RC28 Newsletter 2024_26, December 20 2024
Dear RC28 Members, Colleagues, and Friends,
On behalf of the RC28 Board, I wish you all the sparkle and joy this holiday season! 🎄 May your days be merry, and your New Year be filled with all the good stuff.
Quick heads up: I'm taking a short break and will be back with the next newsletter on January 17, 2024. Below, you'll find the last RC28 Newsletter of this year.
Thanks for keeping the RC28 vibes awesome. Here's to an amazing holiday and a fantastic year ahead!
Warm regards,
Yuliya Kosyakova
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From Gordey Yastrebov (gordey.yastrebov@gmail.com), December 6, 2024
Call for Abstracts: ECSR 2025 Annual Conference in Cologne
We welcome everyone to submit their abstracts for the next Annual Conference of the European Consortium for Sociological Research. The conference themed "Demography and Social Inequality" will be held at the University of Cologne on September 3-5, 2025. The deadline for abstract submissions is January 31, 2025. For further information please refer to the conference web-site: http://ecsr2025.eu/
From Erja Hyytiäinen (erja.hyytiainen@utu.fi), December 9, 2024
INVEST Conference 2025: Uncertainty and Resilience in Changing Societies. 14 –16 May 2025 Turku, Finland
Now is the time to submit your abstract!
We warmly invite presentation proposals from diverse fields, including psychology, child psychiatry, social and political sciences. We also encourage submissions showcasing various methodological approaches, particularly experimental, intervention-based, and register-based studies. Both descriptive and intervention-focused research is highly welcome.
INVEST – Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State Research Flagship Centre aims at providing a new model for the welfare states that is more equal, better targeted to problem groups, more anticipatory as well as economically and socially sustainable. INVEST operates under the University of Turku and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, and the operations are funded by the Research Council of Finland Flagship Programme, the host institutions, and various other external research funders such as European Research Council (ERC) and National Institute of Health (NIH)
Be part of this exciting opportunity to share your insights and contribute to advancing the field!
Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues and friends.>>
Read more about the INVEST Conference
From Jonathan Latner (Jonathan.Latner@iab.de), December 17, 2024
IAB-Special-Lecture: 15.01.2025 with Prof. David Autor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
You are cordially invited to the first IAB Special Lecture of the year 2025, featuring Prof. David Autor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The lecture, titled “Does automation replace experts or augment expertise? The answer is yes,” will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM in room E10 at the IAB and online via MS Teams.
The IAB Special Lecture Series brings outstanding international researchers across the social sciences to Nuremberg to present their pioneering work. The speakers are selected for their exceptional academic merit, significant contributions to their fields, and their role in shaping global research agendas. The series provides a unique opportunity for IAB researchers and colleagues from collaborating institutions to follow cutting-edge research and engage in insightful discussions with the speaker.
To learn more about Prof. David Autor and his talk, and to register for an onsite or online ticket, please visit the Eveeno registration page.
We look forward to your participation in this exciting event.
From Nico Stawarz (Nico.Stawarz@bib.bund.de), December 17, 2024
Effects of spatial mobility on subjective well-being. Special Session at the ISQOLS 2025 Conference, 23st – 25th July 2025, Luxembourg. Session organisers: Heiko Rüger (BiB), Nico Stawarz (BiB), Nicolai Netz (DZWH)
This special session aims to provide a forum for contributions examining the relationship between spatial mobility and subjective well-being. We consider mobility in all its forms and alternatives, e.g. internal and international migration, short-term mobility for educational or professional reasons, daily and weekly commuting, and mobility for recreational purposes as well as digital mobility (e.g. remote work/working from home). Studies with a strong focus on extending existing theoretical models as well as longitudinal and/or internationally comparative designs are particularly welcome. The abstracts (max. 300 words) must submitted via the online submission system announced at the ISQOLS homepage (https://isqols.org/2025call). The current abstract submission is 30 December 2024. More details about session, can be found here.
From Jennie E. Brand (brand@Soc.ucla.edu), December 18, 2024
Announcing the ISA RC28 Summer Meeting at UCLA
On behalf of the planning committee, we are pleased to announce that next year’s RC28 summer meeting will be held at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The conference will begin with an evening reception on Monday, August 4, 2025 and will conclude mid-day on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The conference dinner will be Wednesday evening at the Centennial Terrace overlooking UCLA’s campus. The theme of the conference is “Social Inequality and Labor Market Restructuring.” We are thrilled that keynotes will be given by Michael Hout (New York University) and Xi Song (University of Pennsylvania).
Abstracts for the conference will be due February 17, 2025 (11:59 p.m. PT). Authors will be informed of the committee’s decision by the end of March 2025. The conference website and paper submission portal are in preparation; we will distribute these links when they become available.
Save the Dates: RC28 Summer Meeting at UCLA
Conference dates: August 4-7, 2025
Abstracts due: February 17, 2025
We look forward to welcoming you to Los Angeles!
Jennie Brand, Andrés Villarreal, and Natasha Quadlin
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From Sandra Huber (Sandra.Huber@iab.de), December 12, 2024
GradAB Call for Applications 2025, IAB, Nuernberg
The Graduate Center GradAB invites applications for seven doctoral scholarships in labour market research, beginning October 1st, 2025.
GradAB is an interdisciplinary and flexible three-year doctoral programme (can be extended for a fourth year). We address outstanding graduates in the fields of economics, sociology, survey statistics or other social sciences who hold a master’s degree and have a strong interest in labour market research. Quantitative and qualitative approaches are welcome. HIGHLIGHTS: -- The course programme in English provides training on labour market research, methods, and data at an advanced level. -- Applicants are granted access to the excellent data of the IAB on employment and social security. -- The scholarship offers financial support of 1,600 € / month. In addition, most of our GradAB participants work as junior researchers on a 26 % position in one of IAB’s research departments (employment subject to social insurance contributions/ minimum 1,220 € gross salary /month). -- GradAB doctoral students benefit from IAB’s large network of renowned national and international universities, research and policy institutions.
The IAB aims at increasing the share of doctoral students with disabilities. For this reason, applications from persons with disabilities are highly welcome. We provide an extra scholarship for applicants with a certificate of severe disability. We accept applications for this extra scholarship all year round.
For further information on the application procedure, see the attached call and https://iab.de/en/gradab/application/
The application deadline is 16 March 2025.
From Jan Skopek (SKOPEKJ@tcd.ie), December 13, 2024:
Assistant Professor in Sociology (Sociology of Conflict and Social Movements, 5-year fixed term, tenure track) at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland
The Department of Sociology at School of Social Sciences and Philosophy of Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Sociology, specifically in the areas of sociology of conflict, war, and peace and social movements, to join us in August 2025. We invite applications from candidates who have a proven track record in sociological research on social movements, peace, war and social conflict, or similar fields. Social movement and conflict perspectives on migration, race and ethnicity are very welcome. Candidates should have a research portfolio that uses innovative qualitative or mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative). Purely quantitative portfolios will also be considered. We appreciate profiles that demonstrate the application of advanced and innovative mixed methods designs, social network analysis, comparative research designs, or innovative methodologies from digital social research. The appointee will be expected to contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching and supervision. Moreover, the appointee will engage in wider public and policy debates, as well as to foster collaboration with other Departments in the College and external research bodies. The post is 5 years with tenure track (permanent) subjection to positive tenure review.
More info here:
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLA723/assistant-professor-in-sociology
Closing date is January 20, 2025. Informal enquiries are welcome and go to the Head of Department of Sociology, Associate Professor Dr Jan Skopek (skopekj@tcd.ie).
From Jonathan Wörn (Jonathan.Worn@fhi.no), December 13, 2024:
3-year PhD-position on the interplay of mental health and social media use
The PhD-position (full-time) is available at the Centre for Fertility and Health, a Norwegian Centre of Excellence.
The candidate will work in an interdisciplinary and inspiring environment and contribute to the YoungPsych-project, funded by the Norwegian Research Council.
More information about the position can be found here: Job Offer YoungPsych. Application Deadline: January 23, 2025.
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From Kristian Karlson (kristian.karlson@gmail.com), December 10, 2024
CALL FOR PAPERS: Education and Social Mobility: Celebrating Richard Breen’s Contribution to Sociology
The European Sociological Review is delighted to announce a forthcoming special issue dedicated to celebrating the influential career of Professor Richard Breen. As a leading figure in sociology, Professor Breen's work has significantly shaped contemporary sociological thought, particularly in the study of social stratification and mobility, as well as social demography and sociological methodology. We invite scholars to submit original theoretically driven empirical research papers that advance the understanding of education and social mobility. While we especially welcome studies that directly engage with themes central to Professor Breen's work, we also encourage contributions from the broader fields of social stratification and mobility, demography, or sociological methodology, in line with the publication tradition of the European Sociological Review.
Submission guidelines and important dates: https://tinyurl.com/3y8ukcfj
From Klaus Pforr (Klaus.Pforr@gesis.org), December 11, 2024
EU-SILC 2024-Release 1 Setups for 2023 Now Available
The setups for the EU-SILC 2024-Release 1 are now available, specifically for the most recent year, 2023. These setups are compatible with the statistical software packages Stata, SPSS, and R, allowing you to convert CSV data into system files for analysis.
You can access the setups at the following link: https://www.gesis.org/en/missy/materials/EU-SILC/setups. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or require further assistance.
From Anna-Maria Kutateladze (isa-socialmedia@isa-sociology.org), December 13, 2024
ISA exiting X (former Twitter)
After careful consideration and with the ISA Executive Committee's full approval, the ISA has decided to discontinue our activities on X (formerly Twitter). This decision stems from our increasing concerns about the rise in hate speech and changes in moderation policies, which we believe are in conflict with ISA’s ethics and objectives. ISA main and ISA Publications accounts on X will remain as archives, and used exclusively for major call announcements. We wanted to inform you of this decision before making it public. We express our sincere appreciation for your efforts in building your X accounts. We value your hard work and commitment to your social media presence. Today, the ISA can proudly say that together with all of you, we did grow a global community on this platform, and this wouldn’t be possible without our Research Networks! For this reason, we also hope you will join us in e-migration to Bluesky.
Here is the link for our newly opened Bluesky account: https://bsky.app/profile/isa-sociology.bsky.social
From Jennie Brand (brand@Soc.ucla.edu), September 11, 2024
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 three years prior to the year when the award is made. For the 2025 award, articles appearing in journal issues from 2022-2024 are eligible. The criteria for the award include 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 U.S. dollars. If there are multiple authors, the 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 or Forum of Sociology. 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 RC28 Award Selection Subcommittee will recommend the award, and the RC28 Board will approve the recipient. The recipient will be announced, and the award will be delivered at the RC28 Summer meeting.
The Committee and Board will consider all nominations received by March 1, 2025. Nominations should include a full citation of the article and, optionally, a brief statement about why the nominating individual considers the article to be a merit of the award. Nominations will be submitted to the RC28 Vice President Jennie Brand, 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. The same person cannot receive the award in two consecutive years (also not as a coauthor).
Please submit your nomination for the 2024 award by March 1, 2025 to RC28 Vice-President Jennie Brand at brand@soc.ucla.edu.
From Yuliya Kosyakova (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), November 15, 2024
CfP for the RSSM Editor-in-Chief
RC28/RSSM are looking for an Editor-in-Chief to work in leading the team of Associate Editors and the Editorial Board, and in developing the journal. This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding scholar of stratification to take this successful journal to the next stage in its development.
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (RSSM) is the official journal of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility (ISA RC28), though it is owned and published by Elsevier publishing. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility is an international, peer-reviewed hybrid journal that accepts both subscription and open access papers. The journal’s mission is to publish the highest quality, most innovative research on issues of social inequality from a broad diversity of theoretical and methodological perspectives. The journal also provides a forum for scholarly exchange on issues of interest to researchers in the field. The current five-year impact factor of the journal is 3.0. Please see this link for more information about the journal.
The search committee is seeking applications from qualified individuals who would edit the journal for three years, starting 1st July 2025. This term is renewable up to a period of no longer than 10 years in total.
We are seeking someone:
Who is active in RC28 and the stratification community at large
With strong professional networks
Who is tenured faculty
With confidence to engage with authors and researchers to solicit the highest quality submissions
With strong organizational skills
With the ability to foster positive working relationships with the Associate Editors, the Editorial Board, and the Publisher
Responsibilities will include:
Executing an overall strategy for Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
Assessing submitted research papers and deciding on those suitable for review
Overseeing the peer review process
Making decisions on manuscripts in collaboration with the editorial team
Developing a strong working relationship with the external advisory editorial board
Developing deep networks within the communities served by the journal
Maintaining regular contact with RC28
Commissioning special issues
Acting as an ambassador for the Journal
Working with the Publisher to appoint new Associate Editors as needed
If you would like to apply for the position of Editor-in-Chief of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, please forward your CV and your vision statement (in a cover letter format) to the search committee at isa-rc28@isa-sociology.org.The deadline for submission is 31st January 2025. Your vision statement should be 1-2 pages and cover:
Where you see the field is going, and the journal’s place within it
How you would work in partnership with the Associate Editors and the editorial board
How you would maintain and increase the quality of submissions and reviews
How you would support and work with authors
The Selection Committee includes:
Margot Jackson (Editor-in-chief, RSSM)
Jan Heisig (Associate Editor, RSSM)
Berkay Ozcan (RSSM board member)
Yuliya Kosyakova (RC28 secretary)
Xi Song (RC28 board member)
Irene Kriesi (RC28 board member)
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Yuliya Kosyakova
RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Professor | Professorship of Migration Research | University of Bamberg
Head of the Research Department | Migration and International Labour Studies | Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
If you like to post an announcement, let me know via rc28.emails2023@gmail.com
Subscribe for the Newsletter via the following link RC28 newsletters
RC28 Travel/Registration grants to participate in the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology
Dear RC28 members,
Please find below information on the possibilities to apply for the RC28 Travel/Registration grants to participate in the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology.
TRAVEL AWARDS
The RC28 invites applications for RC28 Travel Awards to participate in the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat, Morocco, in July 2025. To be eligible, applicants must have their abstracts accepted for presentation (oral, distributed paper, or poster) in one of the RC28 sessions and have to be a member of RC28 by the time of presentation.
RC28 Travel Awards are designed to support students and members with financial need (especially for those from Country B and C categories (please see ISA site: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/membership/table-of-economies-by-category)) by subsidizing their travel expenses to present their work at the conference. A limited number of travel awards will be given in recognition of exceptional scholarship in the field of social stratification. Each award cannot exceed $1200 USD, and recipients are eligible for only one Travel Award within a four-year period.
Please submit the following materials to RC28 Social Stratification and Mobility <isa-rc28@isa-sociology.org>: (a) a full paper that will be presented at the Forum with your name, institutional affiliation, status (student, faculty etc.), and the title of RC28 session; (b) an itemized budget, (c) a short letter of recommendation and (d) an email acceptance letter (which shows accepted abstract number) from ISA sent on 5 December 2024. The applicants of Travel Awards will be automatically considered for registration grants which ISA provides to assist with the cost of conference registration. To be eligible for registration grants, applicants must be a member of ISA.
The deadline for application is 31 January, 2025. Recipients of the Travel Award will be notified by28 February 2025, and the names of awardees will be announced during the RC28 business meeting, ISA Forum of Sociology.
REGISTRATION GRANTS
ISA provides a limited number of Registration Grants (ISA will pay registration fees) to support participation in the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat, Morocco, in July 2025. The RC28 invites applications for Registration Grants from students and members with financial need (especially for those from Country B and C categories (please see ISA site: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/membership/table-of-economies-by-category)).
To be eligible, applicants must have their abstracts accepted for presentation (oral, distributed paper, or poster) in one of the RC28 sessions and have to be an individual member of ISA as well as a member of RC28 by the time of presentation.
Please submit the following materials to RC28 Social Stratification and Mobility <isa-rc28@isa-sociology.org>: (a) a letter of interests with your name, institutional affiliation, status (student, faculty etc.), the title of your presentation and the title of RC28 session to be presented and (b) an email acceptance letter (which shows accepted abstract number) from ISA sent on 5 December 2024.
The deadline for application is 31 January, 2025. Recipients of the Registration Grants will be notified by10 February 2025.
https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/forum/rabat-2025/5th-isa-forum-guidelines/rules-for-isa-registration-grants-allocation
V. Rules for ISA Registration Grants Allocation
Rules
Each Research Committee (RC), Working Group (WG) and Thematic Group (TG) is responsible for allocating registration grant(s) to person(s) selected by its Board, following the criteria established by the ISA.
