professor of Sociology and Fellow of Nuffield College

[RC28 message 2017_082] 4-year long PhD scholarship at the Dpt of Political and Social Sciences (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)

There is a 4 four-year long PhD scholarship associated to a research project on changes in the equality of opportunities to access graduate and postgraduate studies eventually derived from Great Recession and the Bologna Reform. The project was recently approved for funding by the Spanish Ministery of Economy. The PhD dissertation would be developed at the Department of Social and Political Sciences (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) under my supervision, starting on the academic year 2017/2018

Luis Ortiz Gervasi, Associate Professor, Coordinator of the MA in Sociology and Demography Departament of Political & Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

[RC28 message 2017_081] Labor market and Economic perspectives on large-scale Migration in Sociology (LEMS)

Labor market and Economic perspectives on large-scale Migration in Sociology (LEMS)

Dates and location: Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) of the University of Mannheim on Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18, 2017.1

Theme: Labor market and economic sociologists take notice of each other less often than common concerns might suggest. This ignorance is particularly troubling amid the large-scale influx of immigrants and refugees into established economies over the past few years in particular and the past decade in general. Among these changes, issues of employment and emergent economic activities, which both fields focus on, gain in significance and salience. Labor market sociologists demonstrate that unregulated labor markets are neither free nor fair, diminishing hopes for quick integration. A focus on the distribution of relevant worker characteristics over a range of social dimensions such as class, gender, and ethnicity allows labor market sociologists to develop more constructive views of labor market mechanisms. Economic sociologists scrutinize dynamics around the establishment of larger social objects such as industries and “informal economies”, some of which are dominated by immigrant ethnic groups. In more specific settings, economic sociologists have found evidence that ethnic diversity—an obvious consequence of migration—increases the resilience of common market mechanisms. The conference seeks to foster a dialogue between the two views in order to develop conceptual, analytical, and empirical strategies that help us study and understand the forces undergirding the recent developments and their consequences.

Submission: Name, title, and abstract (250 words)

Deadline: September 10, 2017 (LEMS2017@mzes.uni-mannheim.de)

For details go to:

http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/d7/sites/default/files/event/attachments/callforabstracts_laboreconsocconf_mzes_fall2017.pdf

[RC28 message 2017_080] Volker Stocké passed away

Some of you have already heard that Volker Stocké passed away on Tuesday this week (23 August, 2017). It came suddenly and unexpected for all of us and we are deeply sorrow about his decease. Volker was a remarkable bright, open minded researcher with an enthusiastic personality. He always enjoyed being a member of the RC28 community, meeting, discussing and being together with all of you. We miss him very much.

Volkers’ methods team from the University of Kassel

(Sullyvan Bär, Niklas Jungermann, Daniel Klein, Charlotte Marx, Ulrike

Schwabe, Dian Yunus und Thomas Zimmermann)

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Thomas Zimmermann

Universität Kassel

Fachbereich 05 Gesellschaftswissenschaften

Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung

[RC28 message 2017_079] Three postdoc positions in Oxford

Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology and Social Demography - Critical Life Events (https://t.co/AF1hiWtcux), Department of Sociology, Manor Road Oxford

Working with Professors Christiaan Monden and Erzsebet Bukodi, the Postdoctoral Researcher will take the lead on analysing the prospective 1958 and 1970 birth cohort studies, and also investigate linkages to study outcomes earlier in life.

The post is full-time, on a fixed-term contract for 36 months starting as soon as possible. Grade 7: £31,076 - £38,183 p.a.

Applications, including a covering letter, CV and the names of three referees, should be submitted by 12.00 noon on 13 September 2017.

Contact Person : Jane Greig Vacancy ID : 130257

Contact Phone : 01865 281740 Closing Date : 13-Sep-2017

Contact Email : jane.greig@sociology.ox.ac.uk

2 Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology (https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/About/Vacancies/Documents/SocPPRF.pdf)

Nuffield College intends to appoint with effect from 1 September 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter, two Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows (PPRFs) in Sociology, broadly construed to include sociology, demography, social and medical statistics, social psychology, public policy, and social policy. Applicants who wish to undertake interdisciplinary research in Sociology which includes Economics and/or Politics are also welcome to apply for the Fellowships. The College particularly encourages applications from candidates who work or plan to work in the field of one or more of the College’s Sociology Fellows.

The key responsibilities of the Research Fellows are to engage in advanced study and independent scholarly research in sociology broadly construed (as above); to disseminate research findings through publication and participation in conferences and workshops; and to take part in the intellectual life of the College by organising workshops, seminars or conferences. Research Fellows may also undertake ad hoc paid teaching or supervision within the collegiate University, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year.

To be eligible, candidates should hold a bachelors and/or masters degree in a relevant field and should by 1 September 2018 have completed, or be close to completing, a doctorate. Candidates must be within three years of the award of their doctorate at the time of application. Preference will be given to candidates who have not previously held a research fellowship similar to that advertised for more than one year at the time of taking up the fellowship. Allowances will be made for career breaks (for example, family-related leave) and candidates are asked to provide relevant information. Prospective candidates should also have experience of carrying out independent research and a track record of excellent quality papers appropriate for and commensurate with their career level. They should have the willingness to contribute to the intellectual life of the College, and excellent oral and written communication skills.

The posts are full-time and fixed-term for three years, starting on 1 September 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The salary offered is £30,963 per annum. Subject to availability, Research Fellows may opt to take up single accommodation in College (at a subsidised rate). Further benefits include a research allowance, free lunch and dinner in College and child support funds.

Further particulars, including information on how to apply, are available from the College web page: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/About/Vacancies/Documents/SocPPRF.pdf or from the College Registrar, Nuffield College, Oxford OX1 1NF. Email: pprf@nuffield.ox.ac.uk.

The deadline for applications is Monday 25 September 2017.

Nuffield College exists to promote excellence in education and research, and is an equal opportunities employer committed to equality and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from women, from disabled people, and from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in posts in the College.

[RC28 message 2017_078] Position at Indiana University

Indiana University—Bloomington. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Preference will be given to scholars in the area of social stratification/inequalities who can complement our strengths in methodology or theory both in the profession and in the classroom at the undergraduate and graduate level. Applicants will be expected to have received their doctoral degree before August 1, 2018. Applications received before October 1, 2017 are guaranteed full consideration; the position will remain open until filled. Applicants should send a letter of application, a statement describing research and teaching interests, Curriculum Vitae and writing samples. Three letters of recommendation also should be sent separately. We prefer that materials be sent online to http://indiana.peopleadmin.com. Materials sent by mail should be sent to Jane McLeod, Chair, Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Ballantine Hall 744, 1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7005. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to building and supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community of students and scholars.

Art Alderson, Allen D. and Polly S. Grimshaw Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Indiana University, email: aralders@indiana.edu

[RC28 message 2017_077] RC28 meetings & ISA World Congress

Dear RC28 Members,

We had an excellent RC28 meeting in New York on 8-10 August, 2017, and I want to thank again the organizers and the staff for running the meeting so efficiently.

Our next RC28 meeting is scheduled at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, on 25-27 May, 2018. The website for the meeting is as follow:

http://www.rc28seoul.com/

The on-line abstract submission is open between 15 October and 1 December, 2017.

In summer 2018, there will be the International Sociological

Association (ISA) World Congress on 15-21 July 2018 in Toronto, Canada.

If you would like to present a paper or poster, you need to submit an abstract (300 words) to the ISA by 30 September, 2017. RC28 has over 20 sessions including a poster session. Please click abstract submission and choose RC28 in order to submit your entry (see below).

In 2019, RC28 meetings are planned in Frankfurt, Germany in the spring (March 21-23, 2019) and in Princeton, USA, in the summer.

I hope to see many of you at future RC28 meetings.

Hiroshi Ishida

RC28 Secretary/Treasurer

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Subject: ISA World Congress Call for Abstracts

Date: 2 Aug 2017 03:52:37 -0400

From: ISA <isa@isa-sociology.org>

XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology

Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities

Toronto, Canada

July 15-21, 2018

Dear Colleagues,

Submission of abstracts to nearly 1000 sessions organized by the ISA Research Committees, Working and Thematic Groups will end on September 30, 2017 24:00 GMT.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit an abstract on-line before the deadline of September 30, 2017.

For more details, please see Abstract submission guidelines

http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/call-for-abstracts/

Kind regards,

International Sociological Association

[RC28 message 2017_076] Tenure-track position, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; FBK-IRVAPP WINTER SCHOOL

Would it be possible to disseminate to RC28 the attached call for applications for a tenure-track position at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Dept. of Sociology. One of our main focuses is on Social Stratification.

Barbara S. Okun, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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The Fondazione Bruno Kessler – Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (FBK-IRVAPP), present 1st FBK-IRVAPP Advanced Winter School on “Advanced Methods for Impact Evaluation”

Speakers: Erich Battistin, Guido Imbens, Enrico Rettore

Date: 10 – 12 January 2018

Venue: University of Trento, Department of Sociology and Social Research, via Verdi 26, Trento, Italy

Programme: The school is designed to be particularly beneficial to graduate students and researchers with a high level of proficiency in applied policy evaluation and quantitative micro-econometrics. It will run over three consecutive days covering methods for the estimation of policy effects with endogenous participation. Different solutions to the identification problem will be considered, resulting in three thematic sessions.

January 10, 2018: Discontinuities (Enrico Rettore)

This part will address identification of policy effects when the probability of participation changes discontinuously or has kinks along observable dimensions. Starting with the basic methodology and implementation, the module will discuss extensions ranging from multiple cut-offs, to extrapolation and external validity, and randomization-inference methods.

January 11, 2018: Causality and Machine Learning (Guido Imbens)

This part will discuss the recent literature on machine learning methods for causal effects. It will start with a discussion of the basics of causal inference, including the analysis of observational studies under the assumption of unconfoundedness. Then it will discuss modern methods for experimentation including multiarmed bandits, and methods for estimating heterogeneous treatment effects. Next it will review the literature on observational studies with many covariates. It will also discuss the connection with synthetic control methods and the matrix completion literature.

January 12, 2018: Instrumental Variables (Erich Battistin)

This part will present solutions when (quasi-)experimental sources of exogenous variability for treatment participation become available. Identification of “local average” and “marginal” treatment effects will be discussed, offering a broad overview of ex-ante and ex-post evaluation methods when effects are heterogeneous across the statistical units.

Applications deadline: December 10, 2017

Targeted audience: This is an advanced/graduate course on quantitative empirical methods for policy evaluation. As such, knowledge of methods for treatment effects and quantitative micro-econometrics equivalent to Ph.D. or Doctorate level coursework are prerequisites.

Enrollment and fees: The course is limited to 30 participants, with constrained accessibility of space. Candidates can enroll through the course webpage, and will be asked to complete a short application form:

https://irvapp.fbk.eu/irvapp-winter-school-2018-advanced-methods-impact-evaluation

Online application and payment are due by December 10, 2017. It is advisable that, conditional to the offer of place, payment is made at the earliest to secure your place on the program. Enrollment will be secured only after receipt of the payment notification.

The registration fee includes workshop materials, as well as coffee and lunch breaks; it does not include dinners, accommodation, transport or any other services. We are not in the position to offer any scholarship. Students: EUR 400; HE delegates and Government: EUR 700; Others: EUR 1000 All prices are exclusive of VAT

Language: The courses will be held in English

Contacts: FBK-IRVAPP, Via Santa Croce 77, 38122 Trento (Italy) E-mail: advancedirvapp@fbk.eu, Website: https://irvapp.fbk.eu/irvapp-winter-school-2018-advanced-methods-impact-evaluation

[RC28 message 2017_075] Professor in Social Stratification & Post-Doc at University of Lausanne

Would it be possible to announce two new job vacancies for a full professor in Social Stratification (see below and attached) and a post-doc position in Quantitative Sociology (see below) at the University of Lausanne:

Full professor or Associate professor in the sociology of stratification and/or social mobility

https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=universitdP&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_US&site=VjItQWt5MjVDbnNGNGlkV21MMFpPZDkrdz09&career_job_req_id=11204&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=mg4OL26LsdzOEnyyDGPB3tI98a4=

Postdoctoral position in quantitative sociology with an interest in European comparison

https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=universitdP&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_US&site=VjItZy84VGQ5U1B5c09CRGlJeTlzUHdlZz09?&career_job_req_id=11405&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=ZzbmNHKi/85vFF7/gatXLvnLzA4=

Prof. Daniel Oesch, Life Course and Inequality Research Center (LINES), University of Lausanne, E-mail: daniel.oesch@unil.ch

[RC28 message 2017_074] European Commission publication

The European Commission has published an open call for tender for a "Study on engagement and achievement of 15 year olds in PISA 2015 across EU Member States", based on the analysis of log-files of PISA 2015 data.

Details can be found at https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=2696

Deadline for submissions is 25/09/2017, 16:00 CET.

Dr Susanne von Below, Policy Officer/Seconded National Expert, European Commission in DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EDUCATION, YOUTH, SPORT AND CULTURE

[RC28 message 2017_073] Research Opportunities in National University of Singapore

Research Opportunities in National University of Singapore - Asia Research Institute, Research Fellows, Postdoc Fellows, Visiting Research Fellows

Deadline: 4th September 2017, for details see the following link:

https://ari.nus.edu.sg/Page/ARI-JobOpportunities2017-18

Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, Provost's Chair Professor, Department of Sociology, Director, Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR), National University of Singapore

[RC28 message 2017_072] Job opening at Tel Aviv University

Tenure-Track Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Position at Tel Aviv University, Israel

The School of Social & Policy Studies at Tel Aviv University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position to commence on October 1 2018. Applications are open in all fields of Sociology and Anthropology.

