Our next Brownbag Seminar on October 16th, 12pm, will be a special panel discussion on “Population Issues and the 2024 Election,” with UC Berkeley’s Hilary Hoynes, Ron Lee, and Jenna Nobles. We’ll host this important and lively conversation in our seminar room, 310 Social Sciences Building. The panel session will also be available via Zoom. Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198. Password: DEMOG_BB See the full event details here.
The PAA Committee on Publications invites applications for the position of Editor of Demography. The new Editor, or team of co-Editors, will begin work in May 2025 and will edit the 2026-2028 volumes of the journal. Applicants are asked to submit a CV and a proposal for editing Demography by November 30, 2024. Proposals should specify plans for constituting a team of deputy editors, possible or confirmed support (course reduction, staff, space, equipment, etc.) from the applicant’s home institution, and a brief statement (1-2 pages) of editorial goals and philosophy. Read more.
PAA and APC supplied comments providing input on the proposed goals, opportunities, and cross-cutting themes NICHD is considering as part of its draft 2025-2029 strategic plan. See more.
Featured affiliate research of the week: Jenna Nobles, Sungsik Hwang, Eliza Bennett, and Laura Jacques. 2024. “Abortion Restrictions Threaten Miscarriage Management In The United States.” Health Affairs. Vol 33. No. 9.
See further announcements and opportunities below.
EVENTS
October 16 | 12-1pm | UC Berkeley Brownbag Seminar | “Population Issues and the 2024 Election,” with Hilary Hoynes, Ron Lee, and Jenna Nobles. In person, 310 Social Sciences Building. See the full event details here. See our events calendar for our fall semester schedule as well as updates. The panel session will also be available via Zoom. Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198. Password: DEMOG_BB
October 21 | 12-1:30pm | Matrix on Point: Voices from the Heartland | Over the past few years, UC Berkeley sociologist Arlie Hochschild has been in conversation with citizens of Pikeville, Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia; UC Santa Cruz sociologist Jenny Reardon has been biking through her home state of Kansas, talking to farmers, ranchers, and other denizens of the prairie; and Berkeley Law scholar Lisa Pruitt has straddled the rural-urban divide over the course of her life in Arkansas and California and as a scholar of rural legal access. As the nation braces for a decisive election, this conversation seeks to illuminate the frequently overlooked yet politically potent voices emanating from America’s rural heartlands and small towns. The panel will be moderated by Cihan Tuğal, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley. Co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Department of Sociology, the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS), and the Center for Right-Wing Studies. REGISTER.
WEBINAR
The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO) are hosting a virtual webinar on Monday, November 4, 2024, to highlight research supported through last year’s Notice of Special Interest: Research on Gender Measurement (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-OD-23-046). All are welcome, but registration is required!
What? A full day research symposium on NIH-funded research related to gender measurement. Topics being presented include:
- Measuring Sex and Gender Across the Life Course in Longitudinal Research
- Views of Gender in Adolescence
- Peer Victimization and Risky Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minority Youth: Understanding Mechanisms and Contexts
When? 11 am to 4 pm ET, November 4, 2024
Where? Via Zoom Webinar. To register, go to: ////go.nih.gov/measuregender
Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Jasmin Bush, NIH ORWH, via e-mail at jasmin.bush@nih.gov OR Shyam Patel, NIH SGMRO, via e-mail at shyam.patel@nih.gov.
OPPORTUNITIES
The PAA Program Committee invites submissions from individuals or groups to conduct workshops in conjunction with the PAA 2025 Annual Meeting. Workshops topics could include (but not limited to): statistical methods, data set usage, data visualization, research communication, and professional development. Workshop proposals that include a variety of instructional approaches and materials are strongly encouraged. This year, we have a new approach to workshops to expand the opportunity to those who may have funding to host a workshop and would prefer to charge a lower price. See details.
NIH Individual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award. F99/K00 training mechanism Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The purpose of the Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) is to encourage and retain outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated potential and interest in pursuing careers as independent researchers. The award will facilitate the transition of talented graduate students into successful research postdoctoral appointments. Relevant awards:
- Advancing Research Careers (ARC) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award to Promote Diversity (F99/K00 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-222.html
- Transition to Aging Research for Predoctoral Students (F99/K00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-23-016.html
IUSSP Early Career Awards Deadline Extended. The deadline for the IUSSP Early Career Awards has been extended to November 1. Nominate a scholar with outstanding contributions to the development of our discipline and the broad field of population studies by early career scholars in different world regions and boost the global visibility of their achievements. For more information about the Award and the nomination procedure, please see the IUSSP Early Career Awards website.
National Science Foundation. Build and Broaden Program Office Hours. Please join the Build and Broaden Program Office Hours to learn, discuss, and ask questions about the program with Program Officers. Office hours take place over Zoom.
October 15, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
October 16, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
See additional dates and times on nsf.gov
CONFERENCES
Join PAA Applied Demographers this February at the beautiful Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. See details on the location. Submit an abstract, a session, or a workshop. The deadline is now October 28. View the Call for Papers. Sign up to review papers or organize a session. Sign up here.
WORKSHOPS
The Committee on Policies and Programs to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty will host a virtual briefing on October 17 at 1:00pm ET to highlight the findings from the National Academies report on reducing intergenerational poverty and evidence-based insights into how income and employment policies and programs can affect long-term poverty cycles. See details and register.
FUNDING
Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) for Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) Research. This funding opportunity invites R03 applications from institutions in LMICS, as defined by the World Bank, to support junior faculty investigators from these institutions who are involved in aging and AD/ADRD research. Due date: November 7, 2024, February 14, 2025.
Berkeley Population Center