Eligibility
Individual ISA member - Registration grants can be allocated to individual ISA members in good standing (i.e., those who have paid the individual membership fee) and who are active participants in the conference program.
Program Coordinator - In addition to registration grants for active program participants, each RC/WG/TG will receive a registration grant for one Program Coordinator. (Note: In the event of multiple program coordinators in an RC/WG/TG, only one grant will be provided.)
How to apply
The participants must send an e-mail requesting a registration grant directly to the RC/WG/TG Program Coordinators by January 31, 2025. Applications for a grant can be submitted to only one RC/WG/TG.
Selection process
Each RC/WG/TG will select candidates and allocate the funds available for that group. The Program Coordinator will decide on allocation in consultation with the RC/WG/TG President and Secretary, and the results will be published on the ISA conference website.
A backup list of potential grant recipients in order of priority shall also be prepared to be used in case someone cancels participation or has been allocated a grant by another RC/WG/TG.
It is recommended to avoid repetition of the same persons who have received grants for previous conferences.
The full amount of the registration grant has to be allocated to a grantee; grants are not paid in cash, but a special code will be given to each participant.
A list of selected individuals (including the program coordinator) and registration grant amounts must be sent by the Program Coordinator to the ISA Secretariat at isa@isa-sociology.org before February 15, 2025, for verification and approval.
Each Registration grant will be handled directly by the ISA Secretariat prior to the early registration deadline of the conference, March 22, 2025.
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Yuliya Kosyakova
RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Professor | Professorship of Migration Research | University of Bamberg
Head of the Research Department | Migration and International Labour Studies | Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
If you like to post an announcement, let me know via rc28.emails2023@gmail.com
Subscribe for the Newsletter via the following link RC28 newsletters
RC28 Newsletter 2024_25, December 6 2024
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From Philipp Lersch (PLersch@diw.de e), November 29, 2024
Postdoctoral Researcher, DIW, Berlin
Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology/Demography/Economics, Volkswagen-funded project DECIPHE (www.deciphe.eu), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany
Further details about the position and the application procedure are available at https://www.diw.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=diw_01.c.928232.en
Deadline for applications is 15 January 2025.
Please feel free to contact Philipp Lersch (plersch@diw.de) for further details.
From Brienna Perelli-Harris (B.G.Perelli-Harris@soton.ac.uk), December 3, 2024:
PhD on Understanding resilience among Ukrainian displaced persons
Dear all,
My colleague, Ken Brackstone, and I are seeking candidates to apply to a PhD programme on resilience at the University of Southampton. Our project focuses on forced displacement in/from Ukraine. Would you please share the following advertisement in your networks? The deadline is January 31, but candidates should contact me ASAP for more information and to register their interest.
From Michael Gebel (michael.gebel@uni-bamberg.de), December 5, 2024:
Professor (f/m/x) (W3) of Sociology, especially Sociological Theory, University Bamberg
The University of Bamberg is looking to fill a professorship in Sociology, especially Sociological Theory. In the World Heritage city of Bamberg, the Institute of Sociology is one of the leading addresses for sociological research with worldwide recognition. The institute, with its current 16 sociology professors and many very committed academic researchers and teachers, also attaches great importance to intensive training in a very broad spectrum of sociological theory. Suitable candidates can apply by January 15, 2025. Please forward this job advertisement to suitable colleagues.
Link to job add: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/abt-personal/Homepage_ab_2016-03/10_Stellenausschreibungen/01_Professuren/2024/W3-soz%20theorie-eng-11-2024.pdf
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From Wiebke Schulz (wschulz@uni-bremen.de), November 22, 2024
Deadline extension: Special Collection ‘Families’ resilience and the well-being of children and youth in contexts of global socioeconomic crises’
The deadline for submissions to the Special Collection on ‘Families’ resilience and the well-being of children and youth in contexts of global socioeconomic crises’ at Demographic Research has been extended to 15 January 2025.
Thank you for your assistance in spreading the word.
https://www.demographic-research.org/files/20241120_dr_Call%20for%20papers_2025.pdf
From Jennie Brand (brand@Soc.ucla.edu), September 11, 2024
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 three years prior to the year when the award is made. For the 2025 award, articles appearing in journal issues from 2022-2024 are eligible. The criteria for the award include 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 U.S. dollars. If there are multiple authors, the 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 or Forum of Sociology. 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 RC28 Award Selection Subcommittee will recommend the award, and the RC28 Board will approve the recipient. The recipient will be announced, and the award will be delivered at the RC28 Summer meeting.
The Committee and Board will consider all nominations received by March 1, 2025. Nominations should include a full citation of the article and, optionally, a brief statement about why the nominating individual considers the article to be a merit of the award. Nominations will be submitted to the RC28 Vice President Jennie Brand, 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. The same person cannot receive the award in two consecutive years (also not as a coauthor).
Please submit your nomination for the 2024 award by March 1, 2025 to RC28 Vice-President Jennie Brand at brand@soc.ucla.edu.
From Yuliya Kosyakova (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), November 15, 2024
CfP for the RSSM Editor-in-Chief
RC28/RSSM are looking for an Editor-in-Chief to work in leading the team of Associate Editors and the Editorial Board, and in developing the journal. This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding scholar of stratification to take this successful journal to the next stage in its development.
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (RSSM) is the official journal of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility (ISA RC28), though it is owned and published by Elsevier publishing. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility is an international, peer-reviewed hybrid journal that accepts both subscription and open access papers. The journal’s mission is to publish the highest quality, most innovative research on issues of social inequality from a broad diversity of theoretical and methodological perspectives. The journal also provides a forum for scholarly exchange on issues of interest to researchers in the field. The current five-year impact factor of the journal is 3.0. Please see this link for more information about the journal.
The search committee is seeking applications from qualified individuals who would edit the journal for three years, starting 1st July 2025. This term is renewable up to a period of no longer than 10 years in total.
We are seeking someone:
Who is active in RC28 and the stratification community at large
With strong professional networks
Who is tenured faculty
With confidence to engage with authors and researchers to solicit the highest quality submissions
With strong organizational skills
With the ability to foster positive working relationships with the Associate Editors, the Editorial Board, and the Publisher
Responsibilities will include:
Executing an overall strategy for Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
Assessing submitted research papers and deciding on those suitable for review
Overseeing the peer review process
Making decisions on manuscripts in collaboration with the editorial team
Developing a strong working relationship with the external advisory editorial board
Developing deep networks within the communities served by the journal
Maintaining regular contact with RC28
Commissioning special issues
Acting as an ambassador for the Journal
Working with the Publisher to appoint new Associate Editors as needed
If you would like to apply for the position of Editor-in-Chief of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, please forward your CV and your vision statement (in a cover letter format) to the search committee at isa-rc28@isa-sociology.org.The deadline for submission is 31st January 2025. Your vision statement should be 1-2 pages and cover:
Where you see the field is going, and the journal’s place within it
How you would work in partnership with the Associate Editors and the editorial board
How you would maintain and increase the quality of submissions and reviews
How you would support and work with authors
The Selection Committee includes:
Margot Jackson (Editor-in-chief, RSSM)
Jan Heisig (Associate Editor, RSSM)
Berkay Ozcan (RSSM board member)
Yuliya Kosyakova (RC28 secretary)
Xi Song (RC28 board member)
Irene Kriesi (RC28 board member)
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Yuliya Kosyakova
RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Professor | Professorship of Migration Research | University of Bamberg
Head of the Research Department | Migration and International Labour Studies | Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
If you like to post an announcement, let me know via rc28.emails2023@gmail.com
Subscribe for the Newsletter via the following link RC28 newsletters
RC28 Newsletter 2024_24, November 22 2024
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From Sebastian E. Wenz (sebastian.wenz@gesis.org), November 08, 2024:
GESIS Spring Seminar 2025: "Experimental Designs in the Social and Behavioral Sciences"
Date: 17 March – 04 April 2025.
Venue: GESIS Cologne, Germany
Registration deadline: None (first come, first served).
Week 1: Field Experiments | Johanna Gereke, Nicole Schwitter
Week 2: Laboratory Experiments | Florian Heine, Eve Ernst (TA)
Week 3: Multifactorial Survey Experiments | Ulf Liebe, Jürgen Meyerhoff
Courses can and must be booked separately. Lectures in each course are complemented by extensive hands-on exercises and tutorials. For registration and detailed course descriptions, please visit www.gesis.org/springseminar .
From Erja Hyytiäinen (erja.hyytiainen@utu.fi), November 12, 2024:
Save the date: INVEST Conference 2025: Uncertainty and Resilience in Changing Societies, 14-16 May 2025 Turku, Finland
Save the dates 14–16 May 2025 for the INVEST (Inequalities, Interventions, and New Welfare State) Research Flagship Centre's conference in Turku, Finland. The theme of the conference isUncertainty and Resilience in Changing Societies. The keynote speakers are Mary Daly, Professor of Sociology at the University of Oxford, and Michael Ungar, Director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University. Call for papers opens 26 November 2024.
Further information: https://invest.utu.fi/conference/
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From Sarah Carol (sarah.carol@ucd.ie), November 13, 2024
UCD School of Sociology PhD Scholarship
The School of Sociology at University College Dublin is pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for a PhD Scholarship. The Scholarship comprises an annual stipend of €22,000 (stipend increases to occur in line with national funding decisions), as well as a full fee-waiver. There is also an allowance of up to €2,500 for travel and summer school costs. Scholarships are available for a period of up to four years. Successful applicants must meet the University’s standard PhD admission requirements and be accepted into the School of Sociology’s PhD programme.
https://www.ucd.ie/registry/prospectivestudents/admissions/graduateapplicants/applying/
For general queries about the application process, please email: sociology@ucd.ie
Closing date for applications: 27.01.2025, 3pm
From Per Engzell (p.engzell@gmail.com), November 16, 2024:
UCL Social Research Institute invites applications for four new 1-year Sociology MSc programs
UCL Social Research Institute invites applications for four new 1-year Sociology MSc programs launching in 2025. Offering training in quantitative and qualitative methods, these degrees provide versatile skills for research and the job market. Students can study full-time or part-time, on campus or online.
* MSc Sociology: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/sociology-msc
* MSc Sociology and Social Inequalities: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/sociology-and-social-inequalities-msc
* MSc Sociology and Data Science: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/sociology-and-data-science-msc
* MA Sociology of Childhood and Children's Rights: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/sociology-childhood-and-childrens-rights-ma
From Leen Vandecasteele (leen.vandecasteele@unil.ch), November 21, 2024:
PhD Position at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland
At the University of Lausanne, we are inviting applications for a Doctoral Researcher in Social Inequality and Social Policy. With interest in quantitative empirical research on topics such as poverty transitions, career trajectories within couples, and life course risks; including comparative research on how these inequalities vary based on social policy contexts
We offer a multicultural, diverse and dynamic academic environment, linked to the Swiss Centre of expertise in life course research LIVES and the Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences FORS
More information: https://people.unil.ch/leenvandecasteele/2024/11/news-we-invite-applications-for-a-phd-position-in-social-inequality-and-social-policy/
More info PDF:
https://people.unil.ch/leenvandecasteele/files/2024/11/More_info_Doctoral_Researcher.pdf
Application deadline: 8 December 2024
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From Jennie Brand (brand@Soc.ucla.edu), September 11, 2024
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 three years prior to the year when the award is made. For the 2025 award, articles appearing in journal issues from 2022-2024 are eligible. The criteria for the award include 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 U.S. dollars. If there are multiple authors, the 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 or Forum of Sociology. 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 RC28 Award Selection Subcommittee will recommend the award, and the RC28 Board will approve the recipient. The recipient will be announced, and the award will be delivered at the RC28 Summer meeting.
The Committee and Board will consider all nominations received by March 1, 2025. Nominations should include a full citation of the article and, optionally, a brief statement about why the nominating individual considers the article to be a merit of the award. Nominations will be submitted to the RC28 Vice President Jennie Brand, 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. The same person cannot receive the award in two consecutive years (also not as a coauthor).
Please submit your nomination for the 2024 award by March 1, 2025 to RC28 Vice-President Jennie Brand at brand@soc.ucla.edu.
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RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Professor | Professorship of Migration Research | University of Bamberg
Head of the Research Department | Migration and International Labour Studies | Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
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From Moris Triventi (moris.triventi@unimi.it), November 6, 2024:
ISA-RC28 abstract submission deadline extension
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce an extension for the abstract submission deadline for the ISA-RC28 Spring Meeting in Milan, taking place from 25-27 March 2025. Due to multiple requests and to ensure broader participation, the new deadline for abstract submissions is now 13 November 2024.
If you haven’t yet submitted your abstract, we encourage you to take advantage of this additional time to prepare and submit your work. We look forward to receiving your contributions and to welcoming you to Milan for an engaging and insightful conference. Further information and access to the submission platform are available at: https://rc28milan2025.com/ .
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at rc28unimi@gmail.com .
Best regards,
The Organizing Committee
From Allison E. Rovny (allison.rovny@sciencespo.fr), November 6, 2024:
CfA Digital Inequalities Symposium for Early-Career Researchers: Sciences Po Paris
CfA for participation in our Digital Inequalities Symposium for Early-Career Researchers, to be held at Sciences Po Paris on December 19, 2024, sponsored by CRIS.
PDF here:
https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/sites/sciencespo.fr.osc/files/Symposium_Digital_inequalities_call.pdf
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2024
From Marie Labussiere (m.labussiere@uva.nl), November 7, 2024:
CAREER workshop in Amsterdam, 26-27 May 2025
The ERC-funded CAREER project led by Thijs Bol is organizing a workshop on "Skills and Careers in Changing Labour Markets" in Amsterdam on 26-27 May 2025. This workshop aims to bring together researchers working on the crosssections of education, work, and labour markets from various disciplines, including sociology, economics, and political science. The program will feature keynote lectures from Heike Solga (WZB) and Siwei Cheng (NYU).
For more information on the workshop and the call for papers, please visit CAREER workshop 2025 - Career Project. The deadline for submissions is December 20, 2024.
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From Nadia Steiber (nadia.steiber@univie.ac.at), October 30, 2024
Tenure Track Professor in the field of Health and Sustainability at the University of Vienna
The tenure-track position is dedicated to sociological research and teaching on the foundations and current developments at the interface of health and sustainability. We seek excellent candidates with a focus on the intersections between socio-ecological sustainability (including social inequality, multiple crises, climate change) and social, physical, and mental health. Expertise in quantitative methods and/or mixed methods is desirable. Health and sustainability are focus areas both at the University and the Faculty of Social Sciences. An interdisciplinary research network "Health in Society" has been recently established that offers opportunities for cross-faculty collaboration and enhanced visibility. the post is permanent, subjection to positive tenure review.
Application deadline: 10 Jan 2025
Informal enquiries are welcome and go to Valeria Bordone (valeria.bordone@univie.ac.at).
From Per Engzell (p.engzell@gmail.com), October 31, 2024:
Associate Professor in Sociology at UCL Social Research Institute, University College London
The Social Research Institute is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units, including Quantitative Social Science and the Centre for Longitudinal Studies. We are now seeking an Associate Professor in Sociology to contribute to teaching and research. Applications are welcomed from any applied field of sociology. The successful candidate will co-lead our new MSc Sociology degree, the first ever to launch at UCL. With a PhD in Sociology, a Sociology sub-discipline, or a closely related field, you will also be expected to evidence institutional leadership, success in obtaining research grants, and clear plans for future grant submissions. Closing date is 20 December, 2024.
More info and application:
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From Jennie Brand (nadia.steiber@univie.ac.at), Sptember 11, 2024
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 three years prior to the year when the award is made. For the 2025 award, articles appearing in journal issues from 2022-2024 are eligible. The criteria for the award include 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 U.S. dollars. If there are multiple authors, the 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 or Forum of Sociology. 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 RC28 Award Selection Subcommittee will recommend the award, and the RC28 Board will approve the recipient. The recipient will be announced, and the award will be delivered at the RC28 Summer meeting.
The Committee and Board will consider all nominations received by March 1, 2025. Nominations should include a full citation of the article and, optionally, a brief statement about why the nominating individual considers the article to be a merit of the award. Nominations will be submitted to the RC28 Vice President Jennie Brand, 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. The same person cannot receive the award in two consecutive years (also not as a coauthor).
Please submit your nomination for the 2024 award by March 1, 2025 to RC28 Vice-President Jennie Brand at brand@soc.ucla.edu.