The School within the Faculty of Social Sciences is composed of four departments: Communication, Labor Studies, Sociology and Anthropology and Public Policy. It combines research and teaching in a wide range of fields concerned with social sciences. It has a strong commitment to multidisciplinary research and teaching, and provides opportunities for interactions with many departments and research units on and off campus. It has a rich tradition of high-level, internationally recognized research and teaching.

The position offered is at the rank of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, contingent on budgetary approval. The candidate must have a PhD degree or expect to be awarded a doctoral degree by May 2018, in Sociology or Socio-Cultural Anthropology, with excellent proven research and publication record. Post-doctoral experience is desirable.

The position includes full-time teaching at introductory level courses (classes at Tel Aviv University are taught in Hebrew), supervision of MA and PhD students, and pursuing high-quality research based on grants received from competitive local and international foundations.

Please submit:

1. A letter describing current and future research plans as well as teaching interests.

2. A CV and list of Publications.

3. Samples of publications (books and articles).

4. Teaching evaluations (if applicable).

5. Three letters of recommendation, addressed to Prof. Adriana Kemp, Chair, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel Aviv University. The letters should be sent by the recommenders directly to jobtausoc@post.tau.ac.il no later than December 1, 2017.

6. Completed applications (items 1-4 by candidates, item 5 by recommenders) should be submitted by email only (pdf files), to jobtausoc@post.tau.ac.il no later than December 1, 2017.

Full job advert at: https://social-sciences.tau.ac.il/sites/socsci.tau.ac.il/files/media_server/social/soc-ant/PDF/TenureTrackSociologyFacultyPosition2017.pdf

Isaac Sasson, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel Aviv University

[RC28 message 2017_071] Post-doc position at University of Lausanne in NORFACE project

Would it be possible to announce this job vacancy for a 3-year post-doc position at the University of Lausanne? The post-doc will be part of a NORFACE project on inequality in the life course, jointly carried out by researchers from the Universities of Amsterdam, Lausanne, Oxford and Stockholm:

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER POSITION in Sociology within NORFACE project on inequality across the life course:

https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=universitdP&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_US&site=VjItZWhoWmlWYW8yU1F5YUFxNFBpQ05IUT09?&career_job_req_id=11402&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=sLr4TdIDUrtPal0UNiszYQwqqO8=

Prof. Daniel Oesch, Life Course and Inequality Research Center (LINES), University of Lausanne, E-mail: daniel.oesch@unil.ch

[RC28 message 2017_070] Sociologist Robert M Hauser Appointed APS Exec Officer

I am writing from the American Philosophical Society, where Robert M. Hauser has been appointed executive officer.

You can find our press release on our website. https://www.amphilsoc.org/node/3841

Please let me know if you would like any photos or additional information. I hope this is useful for the newsletter or other news outlets.

We are happy to have Bob at the helm!

Jessica Frankenfield, Programs & Communications Associate, American Philosophical Society

[RC28 message 2017_069] Job opening at LIfBi and University of Bamberg, Germany

Head of Department, “Research Data Center and Method Development” at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories and the Professorship (W3) for Survey Statistics and Data Analysis

at the earliest possible date as a non-tenured employee with a contract initially limited to five years. An extension is, however, possible. Following positive evaluation, a designated permanent professorship will be available. The position of the Head of Department “Research Data Center and Method Development” is limited to a 5-year term of contract followed by the possibility of reappointment.

The Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) is a member of the Leibniz Association, which consists of over 90 research and infrastructure facilities in Germany. The LIfBi is a legally independent research-based infrastructure facility affiliated with the University of Bamberg, conducting research in the field of longitudinal education research. In particular, the Institute is responsible for carrying out the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). The main target of this long-term project is to provide representative data about the development of competencies and educational trajectories in Germany. Therefore, the LIfBi closely collaborates with a nationwide network of excellence (NEPS Network). In addition to the NEPS, the LIfBi carries out several significant studies funded by third parties. For further information about LIfBi please visit www.lifbi.de.

The potential candidate will be responsible for managing the Department “Research Data Center and Method Development” at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories in Bamberg. His or her research should focus on the area of statistical methodological research regarding data analysis of large-scale panel studies in an interdisciplinary context. The candidate is expected to have profound knowledge of empirical research methodology—such as, for example, in the fields of econometrics or psychometrics, the analysis of incomplete data, sampling and weighting, or linking survey and administrative data.

The position will be combined with a professorship at the Faculty of Human Sciences and Education or at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics, and Business Administration at the University of Bamberg. Candidates will generally be expected to network with educational research facilities at the University of Bamberg, the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS), as well as with key research areas of the University of Bamberg as a whole. Contributions to Bachelor, Master, and the (discontinued) Diploma programs of the Faculty, especially the Master’s degree course “Survey Statistics”, are part of the field of duties. Potential candidates are encouraged to teach courses in a foreign language and to actively participate in academic further education. Moreover, the professorship entails a teaching load of 2 weekly hours per semester.

Applicants must have international acclaim; they have to provide in-depth knowledge and be nationally as well as internationally renowned in the field of survey statistics and data analysis. Experience of managing research projects conducted within large research alliances and the acquisition of third-party funding are further prerequisites. The relevant qualifications consist of a completed academic degree, pedagogical suitability, a special talent for scientific activities generally proven through the quality of a doctorate, and, in addition to this, further academic achievements.

Additional scientific credentials must be certified by a Habilitation or equivalent academic qualification, which may also have been obtained through activities outside of higher education or as part of a junior professorship. International applications are expressly welcome. The competence and willingness to teach in English are a prerequisite. The faculty aims to increase the percentage of women in research and teaching and, therefore, welcomes applications by female scientists. Severely disabled applicants with essentially identical qualifications will be preferentially selected. The University of Bamberg has been certified as a family friendly university by the Hertie Foundation and, therefore, campaigns for the compatibility of family and professional life. It promotes the equality of women and men in employment. The University of Bamberg is a member of the regional Dual Career Network (DCNN). It supports the partners of newly appointed professors. Detailed information can be found on the website of the Dual Career Network of Northern Bavaria (http://www.dualcareer-nordbayern.de/).

Submitting Applications: Usual application documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications and lecturing activities, copies of references and certificates) in German or English are to be sent before August 18, 2017, to Prof. Dr. Sandra Buchholz, Director of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, (Wilhelmsplatz 3, 96047 Bamberg) and additionally by e-mail to: bewerbung@lifbi.de. As we will not return your application documents, please do not post any originals.

Prof. Dr. Corinna Kleinert, corinna.kleinert@lifbi.de, LIfBi – Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories

[RC28 message 2017_068] Research Fellow Sociology (pre-doc) at WZB Berlin Social Science Center

For the job opening see attachment or click here: https://www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/research-fellow-6

Paula Protsch, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

[RC28 message 2017_067] Research fellow position, GU Frankfurt, Germany; deadline for applications: August 3, 2017

I have another new position available in my team and I would like to share this news with the RC28 community. I am seeking to recruit either a postdoctoral or a pre-doctoral researcher to work with me and my team in Frankfurt. The full job ad is available at (for the English language ad:)

http://www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/67205491/24_2017_research_fellow_Prof_Gangl.pdf

or (German language version:)

http://www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/67205551/24_2017_wiss_Mitarbeiter_in_Prof_Gangl.pdf

Deadline for applications is August 3, 2017, employment could begin by October or as soon as possible thereafter. Interested candidates should obviously not hesitate to be in touch with me about any questions they might have.

Prof. Dr. Markus Gangl, Professor of Sociology, Chair for Social Stratification and Public Policy, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

[RC28 message 2017_066] Multiple positions in National Singapore University

Dear Hiroshi,

Would you please forward the job opportunities in NUS to members for me? Thanks a lot.

PhD Scholarship & Postdoc positions for an Early Child Development project in the National Singapore University

Details can be found in the following URL:

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/cfpr/joinus/index.html

Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, Professor, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore

[RC28 message 2017_065] Senior Researcher, University of Turku

THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF TURKU INVITES APPLICATIONS for the position of the Senior researcher in the research project INDIRECT for a fixed term from 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2019.

The research project "INDIRECT – Intergenerational Cumulative Disadvantage and Resource Compensation" funded by the European Research Council (ERC) is recruiting a Senior Researcher (a recent postdoc or equivalent). The position will be located at the Unit of Sociology in the Department of Social Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku. The key areas of research and teaching at the department are welfare research, the study of cultural interaction and social inequality, and comparative research.

The person chosen for the position is expected to have a) a PhD in sociology or in a field related to the topic (or close to acquiring such a degree, associated with strong practical research expertise in the field shown otherwise) and the ability to do independent scholarly work, b) publications on the topics related to the project, and c) previous experience in analysing register data, the Panel Study on Income Dynamics or the German Socioeconomic Panel.

The person chosen for the position is expected to begin working in the project at the beginning of October 2017 at the earliest and at the beginning of January 2018 at the latest. The contract is until the end of March 2019.

The salary is in accordance with the University salary system for teaching and research personnel levels 4 – 5 where the work-specific salary component is between 2,475.31 – 2,865.30 €/month. The component based on personal performance adds a maximum of 46.3 % to this salary.

The application should include a motivation letter describing the applicant’s own research interests in the field and how they relate to the project, an academic portfolio, a CV, a list of publications, a copy of the PhD thesis (or if not yet defended, the manuscript and a statement from the supervisor on the expected date of defending the thesis) and two writing samples (articles or manuscripts) on topics related to the project. The appendices should follow the guidelines of the faculty, see http://www.utu.fi/en/units/soc/faculty/careers/.

Further details are available upon request from Professor Jani Erola, +358 29 450 2157, jani.erola@utu.fi, and Senior Research Fellow Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, +358 29 450 2335, elina.kilpi-jakonen@utu.fi. Inquiries will be answered by Senior Development Advisor Erika Lilja, erika.lilja@utu.fi.

Applications must be submitted by 15 August 2017 via the electronic application form of the University of Turku.

A link to the application form can be found under the information of this position in http://www.utu.fi/en/university/university-as-an-employer/open-vacancies/.

Full job advert at: https://goo.gl/TcNqzJ.

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Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Social Research, University of Turku, elina.kilpi-jakonen@utu.fi

[RC28 message 2017_064] PhD and postdoc positions at Amsterdam - NORFACE project on inequality across the life course

We have two positions now advertised at University of Amsterdam. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested:

www.academictransfer.com/41394

Thomas Leopold, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam

[RC28 message 2017_063] job opening at the WZB (Berlin), associate professorship level

The WZB Berlin Social Science Center is a member of the Leibniz Association and a publicly funded institute for problem-oriented, basic social science research. Its work is characterized by long-term projects, theory-driven empirical research, multidisciplinary cooperation, international comparison, and transnational perspectives. The WZB Berlin Social Science Center is seeking to fill the position of a Head of a new Research Group (associate professorship level) The research focus of the new research group will be on innovative social inequality research from a sociological perspective with a strong quantitative profile. The social inequality field is open (like social policy, poverty, health, migration) and should be complementary to the existing WZB research units – facilitating cooperation with other units within the cross-disciplinary research environment of the WZB. Applicants for this position are expected to develop a five-year research program and show a strong interest in building and leading a research team. The research group is expected to start in summer 2018.

What we expect: The successful candidate must have an excellent doctoral degree in sociology and be accomplished in the field of quantitative social inequality research. Candidates should have a relevant research profile, a strong publication record (high-level international publications), excellent methodological skills, and experience in teaching and supervision.

What we offer: – The successful candidate will receive a five-year employment contract. – The remuneration is equivalent to an associate professorship (German S-W2-professorship). – The research group to be established will include two doctoral researchers (65% full time equivalent each). At a later stage in the process, this WZB position is intended (if desired by the successful candidate) as a joint appointment for a five-year fixed-term associate professorship (S-W2-professorship, with one class per semester) at the Freie Universität Berlin. Applicants must meet the qualifications for appointment as a university professor (§100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act, Berliner Hochschulgesetz). Applications must include a concept for a five-year research program with a view to potential cooperation with other research units at the WZB (10-12 pages) as well as the usual documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications), three selected publications, a copy of the doctoral degree certificate, information on teaching and supervision experience, and contact details of two referees. The WZB expressly invites women and people with an immigrant background to apply. Equally well qualified disabled applicants will be given preference. Please send your application documents electronically until September 30, 2017 as a single pdf document tokristin.bothur@wzb.eu Hearings will take place on December 8, 2017.

Prof. Dr. Heike Solga, WZB (Berlin Social Science Center), Head of research unit "Skill Formation and Labor Markets", & Professor for Sociology, Institute of Sociology, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Heike.solga@wzb.eu

[RC28 message 2017_062] Job announcement at Tel Aviv University

The School of Social & Policy Studies at Tel Aviv University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position to commence on October 1 2018 or sooner. Applications are open in all fields of Labor Studies/Industrial Relations, Organizational studies and Management. The School is composed of four departments: Communication, Labor Studies, Public Policy, and Sociology and is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences. It combines research and teaching in a wide range of fields concerned with social sciences. It has a strong commitment to multidisciplinary research and teaching, and provides opportunities for interactions with many departments and research units on and off campus. It has a rich tradition of high-level, internationally recognized research and teaching. The candidate must have a PhD degree or expect to be awarded a doctoral degree by May 2018, in Labor Studies, Industrial Relations or related areas, with excellent proven research and publication record. Post-doctoral experience is desirable.

The position includes full-time teaching, at introductory level courses (classes at Tel Aviv University are taught in Hebrew), supervision of MA and PhD students, and pursuing high-quality research based on grants received from competitive local and international foundations. Qualified applicants should send a complete CV, a detailed statement of research and teaching interests, copies of selected recent publications, teaching evaluations (if such exist), and 3-4 names and addresses of recommending academics to: Prof. Haya Stier, Chair, Department of Labor Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978 Israel; e-mail: haya1@post.tau.ac.il. The application deadline is October 1, 2017.

