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The complex connections between Aging-Climate-Health in rural America requires new and innovative research attention. This workshop brings together researchers in these topical areas with the objectives of reviewing current research, identifying knowledge gaps, and building grant-oriented collaborations.

The 1-day mini-conference/workshop will include research presentations and a discussion of data resources and gaps, led by the Center for Aging, Climate, and Health. Time will also be offered for a brainstorming within topically focused breakout groups aimed to build collaborations, discuss broad research agendas, explore dissemination, and/or work toward high-impact scientific publications and proposals. There will also be a half-day remote, follow-up meeting several weeks after the conference to reconnect, discuss ideas, and share opportunities.

Brief applications are required to ensure adequate space and to identify key thematic areas for working groups.

Some funds are available to support travel expenses that are in addition to PAA travel. In your application, please include your CV and 1-page on your interest in the mini-conference including its relation to your research agenda or interests. If interested in presenting your research, please also include an extended abstract (no more than 1 page). Also please note if funding is required. Participants and presenters will be selected based on research alignment with the conference objectives and the quality of abstract. Attention will also be paid to achieving diversity of representation by discipline, geography, career stage, and socio-demographics.

Submit materials by January 10, 2025, to [email protected].  Decisions will be made by January 24.

The Editorial Team is excited to invite chapter contributions for an upcoming Springer Nature book publication titled: Climate Change, Extreme Climate Events, Loss, and Damage in Africa. This book seeks to provide empirical insights and practical solutions to how extreme climate events are shaping the African landscape and communities.

Africa is facing severe climate change impacts, including droughts, floods, and heat waves, which threaten food systems, livelihoods, ecosystems, and socio-economic stability. These impacts are exacerbated by poverty and social inequalities. Thus, this book aims to highlight empirical evidence on how the African continent has been confronting extreme climate events, with a focus on understanding and mitigating climate-induced Losses and Damages in Africa. The book discusses the economic and non-economic losses and damages from extreme climate events.
 
Accepted chapters will be published in a globally distributed and indexed Springer Nature book. Each corresponding author will receive a complimentary e-copy, and the book will be indexed in Scopus and other major research databases.
 
Important Dates: Submission period opens November 1, 2024 and closes March 31, 2025. A rigorous double-blind peer review will follow, concluding by May 31, 2025. The book is scheduled for release by July 30, 2025.

For more information, contact Prof. Ayansina Ayanlade:  [email protected]

The Sustainable Ageing Working Group of the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) is happy to announce its first in-person conference! The conference is open also to people who are not member of EAPS.

WHEN: 11-12 September 2025
WHERE: Padua, Italy

Submissions should be sent in PDF to [email protected] by March 21, 2025, including:
- a short abstract (max 200 words)
- three to five keywords
- an extended abstract (1-4 pages) or the full paper
- full names, affiliations and e-mail addresses of all authors with the indication of the presenter

At most 1 submission as presenting author is allowed.

Deadline for submissions: March 21, 2025

See the call for papers for further details: https://eaps.nl/files/Call-for-papers-Sustainable-Ageing.pdf

Registration for the IPC2025 will open on January 15, 2025. For more information, visit the Conference website https://ipc2025.iussp.org/

The Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP) at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), is currently accepting applications to its 2025 program (closing date is 13 January 2025, midnight CET).

The program, which takes place from 2 June to 29 August, is designed for PhD students (ideally about 2 years prior to receiving their PhD) working on a topic compatible with ongoing research at IIASA and a wish to explore the policy implications of their work. Participants will be working under the direct mentorship of an experienced IIASA scientist in a unique interdisciplinary and international research environment. They will produce a paper (serving as first step towards a publishable journal article) and will get the opportunity to build up contacts for future collaboration within the institute's worldwide network.

As YSSP representatives of IIASA’s Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program, the organizers particularly welcome applications of candidates interested in human-centered and population-based approaches to understanding drivers of population change, sustainable development, and wellbeing; as well as research focusing on justice considerations in climate, biodiversity, disaster risk, and/or loss-and-damages.

For more information, contact: Guillaume Marois ([email protected]) and Elliott Woodhouse ([email protected]).

Deadline for applications: January 8, 2025 (11:59 pm CET).

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is inviting applications from qualified and highly-motivated students for a Summer Research Visit.

The goal of the Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program is to enable discovery by bringing together data scientists and population scientists to work on focused, intensive and collaborative projects of broad societal relevance.

For a period of 3 months (June 2nd – August 22nd, 2025) participating students will work in small teams, with support from experienced mentors, towards a common research goal. For the summer of 2025, the focus of the program will be on three main research areas:

• “Climate Change and Mobility” mentored by Risto Conte Keivabu, Ebru Sanlitürk, and Monica Alexander (University of Toronto);
• “Machine Learning for Life Course Trajectories” mentored by Linda Vecgaile, Bruno Arpino (University of Padova) and Emilio Zagheni;
• “Mortality in War Settings” mentored by Yvette Young, Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, Enrique Acosta (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics -CED) and Irena Chen.

Participating students will be exposed to best practices across the social sciences and data sciences while contributing to a hands-on project experience that will result in a scientific journal article. All participants will also have access to lectures and will be able to participate in other scientific activities taking place at the MPIDR.

Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral, master’s or undergraduate university program (at the time they visit the MPIDR). Selected candidates must obtain approval to participate in the program by their supervisor / administrator.

Applications must be in English.