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Yuliya Kosyakova
RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Professor | Professorship of Migration Research | University of Bamberg
Head of the Research Department | Migration and International Labour Studies | Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
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From Moris Triventi (moris.triventi@unimi.it), September 12, 2024:
RC28 CALL FOR PAPERS – reminder
We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference on March 25-27, 2025, hosted by the University of Milan, Department of Social and Political Sciences. The conference theme is “Education, markets, and families: The dynamics of social stratification and inequalities”. Paper or poster submissions that address this theme are particularly encouraged, but all empirical and theory-driven submissions related to social stratification are welcome. For additional information and abstracts submission, please visit the conference website. The abstracts submission closes on November 7, 2024. Authors will be informed about the committee’s decision by December 15, 2024. Please visit the conference website for further information on the conference, or email rc28unimi@gmail.com if you have specific questions.
From Klaus Pforr (Klaus.Pforr@gesis.org), Oktober 21, 2024:
Call for Abstracts: 9th European User Conference (Deadline Extended)
Date: 6–7 March 2025
Location: Mannheim
Organizers: German Microdata Lab, GESIS, in collaboration with Eurostat
This conference focuses on Eurostat's European microdata, providing a platform for researchers to share economic and social research findings. Topics include poverty, income inequality, gender pay gap, migration, COVID-19 effects, and more. Methodological topics such as data quality, AI, machine learning, and cross-national comparability are also encouraged.
Researchers from various fields (e.g., economics, sociology, demography, public health) using European microdata are invited to submit abstracts of 500-1000 words by October 31, 2024. Submissions should address comparative social research involving at least two countries.
For more details, visit the conference webpage. An attendance fee of €120 applies
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From Pablo Gracia (pgracia@ced.uab.es), October 21, 2024
2 positions (1 PhD & 1 Postdoc) at the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) and Department of Sociology from Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
---- 4-Year PhD Position: https://ced.cat/recursos/PhD-ERC_Digineq.pdf
---- 3-Year Postdoc Position: https://ced.cat/recursos/Postdoc-ERC_Digineq.pdf
There are two positions (1 PhD & 1 Postdoc) opened at DIGINEQ, project funded by the European Research Council (PI: Pablo Gracia). The successful candidates will conduct outstanding research to study how adolescents’ digital use influences their well-being outcomes (e.g., mental health, academic performance) across demographic and socioeconomic groups, using advanced multi-method computational methodologies in the social sciences.
We offer you competitive work conditions to do research in an exciting project, vibrant centre/team, and lovely city. Apply & share!
- Deadline for both positions: December 3rd, 2024, 13:00, CET.
- Contact: Prof. Pablo Gracia (pgracia@ced.uab.es)
From Jonas Wiedner (jonas.wiedner@wzb.eu), October 22, 2024:
Postdoctoral Researcher Position at WZB Social Science Research Center in Berlin
For its interdisciplinary research department Migration, Integration, Transnationalization (MIT), the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow (f/m/x) to join the project “Unequal trajectories: Spatial dynamics in refugees‘ multidimensional integration” (UneTra; PI: Jonas Wiedner). UneTra is a collaborative project by the WZB, the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LifBi; PIs:Gisela Will and Marcel Helbig), and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB; PI: Yuliya Kosyakova). It examines the role of the residential environment and of residential mobility in the integration of refugees in Germany since 2013. Using innovative analytical approaches, the project investigates what kinds of neighborhoods different refugee groups settle in, and how these neighborhoods shape the integration of adults and the development of children.
Conditions: 30 months, full-time. Salary: Remuneration in accordance with EG 14 TVöD Bund. The position is available from January 1st, 2025 (exact starting date is negotiable).
Further information: https://wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/342/postdoctoral-research-fellow-f-m-x-id-300?page_lang=en
Application deadline: November 17th 2024
From Jan Skopek (SKOPEKJ@tcd.ie), October 23, 2024:
=== Assistant Professor in Sociology (Quantitative Sociology, 5-year fixed term, tenure track) at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland ===
The Department of Sociology at School of Social Sciences and Philosophy of Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Sociology (Quantitative Sociology), to join us in August 2025. We invite applications from candidates who have a proven track record in quantitative sociology which ideally connects to research fields of the department (migration, race, and ethnicity, family and life course, social inequality, comparative sociology, educational sociology, conflict sociology, digitalisation and social networks). Candidates have a strong quantitative research orientation and associated research skills in their research portfolio. Candidates are expected to have experience in the use of advanced quantitative methods such as rigorous causal inference, social network analysis, analysis of longitudinal data, comparative research designs, or innovative methodologies from digital social research. The post is 5 years with tenure track (permanent) subjection to positive tenure review.
More info here:
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKG430/assistant-professor-in-sociology
Closing date is December 2, 2024. Informal enquiries are welcome and go to the Head of Department of Sociology, Associate Professor Dr Jan Skopek (skopekj@tcd.ie).
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RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Professor | Professorship of Migration Research | University of Bamberg
Head of the Research Department | Migration and International Labour Studies | Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
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From ISA RC28 (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), September 27, 2024:
ISA Forum of Sociology – reminder
The 5th Forum of Sociology (ISA Forum) organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. There are over 30 sessions allocated to the RC28. We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 ISA RC28 sessions in the 5th Forum of Sociology. For additional information on sessions and abstracts submission, please visit:
https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/forum/rabat-2025/5th-isa-forum-call-for-abstracts. The abstracts submission will close on the October 15, 2024. Authors will be informed about the decision by December 5, 2024.
From Moris Triventi (moris.triventi@unimi.it), September 12, 2024:
RC28 CALL FOR PAPERS – reminder
We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference on March 25-27, 2025, hosted by the University of Milan, Department of Social and Political Sciences. The conference theme is “Education, markets, and families: The dynamics of social stratification and inequalities”. Paper or poster submissions that address this theme are particularly encouraged, but all empirical and theory-driven submissions related to social stratification are welcome. For additional information and abstracts submission, please visit the conference website. The abstracts submission closes on November 7, 2024. Authors will be informed about the committee’s decision by December 15, 2024. Please visit the conference website for further information on the conference, or email rc28unimi@gmail.com if you have specific questions.
From Linda AMRANI (linda.amrani@sciencespo.fr), Oktober 3, 2024:
CRIS - CALL FOR PAPERS - Digital Inequalities Symposium for Early-Career Researchers
The CRIS aims to strengthen its expertise on the topic of digital inequalities. We invite early career researchers (PhD students and Post-docs from a variety of disciplines, e.g. sociology, economics, psychology, political science, computer and computational science, anthropology, demography and related fields) working with a variety of theoretical perspectives and research methods to submit their papers and participate to the symposium. The event will take place on Thursday 19 December at Sciences Po, in partnership with the Open Institute for Digital Transformation (part of TIERED project).
This symposium provides a platform to present groundbreaking research, engage in discussions, and collaborate with other researchers.
How to apply:https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/fr/content/digital-inequalities-symposium-early-career-researchers.html
Deadline: 15 November 2024.
From Andreas Hadjar (andreas.hadjar@unifr.ch), October 4, 2024:
Call for Papers for the joint international spring conference ‘Embracing Diversity: Inclusion in Education and Society’ with the Research Network Sociology of Education of the Swiss Sociological Association and the Sociology of Education Section of the German Sociological Association (Fribourg, Switzerland, 12-13 June 2025),
Call deadline: 15 November 2024
Conference language is English.
Click here for more information on the conference (https://events.unifr.ch/embrace2025/ ) and the Call for Papers (https://events.unifr.ch/embrace2025/en/call-for-papers/ ).
Abstracts can be submitted to ConfTool (https://www.conftool.net/embracing-diversity2025/ ) until 15 November 2024.
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From Heather Hofmeister (h.hofmeister@soz.uni-frankfurt.de), September 30, 2024:
Postdoctoral Research Position in Sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt
The Faculty of Social Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) to join the project "Intergenerational Transmission of Work and Family Trajectories in Germany," funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Research Project Overview: This project, led by Prof. Heather Hofmeister, Ph.D., compares patterns of work and family trajectories between parents and their adult children using sequence analysis with data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Most of the data preparation has been completed by previous project members. The position also includes teaching opportunities and includes mentoring toward the goal of becoming a professor.
Conditions: Position: 36 months, full-time for 15 months and after that 50%. Salary: According to E13 TV-G-U, typical full time gross salary around €60,359.92, adjustable based on experience.
Further information: https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB03___Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Application deadline: 23.10.2024
From Xiaogang Wu (xw29@nyu.edu), October 4, 2024:
Tenured/Tenure-Track Position in Sociology at NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of associate professor or full professor (with tenure) in Sociology, to start in Fall 2025. Advanced assistant professor with outstanding publication records will also be considered. We invite applications from candidates in any subfield but are particularly interested in those with expertise in migration/immigration, gender, marriage and family, demography, or computational social science. Review of applications will begin on November 15 and will continue until the position is filled.
For more information, please visit http://apply.interfolio.com/155475.
From TwinLife Team (twinlifeuserconf@uni-bremen.de), October 5, 2024
TwinLife User Conference, taking place at the University of Bremen (Germany) from 26 to 28 March 2025
The conference brings together scientists who are working with TwinLife data or are interested in doing so. There will be no registration fee. Catering will be provided for free. This includes the welcome reception, two lunch meals, and coffee/snack breaks. Travel and accommodation expenses will have to be covered by attendees. We offer four PhD student travel awards — more information can be found ➔ here. Please submit your details for participation by either providing us with an abstract of your submission, or a short description of your research idea or topic(s) of interest of 2,500 characters or less.
Submission is possible until the 15th of November 2024.
Further information on participation, registration and accommodation can be found on the ➔ conference website: https://tluc.uni-bremen.de
From Linda AMRANI (linda.amrani@sciencespo.fr), October 9, 2024:
CRIS - Join the ERC-LEARN Project Team! 3 Job advertisements for junior academics.
The Center for Research on social InequalitieS (CRIS) at the Sciences Po, Paris is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher, doctoral research and research assistant to join the Research Team led by Prof. Bastian Betthaeuser working on the ERC-funded project "Understanding the Consequences of Major Health Crises for Education: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic (LEARN)".
More details can be found here: https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/content/join-erc-learn-project-team.html
From Daniel Oesch (daniel.oesch@unil.ch), October 11, 2024
Visitor grants 2025 to the LIVES Centre in Lausanne and Geneva
The LIVES Centre is delighted to offer visitor grants to scholars who wish to conduct research on the life course at the Universities of Lausanne or Geneva in 2025. These competitive grants are open to PhD students, postdocs, lecturers and professors who plan to spend at least two months on site, doing research in Lausanne or Geneva. The grants cover travel and accommodation costs of up to 3000 CHF (~3000€). The deadline for application is 15 Nov. 2024. For more information, please refer to the call:
https://centre-lives.ch/en/appel/lives-visitor-grants-2025
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From Fabian Pfeffer (fabian.pfeffer@lmu.de), October 8, 2024
Invitation for virtual (or in person) participation in the inaugural event of the Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research (ISI)
Topic: Wealth Inequality. The Challenge of Our Time, with No End in Sight?
Panelists: Thomas Piketty, Ingrid Robeyns, Charlotte Bartels
Time: October 11, 11am Eastern US time / 5pm German time
Description: Inequality in wealth is extreme, growing, and hurtful to democracy. But is it really that bad? Isn't Germany a country that has managed to keep extreme forms of inequality at bay? And, anyways, what could possibly be done about it? This public event will feature world-leading experts to help answer these questions, combining both new empirical data on the distribution of wealth and a new vision of what it would take to combat it.
Register here to attend virtually (or in person): tinyurl.com/isi-opening
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RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Professor | Professorship of Migration Research | University of Bamberg
Head of the Research Department | Migration and International Labour Studies | Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
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From ISA RC28 (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), September 27, 2024:
ISA Forum of Sociology – reminder
The 5th Forum of Sociology (ISA Forum) organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. There are over 30 sessions allocated to the RC28. We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 ISA RC28 sessions in the 5th Forum of Sociology. For additional information on sessions and abstracts submission, please visit:
https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/forum/rabat-2025/5th-isa-forum-call-for-abstracts. The abstracts submission will close on the October 15, 2024. Authors will be informed about the decision by December 5, 2024.
From Moris Triventi (moris.triventi@unimi.it), September 12, 2024:
RC28 CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference on March 25-27, 2025, hosted by the University of Milan, Department of Social and Political Sciences. The conference theme is “Education, markets, and families: The dynamics of social stratification and inequalities”. Paper or poster submissions that address this theme are particularly encouraged, but all empirical and theory-driven submissions related to social stratification are welcome. For additional information and abstracts submission, please visit the conference website, which is under development. The abstracts submission will open on the September 20, 2024 and close on November 7, 2024. Authors will be informed about the committee’s decision by December 15, 2024. Please visit the conference website for further information on the conference, or email rc28unimi@gmail.com if you have specific questions.
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From Tali Kristal (kristal@soc.haifa.ac.il), September 13, 2024:
Job Announcement: Postdoctoral Research Associate for a two-year term
We are hiring a postdoc to join a team of researchers working on a large, NSF-funded project on the sources of rising income inequality in the U.S. The postdoc will contribute to the project by analyzing structural changes in earnings and employment that have contributed to rising economic polarization in the U.S. since 1996. We’ll be working with confidential linked employer-employee data, which we are accessing through a Census Research Data Center at the University of Florida, in Gainesville. We’re looking for someone who has very strong quantitative skills and a background in economic sociology, stratification/inequality, organizational studies, or labor economics.
Additional details are available in the job ad, which is attached, and also available online here.
Some additional highlights include:
Annual pay of $65,000 per year, plus benefits
Postdoc will work part time on our project and part time pursuing their own research
Exciting opportunity to work with protected, hard-to-access data on cutting-edge research
No teaching duties
If anybody has questions, please reach out to me at enavot@ufl.edu
To apply, please go to this link. We begin reviewing applications after September 30th but we will review applications until the position is filled.
From Louis Chauvel (louis.chauveluni.lu), September 13, 2024:
One fully funded PhD position in Sociology at the University of Luxembourg - Effects of Economic Insecurity
In the context of the Doctoral Training Unit on “Economic Insecurity: Causes, Consequences and Actions”, with the financial support of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), we are currently offering 14 PhD (Doctoral Candidate) fully funded positions for a duration of (three + one) years.
One PhD position is proposed in Sociology on the effects of shocks and long-run transformations in our societies on Economic Insecurity of various social groups, characterized by different levels of exposure: stable salariat versus precariat?
Deadline for application: 04.10.24
Forseen start: Jan 2025
From Sarah Kuypers (Sarah.Kuypers@uantwerpen.be), September 13, 2024:
The Social History of Finance research group at the University of Antwerp is hiring a PhD student.
The PhD student will work on the topic of household financial resilience in the period 1950-1975.
We are looking for someone with a degree in social sciences but a clear interest in historical research.
Deadline for application is October 10th 2024.
More details can be found here: https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacancies/academic-staff/?q=3628&descr=Doctoral-scholarship-holder-household-financial-resilience-1950-1975
From Joe LaBriola (labriola@umich.edu), September 16, 2024:
Visiting Fellow at the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) at the University of Michigan.
The Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) at the University of Michigan is now accepting applications for a Visiting Fellow for the 2025-26 academic year. CID aims to produce cutting-edge research on social inequality, especially wealth inequality; train the next generation of inequality scholars; build data infrastructure; and increase data accessibility. The fellowship provides an early-career, tenure-track social scientist studying social inequality with funded time to pursue their research in an intellectual community defined by a culture of engagement and collaboration.
Notably, we are committed to making this support equitably available to scholars, regardless of whether they are able to relocate to Ann Arbor for the year. Thus, we offer both a nonresidential and a residential option.
To learn more and apply, visit https://inequality.umich.edu/cid-visiting-fellowship/. Applications are due October 15.
From Nicolai Topstad Borgen (n.t.borgen@isp.uio.no), September 17, 2024:
PhD position at the University of Oslo
For my ERC Starting Grant project on “Segregation of Opportunities: Pathways to Marginalization through Neighborhood and Peers” (SEGOP), I am currently hiring one PhD Research Fellow (three years 100%, with the option of a fourth year with teaching duties). The project aims to examine how individual characteristics, combined with the influences of family, school, and neighborhood contexts, impact various aspects of marginalization. Candidates should have a strong background in quantitative methods.
For more information, please follow this link or contact me directly (n.t.borgen@isp.uio.no).
Deadline for application: October 14, 2024.
From Heather Hofmeister (h.hofmeister@soz.uni-frankfurt.de), September 26, 2024:
Postdoctoral Research Position in Sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt
The Faculty of Social Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) to join the project "Intergenerational Transmission of Work and Family Trajectories in Germany," funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Research Project Overview: This project, led by Prof. Heather Hofmeister, Ph.D., compares patterns of work and family trajectories between parents and their adult children using sequence analysis with data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Most of the data preparation has been completed by previous project members. The position also includes teaching opportunities and includes mentoring toward the goal of becoming a professor.