Haya Stier, PhD., Professor, Chair, Department of Labor Studies, Department of Sociology, Tel Aviv University

[RC28 message 2017_061] Vacancy for PhD scholarship in the field of migration

Please allow me to draw your attention to this open vacancy.

https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacancies/ap/2017bapfswef186/

Ive Marx, University of Antwerp

[RC28 message 2017_060] In Memoriam, Petr Matějů, 1950 – 2017

Dear Hiroshi, Dear all,

I would like to share with you all the obituary of Petr Matějů that his family has approved. Petr was an incredibly important member of the RC28 community, the ISSP community, and in international forums on educational policy and educational inequality. Due to his exhaustive work he was not able to attend several RC28 meetings in recent years, so perhaps some new members may not know him well. Even those of us who have been friends with him for a long time, we may not all know the full breadth and scale of his incredible work. His obituary is valuable reading for all of us.

Petr Matějů, 1950 – 2017

In the early hours of Friday, June 16, the renowned Czech sociologist Petr Matějů passed away after a long illness, at the age of 66.

Petr Matějů was an exceptionally transformative, hardworking and imaginative sociologist. After a certain hesitation between theatrical and sociological careers, he decisively took the less visible but more adventurous path. In the 1970s, during the normalization period of communist Czechoslovakia, he began to develop his expertise in social stratification, inequality and mobility, utilizing structural equation methods. His methodological expertise was strengthened by his 1987 research stay at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he became a student and friend of Robert M. Hauser. He joined the RC28 community in 1984 in Budapest, and has been an integral member ever since. His commitment to RC28 is reflected in the fact that since his involvement, he was only one of a few researchers to host RC28 meetings twice, the 1991 spring meeting in Prague and the 2007 spring meeting in Brno.

After the collapse of communism, he was the leading scientific authority in the quantitative analysis of the Czech social transformation. Along with Donald Treiman, Iván Szelényi, and others, he played a key role in project Social Stratification in Eastern Europe after 1989 and Circulation of Elites, which produced seminal comparative research of social stratification and mobility in five post-communist countries. He established Czech participation in the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) in 1992, before many other post-communist countries, as well as the International Social Justice Program (ISJP), the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), and countless other surveys of students and adults.

His analyses of social transformation, inspired by the work of Pierre Bourdieu, shed light on the transformation of social and political capital into economic capital as the dominant strategy of success in the post-communist transition, particularly in the reproduction of elites. Educational attainment, as an individual’s investment decision, was of primary importance in his work. In his consistent vision, the openness of the system and the equality of educational opportunities had not only economic (competitiveness), but also social (as a mechanism of social justice) and political significance (as a condition of the deepening the rootedness of democracy).

Petr Matějů rejected research only for its own sake, and sought to identify the policy implications of his empirical findings. Along with Jiří Večerník and a large team of researchers, in the 1990s he carried out the project “Social Trends: Research – Archive – Publications – Education,” in the framework of which was established the Czech Sociological Data Archive and the integrative book Ten Years of Rebuilding Capitalism: Czech Society after 1989. In 2002, he established the Institute for Social and Economic Analyses (ISEA) in Prague to conduct independent policy research. His research on educational inequality became the cornerstone of the Czech Government’s White Paper of Tertiary Education, which aimed to expand educational opportunities at the tertiary level and enhance the independence of universities from the state. From 2007-2008, he was selected into the international team of Fulbright New Century Scholars on the theme “Higher Education in the 21st Century – Access and Equity.” From 2006-2011 he also represented the Czech Republic in the Education Policy Committee of the OECD.

Despite being so policy oriented – or precisely because of it – he understood the fundamental importance of basic research and was as a foremost advocate of public research funding. With that goal, in 2006-2010 he was an active member of the Czech Government’s Council on Research, Development and Innovation and from 2008-2014 he was the President of the Czech Science Foundation. In that significant capacity, he implemented a much deeper internationalization of the scientific review process, supported the funding of large projects most likely to lead to scientific breakthroughs, and secured increases in government support for basic research.

Through all of these often exhausting responsibilities, Petr Matějů never ceased to conduct his research activity, even in the last days of his life. The breadth of his Czech and international publications, including voluminous edited volumes, is impressive, and has made him the most cited Czech sociologist. A number of his articles and the co-authored book (in Czech) The Power of Beauty: Does Beauty and Attractiveness Help Achieve Life Success? are just before publication. In addition, we cannot forget his significant teaching activity at multiple universities in Prague, Brno and abroad. Many of the most notable contemporary Czech sociologists worked closely with him or studied under his guidance, thus training an entire generation of Czech sociologists.

While his research and policy reforms were not agreed to by all, even his critics acknowledged that he was a leading mind of his generation, particularly in the areas of social, educational and gender inequality. And while he has departed from us so early, he leaves behind an extensive body of work that continues to live on and will be critically developed and extended.

Michael L. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Institute for Social and Economic Analyses And Economics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences (CERGE-EI)

[RC28 message 2017_059] Peter Mateju

Hiroshi

Perhaps you have learned of Petr Mateju’s passing from another source, but I am sharing this sad news with you anyway. Petr was long a force in RC28, and I hope that you will share this message with our colleagues.

Petr’s was a wonderful, brilliant, multi-talented man who led an extraordinary life. We had great times together over the years – intellectually, scientifically and socially. I will miss him always. Best wishes,

Robert M. Hause, Vilas Research Professor, Emeritus, Department of Sociology, The University of Wisconsin-Madison,

From: Simona Weidnerová [mailto:simona.weidnerova@isea.cz]

Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2017 4:45 AM

Dear professor Hauser,

It is with my deepest sorrow to inform you of the death of Peter Mateju. He died after a long struggle with cancer on Thursday, June 15, 2017 in Prague. Survived by his loving wife Marta and his children and grandchildren.

Kind regards,

Simona Weidnerova

[RC28 message 2017_058] Tenure-track Stratification positions at Western

We have two tenure-track (open rank, actually) positions in stratification now advertised at Western. Ideally the people hired will be able to teach a criminology/sociology of law course, but we’re looking for people doing strat research. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested:

http://www.sociology.uwo.ca/about_us/news/notices/17_05_31_job_ad-WesternU_Soc_assoc_prof.pdf

Robert Andersen, Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Western University, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C2

[RC28 message 2017_057] University of Milano-Bicocca - PhD positions in ASEP Doctoral Program

The Department of Sociology and Social Research and the University of Milano-Bicocca invite applications for five fully funded PhD student positions in the "Analysis of Social and Economic Processes (ASEP)" Doctoral Program, starting from November 1, 2017.

The ASEP Doctoral Program aims at training students for both scholarly and applied social research. Upon completion of the three years program, students will have the knowledge and skills required to design and carry out, in academic or non-academic settings, conceptually sound and methodologically rigorous empirical research on social and socioeconomic phenomena. The scholarship offers financial support of 16,238.47 € / year gross of social security contributions.

The deadline for applications is July 3, 2017, 12:00 pm (midday) Italian time.

For further information, see:

English version of the official call:

http://www.unimib.it/upload/pag/243995352/0/ca/callenglb.pdf

Brochure:

http://www.sociologia.unimib.it/DATA/personale/pisati/avvisi/ASEP2017.pdf

Ivana Fellini, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca

[RC28 message 2017_056] Post-doc and PhD positions in Sociology of Education @ Maastricht University

Dear Hiroshi,

Could you please post this to the RC28 community?

I want to stress the deadline is already next week. Here is the link for the positions:

https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UM/vacancy/40436/lang/en/

Levels Mark (ALGEC) <m.levels@maastrichtuniversity.nl>

[RC28 message 2017_055] two tenure track positions @ Tilburg Sociology

Dear Hiroshi,

Could you please post this to the RC28 community?

I want to stress the deadline is already June 11th. Here is the link for the positions:

https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UVT/vacancy/40763/lang/en/

Ruud Luijkx

[RC28 message 2017_054] Postdoc or pre-doctoral researcher position at GU Frankfurt, Germany; deadline for applications: June 27

Dear Hiroshi,

would you please forward this information about a vacancy in my team to the RC28 listserver?

I am currently seeking to recruit either a postdoctoral or a pre-doctoral researcher to work with me and my team in my ERC-funded CORRODE project that looks at the socio-economic impact of unemployment in Europe and beyond. The full job ad is available at

https://www.academics.de/jobs/post-doctoral_researcher_pre-doctoral_researcher_143327.html

The deadline for applications is June 27, 2017. Interested candidates should obviously not hesitate to be in touch with me about any questions they might have.

Prof. Dr. Markus Gangl, Professor of Sociology, Chair for Social Stratification and Public Policy, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

[RC28 message 2017_053] PhD position University of Vienna

At the University of Vienna (15 faculties, 4 centres, about 188 fields of study, approx. 9.700 members of staff, more than 92.000 students) the position of a “University Assistant (prae doc)” at the Department of Geography and Regional Research is vacant.

Identification number of advertisement: 7573

The Department of Geography and Regional Research is part of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy. It is the largest and oldest geography department in Austria with research and teaching activities in human as well as physical geography. The department offers bachelor´s and master´s degree programs, teacher training, and doctorate studies. For further details, please see http://geographie.univie.ac.at/

The doctorate position is assigned to the newly established working group for Population Geography and Demography, which is led by Prof. Dr. Patrick Sakdapolrak. The working group pursues theoretically informed and empirically oriented research at the interface between environmental change and development processes. Human-environmental interaction, North-South relations as well as the linkage between science and practice are core issues of the research work. Regional foci are Southeast Asia, South Asia as well as East Africa.

The doctorate thesis should address the nexus environment and migration.

Duration of employment: 4 years

Extent of Employment: 30 hours/week

Occupation group in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determines the assessment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description: Development and completion of a Ph.D. (We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months.)

Participation in scientific studies and research projects

Participation in the preparation of research proposals and acquisition of third-party funding

Planning and implementation of teaching courses, supervision of students (participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement)

Integration into the working group, administrative responsibilities and science communication

Conducting extensive empirical fieldwork in one of the focal regions

Profile:

University Master, or Diploma degree in Geography, or other relevant Social Sciences

Background in population geography, migration research, development geography and/ or human-environment research

Good knowledge of social science research methods

Experience in conducting empirical research (e.g. in the course of the Master thesis)

Excellent command of written and spoken English

Good command of written and spoken German will be an asset

Ability to work in a team

Teaching experience will be an advantage

We offer:

Opportunity for further qualification (dissertation)

An attractive and dynamically developing research location in a city with a very high standard of living. The university is also embedded in a well-organized system of research funding.

International contacts and networks

Your application must include the following documents:

Academic curriculum Vitae

Letter of motivation

Outline of PhD project (one page)

Diplomas and academic transcripts

Writing sample (e.g. Master thesis)

List of publications

Evidence of teaching experience (if available)

Please submit the application electronically as one pdf-file.

Research fields:

Main research field Special research fields Importance

Human Geography, Regional Geography, Regional research; MUST

Regional Planning Population geography

Other Social Sciences Development research MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 12.06.2017, mentioning reference number 7573.

For further information please contact Mayer, Karin +43-1-4277-48603, Sakdapolrak, Patrick +43-1-4277-48730.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Human Resources and Gender Equality of the University of Vienna

Reference number: 7573

E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at

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Prof. Dr. Patrick Sakdapolrak, Department of Geography and Regional Research | University of Vienna | Universitätsstraße 7/5 | 1010 Vienna | Austria

Tel: ++43-1-4277-48730 | Email: patrick.sakdapolrak@univie.ac.at | http://population.univie.ac.at/ | www.transre.org

[RC28 message 2017_052] Call for Papers: Challenges for Diverse Societies | Annual BAGSS Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS - DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS 04. ANNUAL BAGSS CONFERENCE "Challenges for Diverse Societies"

Please find attached our current call for papers for our upcoming interdisciplinary doctoral conference on "Challenges for Diverse Societies" in Bamberg from 20 - 21 September 2017. For further details, please see the attached PDF or the plain text version below.

Presentations: The conference gives doctoral students the opportunity to present and discuss their research with colleagues and leading scholars in the field. The event is structured into sessions. In each session an invited senior researcher will provide feedback on the papers presented by the doctoral students. The conference sessions cover a wide range of research areas, as listed above, dealing with challenges for diverse societies. Doctoral students from all social sciences are welcome to present their scientific insights on challenges today’s societies are facing and how they are coping with them. For further information on the preliminary programme, conference dinner and the limited number of travel grants, please visit our website at

www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss/abc

Submissions: Please submit an abstract (max. 350 words, pdf) to: orga-abc.bagss@uni-bamberg.de. The submission should include your contact information (name, affiliation and e-mail address) and your preferred panel. Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2017. Participants will be selected on the basis of these abstracts, following a peer-review process. Authors will be notified of the decisions by July 17, 2017. Presenters will be asked to submit either an extended abstract (2-4 pages) or a paper (max. 8.000 words) by August 23, 2017.

Verena Benoit and Pia König

04. ANNUAL BAGSS CONFERENCE

Organization Team

[RC28 message 2017_051] ISA World Congress Call for Abstracts

International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology will take place on 15-21 July, 2018 in Toronto. As one of the most active research committees, RC28 will organize over 20 sessions (oral presentation) at the World Congress. There will also be a poster session called "Cutting-Edge Research in Social Stratification."