For more information: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/population_and_social_data_science_summer_incubator_program_13651

The Alberman Fellowship offers an exciting postdoc opportunity at the Department of Geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They are looking for an excellent post-doctoral fellow to work on issues of water policy, broadly defined. The research needs to include a transboundary or multi-national aspect. The post-doctoral fellow will work with Prof. Eran Feitelson and Dr. Amit Tubi.

Research topics may include, but are not limited to: cooperation / conflict over water resources, the water-energy-food nexus, desalination, wastewater treatment and recycling, and the building of resilience to climate change. Other topics suggested by the candidate are welcomed too. The post-doctoral fellow will benefit from a stimulating research environment in a region located at the forefront of present and future water challenges, as well as exposure to cutting edge water policies and research.

The stipend is 8,000 NIS / month, for a one-year period with the possibility of extension. The department will also cover medical insurance and travel to and from Israel. The starting date is flexible, but the fellow is expected to be present at the Hebrew University during his/her fellowship.

The following documents should be sent to Amit Tubi ([email protected]) by January 20, 2025, as a single PDF file bearing the candidate’s name:

• cover letter including a short research statement (up to two pages),
• curriculum vitae including a list of publications, and
• two recommendation letters.

Selected candidates will be invited for a Zoom interview.

Deadline for Applications: January 6, 2025 (12 pm noon - UK time)

The Department of Sociology is seeking to appoint a full-time Associate Professor in Social Demography in association with a Tutorial Fellowship in Human Sciences at St John’s College. The appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to retiring age.

The Associate Professorship post is tenable from the start of 2025/26 academic year or as soon as possible before or thereafter. The appointment will be made in association with a Tutorial Fellowship in Human Sciences at St John’s College, further details of the fellowship can be found in the job description. Associate Professor is the main academic career grade at Oxford with a focus on research and teaching, spanning the full range of professor grades in the USA. Associate Professors are appointed jointly by a University department/faculty and an Oxford college, and you will have a contract with both.

The department is open to different areas of specialization within social demography, such as (but not limited to) family and fertility, gender, migration, life course, population health, race, ethnicity, and socio-demographic inequalities, and the relationship between population dynamics, the environment, and sustainable development. Methodologically, the department expects the successful candidate to use quantitative methods broadly defined in their research and be able to teach techniques of quantitative demography, including both macro- and micro-approaches. Candidates with interests in different regions of the world, including those working on countries of the Global South are welcome to apply.

The post holder is expected to undertake teaching responsibilities linked to demography, quantitative methods and life course research within the BA Human Sciences, and the MSc in Sociology and MPhil Sociology and Demography. The candidate will also be able to develop option modules within the undergraduate and graduate programmes. As a Tutorial Fellow at St John’s College, the appointee will organise and oversee Human Sciences and contribute to tutorial teaching. They will also play a role in the governance and administration of the College. A mentor will be appointed to advise the post-holder.
 
The successful candidate should have:

• A doctorate, or equivalent, in Demography, Sociology or other relevant subject area;
• A record of research achievement at an internationally excellent level in social demography, and topics at the intersection of sociology and demography, as evidenced by world-class publications and innovative empirical research projects; and a proven ability to contribute to the Department’s research culture and output;
• Excellence, or the potential for excellence, in teaching, including tutorial teaching, in the required areas, including: Demography, Quantitative Methods, Life Course Analysis, and other related areas
• The ability to relate well and appropriately to high-achieving and challenging students in seminar and tutorial teaching, in undergraduate and graduate supervision and in pastoral situations;
• The ability to supervise research students working in Demography, Life Course, Sociology and/or Quantitative Methods within the Sociology Department and undergraduate students in the Human Sciences;
• A strong record of collaboration and team work.

For more information: https://shorturl.at/5LhBS

The Department of Earth Sciences at Montana State University invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor of Geography. The department seeks a well-rounded scholar from any sub-discipline in the human-environment tradition in geography whose work lies within the intersection of two or more of the following: climate change, sustainability, social vulnerability, and environmental justice. The candidate’s training and interests will complement existing departmental strengths (see below for more information) and must include expertise in non-U.S. or indigenous places. Expectations for the position include teaching a large introductory course in Human-Environment Geography as well as courses at the upper-division and graduate levels, mentoring graduate students in our department and other allied MSc and PhD programs, undergraduate advising, and a portfolio of service activities. The desire to participate and engage as a team player in a highly collegial, student-focused and interdisciplinary department is essential. The candidate will have a clear vision for launching a successful research program from our location in Bozeman, Montana. The Department of Earth Sciences values all perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building a whole community, which includes people of many backgrounds.

For more information, see https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/43861

IonE is recruiting a third cohort for the IonE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE). The Institute is looking for PhD or PhD candidates who are interested in interdisciplinary academic research and community-engaged scholarship, with a focus on solutions-oriented research in sustainability, to support an equitable and just transition for all. The fellowship description is available here.

Eligibility:

• PhD in any disciplinary field, including interdisciplinary studies. Must have either expertise or expressed interest in developing expertise in a particular aspect of sustainability.
• PhD anticipated in spring/summer 2025 or completed after December 31, 2019.
• Relevant skills for at least one of the existing IonE projects.
• Willingness to relocate to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area or a statement of preference for remote work and willingness to regularly engage in person at IonE.
• U.S. citizenship is not a consideration in decisions. Candidates must be U.S. work eligible; non-U.S. scholars must have or be able to obtain a visa.

How to Apply: Visit IonE Postdoc Fellowship "Apply Here" page.

Deadline: 11:59 p.m. U.S. Central Time on February 2, 2025.

Please reach out to us or [email protected] with any questions.