Conditions: Position: 36 months, full-time for 15 months and after that 50%. Salary: According to E13 TV-G-U, typical full time gross salary around €60,359.92, adjustable based on experience.
Further information: https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB03___Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Application deadline: 23.10.2024
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From Moris Triventi (moris.triventi@unimi.it), September 12, 2024:
RC28 CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference on March 25-27, 2025, hosted by the University of Milan, Department of Social and Political Sciences. The conference theme is “Education, markets, and families: The dynamics of social stratification and inequalities”. Paper or poster submissions that address this theme are particularly encouraged, but all empirical and theory-driven submissions related to social stratification are welcome. For additional information and abstracts submission, please visit the conference website, which is under development. The abstracts submission will open on the September 20, 2024 and close on November 7, 2024. Authors will be informed about the committee’s decision by December 15, 2024. Please visit the conference website for further information on the conference, or email rc28unimi@gmail.com if you have specific questions.
From Allison-Marie Loconto (allison-marie.loconto@inrae.fr), September 6, 2024:
Call for Integrative Sessions
Integrative Sessions are semi-plenaries that engage a debate on the common theme of the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology, “Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene
The deadline for submitting proposals will be October 1 2024, 24:00h UTC/GMT, and the selection of a maximum of 6 proposals will be done by the Forum Program Committee. The selection decision will be communicated by October 11, 2024. .”
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From Ben Jann (ben.jann@unibe.ch), August 30, 2024:
Professor for Sociology of Education (open rank) at University of Bern, Switzerland
The Institute of Educational Science of the University of Bern in Switzerland is seeking to appoint a Professor for Sociology of Education (open rank; succession of Prof. Dr. Rolf Becker).
Further information (in German): https://www.philhum.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/jobs/app/index_ger.html
Start of appointment: February 1, 2026
Application deadline: October 15, 2024
From Erika Arenas (earenas@soc.ucsb.edu), September 4, 2024
Tenure - Track Faculty Position UCSB Announcement (Quantitative methods)
The Sociology Department at the University of California Santa Barbara invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position beginning July 1,2025.
Successful candidates will demonstrate an excellent and innovative sociological research agenda that centrally includes the application of quantitative methods. Topical research area is open (Full job description https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02823 ).
Potential candidates can apply in the following link.
https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02823
From Linda AMRANI (linda.amrani@sciencespo.fr), September 10, 2024
CRIS - SCIENCES PO IS HIRING AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - The deadline to apply is Sept. 30
SCIENCES PO IS HIRING AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ON ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITIES (CRIS affiliation). This assistant professorship position is designed to reinforce and complement our expertise in the study of environmental inequalities. We welcome applications from candidates with a recent PhD in the social or environmental sciences and with an ambitious research agenda in the area of social stratification and inequality, targeting publications in leading disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals. All disciplines are welcome as far as the research has strong connections with the social sciences.
How to apply:https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/content/sciences-po-hiring-assistant-professor-environmental-inequalities.html
From Robin Samuel (robin.samuel@uni.lu), September 11, 2024
Postdoc position, University of Luxembourg
Fully funded two-year postdoc position available in the area of public health and/or social scientific health research (project "Health Behaviour in School-aged Children - HBSC") with a focus on quantitative research methods at the University of Luxembourg, Department of Social Sciences.
Deadline: 30 September 2024
Details: https://tinyurl.com/3kxfesys
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From Team TwinLife (twinlifeuserconf@uni-bremen.de), August 26, 2024:
Save-the-date document for the TwinLife User Conference
Enclosed you will find a save-the-date document for the TwinLife User Conference, set to take place from March 26th to March 28th 2025 in Bremen, Germany! The conference aims to bring scientists together who are working with TwinLife data or are interested in doing so. As we aim to especially encourage new research projects, potential data users and participants providing research ideas are just as welcome as current data users who can already present findings.
To help us plan the conference, we kindly ask you to let us know – without any obligation at this point – whether you would like to participate via this link: https://tluc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/participate
Your indication of interest would help us immensely to estimate the number of potential attendees. Thank you!
Further information on participation, registration and accommodation will follow soon.
Kind regards,
Team TwinLife
From Allison-Marie Loconto (allison-marie.loconto@inrae.fr), August 8, 2024:
Call for Abstracts for the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology (Rabat, Morocco - 6-11 July 2025) - Now accepting Abstracts - deadline 15 October 2025
We are sharing with you the relevant links to promote it among your members and in your wider networks:
Call for Abstracts – Deadline: October 15, 2024. No extensions.
Call for Films – for the 1st ISA Film Festival at the 5th ISA Forum — submission deadline: December 15, 2024.
Venue. With information about our hosting university (Mohammed V University) and city (Rabat). Including a statement regarding concerns from LGBTQIA+ members.
FAQ – The Frequently Asked Questions have changed with the forum deadlines, find update information here. We will be updating this page periodically, so please don’t hesitate to suggest new topics to include.
In the following weeks, on the main ISA Forum page, you will find:
The Call for Integrative Sessions
The Call for Professional Development Sessions
Information on hotels. NB: The ISA website will not have a reservation system this year. We will provide information about local hotels, distances, and transportation options so that you will have the information you need to decide and reserve your lodging with your preferred platform.
Communication managers will receive access to a shared folder from Anna Maria Kutateladze, ISA Social Media Manager. This folder contains the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology visuals that can be used in social media and other promotional efforts. If your RC/WG/TG does not have a Communications Manager yet and you want to receive such information, you can request that she add you to the mailing list.
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From Arthur Sakamoto (asakamoto@hkbu.edu.hk), August 23, 2024:
Tenure-track assistant professor opportunity at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Applications are invited for the appointment of a tenure-track Assistant Professor in sociology at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Area of specialization is open, and researchers in the field of social stratification and inequality are encouraged to apply. Remuneration is competitive including housing benefits. Early-career associate professors will also be considered.
For additional information and application link, please see:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/377863/assistant-professor-in-sociology/
From Daniel Oesch (daniel.oesch@unil.ch), August 23, 2024
Visitor grants 2025 to the LIVES Centre in Lausanne and Geneva
The LIVES Centre is delighted to offer visitor grants to scholars who wish to conduct research on the life course at the Universities of Lausanne or Geneva in 2025. These competitive grants are open to PhD students, postdocs, lecturers and professors who plan to spend at least two months on site, doing research in Lausanne or Geneva (excluding July and August). The grants cover travel and accommodation costs of up to 3000 CHF (~3000€). The deadline for application is 15 Nov. 2024. For more information, please refer to the call:
https://centre-lives.ch/en/appel/lives-visitor-grants-2025
From Stephanie Steinmetz (S.M.Steinmetz@uva.nl ), August 27, 2024
Two PhD positions at the University of Lausanne
For my ERC Consolidator project on "Improving Female Migrants’ Labour Market Positioning" (PROFEM), I am currently offering two PhD positions (4 years / 100%). The project aims to examine occupational segregation processes from a gender-migrational perspective across countries and over time considering micro (individual), meso (organisational) and macro (country) factors.
Candiates should have a strong background in quantitative methods.
For further information, please follow the LINK, or contact me directly (stephanie.steinmetz@unil.ch)
Deadline for application: 23.09.24
Forseen start: Nov 2024
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From Allison-Marie Loconto (allison-marie.loconto@inrae.fr), August 8, 2024:
Call for Abstracts for the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology (Rabat, Morocco - 6-11 July 2025) - Now accepting Abstracts - deadline 15 October 2025
We are sharing with you the relevant links to promote it among your members and in your wider networks:
Call for Abstracts – Deadline: October 15, 2024. No extensions.
Call for Films – for the 1st ISA Film Festival at the 5th ISA Forum — submission deadline: December 15, 2024.
Venue. With information about our hosting university (Mohammed V University) and city (Rabat). Including a statement regarding concerns from LGBTQIA+ members.
FAQ – The Frequently Asked Questions have changed with the forum deadlines, find update information here. We will be updating this page periodically, so please don’t hesitate to suggest new topics to include.
In the following weeks, on the main ISA Forum page, you will find:
The Call for Integrative Sessions
The Call for Professional Development Sessions
Information on hotels. NB: The ISA website will not have a reservation system this year. We will provide information about local hotels, distances, and transportation options so that you will have the information you need to decide and reserve your lodging with your preferred platform.
Communication managers will receive access to a shared folder from Anna Maria Kutateladze, ISA Social Media Manager. This folder contains the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology visuals that can be used in social media and other promotional efforts. If your RC/WG/TG does not have a Communications Manager yet and you want to receive such information, you can request that she add you to the mailing list.
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From Barbara S. Okun (barbara.okun@mail.huji.ac.il), August 2, 2024:
Call for Applications for Tenure-Track Position in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology seeks to fill A Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in either Sociology (Open Specialization / emphasis on combining Social Movements and Organizational Studies) or Anthropology (Open Specialization), beginning October 2025. The position is open to highly-qualified sociologists and anthropologists with a Ph.D. or who will have completed their doctoral degree by the summer of 2025.
▪ The position’s requirements include: academic research and publishing, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and administrative service.
▪ The ideal candidate will have a clear and compelling scholarly agenda and demonstrate an ability to publish innovative and high-quality research in top tier journals, or in books with prestigious academic presses. (Strong applicants with insufficient publication record may be encouraged to defer their candidacy and apply for a post-doctoral fellowship with the Department (http://ldft.huji.ac.il/; http://buberfellows.huji.ac.il/)).
▪ The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is committed to academic and research excellence. We strive to foster a community inclusive of diverse attitudes, worldviews, and cultures. To this end, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology seeks to increase the share of faculty from underrepresented groups.
▪ We, like other Social Science departments at the Hebrew University, are eager to invite international scholars to join our faculty, and we offer classes that are taught in English. Nevertheless, the principal language of instruction remains Hebrew.
▪ Applicants should submit a cover letter, research statement, CV, three published or ready-for-publication items as writing samples, and at least three letters of recommendation. Application materials should be submitted online directly to the search committee, using the following web address: Http://ttp.ekmd.huji.ac.il
▪ Applicants should submit the requested materials no later than October 15th , 2024. We expect to notify candidates if they have the endorsement of the Department by late January 2025. Final University approval of appointments is expected by Spring 2025.
Please feel free to contact Prof. Eitan Alimi, at Eitan.Alimi@mail.huji.ac.il for additional information, and visit our webpage: http://sociology.huji.ac.il
From Jonathan Wörn (Jonathan.Worn@fhi.no), August 2, 2024
3-year postdoc position on population changes in young person’s mental health
The postdoc-position (full-time) is available at the Centre for Fertility and Health, a Norwegian Centre of Excellence.
The candidate will work in an interdisciplinary and inspiring environment and contribute to the project “YoungWork: Young adults’ mental health and labor market exclusion - causes, consequences, and trends”.
More information can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/4h2775mf. Application Deadline: August 26, 2024.
From Ilze Plavgo (ilze.plavgo@uni-mannheim.de) and Reinhard Pollak (reinhard.pollak@gesis.org), August 14, 2024
Part-time postdoctoral/doctoral research position (50%) in inequality/policy research at the MZES, University of Mannheim
At the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), Prof. Dr. Ilze Plavgo and Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pollak are offering a part-time research position (f/m/d) within their project “Inequality formation through parenthood transition & family policy constellations in Europe”. The position is limited to one year, with a possibility of an extension given successful project funding. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience (public sector pay scale E13). Further information: https://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/d7/en/news/items/part-time-research-position-fmd-at-the-mzes
Contact: ilze.plavgo@uni-mannheim.de or reinhard.pollak@gesis.org
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From Wiebke Schulz (wschulz@uni-bremen.de), August 6, 2024
Call for papers –Special collection in Demographic Research. Title: Families’ resilience and the well-being of children and youth in contexts of global socioeconomic crises
We are pleased to welcome submissions engaging with Families’ resilience and the well-being of children. The ambition of this special issue is to provide new understanding of transformative changes in families beyond adaptive responses to socioeconomic crises. We conceptualise a transformative change as a mechanism which alters power relations in intergenerational relations and provides youngest family members with more resources and skills, autonomy, authority, as well as socioeconomic power linked to enhancing their current well-being and securing a better future. Examples include changes to parenting behaviour, changes to the inner-family organization of care, as well as increased investments in educational or extra-curricular activities.
Special collection co-editors: Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research, Umeå University; Pablo Gracia, Trinity College Dublin; Wiebke Schulz, SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, University of Bremen
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From Franziska Disslbacher (block@soziologie.uzh.ch), July 23, 2024:
Research Incubator: Perceptions of Wealth, Call for Participants
we are pleased to announce the Spring School on Perceptions of Wealth Inequality (SPINE) in Bamberg coming March. The school is organized as a research incubator where participants will team up with senior experts and work on a paper to be published in a special issue of Historical Social Research.
Date: March 17 – March 28, 2025
Venue: University of Bamberg (Germany)
Application deadline: August 31, 2024.
Keynote speakers: Fabian Pfeffer, LMU Munich
Costs: Free of charge. Accommodation and meals are provided.
Researcher can apply for the following topics:
Agent-based simulation of perceptions of wealth (Jan Lorenz, Constructor University Bremen)
Attitudes towards wealth inequality and redistribution (Nhat An Trinh, University of Oxford)
Media representations of German immigrants in the U.S. (Liane Rothenberger, KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)
Public debates and statistical wealth surveys in the long 20th century in Germany (Eva Gajek, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne)
(Self-)perceptions of the global business elite (Diliara Valeeva, University of Amsterdam)
Wealth perceptions and preferences for taxation and climate policies (Franziska Disslbacher, WU Vienna).
See the full call for applications: https://dariatisch.github.io/SPINE .
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From Thomas Zimmermann (T.Zimmermann@soz.uni-frankfurt.de), July 17, 2024:
Postdoctoral Research Position in Sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt
Join our DFG-funded project "Upward mobility or status maintenance?" examining educational decisions and status aspirations of parents. The position (E13 TV-G-U) is limited to 36 months and led by Prof. Dr. Birgit Becker and Dr. Thomas Zimmermann. Salary: Typically, around €60,359.92 gross, may vary based on experience.
Further information:
https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB03___GesellschaftswissenschaftenApplication
Contact: bi.becker@em.uni-frankfurt.de OR t.zimmermann@soz.uni-frankfurt.de
Application deadline: 16.09.2024
From Daniel Oesch (daniel.oesch@unil.ch), July 25, 2024
Tenure track Assistant Professor in Vocational Education and Training, University of Lausanne
The University of Lausanne invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Vocational Education and Training (VET). The successful candidate will be affiliated to LIVES, the Swiss Centre for Life Course Research. He or she will conduct original research in the field of VET, in Switzerland and on a comparative basis, and teach courses in the sociology of education and VET. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2024. Further information can be found here:
From Philipp M. Lersch (PLersch@diw.de), July 29, 2024
Predoctoral Researcher in Sociology/Demography/Economics, ERC-funded project WEALTHTRAJECT, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany
Further details about the position and the application procedure are available at https://www.diw.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=diw_01.c.908907.en
Deadline for applications is 30 August 2024.
Please feel free to contact Philipp Lersch (plersch@diw.de) for further details.
From Philipp M. Lersch (PLersch@diw.de), July 29, 2024
Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology/Demography/Economics, ERC-funded project WEALTHTRAJECT, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany
Further details about the position and the application procedure are available at https://www.diw.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=diw_01.c.908902.en
Deadline for applications is 30 August 2024.
Please feel free to contact Philipp Lersch (plersch@diw.de) for further details.
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From Ariane Bertogg (ariane.bertogg@uni-konstanz.de), July 30, 2024:
Call for Papers: Special Issue in SSM “Understanding Cognitive Ageing: Individuals, Institutions, and Inequalities”
The special issue aims to explore how individual and contextual characteristics jointly shape trajectories of cognitive ageing and risks of cognitive impairment, focusing on risk factors such as gender, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and migration background, including their intersections. The issue invites various theoretical perspectives from life course, social stratification, intersectionality, comparative research, and the consequences of social change and societal crises on cognitive outcomes.
We welcome studies from various disciplines and particularly encourage contributions from scholars in underrepresented groups and world regions.
Timeline:
- Submit your extended abstract (~500 words) to: understanding_cognitive_aging@outlook.com, until 30/09/2024.
- Full manuscript open submission date: 01/10/2024.
- Final manuscript submission deadline: 01/03/2025.