The ISA's abstract submission system is open between 25 April and 30 September, 2017. Please see below and submit your abstract on-line through ISA by the deadline.

http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/

Hiroshi Ishida, RC28 Secretary/Treasurer

[RC28 message 2017_050] Subject: Sociology and Political Science openings at Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy

Dear Hiroshi,

Would you please mind to announce these job vacancies for two assistant professors in Sociology and Political Science at Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin (Italy) to RC28 members?

http://www.carloalberto.org/jobs/assistant-professors/assistant-professor-in-political-science/

http://www.carloalberto.org/jobs/assistant-professors/assistant-professor-in-sociology/

Tiziana Nazio, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Culture, Politics & Society, University of Turin, Affiliate Fellow, Collegio Carlo Alberto

[RC28 message 2017_049] Doctoral candidate in Sociology, University of Luxembourg

Doctoral Candidate in Sociology (Reference R-AGR-3232-00-B) Preferably from 1 September 2017, Full-time, 36 months, 6 months probationary period

Please see the webpage:

http://recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.html?id=QMUFK026203F3VBQB7V7VV4S8&nPostingID=7581&nPostingTargetID=10134&mask=karriereseiten&lg=UK

Contact: Dr. Robin Samuel, Associate Professor, robin.samuel@uni.lu

Please apply in English and online by 30 June 2017. Applications obtained by e-mail cannot be processed.

[RC28 message 2017_048] Poverty Website and Calculator

Jeylan Mortimer suggested that I get in touch with you about something I’ve been working on which might be of interest to the RC28 ISA Research Committee on Stratification and Mobility. It’s a new website and set of tools dealing with American poverty and inequality. The focal point of the website is a poverty risk calculator that estimates for the first time the likelihood that an individual will experience poverty at some point in the future. The idea is similar to the heart disease risk calculators that you can find on the Internet. In this case, the data is based on the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). There is also a discussion guide designed for various groups to further explore different issues around poverty and inequality. The link to the website is: https://confrontingpoverty.org/

One of the keys to the website and calculator is the use of longitudinal data and applying it across the life course. Thanks much!

Mark R. Rank, Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, email: markr@wustl.edu

[RC28 message 2017_047] Call for Abstracts: ISA RC45 Workshop on "Social Inequality"

Call for Abstracts: Second International Workshop of ISA RC45 on "Social Inequality"

Date: September 1, 2017

Venue: Utrecht, The Netherlands

Co-sponsors: International Sociological Association Research Committee 45 on Rational Choice, Stratification and Social Psychology Project (SSP Project)

Keynote speakers: Guillermina Jasso (New York University, board member of RC45), Toru Kikkawa (Osaka University, PI of SSP Project)

Invited advisers: Antonio M. Chiesi (University of Milan, president of RC45), Gianluca Manzo (University of Paris, editor of Analytical Sociology)

Organizers: Jun Kobayashi (Seikei University), Masayuki Kanai (Senshu University), Carola Hommerich (Hokkaido University), Vincent Buskens (Utrecht University, local organizer)

Website: www.isc.senshu-u.ac.jp/~thh0808/utrecht/

Deadline for abstract submission: June 15, 2017

Jun Kobayashi, Professor, Department of Sociology, Seikei University; email: jun.kobayashi@fh.seikei.ac.jp

[RC28 message 2017_046] LSE posts

Please could you circulate this information about three posts in the LSE Social Policy Department that may be of interest to the RC28 community. The LSE Social Policy Department is advertising for 3 x 1-year LSE Fellows (closing date 14 May 2017; interviews scheduled for the week commencing 12 June). Some information about the posts is attached. The posts are on the LSE website.

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AYN264/lse-fellows-in-social-policy/

Lucinda Platt, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, Email: L.Platt@lse.ac.uk

[RC28 message 2017_045] Video: RC28 Spring Meeting 2017 Cologne

Dear RC28 members,

a video of the RC28 Spring Meeting in Cologne is online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhMYW5FIDj0

We thank the Department of Management, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne for generous support to realise this conference video. And thanks to all who contributed to it!

Prof. Dr. Marita Jacob, University of Cologne, Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology

[RC28 message 2017_044] Quetelet Conference 2017 : Call for papers / Chaire Quetelet 2017

29-30 November 2017, Centre for Demographic Research, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Deadline for submitting abstracts: 15 June 2017

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Call for papers, 43nd Quetelet Conference, 2017

The demography of refugees and displaced populations

29-30 November 2017, Centre for Demographic Research, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Deadline for submitting abstracts: 15 June 2017

Population displacement has reached unprecedented levels globally. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that in 2015, more than 65 million people, or one person in 113, were forcibly displaced by conflict, persecution, violence or human rights violations. Two-thirds (62%) of these 65 million people were internally displaced, one-third were refugees (21.3 million) and 5% were asylum-seekers whose proceedings were ongoing (3.2 million). This global movement concerns almost all regions and territories, but the intensity of flows and reception conditions vary considerably throughout the world. A large majority of refugees are hosted in developing countries (86% of people of concern to UNHCR). Asia has the largest number of internally displaced persons (29.4 million), with large numbers of internally displaced persons in Syria and Iraq and many refugees in Pakistan, Lebanon, Jordan and Iran. In Western countries, the number of refugees hosted remains modest, even though refugee populations occupy an important place in public opinion and the debates that animate the political agenda. Recent political changes in the United States or in some European Union countries suggest that access conditions will continue to narrow and border controls will tighten in the coming years.

In this context, demographers and social scientists have a role to play, in particular by estimating the flows of displaced populations, by studying the life trajectories of these displaced persons and by improving the quality and comparability of statistics on displaced populations. In some countries, such as Belgium, there are rich administrative databases to monitor the administrative procedures of refugees. In other countries, available estimates of the numbers and characteristics of displaced persons remain based on partial registration-type data from government or NGOs, census data or surveys. Overall, beyond the mere measurement of stocks and population flows, few analyses specifically address the demographic behaviour of refugees and displaced persons.

The 2017 Quetelet Conference will be devoted to analysing the flows and demographic behaviours of refugee and displaced populations. Communications can focus on theoretical or methodological issues (sources and quality of data, innovative sampling and analytical approaches). They may be comparative or focus on a specific region, country, or community, and be based on both quantitative and qualitative approaches.

The five main axes selected for the conference are as follows:

1 - Data issues and methods

In a world in motion, how can we reliably measure forced migration? Which sampling techniques are most appropriate in the absence of adequate sampling frames? What is the reliability of routine data, such as those collected in refugee camps? What use can be made of sample surveys and censuses? To what extent are births and deaths of refugees and IDPs registered in civil registration and vital statistics systems in the host and origin countries?

2 - Migration routes

In recent years, the number of displaced persons has increased significantly. Has this increase been accompanied by changes in the migration routes of displaced populations? Has the tightening of access conditions in Europe encouraged the development of new routes? Among the individuals who have acquired refugee status, what is the frequency of return migration? What do we know about the migration paths of asylum seekers whose applications are rejected?

3 - Health of refugees and displaced populations

What are the excess risks of death during displacements or in refugee camps? To what extent do host and origin populations differ from the displaced populations in terms of health, including reproductive health and mental health? Is it possible to identify mortality differentials, possibly by cause of death, between these different populations?

4 - Impact of forces displacement on families and couples

How are forced displacements affecting families? What are the interactions between the experience of refugees and the formation or breakdown of unions? How do family reunifications take place in the context of forced displacement? How does the forced displacement alter fertility intentions and behaviors? What are the consequences of forced displacement for children in terms of familial environment, education and other outcomes such as early marriage?

5 - Legal provisions and life trajectories

The legal arrangements related to displaced persons are constantly evolving, sometimes suddenly. What are the consequences of changes in the legal framework on the life course of refugees and internally displaced persons? Submissions can focus here on the conditions of access to the territory (notably through humanitarian visas) and the rights of displaced persons.

Submitting a paper to the Quetelet Conference

In three pages maximum, extended abstracts will present the topic of the research, the objectives, the data and methods used, and preliminary results. They must be sent by e-mail (chairequetelet@uclouvain.be) before 15 June 2017. Submissions should list the full names, affiliations, and email addresses of all co-authors. Authors will be notified of the status of their submission by June 30, 2017. After notification of acceptance, papers must be submitted by 31 October 2017 (sent by e-mail to chairequetelet@uclouvain.be). They will be posted on the website of the research center (www.uclouvain.be/demo) in PDF format.

[RC28 message 2017_043] teaching fellow in sociology, one year, Trinity College Dublin

Post Specification

Post Title: Teaching Fellowship in Sociology

Post Status: 1 Year Specific Purpose Contract (1 Sept. 2017 to 31 Aug. 2018)

Department/School: Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy

Location: College Green, Dublin 2

Reports to: Head of Department of Sociology and Head of School of Social Sciences and Philosophy

Salary: Teaching Fellowship Salary Scale, Point 1 (€33,540)

Closing Date: No later than 12.00 noon GMT on Friday, 19 May 2017

Interviews for this post will be held on Wednesday, 7 June 2017.

This position will commence on 1 September 2017.

[RC28 message 2017_042] ISA RC06/RC41 Joint Conference May 2018

INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (ISA)

JOINT CONFERENCE FOR RC06 (FAMILY) & RC41 (POPULATION)

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHY <==> CHANGING FAMILIES

Singapore | 17-19 May 2018 Venue: National University of Singapore

http://singaporerc0641.nus.edu.sg/index.php

Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, Professor, Department of Sociology, Director, Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR), National University of Singapore

[RC28 message 2017_041] Syllabus Archive

Dear RC 28 members:

As some of you know, because our plan was announced at the Cologne RC 28 meeting three weeks ago, we have initiated an archive of syllabi for courses on social stratification, social mobility, and social inequality. This archive is intended to benefit those of you who are planning or updating courses in these areas as well as those who simply want to see what your colleagues consider important.

Thanks to heroic effort by Donald Treiman of UCLA with the support from the UCLA’s California Center for Population Research, we are now ready to try out the archive. There you will find our initial set of syllabi plus a submission form to contribute your own. To access it, go to the following site:

https://ccpr.ucla.edu/funding/rc28-syllabus-deposit/ .

We encourage you to use the archive, both by downloading syllabi of interest to you and by depositing your own syllabi for the benefit of others. If you discover problems or have suggestions for improvement, please write to Don Treiman (treimandj@gmail.com), who proposed the archive and got UCLA’s California Center for Population Research to provide the necessary technical support.

Hiroshi Ishida, Secretary-Treasurer, RC28

[RC28 message 2017_040] PhD positions at Trento University

Fully funded PhD positions (4 years) in Sociology and Social Research within the Doctoral School of Social Science, Trento University, Italy, starting date: 1st November 2017.

Deadline for application: 7th June 2017, 04.00 p.m. (Italian time)

Further information:

http://web.unitn.it/files/download/16300/call2017phdsociologytrento.pdf

[RC28 message 2017_039] Director of FBK - IRVAPP: Job Posting

Hereby I would like to ask you the courtesy of circulating the Call for A Director for the Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (FBK-IRVAPP) among RC28 members. This call will be open for applications until the 26th of May 2017 - please find the link to our job portal here.

https://altamira.fbk.eu/Annunci/Jobs_A_Director_for_the_Research_Institute_for_the_Evaluation_of_Public_Policies_FBK_IRVAPP_160604536.htm

Adriana Berti

Cordiali Saluti, Kind Regards, सधन्यवाद, Saludos Cordiales, Cordialement, Unità Sviluppo Risorse Umane, Servizio Risorse Umane, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Email adberti@fbk.eu

[RC28 message 2017_038] Call for papers - RC28

The journal « Formation Emploi, Revue française de sciences sociales”, intends to publish a thematic issue on "Apprenticeship in Germany", which will be published in late 2018 or early 2019.

Short proposals for this issue (in English or French) should be turned in by the end of April 2017: a short proposal (5.000 – 6.000 characters) should be sent to Mona Granato (granato@bibb.de) and Gilles Moreau (gilles.moreau@univ-poitiers.fr) and to the editor (vergnies@cereq.fr), outlining the intention of the contribution (purpose and research questions, theoretical approach, methodology, data base used, originality of the expected results, some bibliographic references). Some keywords should be indicated and the contact details of the author (s) should be specified. This intermediate step is not intended to be selective: it merely aims at getting a general overview for this thematic issue.

Access to the call for papers on the Website of CEREQ:

http://formationemploi.revues.org/4965

Dr. Mona Granato, Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung, Arbeitsbereich 2.4 Kompetenzentwicklung, Robert-Schuman-Platz 3 53175 Bonn

[RC28 message 2017_037] Call for papers: Pathways into, through and out of higher education

PATHWAYS INTO, THROUGH AND OUT OF HIGHER EDUCATION -AN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE 11TH-12TH SEPTEMBER 2017, HANNOVER, GERMANY

With this interdisciplinary conference we aim to bring together international experts in higher education and student trajectory research with a focus in quantitative empirical analysis. As the higher education landscape in many countries is currently undergoing significant transformation at a fast pace, we aim to catch a glance on the future of higher education research: Systematic longitudinal research and international comparisons are important elements of higher education research for seizing the change of student populations and higher education institutions from a scientific perspective. The systematic development of a comparative branch of longitudinal research in higher education is an important prerequisite in order to understand pathways into and out of higher education and to investigate economic and non-economic returns to higher education. By gathering international experts in this field, the conference will contribute to developing theories and methods for comparative research based on microlevel longitudinal data in higher education. The conference will be clustered around four thematic units: 1. Pathways into higher education and institutional differentiation; 2. Student trajectories, student mobility and student success; 3. Transitions from higher education to the labour market; 4. International comparisons with microdata

We invite contributions from a broad range of disciplines, such as education sciences, sociology, economics and psychology. The conference will have a focus on quantitative empirical research, in particular contributions that apply longitudinal approaches and/or cross-national comparisons. Issues of data availability, data collection and appropriate statistical tools for the analysis of complex longitudinal survey and register data currently are major concerns in the scientific community; contributions dealing with these issues hence are particularly welcome. Early career researchers are invited to apply for a best paper award (€ 250,-) by submitting a full paper.