All abstracts will receive personal feedback from the guest editors. For more information, please visit: Social Science & Medicine Call for Papers: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/social-science-and-medicine/about/call-for-papers#understanding-cognitive-ageing-individuals-institutions-and-inequalities
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From Per Block (block@soziologie.uzh.ch), July 9, 2024:
Course/workshop in Zurich to analyse mobility networks in R, 2nd edition
We host the 2nd workshop/course for the statistical analysis of mobility networks (as described here: tinyurl.com/mobility-nets and implemented in R here osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/8q2xu). Information about the past workshop can be found here: tinyurl.com/monan-uz The workshop will take place from Wed, 09 Oct 2024 to Fri, 11 Oct 2024 at the University of Zurich and will cover the theory of the method, as well as the software implementation. Participants are encouraged to bring their own data. The workshop is primarily aimed at researchers that have a research project in mind, potentially with a clear idea of the data to be used. Working knowledge of intermediate statistics (e.g. logistic regression) and basic familiarity with R is required. Prior knowledge in statistical network methods (e.g. ERGMs) is helpful.
Workshop participation is free of charge. There are limited funds to support early career researchers to cover their expenses for the duration of their stay in Zurich. Students and researchers interested in participating are invited to send an email to mobility.workshop@soziologie.uzh.ch by 11 August 2024 noting their wish to participate, a very short (~2-3 sentences) outline of research interest, and, if this is known yet, what data they will use. There are no constraints on the type of mobility to be analysed.
From Stefani Scherer (stefani.scherer@unitn.it), July 10, 2024:
Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research 2024 (October 23-25, 2024).
The "Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research" provides advanced methodological training on key themes of the Social Sciences and offers a systematic integration of theoretical, methodological and technical ‘front edge’ aspects of applied quantitative research.
The fifth edition focuses on “Social policies: meanings, measures and effects on individuals' behavior” and is addressed to PhD students and early career researchers. Methods covered in this edition include: discrete-time event history, multilevel regression analysis, semiparametric event study and quasi-experimental methods.
Deadline: August 26, 2024
Further information: https://event.unitn.it/tn-square/
From Alisa Remizova (Alisa.Remizova@gesis.org), July 15, 2024:
GESIS Workshops on Longitudinal Data Analysis
How does social change unfold over time? Explore the answers with a series of GESIS workshops on longitudinal data analysis and equip yourself with tools to navigate the intricacies of various time-dependent phenomena:
16. - 17.10. & 23. - 24.10. Sequence Analysis in the Social Sciences (Online)
28. - 29.11. Introduction to Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling (Mannheim)
05. - 06.12. & 12. - 13.12. Introduction to Event History Analysis (Online)
11. - 12.12. Time Series Analysis for Modeling Intensive Longitudinal Data (Cologne)
11. - 13.03. Collecting and Analyzing Longitudinal Social Network Data (Online)
For more information and a complete course program, please visit our website or contact us directly at alisa.remizova@gesis.org. We kindly request that you share this announcement with colleagues who might find the workshops beneficial.
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From Marco Giesselmann (giesselmann@soziologie.uzh.ch), Jly 11, 2024:
PhD position at the Department of Sociology, University of Zurich (SNSF full doctorate).
In collaboration with the research program “Human Reproduction Reloaded” at the University of Zurich, we are hiring a PhD candidate who will work on questions regarding educational choices, gender segregation in occupations, and female career outcomes. We are looking for individuals with a master’s degree in the social sciences who possess solid quantitative-empirical skills with a focus on longitudinal data analysis. The position is limited to 3 years and includes options for flexible working hours. The starting date is Fall 2024.
Application Deadline: August 15th, 2024
Further information can be obtained from Benita Combet (benita.combet@uzh.ch) or Marco Giesselmann (marco.gieselmann@uzh.ch)
From Giselinde Kuipers (giselinde.kuipers@kuleuven.be), July 12, 2024:
Postdoctoral researcher with excellent quantitative research skills at the Center for Sociological Research (CeSO), KU Leuven, Belgium
For an ERC-funded project on beauty and inequality I am looking for a postdoc with extensive experience in the design, coordination and analysis of quantitative research, ideally with expertise in survey experiments. This is a full-time position, initially for one year with the possibility to extend to up to 38 months, in an international, interdisciplinary team, with considerable freedom to develop your own research and to develop national and international research collaborations.
For more information, see: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60358436
Starting date: ideally December 1, 2024. Deadline for application: September 15, 2024
From Ben Jann (ben.jann@unibe.ch), July 15, 2024:
3-year PhD Position on Technological Change at the University of Trento, Italy
Senior Researcher and Co-Manager of the TREE Panel Study, Switzerland
At the Institute of Sociology of the University of Bern, Switzerland, we are looking for a Senior Researcher and Co-Manager of the TREE Panel Study (80-100%) as of January 1, 2025, or by agreement.
Application Deadline: August 15, 2024
Further Information:
https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/ee0e09ba-bd18-409f-9fe9-c369ccf2c4ca
From Thomas Zimmermann (T.Zimmermann@soz.uni-frankfurt.de), July 1, 2024:
Doctoral researcher (65%) the University of Bremen / SOCIUM
Postdoctoral Research Position in Sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt
Join our DFG-funded project "Upward mobility or status maintenance?" examining educational decisions and status aspirations of parents. The position (E13 TV-G-U) is limited to 36 months and led by Prof. Dr. Birgit Becker and Dr. Thomas Zimmermann. Salary: Typically, around €60,359.92 gross, may vary based on experience.
Further information:
https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB03___GesellschaftswissenschaftenApplication
Contact: bi.becker@em.uni-frankfurt.de OR t.zimmermann@soz.uni-frankfurt.de
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From Suzanne Nichols (suzanne@rsage.org it), June 24, 2024:
request from Russell Sage regarding forwarding an RSF call for papers
RSF has a new call for papers on "Moving Beyond Deaths of Despair: Understanding Rising Mortality and Morbidity among Americans without College Degrees," edited by Anne Case, Princeton University, Andrew J. Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University, and Angus Deaton, Princeton University. To see more about the call please click the link. https://www.rsfjournal.org/page/pages/about/currentcalls
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From Stefani Scherer (stefani.scherer@unitn.it)
Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research 2024 (October 25-27, 2024).
The "Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research" provides advanced methodological training on key themes of the Social Sciences and offers a systematic integration of theoretical, methodological and technical ‘front edge’ aspects of applied quantitative research.
The fifth edition focuses on “Social policies: meanings, measures and effects on individuals' behavior” and is addressed to PhD students and early career researchers. Methods covered in this edition include: discrete-time event history, multilevel regression analysis, semiparametric event study and quasi-experimental methods.
Deadline: August 26, 2024
Further information: https://event.unitn.it/tn-square/
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From Raffaele Guetto (raffaele.guetto@unifi.it), June 24, 2024:
PhD Program in Life Course Research
The 2024/2025 call for the PhD Program in Life Course Research, an alliance of 29 Italian universities, is now open.
The program offers 18 PhD scholarships in Demography and Social Statistics (you can find a list of topics and scientific contacts here).
The PhD program in Life Course Research promotes the study of life courses and the significant events that shape them from a holistic and transdisciplinary perspective. The Socio-demographic curriculum focuses on the causes and consequences of key transitions in individuals' life courses (in family, education, migration, and employment contexts, to name a few examples) and their interrelations with economic, social, and political dynamics - with a strong emphasis on data analysis.
The application deadline is July 19, 2024.
For more information: https://www.phd-lcr.com
To apply: https://www.unifi.it/p12671.html
Contact: raffaele.guetto@unifi.it
From Carina Mood (carina.mood@sofi.su.se), June 25, 2024:
Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University
The postdoc position involves full-time employment for two years (with the possibility of extension under special circumstances). Starting date 1 December 2024 or as per agreement. The position is tied to the research groups Level of Living (LNU) and Social Policy (SOCPOL). The postdoc researcher will share her/his time between the two research groups (LNU and SOCPOL), spending one year in each unit.
More info on how to apply: Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology (varbi.com)
(https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:737784 )
Deadline for application: 31 August, 2024.
From Paolo Barbieri (paolo.barbieri@unitn.it), June 27, 2024:
3-year PhD Position on Technological Change at the University of Trento, Italy
The Center for Social Inequality studies is looking for a PhD student for our NRPP-funded research project “Technological Change: Impact on Workers’ Skills/Tasks, Firms’ and Labor Productivity, and Income Inequalities. A Comparative and Territorial Study.”
This project aims to contribute to the international debate on digitalization and inequality by examining different regulatory and skill production systems. The research involves advanced quantitative analysis of longitudinal data from individual surveys, employer-employee data, with a focus on occupational stratification, risks of technological unemployment, and digital skills.
Application Deadline: July 15th, 2024 – 04:00 PM (Italian time, GMT +2)
Further Information: https://www.unitn.it/alfresco/download/workspace/SpacesStore/8350c4b5-2814-42ad-a2d6-4462cb97e5f0/Allegato%20Schede_descrittive_Descriptive%20sheets_PNRR_DM_629_630.pdf
From Wiebke Schulz (wschulz@uni-bremen.de), July 1, 2024:
Doctoral researcher (65%) the University of Bremen / SOCIUM
At the University of Bremen, the SOCIUM - Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, the working group of Prof. Dr. Schulz is offering a position, starting as soon as possible, as a Doctoral researcher (f/m/d) Salary group 13 TV-L (65%) for a duration of 3 years.
Application deadline: July 22nd 2024
Further information can be obtained from Professor Wiebke Schulz (wschulz@uni-bremen.de)
From Linda AMRANI (linda.amrani@sciencespo.fr), July 2, 2024:
SCIENCES PO IS HIRING AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ON ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITIES (CRIS affiliation)
This assistant professorship position is designed to reinforce and complement our expertise in the study of environmental inequalities. We welcome applications from candidates with a recent PhD in the social or environmental sciences and with an ambitious research agenda in the area of social stratification and inequality, targeting publications in leading disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals. All disciplines are welcome as far as the research has strong connections with the social sciences.
How to apply:https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/content/sciences-po-hiring-assistant-professor-environmental-inequalities.html
From Louis CHAUVEL (louis.chauvel@uni.lu), July 3, 2024:
Fully-funded PhD Fellowship in the Sociology of Stratification and Social Sciences of Inequality, University of Luxembourg, Institute for Research on Socio Economic Inequality IRSEI.
This comprehensive 4-year PhD program focuses on quantitative methodology, socioeconomic inequality, and includes close collaboration with other Luxembourg institutions such as LISER versus the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), and similar institutions abroad.
Applicants must have a recent Master’s degree in sociology or a closely related social science, an interest in inequality research, and a strong command of advanced quantitative methods. Proficiency in STATA is preferred, though R+Python is acceptable.
Please follow thee link : PhD Candidate in Sociology of Stratification and Inequalities - University of Luxembourg:
P.S. A second position will be announced later, soon, in the domain of inequality, precarity, risk, and uncertainty.
From Davide Azzolini (azzolini@irvapp.it), July 5, 2024:
Quantitative researcher position, Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies of the Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK-IRVAPP)
The Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies of the Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK-IRVAPP) is looking for a quantitative researcher interested in either education policy or fiscal policy research.
Application deadline: 15/07/2024
Type of contract: fixed term contract (3 years), with the possibility to extend the contract depending on funding
Work time: full time
Gross annual salary: about € 41.475,00 plus objectives achievements bonus
Start date: preferably from September 2024
Work Place: Trento (Italy)
More info/application here: https://jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Jobs_A_researcher_in_the_field_of_public_policy_evaluation_at_the_Institute_for_the_Evaluation_of_Public_Policies_FBK_IRVAPP_231907051.htm
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From Jan Müller (mueller@soziologie.uzh.ch), June 27, 2024:
Updated Swiss Job Market Monitor Data Set Available
We are excited to announce that the Swiss Job Market Monitor Data set has been updated to now include the period from 1950 to 2023. This dataset offers invaluable insights into Switzerland’s job market trends over the past seven decades, making it a vital source for researchers and policymakers. The data set is open access for scientific research on swissubase(https://www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue/studies/11998/19936/overview ).
For more details on the dataset, see the Data Brief in the European Sociological Review (2022): Swiss Job Market Monitor: A Rich Source of Demand-Side Micro Data of the Labour Market (https://academic.oup.com/esr/article/38/6/1001/6511895?login=true ).
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From Yuliya Kosyakova (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), April 26, 2024:
ISA Forum of Sociology and session proposals – final reminder.
The 5th Forum of Sociology (ISA Forum) organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. There will be approximately 20 sessions allocated to the RC28. While the ISA welcomes session proposals directly from individuals, we prefer to coordinate the process to ensure a diverse range of topics with minimal overlap are covered at the ISA Forum.
We kindly request those interested in proposing a session to submit their proposals directly via ISA portal by the End of June 2024. To submit session proposal directly with the ISA, see the following instructions: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/forum/rabat-2025/5th-isa-forum-faq.
All topics related to social stratification research – including (new) data – are welcome. Please provide a session title along with a brief summary of the session. Kindly note that although non-members of the ISA are invited to propose sessions, the ISA requires that a confirmed session organizer be a member of the ISA and of the RC to which the session is accepted.
From Marita Jacob (marita.jacob@uni-koeln.de), Juni 20, 2024:
Workshop “Visualisation in statistics and methodology courses in social sciences”.
As many RC 28 members are involved in teaching statistics and quantitative methods courses, here a CfP for the Workshop "Data Visualisation in Teaching Statistics and Methodology”. The workshop will take place on 20 September 2024 at the University of Cologne.
Data visualisation is everywhere! It is even central to the social sciences: it helps to analyse data and present results. But how important is data visualisation in the teaching of statistics and methodology in the social sciences? How is it embedded in the curriculum? How is data visualisation taught? We want to discuss these and many other questions in a workshop on data visualisation in teaching. If you would like to participate as a speaker, please send an abstract for your planned contribution on the topic of the workshop (200 words, length of the slot 30-60 minutes, incl. discussion). Deadline: 15 August 2024. Participation as discussant is also possible. Working languages will be German and English.
For details see: https://iss-wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/workshop-visualisation-in-teaching
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From Frank van Tubergen (tubergen@nidi.nl), June 12, 2024:
Senior Researcher (permanent position) at NIDI-KNAW, The Hague, Netherlands.
Are you passionate about groundbreaking research on international migration and immigrant integration? Do you want to develop your own line of research? At NIDI, we are seeking an excellent scholar with strong quantitative-statistical skills and a proven track record in the broad field of international migration and/or the incorporation of immigrants and their children. We are looking for an inspiring leader with the ambition to carry out exceptional scientific research while enthusiastically training the next generation of PhDs and Postdocs. NIDI is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and affiliated with the University of Groningen. The position is permanent (potential probation period), and you’ll work in The Hague. The gross monthly salary ranges between € 4,332 and € 8,815, depending on the level of experience . See for more information https://nidi.nl/en/about-us/vacancies/ Closing date for applications is 1 September 2024. Informal enquiries are welcome and go to Prof. Dr. Frank van Tubergen (tubergen@nidi.nl).
From Steffen Hillmert (xw29@nyu.edu), June 17, 2024:
Apply – Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/147356 )
Description
The Center for Applied Social and Economic Research (CASER) at NYU Shanghai is now seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on research projects based on the panel survey data that the research team has collected in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and new research initiative on early childhood development and social inequality in Shanghai and neighboring regions.
The successful candidate is expected to become an active member in the Center’s research team, led by the Center director (Prof. Xiaogang Wu). Responsibilities include assisting in organizing research workshops and summer training programs, participating in journal editorial activities, conducting research on panel survey data the Center has collected in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou on relevant themes, publishing articles in both Chinese and English peer reviewed journals, coordinating data collection projects, and pursuing her/his own professional development in these roles.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions.
From Xiaogang Wu (pgracia@ced.uab.es), Mai 31, 2024:
3-year Postdoc at the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) and Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Barcelona, Spain.
Join a vibrant hub in sociological and demographic research as Postdoc Researcher of an exciting ERC project (“DIGINEQ”) examining Socioeconomic and Digital Inequalities in Adolescent Well-Being Outcomes (PI: Prof. Pablo Gracia).
- Topics: Social Stratification; Life Course; Digitalisation; Child and Adolescent Development; Quantitative and Computational Methods.
- Duration: 3 years.
- Pay: €41,161.22 combined annual gross (~ €2,500 monthly net).
- Annual travel support: €3,000 per year.
- Deadline: Monday June 17th, 2024 at 13:00, CET.
- Expected Starting Date: October 2024.
Link to the call: https://ced.cat/recursos/DIGINEQ.pdf
Link to PI: https://www.pablogracia-sociology.com/
Link to CED: https://ced.cat/en/
Link to Sociology at UAB: https://www.uab.cat/en/sociology/department
Contact person: Prof. Pablo Gracia (pgracia@ced.uab.es)
From Frank van Tubergen (tubergen@nidi.nl), June 17, 2024:
VACANCY: Senior Researcher in International Migration and/or Immigrant Integration at NIDI, The Hague, Netherlands
Are you passionate about groundbreaking research on international migration and immigrant integration? Do you aspire to develop your own line of research while collaborating with a dynamic and supportive team? At NIDI, a research institute of the Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and affiliated with the University of Groningen, we are seeking an excellent scholar with strong quantitative-statistical skills and a proven track record in the broad field of international migration and/or the incorporation of immigrants and their children. We are looking for an inspiring leader with the ambition to carry out exceptional scientific research while enthusiastically training the next generation of PhDs and Postdocs.
- Application deadline: September 1, 2024
- Contract: permanent position
- Salary: gross monthly salary ranges between € 4,332 and € 8,815, depending on the level of experience
- Further information: https://nidi.nl/en/about-us/vacancies/
- For any questions on the job, contact Prof. Frank van Tubergen (tubergen@nidi.nl ).
From Valentina Di Stasio (v.distasio@uu.nl) June 17, 2024:
Two full-time Research Fellow (postdoctoral researcher) positions at European University Institute (EUI) to work on the project TARGETS:
https://www.eui.eu/Documents/ServicesAdmin/AcademicService/JobOpportunities/2024/SPS-3-2024.pdf
https://www.eui.eu/Documents/ServicesAdmin/AcademicService/JobOpportunities/2024/SPS-4-2024.pdf
TARGETS is an interdisciplinary and multi-method project funded by the European Research Council that seeks to examine: 1) how discriminatory events are perceived by victims and bystanders; 2) the process through which discrimination claims are evaluated, at the workplace and in the courtroom; 3) the strategies HR managers adopt to prevent workplace discrimination; and 4) the coping strategies adopted by victims to react to discriminatory experiences. The postdoctoral researchers will mostly focus on the first and fourth objectives, using experimental and longitudinal methods.
For more information: Valentina Di Stasio (PI) at valentina.distasio@eui.eu.
Deadline for applications: June 26, 2024
Starting date: September, 2024
Duration: 24 months
Salary: approximately 3.755 (for full-time contract, net) Euro, plus allowances if applicable
The successful candidate will join the Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) of the EUI.
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In memoriam Professor Ellu Saar
Dear RC28 members,
We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved friend and esteemed RC28 member, Professor Ellu Saar, passed away on June 2, 2024. Ellu Saar served as a Professor of Sociology at the School of Governance, Law and Society (SOGOLAS) at Tallinn University and was a Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Social Studies (IISS). An outstanding sociologist, her primary research focused on the sociology of education, social stratification, and lifelong learning. Ellu's impact on Estonian and international sociology extends beyond the measurable scope of peer-reviewed publications and projects. Known for her open heart and kindness, she will be profoundly missed.
Yuliya Kosyakova, Hiroshi Ishida, and Jennie Brand
In memoriam Professor Ellu Saar (08.10.1955 – 02.06.2024)
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DEADLINE IS APPROACHING: ISA Forum of Sociology and session proposals
Dear RC28 members,
The 5th Forum of Sociology (ISA Forum) organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. There will be approximately 20 sessions allocated to the RC28. While the ISA welcomes session proposals directly from individuals, we prefer to coordinate the process to ensure a diverse range of topics with minimal overlap are covered at the ISA Forum.
We kindly request those interested in proposing a session to submit their proposals to the RC28 secretary(rc28.emails2023@gmail.com) by 15 June 2024. All topics related to social stratification research – including (new) data – are welcome. Please provide a session title along with a brief summary of the session, the type of session (poster, oral, or invited oral), and names with affiliations of all organizers. Kindly note that although non-members of the ISA are invited to propose sessions, the ISA requires that a confirmed session organizer be a member of the ISA and of the RC to which the session is accepted. To submit session proposal directly with the ISA, see the following instructions: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/forum/rabat-2025/5th-isa-forum-faq.
Below are examples of session proposals that have been submitted in the past for the World Congress:
Social Inequality and Counterfactual analysis
This session welcomes analyses of social inequality in different domains (education, labor market, welfare state) based on experimental and quasi-experimental methods of analysis. Papers that apply these methods to core substantive issues of social stratification research are particularly encouraged, but the session is open also to methodological contributions.
Format: Poster Presentation session
Organizers: Yuliya Kosyakova, Professor at the University of Bamberg, Germany, Email: Yuliya.kosyakova@uni-bamberg.de
Social Inequality in Access to and Returns from Graduate Education
Social inequality in educational attainment is a core topic of stratification research. Yet, little is known about potential differences (for instance, by social origin, gender or previous educational pathways) at the top level, graduate and doctoral education. This session seeks papers that address either access to advanced higher education or respective returns. Of particular interest are (1) the role of differentially selective education systems in shaping (un-)equal educational participation at the highest level; and (2) how country-differences in labor market institutions yield different returns to the highest level of educational attainment.
Format: Oral Presentations session
Organizers: Yuliya Kosyakova, Professor at the University of Bamberg, Germany, Email: Yuliya.kosyakova@uni-bamberg.de
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From Yuliya Kosyakova (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), April 26, 2024:
ISA Forum of Sociology and session proposals.
The 5th Forum of Sociology (ISA Forum) organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. There will be approximately 20 sessions allocated to the RC28. While the ISA welcomes session proposals directly from individuals, we prefer to coordinate the process to ensure a diverse range of topics with minimal overlap are covered at the ISA Forum.
We kindly request those interested in proposing a session to submit their proposals to the RC28 secretary (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com) by 15 June 2024. All topics related to social stratification research – including (new) data – are welcome. Please provide a session title along with a brief summary of the session. Kindly note that although non-members of the ISA are invited to propose sessions, the ISA requires that a confirmed session organizer be a member of the ISA and of the RC to which the session is accepted.
From Jörg Dollmann (joerg.dollmann@uni-mannheim.de), Juni 4, 2024:
CALL FOR PAPERS: 12th Conference of the Society for Empirical Educational Research - GEBF, University of Mannheim
Under the motto “Education as a Key to Social Challenges: Interdisciplinary Contributions from
Educational Research,” we cordially invite you to the 12th annual conference of the Society for
Empirical Educational Research at the University of Mannheim, Germany, from January 27 to 29,
2025. The junior researchers’ conference will follow on January 30, 2025.
More information can be found here: https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/gebf-2025/call-for-papers/ (English version of the Call at the end of the respective pdf)
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From Ayse Guveli (Ayse.Guveli@warwick.ac.uk), Mai 24, 2024:
Vacancies in the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
We seek to employ two assistant professors in the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick: Full time, permanent positions:
1. Gender & Sexuality
2. Critical Criminology & Justice.
Deadline is 16th June 2024
From Agnieszka Kanas (kanas@essb.eur.nl), Mai 29, 2024:
Vacancies at EUR
Join our research team at Erasmus University Rotterdam to address labor market challenges faced by refugees. We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher for an NWO-funded project exploring:
- Employers' responses to refugees' participation in integration activities.
- The role of public service caseworkers in refugees' access to integration programs.
📅 Deadline: June 30, 2024
📍 Department: Public Administration and Sociology
For more details and to apply, visit our job description.
Feel free to share this information with your network.
From Pablo Gracia (pgracia@ced.uab.es), Mai 31, 2024:
3-year Postdoc at the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) and Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Barcelona, Spain.
Join a vibrant hub in sociological and demographic research as Postdoc Researcher of an exciting ERC project (“DIGINEQ”) examining Socioeconomic and Digital Inequalities in Adolescent Well-Being Outcomes (PI: Prof. Pablo Gracia).
- Topics: Social Stratification; Life Course; Digitalisation; Child and Adolescent Development; Quantitative and Computational Methods.
- Duration: 3 years.
- Pay: €41,161.22 combined annual gross (~ €2,500 monthly net).
- Annual travel support: €3,000 per year.
- Deadline: Monday June 17th, 2024 at 13:00, CET.
- Expected Starting Date: October 2024.
Link to the call: https://ced.cat/recursos/DIGINEQ.pdf
Link to PI: https://www.pablogracia-sociology.com/
Link to CED: https://ced.cat/en/
Link to Sociology at UAB: https://www.uab.cat/en/sociology/department
Contact person: Prof. Pablo Gracia (pgracia@ced.uab.es)
From Benjamin Jarvis (benjamin.jarvis@liu.se), Juni 29, 2024:
Junior (post-doc) and senior research fellow positions at the Swedish Center for Computational Social Science (SweCSS) at Linköping University
The program gives visiting fellows access to the research infrastructure of SweCSS, including data and research support, as well as membership in the vibrant SweCSS community. The program will run for 2024–2028 and applications are processed continuously. Priority will be given to scholars whose research interests overlap with other researchers at the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS) and the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), those interested in exploring potential collaborative projects at Linköping University, and those opting for longer visits. More information at: https://liu.se/en/research/swecss/visiting-fellows-program
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From Margot Jackson (margot_jackson@brown.edu), Mai 14, 2024:
Research Fellow (Post-Doctoral Researcher) at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland
Registration for the summer RC28 meeting (https://sites.brown.edu/rc28/ ) on August 6-8 at Brown University is now open! Please register here:
https://payment.brown.edu/C20460_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=5331&SINGLESTORE=true
--note that rates will increase beginning on June 1. The theme of the conference is Social Inequality and Public Policy, and the keynote speakers will be Adam Gamoran (President, William T. Grant Foundation) and Sasha Killewald (Professor and Director of the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics at the University of Michigan).
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From Anne-Sophie Chappuis (secretariat.lives@unil.ch), Mai 15, 2024:
Vacancy at the Institute of Social Sciences (ISS)
Career Opportunities: Postdoctoral position in Life Course Sociology and Demography.
Additional information at:
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From Wiebke Schulz (wschulz@uni-bremen.de), Mai 16, 2024:
Call for papers –Special issue in Demographic Research
Title: Families’ resilience and the well-being of children and youth in contexts of global socioeconomic crises
We are pleased to welcome submissions engaging with Families’ resilience and the well-being of children. The ambition of this special issue is to provide new understanding of transformative changes in families beyond adaptive responses to socioeconomic crises. We conceptualise a transformative change as a mechanism which alters power relations in intergenerational relations and provides youngest family members with more resources and skills, autonomy, authority, as well as socioeconomic power linked to enhancing their current well-being and securing a better future. Examples include changes to parenting behaviour, changes to the inner-family organization of care, as well as increased investments in educational or extra-curricular activities.
Special collection co-editors: Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research, Umeå University; Pablo Gracia, Trinity College Dublin; Wiebke Schulz, SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, University of Bremen
For more information see:
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RC28 Newsletter 2024_10, Mai 13 2024
Dear RC28 members,
one announcement was missing in the last newsletters. I am sending you it today in an “extra” newsletters:
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From Gianluca Argentin (gianluca.argentin@unimib.it), Mai 10, 2024:
Research Fellow (Post-Doctoral Researcher) at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland
Our PhD Course, Analysis of Social and Economic Processes (ASEP), located at the University of Milan Bicocca, is now selecting 5 candidates for 5 available scholarships.
deadline: 14 May 2024 at noon (Italian time )
International applications are welcome!
Additional information at: https://en.unimib.it/education/postgraduates/doctoral-research-phd-programmes/applying-doctorate/calls-application
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From Yuliya Kosyakova (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), April 26, 2024:
ISA Forum of Sociology and session proposals.
The 5th Forum of Sociology (ISA Forum) organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. There will be approximately 20 sessions allocated to the RC28. While the ISA welcomes session proposals directly from individuals, we prefer to coordinate the process to ensure a diverse range of topics with minimal overlap are covered at the ISA Forum.
We kindly request those interested in proposing a session to submit their proposals to the RC28 secretary (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com) by 15 June 2024. All topics related to social stratification research – including (new) data – are welcome. Please provide a session title along with a brief summary of the session. Kindly note that although non-members of the ISA are invited to propose sessions, the ISA requires that a confirmed session organizer be a member of the ISA and of the RC to which the session is accepted.
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From Jan Skopek (SKOPEKJ@tcd.ie), April 26, 2024:
Research Fellow (Post-Doctoral Researcher) at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland
The Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) seeks to appoint an outstanding and highly motivated Post-Doctoral Researcher to join a research team in the international consortium project “Longitudinal Educational Achievements: Reducing iNequalities” (LEARN). The project is funded under the HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions coordinated by the University of Helsinki. The research team at Trinity College is led by Dr Yekaterina Chzhen and will collaborate closely with a team based at University College London led by Professor Jennifer Symonds. The successful candidate will get to travel internationally to project meetings and will collaborate with other consortium members.
Find more information here:
https://www.tcd.ie/sociology/vacancies/
Closing date for applications is May 20, 2024. Informal enquiries are welcome and go to Dr Yekaterina Chzhen (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, TCD; chzheny@tcd.ie).
From Kadri Täht (kadri.taht@tlu.ee), April 29, 2024:
Doctoral researcher position at Institute of International Social Studies, Tallinn University
Institute of International Social Studies, Tallinn University is seeking PhD proposals in the field of educational inequalities. The selected candidate will be involved in the large-scale international Horizon Europe project Educational Achievements: Reducing Inequalities (LEARN).
Primary responsibilities of the doctoral researcher will include: literature reviews, analysing large-scale microdata (incl. administrative databases), writing the doctoral dissertation, participating in primary data collection and preparation for various research initiatives at IISS. The doctoral researcher will be participating in the 4-year Sociology doctoral program.
Further information: https://www.tlu.ee/en/yti/researchinstitute-international-social-studies/call-doctoral-researcher-position
Contact for further inquiries:
Prof. Marge Unt marge.unt@tlu.ee
Prof. Kadri Täht kadri.taht@tlu.ee
First thesis proposal draft to be sent to marge.unt@tlu.ee: June 13, 2024
Final application deadline submitted through the online application system: July 1, 2024
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From Sebastian E. Wenz (sebastian.wenz@gesis.org), 23 April 2024:
GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2024
Date: 30 August – 27 September 2024
Venue (depending on the course): GESIS Mannheim or Online via Zoom
Registration deadline: None (first come, first served).
Courses: Introduction to Computational Social Science with R/Python; Web Data Collection with Python and R; Introduction to Social Network Analysis with R; Introduction to Machine Learning for Text Analysis with Python; Agent-Based Computational Modeling; Advanced Social Network Analysis with R; From Embeddings to LLMs: Advanced Text Analysis with Python; Automated Image and Video Data Analysis.
Course descriptions and registration at www.gesis.org/fallseminar
From Yuliya Kosyakova (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), April 26, 2024:
ISA Forum of Sociology and session proposals.
The 5th Forum of Sociology (ISA Forum) organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. There will be approximately 20 sessions allocated to the RC28. While the ISA welcomes session proposals directly from individuals, we prefer to coordinate the process to ensure a diverse range of topics with minimal overlap are covered at the ISA Forum.
We kindly request those interested in proposing a session to submit their proposals to the RC28 secretary (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com) by 15 June 2024. All topics related to social stratification research – including (new) data – are welcome. Please provide a session title along with a brief summary of the session. Kindly note that although non-members of the ISA are invited to propose sessions, the ISA requires that a confirmed session organizer be a member of the ISA and of the RC to which the session is accepted.
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ISA Forum of Sociology and session proposals, April 21 2024
Dear RC28 members,
The 5th Forum of Sociology (ISA Forum) organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. There will be approximately 20 sessions allocated to the RC28. While the ISA welcomes session proposals directly from individuals, we prefer to coordinate the process to ensure a diverse range of topics with minimal overlap are covered at the ISA Forum.
We kindly request those interested in proposing a session to submit their proposals to the RC28 secretary (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com) by 15 June 2024. All topics related to social stratification research – including (new) data – are welcome. Please provide a session title along with a brief summary of the session. Kindly note that although non-members of the ISA are invited to propose sessions, the ISA requires that a confirmed session organizer be a member of the ISA and of the RC to which the session is accepted.
Below are examples of session proposals that have been submitted in the past for the World Congress:
Social Inequality and Counterfactual analysis
This session welcomes analyses of social inequality in different domains (education, labor market, welfare state) based on experimental and quasi-experimental methods of analysis. Papers that apply these methods to core substantive issues of social stratification research are particularly encouraged, but the session is open also to methodological contributions.