Conference fee The German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) generously supports the conference. Participation is free of charge. Information about travel and accommodation can be found on the conference website www.dzhw.eu/pathways (online on April 13th).

Abstract submission: The deadline for abstract submission is May 15th.

Notification of acceptance on June 15^th; Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to pathways@dzhw.eu

Authors are invited to submit:

• A short abstract (500 words). The abstract must include the names, affiliations, and email addresses of all authors, up to five key-words and a description of the topic, theoretical background, data and research methods, and (first) findings.

• If an application for a best paper award is intended (only early career researchers) a full paper (length should not exceed 20 pages) has to be submitted. The full paper must include the names, afiliations, and email-adresses of all authors, up to five key-words and a description of the topic, theoretical background, data and research methods, findings and conclusions.

Dr. Nicole Tieben Junior Research Group Leader LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

[RC28 message 2017_036] Award for paper in life course studies

LIVES Best Paper Award

In order to stimulate advances in the areas of vulnerability and life course studies, the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES (NCCR LIVES) encourages early career scholars to apply to the LIVES Best Paper Award 2017. A sum of 2000 € will be granted to the winner. In addition, the winner will be invited to present the awarded paper at the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS) conference and will have her/his travelling expenses, conference and hotel fees (up to 3 nights) covered. For more details, please use the following link: www.lives-nccr.ch/en/award

[RC28 message 2017_035] 6th GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology: Registration open, 15 scholarships available

6th GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology: Registration is Open; 15 scholarships sponsored by ESRA, DAAD/CDSS available!

The program of the 6th GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology is online and registration is open. The Summer School 2017 will be held from August 3 to 25 at GESIS Cologne, Germany. 15 courses are scheduled, among them 4 short courses and 11 one-week courses. New to the program are courses on "Preparing Data for Re-Use", "Structural Equation Modeling for Longitudinal and Panel Data", and "Meta-Analysis". Please find the full program below and on our website at http://bit.ly/2017-gesis-summer-school

Short courses (August 03-04):

Preparing Data for Re-Use. A practical guide to processing and documenting your data for sharing (Netscher/Perry)

Introduction to Data Analysis Using Mplus (Blümke/Danner/Lechner)

Research Designs and Causal Inference (Eifler/Leitgöb)

Week 1 (August 07-11):

Introduction to Survey Design (Krieger/Lugtig)

Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling: Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Mplus (Reinecke/Kessler)

Introduction to Data Analysis Using R (Steinhauer/Würbach)

Design and Implementation of Longitudinal Surveys (Al Baghal/Cernat)

Week 2 (August 14-18):

Questionnaire Design (Fuchs/Kunz/Metzler)

Structural Equation Modeling for Longitudinal and Panel Data (Seddig/Kessler)

Assessing Measurement Quality (Menold/Meitinger)

Introduction to Data Analysis Using Stata (Schunck/Pforr; Aug 17-18)

Week 3 (August 21-25):

Mathematical Tools for Social Scientists (Elff)

Meta-Analysis (Bošnjak/Weiß/Wengrzik)

Sampling, Weighting, and Estimation (Eckman)

Item Nonresponse and Multiple Imputation (Meinfelder/Rässler)

Thanks to our cooperation with the Center for Doctoral Studies in Social Sciences (CDSS), University of Mannheim, participants can obtain up to 4 ECTS points per one-week course.

In addition to courses, we have prepared a number of plenary and social events including weekly welcome receptions, cultural and social excursions as well as evening talks by experts in Survey Methodology.

There is no registration deadline. However, to secure a place in the courses of your choice and to book affordable accommodation, we recommend that you register as soon as possible.

Scholarships by the CDSS and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as well as the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) are available to Summer School participants.

For more information visit http://bit.ly/2017-gesis-summer-school.

Sebastian E. Wenz, Scientific Coordinator of the GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology, GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences

[RC28 message 2017_034] ECSR 2017 conference – Milan EXTENDED DEADLINE

We have extended the deadline for paper submission for the 2017 ECSR conference. The new deadline is 16th April midnight.

The European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR), together with the Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy at Bocconi University, are pleased to announce that the next three-day conference will be held in Milan, Italy from August 31st to September 2nd, 2017.

www.unibocconi.eu/ecsr2017

The ECSR 2017 conference theme is ”Institutions, Inequality and Social Dynamics”. Submissions under this theme will receive special attention, but as always, we welcome presentations on all relevant areas of sociological research, such as the labour market, work and employment, education, family sociology, migration and integration, political sociology, health and well-being, social inequalities. We also welcome contributions concerning sociological aspects of governance, business, family firms and gender.

Confirmed keynote speakers are:

Mario Amore Department. of Management and Technology, Bocconi University

Anette Eva Fasang Humboldt University of Berlin and WZB, Berlin Social Science Center

Markus Gangl Department of Social Sciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main

Torkild Hovde Lyngstad Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo

Ross Macmillan Dondena Centre, Bocconi University

Hadas Mandel Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel-Aviv University

Melinda Mills Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Submission can be made at by email to ecsr2017@unibocconi.it

The new deadline is April 16th

Authors are asked to submit both:

1. A short abstract (250 words).

2. Either an extended abstract in PDF (2-4 pages, including tables) or a completed paper in PDF.

Extended abstracts should be sufficiently detailed to allow the organizers to judge the merits of the paper, including a description of the topic to be studied, the theoretical focus, the data and research methods, and the findings.

The extended abstract or paper should include: names, email addresses, and institutions of all authors, title, and up to five key words.

Your email should include:

1. Name, email address, and institution of the corresponding author in the body of the email.

2. Names and email addresses of all other authors.

3. Plain text version of the short abstract, in the body of the email (i.e., copy/past into email).

4. A PDF version of the paper or extended abstract included as an attachment – submissions without a PDF or with other formats will be sent back.

[RC28 message 2017_033] PhD scholarship opportunities, Department of Sociology, University of Essex

The Department of Sociology is pleased to announce further funding opportunities available to our prospective PhD students. You can find details of our current awards online here: http://www.essex.ac.uk/sociology/fees-and-scholarships/default.aspx

The application deadline for the remaining awards of Fuller Postgraduate Research Scholarships, and the new central Doctoral Scholarship scheme is 18 April 2017. Please be aware that you will need to have an offer of a place on the PhD to apply for the funding, so please do act quickly. You can find details of how to apply for the PhD: http://www.essex.ac.uk/study/pg/apply.aspx

If you have any further question please do not hesitate to contact Michele Hall mehall@essex.ac.uk.

Dr Ayse Guveli, Reader, Department of Sociology, University of Essex

[RC28 message 2017_032] Conference Ethnic inequality on the labour market: cross-national perspectives and causal analysis, University of Amsterdam, 28-29 september 2017

In the past decades, an extensive body of literature has emerged that investigates the labour market performance of ethnic minorities in comparison to the majority population. Researchers have focused on characteristics of job seekers, such as their ethnic origin, skills, motivation, and work experience. Similarly, scholars have studied employers, mainly focusing on ethnic discrimination and workplace characteristics. A third avenue of research is to study how national institutions affect ethnic inequalities on the labour market. This conference brings together scholars studying the causes and consequences of ethnic disparities in the labour market. We especially invite contributions that are crossnationally comparative, and contributions that focus on the causal analysis of ethnic inequalities, for example, using experimental designs.

Confirmed speakers include:

Michael Gaddis, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles

Ruud Koopmans, WZB Berlin Social Science Centre

Kevin Stainback, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Doris Weichselbaumer, Johannes Kepler University Linz

The event is organized by the Department of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam, in collaboration with the Amsterdam Center for Inequality Studies (AMCIS). During the workshop, each paper will be discussed by a discussant and participants will be asked to act as a discussant for one of the papers presented. There is no conference fee; lunch and a conference dinner will be provided.

Please send your proposal for a contribution no later than 15 May to the organizer, Bram Lancee (B.Lancee@uva.nl) with amcis@uva.nl in cc. Abstracts of a maximum of 300 words should include the title, name(s) and affiliation(s) of authors as well as specifying the main research question, methods and findings.

Venue: De Burcht, Amsterdam (http://www.deburcht.nl )

[RC28 message 2017_031] Four post doctoral positions at the Institute Juan March/Department of Social Sciences Carlos III University Madrid

The Carlos III-Juan March Institute of Social Sciences (IC3JM) and the Department of Social Sciences at Carlos III University of Madrid seek to appoint up to four post-doctoral positions starting in September 2017. The post-docs will have a double affiliation at the IC3JM and the Department of Social Sciences. The positions are in Sociology, Political Science, and Economic History. The candidates should be able to teach Sociological Theory [Sociology], International Relations (Security, Conflict or International Political Economy) [Political Science] and World Economic History [Economic History] respectively.

Applicants must have received a PhD after September 1st, 2014 or completed by September 1st, 2017. The appointment will be for two academic years. The positions have a teaching load of three courses per year. The annual salary is 32.540,38 euros (gross).

Applications should consist of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, at least one sample of academic work, and two letters of reference. Applications should be sent by e-mail to Magdalena Nebreda (secretaria@march.uc3m.es) and Maria José Gutierrez (magutier@pa.uc3m.es), before April 20th 2017. Reference letters should be sent separately to the same e-mail addresses.

About the IC3JM: The IC3JM is the continuation of the Juan March Institute. It is located at the Getafe campus of Carlos III University, one of the most prestigious Spanish universities, particularly in the Social Sciences. The IC3JM promotes high quality research in the Social Sciences, with a strong emphasis on comparative and analytical approaches. It has a strong international profile and a very prestigious Scientific Council. It offers a number of graduate programs. The research conducted at the Institute, as well as its activities and publications, can be found on its web page. http://www.ic3jm.es/index.aspx?l=2

About the Department of Social Sciences and Carlos III University: This is an interdisciplinary and young department. It was created in 2013 and it covers three areas, Sociology, Political Science and Economic History. It is an exciting mix of scholars, with a strong international profile and outstanding publications in top journals in the Social Sciences. The research conducted at the Department, as well as its activities and publications, can be found on its web page: http://www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite/UC3MInstitucional/en/PortadaMiniSiteA/1371210518001/Department_of_Social_Sciences

Carlos III University was created in 1989, it is one of the leading universities in Spain. It appears in the QS Top 50 under 50 ranking (top 50 universities created in the last 50 years).

Javier G. Polavieja Banco Santander Professor of Sociology Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Department of Social Sciences Email: javier.polavieja@uc3m.es

[RC28 message 2017_030] Social Demography post at Oxford (Nuffield)

The University of Oxford is advertising an Associate Professorship in Social Demography jointly with Nuffield College. Please see here for the official job advertisement and further details: https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/academic/index/ac23692j/

This post is full-time, and subject to completion of a successful review, permanent and is available from the start of the 2017/18 academic year, or as soon as possible thereafter. This joint appointment will be held in conjunction with a Non-tutorial Professorial Fellowship at Nuffield College. The salary for this position includes university pay and the college’s academic allowance and thus the total pensionable salary runs from £67,477 to £83,094 per year. As a fellow of Nuffield College you would have a research allowance of £12,629 per year for travel, research assistants, data, books, and other research expenses. You would also receive a start-up allowance of £5,258 from the college to set up IT and other office equipment in addition to relocation costs from the University.

The post is based at the Department of Sociology, which will relocate to a building opposite Nuffield College. Teaching for this position is shared between two departments. Within sociology, teaching and supervision would be primarily within the 2- Year MPhil Degree in Sociology and Demography. Teaching in the interdisciplinary undergraduate degree in Human Sciences falls under the remit of the Department of Anthropology, and concerns demography and quantitative methods (shared with other lecturers). Our experience is that the teaching load at Oxford, which is usually concentrated in two 8-week terms per year, is lower than at continental or North-American universities.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below:

www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=127971

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Thursday 13 April 2017 and interviews are planned for Tuesday 23 May 2017.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

Christiaan Monden <christiaan.monden@sociology.ox.ac.uk>

[RC28 message 2017_029] For RC28-List: Call for papers 'Economic crisis, poverty and poverty reactions', ESPA-Net 2017 Lisbon

Call for papers: 2017 ESPAnet Conference (European Social Policy Association) - Stream 25: Economic crisis, poverty and poverty reactions 14th-16th September 2017, Lisbon, Portugal

The global economic downturn has undermined life chances and prospects of people across Europe. With the adverse impacts of the ‘Great Recession’ only gradually becoming clearer, the research and policy interest in its consequences is more relevant than ever. While the main patterns of the recession have been well-explored, there is a need in further exploring the longer-term consequences on people’s life outcomes, the life phases at which people faced an increased risk, as well as the important question how policy reactions and policy context have moderated the most negative outcomes of the recession. Furthermore, research needs to take into account the differing impact of the recession across European countries.

We invite the submission of papers on a range of topics related to poverty, policy and the economic crisis, including:

– poverty trends in times of economic crisis and how policy affects these

– long-lasting poverty consequences of an economic crisis and policies to prevent these

– economic crisis, poverty and policy in the life-course

– what long-term economic depression means for the use of relative concepts of poverty

– policy reactions to the economic depression and their outcomes

Further details on the stream and information on how to submit papers: http://espanetlisbon2017.eu/streams/

Deadline: 15 March 2017

Stream conveners:

Leen Vandecasteele, University of Tuebingen

Henning Lohmann, University of Hamburg

Marco Giesselmann, University of Bielefeld and Socio-Economic Panel, German Institute for Economic Research

[RC28 message 2017_028] School of Advanced Science on Research Methods for Humanities

From the 10th to the 21st of July 2017, IFCH - Unicamp (Campinas, Brazil)

The Institute of Philosophy and Humanities (IFCH) at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) invites undergraduate and graduate students, as well as post-doctoral applicants, to participate in the São Paulo School of Advanced Science (ESPCA) on Research Methods for Humanities. The ESPCA is an initiative of the São Paulo Research Foundation (Fapesp), which funds the organization of short courses (seminars) on advanced research in different fields of knowledge in the State of São Paulo. The ESPCA on Research Methods for Humanities will be in session from the 10th to the 21st of July 2017 at Unicamp (Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil). The courses (a total of 20 hours) will be administered in English, and the students admitted will be provided full funding by Fapesp. In addition to participating in the courses, students will workshop their own research.

Admitted students must enroll in two of the eight courses offered at the school, attending one each week (10^th –14th and 17^th –21st of July):

Event History Analysis

Population Projections

To apply, the candidate must submit five documents for review (the documents can be sent in English, Portuguese, or Spanish):

 The candidate’s statement of purpose, specifying the importance of these courses to the applicant’s academic formation and the expected date of completion of the student’s

undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral degree.

 A one-page summary of the research project developed by the candidate.

 A letter of recommendation from the student’s advisor.

 Current university transcripts.

 CV with relevant information regarding the student’s scientific work (including

publications in international scientific journals).

More information will be available at www.ifch.unicamp.br/ESPCA beginning March 3, 2017. Students will be able to apply via this site between the 20th and 31st of March 2017. Admission selections will be announced on April 20, 2017

[RC28 message 2017_027] 3 PhD positions

Could you please disseminate information on three PhD positions in my research group at the University of Siegen to the RC 28 community? Please contact Dr. Reibling for details. The deadline is 30.03.2017.

Dr. Nadine Reibling, Universität Siegen reibling@soziologie.uni-siegen.de

[RC28 message 2017_026] call for postdoctoral position

Could you be so kind as to circulate on the RC28 mailing list this call for postdoctoral researcher in Life-course studies.

http://www.tlu.ee/en/personnel-office/Vacancies/Academic-job-offers/postdoctoral-researcher-in-life-course-studies

Ellu Saar, Professor Tallinn University Center of interdisciplinary life-course studies

[RC28 message 2017_025] Master in Social Sciences at Carlos III-Juan March Institute (IC3JM) of Madrid now open

The application period for the second edition of the Master in Social Sciences offered by the Carlos III-Juan March Institute (IC3JM) at the Carlos III University of Madrid is now open. This is a two-year official Master (120 ECTS), fully taught in English. It can be continued with our PhD program. More information here.

http://www.ic3jm.es/masters/social-sciences/index.aspx?l=2

The goal is to provide the most rigorous training, both substantive and methodological, to do comparative, historical and quantitative research on core topics in political science, sociology, and economic history. The Institute has an international Faculty and invites highly reputed scholars to teach some courses: in the first edition we have Ian Shapiro (Yale University), Irena Kogan (Manheim University), Lucinda Platt (London School of Economics), and Bernard Grofman (University of California).

The Juan March Servera chair offers two two-year scholarships of 15,000 euros (gross) per year for the Master program. The deadline is April 7th. More information here.

http://www.ic3jm.es/masters/social-sciences/scholarships.aspx?l=2

The IC3JM has a strong international reputation for being a top research institution in Europe. Master students are invited to participate in the seminars and workshops organized by the Institute. Join our academic community and enjoy Madrid and its life.

Javier G. Polavieja Banco Santander Professor of Sociology Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Email: javier.polavieja@uc3m.es

[RC28 message 2017_024] FBK IRVAPP - Job Posting

I would like to ask you the courtesy to circulate the FBK Post Doc Call for a Junior Research in the field of Industrial and related public Policies among RC28 members. Please find the call description and the application at:

https://hr.fbk.eu/en/jobs

Adriana Unità Sviluppo Risorse Umane, Servizio Risorse Umane Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive, 18 - 38123 Povo (TN) hr.fbk.eu

[RC28 message 2017_023] Call for Abstracts: Workshop on (New-ish) Data and Methods DEADLINE 15 May 2017

Could you please circulate the following Call for Abstracts to the RC28 mailing list, for a conference 19-20 October 2017 to be held at the University of Bath?

Workshop on (New-ish) Methods and Data for Exploring Group Inequalities

New statistical techniques and secondary data for analyzing group inequalities constantly develop, posing opportunities as well as challenges for quantitative researchers. This workshop, hosted as part of the ERC-funded NEWFAMSTRAT research project, invites abstracts of papers from researchers at all career stages that explore group employment or economic inequalities using any of the following: Unconditional quantile regression, linked employee-employer panel data, or audit or correspondence employer studies. Keynotes by experts on new developments relating to these methods will also be featured.

Read more, including how to submit, at: https://newfamstrat.com/events/

Lynn Prince Cooke, Professor of Social Policy, University of Bath

[RC28 message 2017_022] CfA Berlin Summer School in Social Sciences 2017

Linking Theory and Empirical Research Berlin, July 16 - 27, 2017

We are delighted to announce the 7th Berlin Summer School in Social Sciences. The summer school aims at supporting young researchers by strengthening their ability in linking theory and empirical research. The two-week program creates an excellent basis for the development of their current research designs.

In the first week, we address the key methodological challenges of concept-building, causation/explanation, and micro-macro linkage that occur in almost all research efforts. We strive for a clarification of the epistemological foundations underlying methodological paradigms. In the second week, these methodological considerations are applied to central empirical fields of research in political science, sociology, and other related disciplines. In this second part of the program, participants are assigned to four thematic groups according to their own research topics. The thematic areas covered are: "External Governance, Interregionalism, and Domestic Change", "Citizenship, Migration, and Identities", "Social Struggle and Globalization", and "Democracy at the Crossroads".

The program is characterized by a varied format comprising lectures, workshops, seminars, and one-to-one consultations. During the summer school, participants will also have the opportunity to present and discuss their own work extensively. Participants will be provided with hands-on advice for their research designs.

The school brings together a faculty of renowned international and Berlin-based scholars. Among the confirmed international lecturers are Dorothee Bohle (Central European University), Donatella della Porta (Scuola Normale Superiore), Gary Goertz (University of Notre Dame), Macartan Humphreys (Columbia University), Sanjay Reddy (New School for Social Research), Saskia Sassen (Columbia University), and Hendrik Wagenaar (University of Sheffield).

The Berlin Summer School was co-funded by the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. Moreover, we receive generous funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Details on travel grants and tuition fees can be found on our webpage.

The international summer school is open to 50 PhD candidates, advanced master students, and young postdocs. The call for applications is currently open. Applications can be submitted online via the application form on the summer school webpage until March 31, 2017. The decisions of the selection committee will be announced to the applicants in April. For more information, please visit our webpage at www.berlinsummerschool.de.

If you have any further questions, please contact the organizing team at summerschool.bgss@hu-berlin.de.

Marcus Spittler

WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Research Unit "Democracy and Democratization"

[RC28 message 2017_021] Call for Papers_8 March | ARI Conference on Labor Market Uncertainties for Youth and Young Adults

We are organising an international conference on Labor Market Uncertainties for Youth and Young Adults at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore. Could you circulate to the members of RC28 the following Calls for Papers? Thank you!

CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE | 8 MARCH 2017

Labor Market Uncertainties for Youth and Young Adults

DATE: 9-10 November 2017

VENUE: Asia Research Institute, ARI Seminar Room,AS8 Level 4, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge Campus

WEBSITE: https://ari.nus.edu.sg/Event/Detail/aed32852-d5aa-4e32-bbdb-94d98abadeba

Youth and young adults (roughly aged 15 to 35) are the drivers of future development in a society. They are incredible treasures for the economy, society and family. Their employment experiences affect a wide range of social behavior and well-being. Examples include their family formation behaviour such as marriage, parenthood, family dynamics, intergenerational relations, family consumption behaviour, as well as their future achievements, physical and psychological well-being.

The falling fertility rates and increasing aging population in many Asian countries have led to a shrinking proportion of working-age population hence a disappearing of the first demographic dividend. How to make full use of the working age population thus becomes a critical issue. Since the global recession in 2008, the high unemployment rates have become a concern for most countries. During the economic downturns, notably around 1997 and 2008, unemployment rates for youth have soared in many countries to levels significantly higher than those in other age groups. For instance, the youth unemployment rate in Southeast Asia is projected to be 13.6 percent in 2017, higher than 12.4 in 2015.

The heterogeneity of youth unemployment in Asia warrants careful examinations. For example, the gender gap in youth unemployment varies by regions. In East Asia, the youth unemployment rate for males has been higher than females since the late 1990s. In Southeast Asia, female youth unemployment is projected to reach 14.1 percent in 2017. These unemployment patterns also vary by other individual traits, family SES, and policy contexts. In addition, the long-term unemployment (with a duration longer than one year) has also increased in countries such as Japan and India. Less documented is the underemployment pattern among youth and young adult labor.

There is an urgent need to advance our knowledge about the varied reasons and consequences of these unstable labor market circumstances for young people, identify the vulnerable population, and develop potential policy interventions for the different regions in Asia.

In this conference, we seek to gain a better understanding of the following themes:

The landscape and patterns of unemployment, underemployment (both in domestic labour and the young migrant labour), NEET (not in education, employment, or training), among the youth and young adults in Asia, including young domestic labor and young migrant labor.

Social antecedents of unemployment and underemployment.

Short-term and long-term effects of unemployment on the psychological well-being and health of the young adults, family dynamics and family formation behavior, intergenerational time and money transfers, and career trajectories.

Policy implications on how to build a friendly and supportive environment for supporting youth and young adults to keep gainful employment, as well as to enhance their human and social capital to establish a smooth transition to adulthood and parenthood.

Cross-national comparison of these trends, antecedents and consequences.

Both qualitative and quantitative research, particularly those that are comparative and longitudinal in nature, are welcome.

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Submissions should include a title, an abstract of no more than 250 words and a brief biography including name, institutional affiliation, and email contact. Please note that only previously unpublished papers or those not already committed elsewhere can be accepted. The organizers plan to publish a special issue with selected papers presented in this conference. By participating in the conference you agree to participate in the future publication plans (special issue/journal) of the organizers. The organizers will provide hotel accommodation for three nights and a contribution towards airfare for accepted paper participants (one author per paper).

Please submit your proposal, using the provided proposal template to Dr Yang Yi at ariyy@nus.edu.sg by 8 March 2017. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by mid-April.

CONFERENCE CONVENORS

Dr Yang, Yi Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

Email | ariyy@nus.edu.sg

Prof Yeung Wei-Jun Jean Asia Research Institute, Centre for Family and Population Research, and Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore

[RC28 message 2017_020] call for ECSR Spring School

Joint Spring School on The intergenerational transmission of socio-economic status and inequality: patterns and mechanisms

March the 13th- the 17th, 2017

Collegio Carlo Alberto Via Real Collegio 30, Moncalieri (Turin), Italy

The topic for the fifth edition of the ECSR Spring School is “The intergenerational transmission of socio-economic status and inequality: patterns and mechanisms”. The School is promoted by ECSR, Collegio Carlo Alberto and by the universities of Milan and Turin in the frame of the NASP, Network for the Advancement in Social and Political Studies. It provides high-quality training on leading-edge theories and methodological approaches to the quantitative analysis of the intergenerational transmission of both social and economic resources and its impact on equality of opportunity over time. Particular attention will be given to the integration of different disciplinary perspectives (sociological, demographic and economic) in a consistent theoretical and empirical framework. A limited number of doctoral students and young researchers will participate to a five-day, full-immersion course, including lectures on the key current issues in the field as well as on major methodological issues, and the opportunity to present their work and have it discussed by leading scholars in the field.

The School is organized by Gabriele Ballarino (University of Milan), Fabrizio Bernardi (ECSR, EUI), Filippo Barbera, Tiziana Nazio and Cristina Solera (Collegio Carlo Alberto and University of Turin).

Faculty includes Gabriele Ballarino, Fabrizio Bernardi, Lorenzo Cappellari (Catholic University of Milan), Jani Erola (University of Turku), Antonie Knigge (Utrecht University), Christian Moonden (Nuffield College, Oxford), Tiziana Nazio, Nazareno Panichella (University of Milan), Chiara Pronzato (Collegio Carlo Alberto and University of Turin), Cristina Solera, Florencia Torche (Stanford University).

Applications have to be sent by email (mito.school@unimi.it) by February, the 15th, and will include a) an abstract of the paper that will be presented (up to 500 words); b) a short summary of PhD thesis project or of current research (up to 3 pages); c) a brief cv (one page). Priority in admission will be given to students from Institutions that belong to the ECSR. Admitted students will have the chance to earn 3 credit points, after at-tendance of the lectures and presentation of their work. Admission to the School is free of charge. Admitted students will be provided with hotel accommodation, all lunches and the social dinner. Other dinners and travel expenses to and from Turin will not be covered.

[RC28 message 2017_019] Doctoral studentships at the Department of Sociology, Stockholm University

Three Doctoral studentships in Sociology and Sociological Demography at Stockholm University

The Department of sociology at Stockholm University offers a lively and collaborative research environment with a strong international research profile. The department is especially competitive in the areas of demography, ethnic relations and migration, gender, family sociology, political sociology, social policy regimes, social networks and social stratification. The department is home to the Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA) and also closely associated with the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI).

The Department of Sociology hereby announces two doctoral studentship in Sociology and one doctoral studentship in Sociological demography. For further details see links below.