Social Inequality in Access to and Returns from Graduate Education
Social inequality in educational attainment is a core topic of stratification research. Yet, little is known about potential differences (for instance, by social origin, gender or previous educational pathways) at the top level, graduate and doctoral education. This session seeks papers that address either access to advanced higher education or respective returns. Of particular interest are (1) the role of differentially selective education systems in shaping (un-)equal educational participation at the highest level; and (2) how country-differences in labor market institutions yield different returns to the highest level of educational attainment.
With kind regards,
Yuliya Kosyakova
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From Sara Möser (richard.arum@uci.edu), April 11 2024:
Doctoral position in the DAB Panel Study at University of Bern
A PhD position in the DAB panel study is available as of 1 January 2025 or by arrangement. The DAB Panel Study has been collecting longitudinal data on the professional and educational situation of young adults in German-speaking Switzerland since 2012. Key research areas include social inequalities in educational opportunities and educational processes over the life course. In addition to the independent development and realisation of the dissertation project, the PhD position includes active involvement in the planning and implementation of the next four survey waves.
Full information here: Doctoral Position DAB Panel Study
Please forward the job advert to potentially suitable graduates and do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.
From Frank van Tubergen (tubergen@nidi.nl), April 17, 2024:
Researcher / Data Analist (Junior or Senior) at NIDI-KNAW, The Hague, Netherlands.
Are you enthusiastic about working with impactful data? Do you have excellent data analysis skills? Do you want to gain a unique experience in working for an international research infrastructure? We are looking for a new team member who can assist with developing a unique new dataset on migrants in the Netherlands. NIDI aims to build a 'migrant panel' by integrating complex data from surveys and registers into a unique multi-actor panel data set. NIDI is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and affiliated with the University of Groningen. The position is for 2 years, and you’ll work in The Hague. Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is 3.226 and the maximum salary is 5.090 gross per month for a full-time appointment. See for more information https://nidi.nl/en/about-us/vacancies/ Closing date for applications is 1 June 2024. Informal enquiries are welcome and go to Prof. Dr. Matthijs Kalmijn (kalmijn@nidi.nl).
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From Sebastian E. Wenz (sebastian.wenz@gesis.org), 15 March 2024:
GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology 2024
Date: 24 July – 16 August 2024
Venue (depending on the course): Online or Onsite at GESIS Cologne, Germany
Registration deadline: None (first come, first served)
Course topics: Intro to Survey Design, Intro to Questionnaire Design, Web Surveys, Questionnaires for Cross-Cultural Surveys, Survey Sampling and Weighting, Small Area Estimation, Factorial Survey Design, Causal Inference Using Survey Data, DAGs, Longitudinal Surveys, Multiple Imputation, Data Science Techniques, Mixed-Mode Surveys, and Intros to Stata and R.
Program & Registration: www.gesis.org/summerschool
From Daniel Oesch (daniel.oesch@unil.ch), March 28, 2024
The LIVES Centre and the nccr -- on the move host an international conference on 5-6 November 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, on mobility and the life course. We particularly welcome contributions on migration and other forms of mobility (e.g. social mobility as well as family, professional and educational mobility). The keynote speakers are Dominik Hangartner (ETH Zurich), Hill Kulu (University of St Andrews) and Borja Martinovic (Utrecht University). There is no participation fee; accepted presenters will be invited to food and drinks. The submission deadline is 31 May 2024: https://centre-lives.ch/en/lives-international-conference-2024
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From Richard Arum (richard.arum@uci.edu), March 19, 2024:
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Project on College-to-Career Transitions
Professor Richard Arum at the University of California, Irvine is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral fellow to conduct research on the effectiveness of career preparation activities and internships, exploring their contribution to skill development, career aspirations, and labor market success. The fellow will utilize the comprehensive UCI Measuring Undergraduate Success Trajectories (MUST) Project dataset, which includes administrative records, learning management system clickstream logs, and detailed longitudinal data on a diverse cohort of approximately four thousand students including weekly surveys, performance assessments, employment, and postgraduate outcomes. A significant part of this research will involve analyzing student interactions with the Handshake career services platform. The fellow will also have the opportunity to compare these behaviors with data being collected from partnering institutions, including the Co-op experiential learning program at Northeastern University. The position is for 2 years with the possibility of renewal. Anticipated start date can be July 1, 2024, or a date afterwards, contingent on the availability of the applicant. Application review begins on April 15 and closes on April 30. Full details and to apply https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08894
From Nora Waitkus (N.M.Waitkus@tilburguniversity.edu), March 20, 2024:
2 PhD positions at the Department of Sociology, Tilburg University. 4 years, fulltime employment, minimal teaching and extensive benefits. Deadline 5. April
From Philipp M. Lercch (p.m.lersch@hu-berlin.de), March 20, 2024:
Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology/Demography/Economics/Health Science to work within the Einstein Center Population Diversity on wealth, income, and health inequalities and their interactions in old age, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Further details about the position and the application procedure are available at https://haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/stellenausschreibungen/postdoctoral-researcher-m-f-d-with-full-time-employment-e-13-tv-l-hu-third-party-funding-limited-until-31-03-2027
Deadline for applications is 2 May 2024.
Please feel free to contact Philipp Lersch (p.m.lersch@hu-berlin.de) for further details.
From Kristian Bernt Karlson (kbk@soc.ku.dk), March 22, 2024:
Call for full professorship in Sociology in Copenhagen
The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) seeks excellent candidates for one or more professorships in Sociology.
The position is a permanent, full-time position and is available from 1st October 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The closing date for applications is 23:59 [CET] 8 May 2024.
Read more and apply here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=161351
From Francesca Fiori (francesca.fiori@strath.ac.uk), March 25, 2024:
ESRC/SGSSS funded (1+3.5) PhD opportunity at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) – Department of Social Work and Social Policy.
Project: Housing injustice and children’s outcomes: how does growing up in rented accommodation affect children’s health, wellbeing and cognitive development?
Deadline to apply: 19/04/2024
The ideal candidate would have a research interest in housing, lifecourse inequalities and social stratification; and strong quantitative skills.
To apply and for more project info, please check:
Housing injustice and children’s outcomes: how does growing up in rented accommodation affect children’s health, wellbeing and cognitive development? – Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (sgsss.ac.uk) or email: francesca.fiori@strath.ac.uk
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From Ionela Vlase (ionela.vlase@ulbsibiu.ro), March 18, 2024:
Call for papers –Women's Studies International Forum special issue on “The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Decolonial Feminism: Post-Communist Perspectives”.
We are pleased to welcome submissions of research or review papers engaging with decolonial feminism across a wide range of topics including (but not limited to): Gender-based violence; Masculinities, femininities, and queer identities; Feminism activism, youth activism, and other forms of activism such as artivism; Educational justice and transformative pedagogies; Migration, race, class, and gender; Religion, faith and decolonial feminism.
This special issue aims at gathering manuscripts on decolonial feminist research conducted in different countries, regions, borderlands, communities or organizations of the post-communist space and disciplines as different as sociology, anthropology, law, political sciences, history, geography, film and media studies, literature, and others.
Guest editor: Dr. Ionela Vlase (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu)
For more information, please visit the journal website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/womens-studies-international-forum
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From Organizing Committee (phdconference2024@unitn.it), March 4, 2024:
Sixth Joint Doctoral Conference, Trento, November 28-29 2024
The Sixth Joint Doctoral Conference will be organized by the PhD Programme in Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento and will be held on November 28th and 29th, 2024.
The Conference is an opportunity for PhD students to present their work and discuss others’ contributions in a constructive environment, while also receiving feedback to improve their research from senior researchers.
We welcome contributions from doctoral students in the field of sociology using any approach, theory and methodology. Please submit an extended abstract (2-3 pages, references excluded) by April 30, 2024 to phdconference2024@unitn.it.
For additional information, please refer to the call for papers and the submission template available at: https://shorturl.at/yINVW
For any questions, please contact us at: phdconference2024@unitn.it
We are looking forward to your submissions!.
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From Janeen Baxter (j.baxter@uq.edu.au), March 10, 2024:
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for project on gender inequality
Professor Janeen Baxter at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia is seeking to appoint 2 postdoctoral fellows to work with her on a new project examining gender inequality. The successful applicants will have high level skills in either qualitative methodology or quantitative and longitudinal methods. Both applicants should have a strong interest in gender inequality, a background in sociology or relevant social science discipline and a willingness to work collaboratively with other scholars. The positions are for 3-years with the possibility of renewal for a further 2 years. Applications close 2nd April. Full details available on SEEK and the UQ Careers site (Number R-35937).
From Jan Skopek (SKOPEKJ@tcd.ie), March 12, 2024:
PhD in quantitative sociology (4 years, stipend, start in Sept 2024) at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland
The Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin is offering prestigious stipends (from 21,000 to up to 27,000 EUR per annum) for two doctoral students to join the PhD in Sociology degree programme for a period of 4 years. Candidates are given the opportunity to design and carry out an innovative PhD project in quantitative sociology in the field of social inequality. Applicants can apply for one of two department projects or with an own research project. See more info in the call document under https://www.tcd.ie/sociology/vacancies/
Closing date for applications is April 5, 2024. Informal enquiries are welcome and go to the Head of Department of Sociology, Associate Professor Dr Jan Skopek (skopekj@tcd.ie).
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From Hans Dietrich (Hans.Dietrich@iab.de), February 23, 2024:
The 31st annual workshop of the European Research Network on Transitions in Youth (TiY), Warsaw, Poland, 4-6 September 2024
The European Research Network on Transitions in Youth (TIY) has opened the call for paper for the upcoming 31st annual conference. The theme of this year’s conference is: Youth Transitions in Vulnerable Populations: New Challenges in Uncertain Times
The conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 4-6 September 2024 and will be hosted by the Faculty of Sociology, University of Warsaw. Deadline for abstract submissions is the 1st of April. The call and more details regarding the conference could be found on our conference-webside https://ws.uw.edu.pl/tiy2024/
We are looking forward to your submissions.
From Markus Weissmann (markus.weissmann@uni-mannheim.de), February 26, 2024:
5th International CILS4EU User Conference a Meet the Data Workshop
We would like to announce two events that will take place in September in Mannheim, Germany:
The 5th International CILS4EU User Conference a Meet the Data Workshop (for further information, please see:
https://www.cils4.eu/images/Programme/CILS4EU_5th_user_conference_and_workshop_2024.pdf)
The user conference will take place 26-27 September 2024. To participate, please submit your abstracts until 30 April 2024 to the local organisers via e-mail: cils4eu@mzes.uni-mannheim.de
On September 25th, 2024, a Meet the Data Workshop will take place independently of the conference. It introduces researchers to the CILS4EU data and its extensions and is aimed at both prospective users and current users interested in the latest data releases (like, e.g., CILS4NEPS). To participate in the workshop, you do not need to submit an abstract, just sign up until August 31st, 2024, via this website: https://cils4eu.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/
We are looking forward to your submissions and registrations!
Kind regards
The CILS4EU Team
From Irena Kogan (irena.kogan@uni-mannheim.de), February 26, 2024:
“Behind the data: quantitative approaches to interdisciplinary racism research” organized by the WinRa Regional Network South: University of Bayreuth & University of Mannheim
https://www.winra.org/aktuelles/jahreskonferenz-winra-annual-conference-winra
October 23rd, 2pm to October 25th, 12pm
Гniversity of Bayreuth
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From Jan Skopek (SKOPEKJ@tcd.ie), February 21, 2024:
Assistant Professor in Sociology (Economic and Organisational Sociology, 5-year fixed term, tenure track) at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland
The Department of Sociology at School of Social Sciences and Philosophy of Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Sociology (Economic and Organisational Sociology), to join us in September 2024. We invite applications from candidates who have a proven track record in economic and organisational sociology with a research focus on work, labour, and organizations. Candidates have a strong quantitative research orientation and associated research skills in their research portfolio. Candidates are expected to have experience in the use of advanced quantitative methods such as rigorous causal inference, social network analysis, analysis of longitudinal data, comparative research designs, or innovative methodologies from digital social research.
More info here:
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGB915/assistant-professor-in-sociology
Closing date is March 21, 2024. Informal enquiries are welcome and go to the Head of Department of Sociology, Associate Professor Dr Jan Skopek (skopekj@tcd.ie).
From Elina Kilpi-Jakonen (elina.kilpi-jakonen@utu.fi), February 29, 2024:
INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland, is looking for 2–3 Senior Researchers (recent postdocs or equivalent).
One Senior Researcher for the research project SHARE-FI that coordinates Finland’s data collection as part of a European research infrastructure Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). See more at https://ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoistutkija/83ovE2?lang=en&UTUID=20256
One or two Senior Researchers for the multidisciplinary consortium project “Family Formation in Flux – Causes, Consequences and Possible Futures”. See more at https://ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoistutkija/mBqKlV?lang=en&UTUID=20257
The deadline for applications is 26 March 2024
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From Murat Arpacı (muratarpaci06@gmail.com), February 23, 2024:
CFP - The History of the Family
Dear colleagues,
I'm attaching as a pdf our call for papers for the special issue titled "Turkish Families Setting in Europe: Social History Beyond Half a Century" that we will prepare for the "The History of the Family: An International Quarterly" journal.
We would be very happy if you share the special issue announcement with researchers working on this subject. You can find the announcement as a pdf in the attachment. Also, the link to the call published on the journal's website is below.
From Joy Zhang (cs-monographs@isa-sociology.org), February 28, 2024:
Call for proposals for ISA book series and special issues
Joy Zhang is the new editor of the ISA’s two main publication outlets: 1) SAGE Studies in International Sociology book series and 2) Current Sociology monographs (special issues) and invites RC28 colleagues to consider turning Research Committee discussions into SAGE Studies in International Sociology (SSIS). Key aspects:
significant reduction of the turnaround time for proposals for both of these publications.
for Current Sociology monographs, explicit requirement guest editors to incorporate epistemic diversity and inclusivity in their calls.
particular welcome of innovative formats that leverage the length of a book
encouragement of colleagues to consider small group co-authored volumes (2-4 authors), allowing for an in-depth dialogical investigation of a specific topic
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From Margot Jackson (margot_jackson@brown.edu), December 13, 2023:
RC28 CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2024 RC28 Summer Conference on August 6-8, 2024 (with a welcome reception on the evening of August 5), hosted by Brown University. The conference theme is “Social Inequality and Public Policy.” Paper or poster submissions that address this theme are particularly encouraged, but all empirical and theory-driven submissions related to social stratification are welcome. Please submit your extended abstract here. You can also visit the conference website for additional information, which we will add as it becomes available. Abstracts must be submitted by February 16, 2024 (11:59pm EST). Authors will be informed about the committee’s decision by the end of March 2024. Please visit the conference website for further information on the conference, or email rc28brownuniversity@gmail.com with any questions.
From Christoph Bernhard (Bernhard.Christoph@iab.de), February 2, 2024:
6th Forum „Higher Education and the Labour Market“ (HELM), June 19 – June 20 2024
The 6th Forum „Higher Education and the Labour Market“ (HELM) of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), with a special focus on “The Bologna Process After 25 Years: Continuities, Changes, and Evaluations“ will take place on June 19th and 20th 2024 in Hanover. There will be keynotes by Nikki Shure (UCL) and Stephan Thomsen (University of Hanover).
We welcome contributions from various disciplines, particularly from Economics, Social Sciences, and Educational Sciences. Please submit a short outline (max. 500 words) by April 8, 2024 to HELM@dzhw.eu .
For more information, please compare the detailed call for papers here: https://www.dzhw.eu/pdf/veranstaltungen/helm/cfp_HELM_2024.pdf
From Franziska Disslbacher (franziska.disslbacher@wu.ac.at), February 9, 2024:
Workshop on wealth inequality, intergenerational mobility, and equality of opportunity
We are pleased to invite submissions to our workshop on wealth inequality, intergenerational mobility, and equality of opportunity, to be held at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna) on November 21 and 22, 2024.
This workshop is jointly organized by the Research Institute for the Economics of Inequality (WU Vienna), the International Inequalities Institute (London School of Economics and Political Science), and the ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
The program will feature keynote lectures by Susan Dynarski (Patricia Albjerg Graham Professor of Education, Harvard University) and Fabian Pfeffer (Professor of Sociology, LMU Munich).
For detailed information, please visit our workshop website or the call for papers in the attachment.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2024
There is participation fee. Accommodations near the venue will be provided, and we offer financial assistance for travel expenses to those with no other funding sources.
From Alisa Remizova (Alisa.Remizova@gesis.org), February 15, 2024:
GESIS Workshops on Regression Analysis and Beyond
GESIS invites you to expand your toolkit in regression analysis and related topics in the upcoming workshops:
20. - 22.03. Applied Multiverse Analysis (Online)
11. - 12.04. Introduction to Quantile Regression (Online)
19. - 21.06. Fundamentals and Current Debates of Regression Analysis (Mannheim)
12. - 13.09. Fundamentals and Advanced Topics in Modeling Interaction Effects (Online)
30.09 - 02.10. Multilevel Analysis with Stata and R (Cologne)
You can find a complete schedule of GESIS Training courses online. If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me (alisa.remizova@gesis.org). We would appreciate you forwarding this announcement to other potentially interested parties.
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From RC28 (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), December 6, 2023:
RC28 Significant Scholarship Award
We are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the RC28 Significant Scholarship Award. This annual award recognizes an outstanding article in Social Stratification published in the three years preceding the award year, with the 2024 award focusing on articles from 2021-2023. The criteria for selection include the article's significance, rigor, and novelty in contributing to social stratification scholarship. The award, accompanied by a $1,000 grant, will be presented at the RC28 Summer meeting. Eligible articles must have been presented at an RC28 meeting, World Congress, or World Forum prior to publication. Nominations, including a full citation and optional statement of merit, should be submitted to RC28 Secretary/Treasurer Yuliya Kosyakova at rc28.emails2023@gmail.com by March 1, 2024. We encourage all RC28 members to participate in this prestigious recognition of exceptional scholarship.
From Suzanne Nichols (suzanne@rsage.org), February 7, 2023:
CfP in RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences has a call for papers on "Climate Hazards and Their Social, Political, and Economic Consequences, " edited byMax Besbris, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California, Anna Rhodes, Rice University, Wolfram Schlenker, Columbia University, Pamela Winston, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CfP is available here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nph53oroab90b0pfnmaj7/Final-RFP_Climate-Hazards.pdf?rlkey=kb2jqltv1i0rgfrsb4y4o7pls&dl=0
https://www.rsfjournal.org/page/pages/about/currentcalls
From Alexander Patzina (alexander.patzina@uni-bamberg.de), February 9, 2023:
Call for Papers – Special Issue on COVID-19 and Well-being in Social Indicators Research
This Special Issue invites papers on the following topics:
1) Medium- and long-term effects of the pandemic on quality of life, i.e., subjective well-being, and its central determinants.
2) Heterogeneous consequences of the pandemic.
3) Research on mechanisms explaining why individuals’ quality of life changed during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
4) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different measurements of quality of life.
Further information at https://link.springer.com/collections/dgjeaeijih
Contact information: Matthias Collischon (Matthias.Collischon2@iab.de), Jacqueline Kroh (jacqueline.kroh@lifbi.de), & Alexander Patzina (alexander.patzina@uni-bamberg.de)
Deadline for submission: June 30th 2024
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Yuliya Kosyakova
RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
If you like to post an announcement, let me know via rc28.emails2023@gmail.com
RC28 Newsletter 2024_2, February 2 2024
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From Margot Jackson (margot_jackson@brown.edu), December 13, 2023:
RC28 CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2024 RC28 Summer Conference on August 6-8, 2024 (with a welcome reception on the evening of August 5), hosted by Brown University. The conference theme is “Social Inequality and Public Policy.” Paper or poster submissions that address this theme are particularly encouraged, but all empirical and theory-driven submissions related to social stratification are welcome. Please submit your extended abstract here. You can also visit the conference website for additional information, which we will add as it becomes available. Abstracts must be submitted by February 16, 2024 (11:59pm EST). Authors will be informed about the committee’s decision by the end of March 2024. Please visit the conference website for further information on the conference, or email rc28brownuniversity@gmail.com with any questions.
From Moris Triventi (moris.triventi@unimi.it), January 24, 2024:
TRAINING OPPORTUNTIES
On March 18-21, 2024, in collaboration with Collegio Carlo Alberto and NASP, the ECSR will organize a Spring School on the topic "The Analysis of Social and Educational Inequalities." We encourage doctoral students and young researchers to apply and participate in this four-day, full-immersion course, featuring lectures on key conceptual and methodological topics in the field. Participants will also have the opportunity to present their work, which will be discussed by leading scholars in the field.
More information are available here: https://www.nasp.eu/training/other-training-activities/spring-summer-schools/2024-ecsr-cca-nasp-spring-school-cfa.html
From Are Skeie Hermansen (a.s.hermansen@sosgeo.uio.no), January 30, 2024:
Ph.D. course on the Organizational Foundations of Inequality, University of Oslo, Norway, June 10–13 2024, application deadline: April 21
This PhD course will provide students with a broad introduction to key theories, concepts, and methodological issues related to the empirical study of the organizational foundations of inequality. Organizations play a key role in generating and sustaining inequality, but also in how to make change come about, as they both determine the matching of individuals to positions in the labor market and implement the evaluation and reward structures used to distribute power, wealth, and prestige. As such, organizational practices influence inequality at different stages of the employment process, given that employers manage hiring and job assignments, training and compensation, and promotion and termination processes. Consequently, the distribution of resources and opportunities in society cannot be fully understood without paying attention to the role that organizations, their practices and key members play in contemporary stratification processes and employment outcomes.
Lecturers: Roberto Fernandez (MIT Sloan School of Management), Trond Petersen (UC Berkeley), and Donald Tomaskovic-Devey (UMass, Amherst)
Application form and further information is available here. For additional questions, please contact Are Skeie Hermansen at a.s.hermansen@sosgeo.uio.no.
From Linda AMRANI (linda.amrani@sciencespo.fr), February 1, 2024:
SCIENCES PO IS HIRING AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN SOCIOLOGY (CRIS affiliation)
We welcome applications from candidates with a recent PhD and with an ambitious research agenda in the area of social stratification and inequality, targeting publications in leading journals in the social sciences. Our faculty members are international experts in the study of central inequality concerns such as education, gender, life course, labor market and economic inequality, social mobility, urban segregation, migration, ethnoracial minorities, cultural, digital, health, criminal justice and environmental inequality.
Application deadline : 11 March 2024
How to apply: https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/content/sciences-po-hiring-assistant-professor.html
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From Anna Baranowska-Rataj (mailto:anna.baranowska-rataj@umu.se), January 19, 2024
The Department of Sociology at Umeå University is looking for a new professor. Application deadline is March 5.
More information on the job profile and the link to the online application form can be found here:
https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/open-positions/professor-in-sociology_690140/
In case of questions, don’t hesitate to send me an email: mailto:anna.baranowska-rataj@umu.se, I would be happy if people from RC28 apply for this position.
From Moris Triventi (moris.triventi@unimi.it), January 24, 2024:
Two open fellowships (post-doc or post-graduate) within the ERC-Consolidator Grant “EDUPOL - Education policies that work: A context-sensitive ‘big data’ approach”, led by Prof. Moris Triventi, at the University of Milan (Italy). The project investigates the consequences of educational and school-level policies on students' outcomes and inequality in comparative perspective merging different data sources and using innovative approaches. Deadline 9 February 2024.
The calls are available here:
Position 1 (18 months), school policies analysis: link to call 1
Position 2 (24 months), analysis of international educational datasets: link to call 2
From Nadia Steiber (nadia.steiber@univie.ac.at), January 29, 2023:
Postdoctoral position at University of Vienna, Austria
The Institute of Sociology in Vienna is seeking to appoint a University Assistant (post-doc for the duration of 6 years, full-time, non-tenure track) with a focus on quantitative social research in one of the following areas: work/employment, family, education, migration, health.
Further information: https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/University-Assistant-postdoctoral/1030011701/
Application deadline: February 18, 2024.
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From RC28 (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), December 6, 2023:
RC28 Significant Scholarship Award
We are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the RC28 Significant Scholarship Award. This annual award recognizes an outstanding article in Social Stratification published in the three years preceding the award year, with the 2024 award focusing on articles from 2021-2023. The criteria for selection include the article's significance, rigor, and novelty in contributing to social stratification scholarship. The award, accompanied by a $1,000 grant, will be presented at the RC28 Summer meeting. Eligible articles must have been presented at an RC28 meeting, World Congress, or World Forum prior to publication. Nominations, including a full citation and optional statement of merit, should be submitted to RC28 Secretary/Treasurer Yuliya Kosyakova at rc28.emails2023@gmail.com by March 1, 2024. We encourage all RC28 members to participate in this prestigious recognition of exceptional scholarship.
From Xin Li (xl4749@nyu.edu), January 18, 2023:
RC28 Travel Awards
The RC28 Spring Meeting 2024 is currently accepting applications for the RC28 Travel Awards. The awards assist students and members in financial need by subsidizing their travel to the conference in order to present their work. The travel awards are given in recognition of good scholarship in the field of stratification.
The applicant’s abstract must be accepted by the conference organizers in order to be considered. Awards will not exceed $1200, and are only given to the same person once in a four-year period.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit the following materials to both the conference organizers (shanghai.rc28@nyu.edu) and the Secretary/Treasurer of the RC28 (Yuliya Kosyakova rc28.emails2023@gmail.com):
(a) the paper to be presented
(b) an itemized budget
(c) one brief letter of recommendation
Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
To be eligible, applicants must confirm their student status or demonstrate their financial need in the letter of recommendation. Students whose papers are co-authored with non-students are welcome to apply.
Recipients will be informed by March 01, 2024. Awardees will be announced at the conference dinner. Please contact shanghai.rc28@nyu.edu with questions.
Best regard,
RC28 Local Organizing Committee
From Katrinell Davis (Katrinell.Davis@fsu.edu), February 1, 2023:
Publication opportunity
Greetings, Colleagues:
I'm writing to share a fascinating publication opportunity.
Attached, you will find a call for book chapters on disability and intersectionality (specifically, race, class, and gender).
March 15, 2024, is the deadline for abstracts. Link here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/izek2z3f6jzhtrmxm0kex/Call-for-proposals_How-and-Why-Race-Class-and-Gender-Matters_extended.pdf?rlkey=qu4hos892wgokoa2plgz4nbmp&dl=0
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Yuliya Kosyakova
RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
If you like to post an announcement, let me know via rc28.emails2023@gmail.com
RC28 Newsletter 2024_1, January 19 2024
Dear RC28 Members, Colleagues, and Friends,
I am delighted to share the first RC28 Newsletter of 2024 with you.
Wishing you a great start to the year.
Warm regards,
Yuliya Kosyakova
RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
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From Margot Jackson (margot_jackson@brown.edu), December 13, 2023:
RC28 CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2024 RC28 Summer Conference on August 6-8, 2024 (with a welcome reception on the evening of August 5), hosted by Brown University. The conference theme is “Social Inequality and Public Policy.” Paper or poster submissions that address this theme are particularly encouraged, but all empirical and theory-driven submissions related to social stratification are welcome. Please submit your extended abstract here. You can also visit the conference website for additional information, which we will add as it becomes available. Abstracts must be submitted by February 16, 2024 (11:59pm EST). Authors will be informed about the committee’s decision by the end of March 2024. Please visit the conference website for further information on the conference, or email rc28brownuniversity@gmail.com with any questions.
From TwinLife team (workshop@twin-life.de), January 15, 2024:
RC28 CALL FOR PAPERS
the TwinLife team is pleased to invite you to participate in our two-day behavioral genetics workshops. In the Basic Workshop on August 17 and 18, you will have the opportunity to learn the basic concepts of behavioral genetics as well as behavioral genetic data analysis using TwinLife data exemplarily. The advanced workshop on September 22 and 23 will cover advanced concepts and models of behavioral genetics. Both workshops are free and will be held online in English.
Registration for the workshops is open through the links provided in the flyer until July 11, 2022 and August 22, 2022, respectively. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at workshop@twin-life.de.
For more information, please see the flyer (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9g777whnuyjt8yb7uxy0f/TwinLife-Workshop-Flyer.pdf?rlkey=w3zh3upl2j75rx7iaxna7wbfa&dl=0).
We look forward to your participation!
From Benjamin Jarvis (benjamin.jarvis@liu.se), January 17, 2024:
Call for Abstracts: 31st Nordic Sociological Association conference, 14-16 August, Norrköping, Sweden
The call for abstracts for the 31st Nordic Sociological Association Conference (NSA2024) is now open for submissions. With more than 30 organized and thematic sessions to choose from, the deadline for submissions for oral presentations is 29th February.
NSA2024 will be held 14-16 August 2024, at Linköping University (campus Norrköping), Sweden. Hosted by the Institute for Analytical Sociology in coordination with the Nordic Sociological Association, we invite you to the beautiful town of Norrköping to present your work at this preeminent platform for Nordic sociology. The overarching theme of this year's conference is Sociology in a Digital world, but with sessions spanning a broad spectrum of sociological research.
DATE & LOCATION
14-16 August, 2024, Norrköping, Sweden
WEB www.nsa2024.se
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Deadline: 29 February 2024
To submit: https://wcc.ep.liu.se/index.php/nsa2024/
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From Magnus Bygren (magnus.bygren@sociology.su.se), December 29, 2023:
We have a senior lectureship in sociology available at the Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, last day of application February 1, possibility of promotion to professor is included in the position.
The job ad can be found here:
From Jan P. Heisig (jan.heisig@wzb.eu), January 8, 2024:
The research units "Skill Formation and Labor Markets" (Professor Heike Solga) and "Health and Social Inequality" (Professor Jan Paul Heisig) at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) are looking for **3 postdoctoral researchers (full-time) for the newly established Einstein Center Population Diversity (ECPD)**. The ECPD, an interdisciplinary collaboration of social scientists and biomedical researchers from several Berlin universities and research institutions, will study the consequences of increasing population diversity for social inequality and health disparities. The positions are located in the ECPD work packages on family diversity and educational inequalities (position 1), pathways into multimorbidity in changing family systems (position 2), and mental health in migrant families (position 3) . **The positions will preferably start on April 1, 2024. The deadline for applications is February 7, 2024.** For further information, see https://www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/3-postdoctoral-research-fellows-fmx-id-242-281-242
From Ben Jahn (ben.jann@unibe.ch), January 12, 2023:
Professor of Sociology (open rank) at University of Bern, Switzerland
The Institute of Sociology of the University of Bern in Switzerland is seeking to appoint a Professor of Sociology (open rank) with a focus on Sustainable Society.
Further information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/cd6b759e-d5ea-4190-a573-8262ff5fbfa5
Start of appointment: February 1, 2025.
Application deadline: February 12, 2024.
From Ben Jahn (ben.jann@unibe.ch), January 12, 2023:
Assistant Professor of Sociology (with tenure track) at University of Bern, Switzerland
The Institute of Sociology of the University of Bern in Switzerland is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor of Sociology (with tenure track) with a focus on Social Change.
Further information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/8acdc6ef-4f41-4fec-ad8b-1e9d1acc664e
Start of appointment: February 1, 2025.
Application deadline: February 12, 2024.
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From RC28 (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com), December 6, 2023:
RC28 Significant Scholarship Award
We are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the RC28 Significant Scholarship Award. This annual award recognizes an outstanding article in Social Stratification published in the three years preceding the award year, with the 2024 award focusing on articles from 2021-2023. The criteria for selection include the article's significance, rigor, and novelty in contributing to social stratification scholarship. The award, accompanied by a $1,000 grant, will be presented at the RC28 Summer meeting. Eligible articles must have been presented at an RC28 meeting, World Congress, or World Forum prior to publication. Nominations, including a full citation and optional statement of merit, should be submitted to RC28 Secretary/Treasurer Yuliya Kosyakova at rc28.emails2023@gmail.com by March 1, 2024. We encourage all RC28 members to participate in this prestigious recognition of exceptional scholarship.
From Xin Li (xl4749@nyu.edu), January 18, 2023:
RC28 Travel Awards
The RC28 Spring Meeting 2024 is currently accepting applications for the RC28 Travel Awards. The awards assist students and members in financial need by subsidizing their travel to the conference in order to present their work. The travel awards are given in recognition of good scholarship in the field of stratification.
The applicant’s abstract must be accepted by the conference organizers in order to be considered. Awards will not exceed $1200, and are only given to the same person once in a four-year period.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit the following materials to both the conference organizers (shanghai.rc28@nyu.edu) and the Secretary/Treasurer of the RC28 (Yuliya Kosyakova rc28.emails2023@gmail.com):
(a) the paper to be presented
(b) an itemized budget
(c) one brief letter of recommendation
Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
To be eligible, applicants must confirm their student status or demonstrate their financial need in the letter of recommendation. Students whose papers are co-authored with non-students are welcome to apply.
Recipients will be informed by March 01, 2024. Awardees will be announced at the conference dinner. Please contact shanghai.rc28@nyu.edu with questions.
Best regard,
RC28 Local Organizing Committee
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Yuliya Kosyakova
RC28 Secretary/Treasurer
Research profile: https://kosyakova.org
If you like to post an announcement, let me know via rc28.emails2023@gmail.com