PhD student in Sociology at the Department of Sociology. (Ref. No. SU FV-0216-17). Closing date March 1, 2017.

http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjob=2559&rmlang=UK

PhD student in Sociology at the Department of Sociology with placement at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI). Closing date March 1, 2017

http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjob=2563&rmlang=UK

PhD student in Sociological Demography at the Department of Sociology. (Ref. No. SU FV-0216-17). Closing date March 1, 2017

http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjob=2561&rmlang=UK

For more information, please contact the Director of Doctoral Studies, Associate Professor Sunnee Billingsley, studierektorF@sociology.su.se.

[RC28 message 2017_018] post doc at bielefeld university - atttitudes towards social inequality

may I ask you for circulating the attached job advertisement for a post doc position (research on attitudes towards social inequality) at bielefeld university (Germany)?

more information on the research group "Structural Conditions of Justice Attitudes over the Lifespan" is available at

https://www.researchgate.net/project/Structural-Conditions-of-Justice-Attitudes-over-the-Lifespan

thank you very much in advance!

Prof. Dr. Stefan, Liebig Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse, Universität Bielefeld

[RC28 message 2017_017] Job openings at University of Cologne

The Institute for Sociology and Social Psychology at University of Cologne invites applications for the positions of 1 x Post-Doctoral researcher (39,5 hours/week, 100%, E13 TV-L) 1 x Doctoral researcher (25,35 hours/ week, 65%, E13 TV-L) to commence on March 1st or up to four months later upon consultation for the duration of three to three and a half years. In addition, there is potentially a possibility for employment in a related research project with Berlin as the place of work. The successful candidate will conduct research within the project Early Prevention of Drop Out from Higher Education (PraventAbb) (Principal investigators: Prof. Dr. Marita Jacob and Anna Kroth, Ph.D.) funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research. The project carries out a field experiment in high schools to study how interventions that aim at fostering grit (perseverance and passion for long-term goals), academic selfefficacy and college related informdness affect study behavior. The project investigates the short and long-term effects of these interventions on college enrolment and study success and analyses its mediators. The intervention workshops are developed jointly with experienced guidance counselors and are implemented by them. The participating students in the treatment and the comparison group are surveyed regularly over the course of two years.

Tasks: Jointly with the team members, the successful candidate will develop the interventions, conduct the experiment and the surveys, analyze the data and write the resulting publications. For candidates without a doctoral degree, further qualification in the form of a dissertation related to the research project is highly welcome. For postdoctoral researchers joint research with team members about related topics is highly welcome. It is possible to collect additional data in the surveys or to employ a qualitative approach.

Your profile: You have successfully completed a Master’s or doctoral degree in sociology, economics, education or psychology. You are interested in the topic of the research project. You have excellent knowledge of quantitative social research methods, ideally you are experienced in collecting survey data. You have excellent English language skills (written and spoken), ideally you also have German language skills. You are able to work independently and in a team and you have good communication skills. You ideally are ready to work in the project for three years.

We offer: The Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology at the University of Cologne is recognized internationally for its longstanding tradition in empirical social research and has more than 120 members. You would work closely with a team of highly motivated researchers who work on this project and on related projects. We offer excellent advising for doctoral and postdoctoral work and many options for training, collaboration, interdisciplinary research and funding for presenting at international conferences. As a doctoral student you would become a member of the Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences (CGS) where you can participate in a variety of courses. The University of Cologne aims at increasing the share of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages qualified female researchers to apply. Applications from severely disabled applicants are especially encouraged and will be given preferential consideration in case of equal qualification.

Please include the following materials in your application: CV, degree certificates, grade transcript (if available), job references (written or contacts), a paper or a publication written by you (e.g. thesis), a two-page cover letter describing your experience and skills relevant to the project and the research questions you would like to study in your doctoral or postdoctoral work.

Applications should be submitted electronically in no more than two pdf documents (the paper in a separate file) to sekretariat.soziologie@uni-koeln.de by February, 19, 2017. Please feel free to contact Dr. Anna Kroth (anna.kroth@uni-koeln.de) regarding any questions you might have.

Prof. Dr. Marita Jacob Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology | University of Cologne

[RC28 message 2017_016] reseach associate at the University of Zurich

We are looking for a reseach associate at the University of Zurich. Can you distribute this job opening to the membership?

http://www.jobs.uzh.ch/jobDetail.php?jobID=7231

Helen Buchs | Stellenmarkt-Monitor Schweiz, Soziologisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Mail buchs@soziologie.uzh.ch

[RC28 message 2017_015] Reminder: INAS 2017, Call for Abstracts February 1, 2017

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF ANALYTICAL SOCIOLOGISTS

The 10th INAS Conference – June 8 and 9, 2017 in Oslo, Norway ”Segregation in Schools and Neighborhoods: Consequences and Dynamics”

Keynote speaker: Jon Elster, Columbia University: "The justice motive in the French and American revolutions"

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Deadline: February 1st, 2017

Analytical sociology is a general approach to explaining the social world. It is concerned with phenomena such as common ways of (inter-) acting in a society, social network structures and patterns of segregation, and collectively shared and diffused cultural ideas. The mode of explanation is to specify in clear and precise ways the mechanisms through which social phenomena are brought about. Parts of analytical sociology focus on action and interaction as the cogs and wheels of social processes, while others consider the dynamic social processes that these actions and interactions bring about.

We welcome presentations using any qualitative or quantitative methods that allow for the study of social mechanisms and the complex social dynamics they give rise to. We also welcome purely theoretical papers dealing with central aspects of the explanatory approach of analytical sociology, and papers based on simulation techniques, such as ABM. In particular, we welcome presentations on the dynamics and consequences of segregation in schools and neighborhoods.

Please submit your abstracts of 200‐500 words via the conference website http://www.sv.uio.no/iss no later than the February 1, 2017. Your submission should contain the following elements: 1) name and e‐mail address of presenting author; 2) affiliation of presenting author; 3) complete list of author(s); 3) abstract

For more information on practical details such as location, hotel, etc. please visit the website, which will be updated with more information before February 1st, 2017. Conference registration will be opened on this site after the call for abstracts’ deadline has passed. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to send an email to inas-2017@sosgeo.uio.no

Organizers: Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund, University of Oslo; Are Skeie Hermansen, University of Oslo; Torkild Hovde Lyngstad, University of Oslo; Ferdinand A. Mohn, STAMI and Institute for Social Research, Oslo; Elisabeth Ugreninov, Norwegian Social Research, Oslo.

[RC28 message 2017_014] available guest rooms for Columbia RC28 meeting

This message concerns the RC28 meeting at Columbia on August 8-10, 2017. We've determined that the International House at Columbia has 11 guest rooms that are not currently booked during the dates of the Columbia RC28 meeting. Unfortunately, they have a policy that does not allow us to hold these rooms for a long period of time. If any students or young scholars know they will be coming to the meeting and are interested in one of these rooms, they should call the International House at (212) 316-8454. They should let the office know that they are affiliated with RC28 and provide their name, credit card information, and email address. International House will only hold these rooms until the first week of February. Any rooms not claimed by then will be released back to the general public.

Thomas A. DiPrete Giddings Professor of Sociology Co-Director, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, Columbia University

[RC28 message 2017_013] American Behavioral Scientist special issue on Effectively Maintained Inequality in Education

Dear RC28 Members,

Delma Byrne and I (Samuel R. "Sam" Lucas) would like to announce publication of the *American Behavioral Scientist* special issue on "Effectively Maintained Inequality in Education." Much of the work on the issue was conducted at RC28 meetings in Gothenburg, Essex, Iowa City, and Trento. The issue contains 7 papers--one paper on the theoretical linkages between EMI and other theories, one paper on appropriate methods for assessing EMI, and 5 country-specific analyses. The issue will eventually be moved but for now it can be found at: http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/abs/current

We hope the issue contributes to efforts to critically assess the applicability of EMI in multiple countries and, more important, to deepening our understanding of and ability to address inequality.

Samuel R. Lucas Professor of Sociology University of California-Berkeley

[RC28 message 2017_012] Tenured position in Copenhagen

I would much appreciate if you could circulate this job opening at the University of Copenhagen to the RC28 members. We are hoping that strongly qualified strat-scholars will apply for the position and help consolidate our research on stratification and mobility at our department: http://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=883736

Kristian Bernt Karlson Associate Professor, PhD Department of Sociology University of Copenhagen Email: kbk@soc.ku.dk

[RC28 message 2017_011] PhD position, Max-Planck-Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in Munich/Germany

1 Doctoral Position in Economics, Sociology, or Related Disciplines at the Max-Planck-Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in Munich/Germany. The initial contract is limited to three years. For details see:http://www.mea.mpisoc.mpg.de/index.php?id=379&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=368&cHash=86f1124d25f7f720b7c56dd995eaee18

The Project: You will be part of the Baltic Sea States Project. The project’s focus is on vulnerable population groups, i.e., those who are more exposed to socio-economic disadvantages, deteriorating health conditions or other individual stress factors, in different welfare-state regimes and under various political and historical settings. The project aims to further this objective in the Baltic Sea States. A broad variety of research fields will be considered, such as family and labor trajectories, health status over the life course, international migration and mobility trends. For further details see http://www.population-europe.eu/detailed-description-baltic-sea-states-project-bss.

Successful candidates are expected to develop and pursue a research agenda with strong connection to the Baltic Sea States Project.

For questions, please refer to Dr. Christian Hunkler (hunkler@mea.mpisoc.mpg.de). Please send your electronic application (cover letter including a short sketch of a research agenda, academic transcripts, CV) in one pfd file before January 31, 2017 stating reference number 01-17 to hr@mpisoc.mpg.de.

[RC28 message 2017_010] Research and Policy Workshop on Family Changes and Housing Transitions in the Life Course

Research and Policy Workshop on Family Changes and Housing Transitions in the Life Course, St. Andrews, UK, 18-19 May 2017 https://ftht.sociology.cam.ac.uk/event/workshop

In recent decades, European societies have witnessed fundamental changes in partnership patterns and dynamics. Marriage rates have declined in all European countries, non-marital cohabitation has become common, divorce and separation levels have significantly increased. Changing family patterns have shaped residential and housing histories of individuals and increased the diversity of family and housing trajectories; some individuals still marry once and live in a family home for most of their lives, whereas others experience multiple partnership and housing transitions. At the same time, transformations within housing markets such as increasingly constrained access to homeownership have changed the role that family events play in shaping housing transitions across the life course. Taken together, these new demographic and housing realities have major implications for current and future housing inequalities, patterns of social stratification and opportunities for spatial mobility.

This international workshop brings together academic researchers and non-academic policy makers in the areas of family, population and housing policies to discuss recent research on the relationships between family changes and housing transitions, the short- and long-term effects of partnership changes on housing conditions of individuals and families, and the challenges that changing housing systems and new demographic realities pose to family, housing and welfare policies in the UK and beyond.

The workshop is a joint event of the PartnerLife project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), and the German Research Foundation (DFG); and of the project on Families and Housing Tenure in Young Adulthood funded by the ESRC Future Research Leaders scheme. The workshop will be held at the University of St. Andrews. Academic presentations will be the focus of the first day, whereas the second day will provide the opportunity for academic researchers and decision-makers to discuss the key results of academic research and their policy implications.

We invite scientific contributions to the program of the first day. To apply, send a short abstract (max. 250 words) and an extended abstract (max. 1000 words) to J.Mikolai@liverpool.ac.uk by 31 January 2017.

[RC28 message 2017_009] BAMBERG GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - DOCTORAL CANDIDATES 2 DAAD GSSP Scholarships; 6 Starter Scholarships

Both types of scholarships are available from October 1st, 2017. DAAD scholarships for international candidates are available for three years. Starter scholarships are available for one year.

We welcome applications from graduates aiming to write their doctoral thesis at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences. A scholarship will enable you to develop an excellent research proposal and submit it to appropriate funding bodies. BAGSS supports scholarship holders through personal mentoring, workshops and support services.

BAGSS is a multidisciplinary Graduate School funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the German Excellence Initiative. We are seeking to stimulate and guide cutting-edge doctoral research on some of the most crucial challenges modern knowledge-based societies are facing.

Specialised research agendas have been grouped into four thematic pillars:

__PILLAR 1

Education, personal development and learning from early childhood to adulthood

__PILLAR 2

Education and social inequality across the entire life course

__PILLAR 3

Changes in human capital, labour markets and demographic structures and their impact on social inequality in modern societies

__PILLAR 4

Governance, institutional change and political behaviour

A detailed list of topics that will be supervised by professors in our four pillars can be found here:

www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss/application/topics

QUALIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS:

We are inviting applications by highly qualified graduates from the fields of Sociology, Psychology, Educational Science, Political Science, Labour and Educational Economics, Demography and Statistics. Candidates must hold a Master‘s degree (or equivalent) in one of the aforementioned subjects or be very close to completion. International applications are encouraged but successful applicants will be required to take up their residence in Bamberg, a city noted for its high quality of life and great conditions for research and study. DAAD scholarships amount to a monthly stipend of 1,000 EUR, plus insurance and other allowances according to the DAAD guidelines. Starter scholarships amount to a monthly stipend of 1,468 Euro, plus family allowances and child-care expenses in accordance with the DFG guidelines where applicable. The Graduate School is committed to diversity, equal opportunities and the compatibility of family and career within its statutory obligations.

For further information about BAGSS, the application process and the required documents, please visit our website at: www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss/application

The deadline for the submission of your application is Tuesday, February 28th, 2017.

Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences University of Bamberg

[RC28 message 2017_008] Tenured Associate Professor/Professor of Education Policy, University of Virginia

The Department of Education Leadership, Foundations, and Policy in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia seeks eminent scholars to fill one or more tenured associate professor or professor positions in education policy and/or administration. Rank is dependent upon qualifications. Scholars with a demonstrated record of publication and sponsored research in education policy are encouraged to apply. For one of these positions we have a preference for a scholar in higher education with demonstrated expertise in how higher education is administered, and its internal policies, as well as higher education policy at the state or federal level. Scholars with interests in K-12 education policy are also encouraged to apply. The successful candidate(s) build research collaborations with scholars in related schools and disciplines at the University such as the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and/or the Economics Department in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. This search is part of a multi-year initiative at the University of Virginia focused on educational research with implications for policy. The University seeks to build on the strong foundation and collaboration in education policy that exists across the Curry School, the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Economics Department. Successful candidates will hold join appointments between these schools as appropriate. The Curry School offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs including a PhD in Education Policy. The Batten School has an undergraduate degree and a Master's of Public Policy program. The two schools collaborate on a dual degree MPP/PhD in Education Policy and co-host EdPolicyWorks, a vibrant research center that is a home for faculty and Ph.D. students from across the University interested in education policy. A doctoral degree in a relevant discipline and an established line of funded research are required. Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with others on inter-disciplinary, evidence-based research projects is essential. An explicit commitment to diversity and of advancing understanding and outcomes for underrepresented groups is also required. Experience advising and mentoring doctoral students and overseeing doctoral student research is strongly preferred. To apply, visit http://jobs.virginia.edu and search on Posting Number 0619909. Complete a Candidate Profile online, attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae and contact information for three professional references. Applicant review will begin January 5, 2017 and the position is open until filled. If you have questions about the position, please contact Ted Keefe at twk7b@virginia.edu. The Curry School of Education and the University of Virginia welcome applications from women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities; we seek to build a culturally diverse intellectual environment. We are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers.

[RC28 message 2017_007] Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association (SSA) 2017

„Common Good and Self-interest” June 21 – 23, 2017, Institute for Sociology at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) Call for Papers: ‘Migration against the Background of Common Good and Self-Interest’

The aim of the workshop ‘Migration against the Background of Common Good and Self-interest’ is to bring together researchers who are concerned with the causes and consequences of migration in the interplay between (individual) self-interest and (social) common good. Migration and refugee movements are not only a global phenomenon of sociological interest in the past, it is actual than ever before in public debates and thus of socio-political relevance. Recently, we can observe a large influx of refugees. According to estimates by the United Nations (U.N.) more than one million people sought sanctuary in Europe by 2015, which places considerable economic, political as well as public challenges. Simultaneously, many Western countries are faced with ageing societies and concerned about labour force shortages. This, not least, they try to retain highly qualified migrants to the national labour markets to maintain or promote the (national) self-interest as well as the social common good. In addition to purely existential reasons for migration and flight such as war and threat, also economic, religious and political persecution, as well as social and family reasons plays a role.

To address this diversity, the workshop focuses on migration-specific questions, which are subject of self-interest and common good. Papers are invited for the following thematic areas:

 Causes and reasons for migration decisions

 Social impacts and effects through migration

 Social participation and integration of migrants

 Acceptance, fear, and prejudice against migration in the host society

 Individual, family and social support for and of migrants

Submission: Please submit your abstracts up to 400 words to migration-sgs17@soziologie.uzh.ch until February 15th, 2017. Abstracts should include the aim of your research, theoretical framework, information on data and methods as well as the main (or expected) findings. Please also indicate if you prefer to present in German or English. You will be notified on acceptance of your submission by February 22nd, 2017.

Further information: For detailed information please visit the conference-website: http://www.sgs-kongress2017.uzh.ch/en.html

Organizers: Bettina Isengard (isengard@soziologie.uzh.ch) & Ronny König (koenig@soziologie.uzh.ch)

[RC28 message 2017_006] RC28 Travel Award: Deadline extended to Jan 20, 2017

RC28 Travel Award

The RC28 Travel Awards Fund assists doctoral students and members in special need by subsidizing their travel to RC28 conferences in order to present their work. Awards will not exceed 750 US Dollars, and are granted only once in a four-year period to the same person.

Travel awards are given in recognition of good scholarship in the field of stratification.

In order to be eligible for a travel award, the applicant’s abstract must be accepted by the conference organizers. To apply, please send your full paper, an itemized budget, and a letter of recommendation to the organizers of the 2017 Spring Meeting (rc28-meeting@uni-koeln.de) and to the Secretary/Treasurer of the RC28, Prof. Hiroshi Ishida (rc28@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp).

Application deadline for travel awards to the Cologne meeting is January 20, 2017. Decisions will be made till the end of that month. Recipients will be informed via email and announced at the conference dinner.

[RC28 message 2017_005] INTRODUCING THE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE

GERMAN NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PANEL STUDY (NEPS) AND ITS RESEARCH POTENTIAL

INTRODUCING THE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE GERMAN NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PANEL STUDY (NEPS) AND ITS RESEARCH POTENTIAL

August 11, 2017 | 9:00 am to 4:30 pm | Columbia University, New York City

The workshop will introduce researchers to the broad and continuously expanding database of the NEPS. This database is available free of charge to the scientific community. The aim of this course is to provide an insight into the design and survey program of the study, its rich research potential, and how to gain access to NEPS data resources. NEPS was launched in 2009 as an interdisciplinary, multicohort, multiactor, longitudinal study for analyzing the development of competencies, educational processes, educational decisions, and returns to education in formal, nonformal, and informal contexts throughout the life span. The study consists of six starting cohorts—

early childhood, kindergarten children, fifth graders, ninth graders, first-year students in higher education, and adults—with a total of 60,000 sampled persons. These panel participants are regularly interviewed and tested over an extended period of time. Additionally, about 40,000 context persons such as parents, teachers, or preschool staff are surveyed. All data material is thoroughly edited and documented.

For more information, please refer to our NEPS website (Link). In addition to the longitudinal collection of various competence measurements, a key element of the NEPS study is the focus on social inequality and the role of ethnic background with regard to educational processes and their consequences for individual life courses: Why do educational decisions vary across different sociostructural groups? What are the mechanisms connected to migration biography that influence the acquisition of skills and educational success?

Registration: There is no fee to attend this workshop, but places are limited. Interested researchers are encouraged to register in advance by sending an e-mail with their name and affiliation to fdz@lifbi.de. Workshop slots will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.

Instructor: Dr. Daniel Fuss, Head of Research Data Center at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, Bamberg, Germany

Contact: LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORIES RESEARCH DATA CENTER LIfBi (FDZ-LIfBi) Dr. Daniel Fuß Wilhelmsplatz 3 | 96047 Bamberg | Germany E-mail: fdz@lifbi.de www.lifbi.de

Please note: Workshop participants will have the opportunity to register for our remote desktop environment called RemoteNEPS and to get some hands-on practice with the data. If you can arrange it, please visit us at the NEPS information booth at the ISA RC28 Summer Meeting (August 8–10, Columbia University) in order to get enrolled for the remote access to NEPS data.

[RC28 message 2017_004] 2 fully funded PhD position in Oxford on family size and inequality

FAMSIZEMATTERS - Two fully-funded studentships

Applications are invited for two fully funded 3 year PhD (DPhil) studentship based in the Department of Sociology to begin in October 2017. These studentships are available on Professor Christiaan Monden's ERC funded project on Family Size and Social Inequalities (FAMSIZEMATTERS).

The successful studentship applicants will be part of the ERC funded project FAMSIZEMATTERS, which studies questions about how family size affects the (re)production of social inequalities. This project team is led by Prof. Christiaan Monden and consists of a number of post-doctoral researchers and research assistants. The project sits at the intersection between Sociology and Demography. The geographic focus is Europe and East Asia, though not all sub-projects have a comparative component.

The PhD theses of the successful studentship applicants will focus on a particular sub-project within the larger project. Possible subject-matter of the two studentships: only-children and socioeconomic inequalities; childlessness and socioeconomic inequalities; impact of children's socioeconomic position on their parents' well-being; high-fertility sub-populations in low fertility societies; and family size and gender inequality.

APPLICATIONS

Applications are welcome from candidates with an excellent undergraduate degree and a relevant Masters degree or relevant experience. The deadline for applications is 20th January 2017 and applications should be submitted through the usual route for applications to the DPhil in Sociology (http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/dphil-sociology).

Any enquiries should be directed to Christiaan Monden (christiaan.monden@sociology.ox.ac.uk).

Christiaan W.S. Monden (PhD), Professor of Sociology & Demography – Department of Sociology, Professorial Fellow and Chair of the Sociology Group – Nuffield College, Oxford – United Kingdom, Email: christiaan.monden@nuffield.ox.ac.uk

[RC28 message 2017_003] Phd position University of Kassel / Educational Sociology or Research Methods

The University of Kassel announce a temporary PhD position for a teaching/research assistant (EG13 TV-H, 0.5) at the Professorship for Empirical Research Methods. The vacancy is supposed to be filled as soon as possible.

Duties and Responsibilities: - Support in teaching courses and assisting undergraduate students - Assisting in research conducted at the professorship

Qualifications: - Master degree in sociology, educational sciences, or related social sciences - Profound knowledge in quantitative social science research methods - Fluent in written and spoken English (German not strictly necessary) - Interest in research about data collection methods and/or educational sociology

Application deadline: January 12, 2017.

For further information contact or send your electronic application to: Prof. Dr. Volker Stocké, Professur für Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung, Universität Kassel, Fachbereich 05 Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Nora-Platiel-Str. 5, Raum 2122, 34109 Kassel, E-Mail: volker.stocke(at)uni-kassel.de, Phone: +49-561 804-3127, Fax: +49-561 804-3464

[RC28 message 2017_002] NEWFAMSTRAT 3-year Research Associate and 3-year doctoral studentship

The ERC-funded NEWFAMSTRAT research project at the University of Bath (UK)/Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy is currently recruiting for a three-year Research Associate with a focus on Finland, along with a fully-funded three-year doctoral studentship to conduct a field correspondence study of potential UK employer hiring discrimination around parental status.

The link to the doctoral studentship application, which closes 2 February 2017, can be found here:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/sps/phd-studentship-employer-hiring-stratification.html

The link to the Research Associate job posting, which closes 1 March 2017, can be found here:

https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=DC4520

For more information, visit the NEWFAMSTRAT project website: https://www.newfamstrat.com

Queries on either can be directed to me at l.p.cooke@bath.ac.uk

Lynn Prince Cooke, Professor of Social Policy, PI, ERC-funded NEWFAMSTRAT project: https://www.newfamstrat.com, Head of Group, Sociology and Social Policy, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath

[RC28 message 2017_001] Messages to RC28 Members

Dear RC28 members,

A Happy New Year! This is the first message of the year for the RC28 listserv. I would like to remind you of the activities of the RC28 in 2017 and 2018.

1. RC28 Meetings

RC28 Meeting in spring 2017: University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany (organizers: Marita Jacob, Judith Offerhaus, and Michael Kuhhirt) March 30, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Theme: “Social Inequality and Mobility Revisited: Challenges through Recent Demographic Trends” Abstract Submission ended on 31 October 2016 http://www.rc28.uni-koeln.de/

RC28 Meeting in summer 2017: Columbia University, New York, USA (organizers: Tom DiPrete and his team) August 8 - 10, 2017 Theme: “Increasing mobility and reducing inequality: What guidance is provided by sociological research?" Abstract Submission is open until February 15, 2017 http://rc28.iserp.columbia.edu/

RC28 Meeting in spring 2018: Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (organizers: Kwang-Yeong Shin and his team) May 25 - 27, 2018 (new dates!)

2018 summer: ISA World Congress in Toronto, Canada July 15-21, 2018

2. Nomination for the Significant Scholarship Award

The RC28 will make one award annually to recognize an article of Significant Scholarship in Social Stratification that has been published in the three years prior to the year when the award is made. In order to be eligible, the article must have been presented prior to publication at one of the RC28 meetings or the RC28 sessions of the World Congress, and the fact of its presentation must be acknowledged in the published version of the article or the author should provide other forms of proof (such as a copy of the program).

Nominations should include a full citation of the article and a brief statement as to why the nominating individual considers the article to merit the award. Nominations will be submitted to the RC28 Secretary, who will compile the nominations and deliver them to the subcommittee appointed by the Board for consideration. Nominations are accepted only from RC28 members. Self-nominations are permitted. Please submit your nomination for the 2017 award by 1 February 2017 to RC28 Secretary (Hiroshi Ishida) at rc28.isa@gmail.com.

3. Call for Session Proposals at the ISA World Congress of Sociology

The XIX International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology will take place in Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. RC28 is allocated 24 sessions at the World Congress (one slot is reserved for business meeting) based on the number of RC28 members who are also ISA members.

RC28 members are welcome to submit session proposals. The proposal should include: session title, description of the session (about 50 words), and contact details of the organizer(s) (name, status, affiliation, country, e-mail). Session organizers are responsible for selecting abstracts and organizing the session in October, 2017. Please submit proposals to the RC28 Secretary, Hiroshi Ishida (rc28@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp) by 31 January, 2017.

The list of sessions will be announced by the ISA on the ISA conference platform run by Confex in mid-April, 2017. The submission of abstracts begins on 25 April, 2017 and ends on 30 September, 2017. Abstracts must be submitted through the ISA Confex platform on the web. Please check the ISA webpage.

4. Membership Renewal

For those of you whose RC28 membership expired December 2016, you will be receiving a separate mail from me asking you to renew your membership. If you did not receive any message from me, your membership is good through 2017.

Thank you for your support for the RC28 activities,

Hiroshi Ishida, RC28 Secretary/Treasurer