News and Announcements
Virtual Briefing for Policymakers Regarding COVID Economic Relief
On September 23, APC and PAA (GPAC) co-sponsored its second virtual congressional briefing of 2022, “Assessing COVID Economic Relief: What Worked, What’s Next?” The briefing highlighted examples of cutting-edge research that population scientists are conducting...
NIH Position Announcements
Applications for the below positions (NIH-wide and open to NIH and outside NIH applicants) will be accepted through the NIH Global HSA, SBSA and HSPA announcements on USAJOBS (usajobs.gov). The HSA and SBSA positions are expected to post mid-September and mid-October,...
James Holmes Future Inclusion and Equity Leadership Development (FIELD) Initiative
The James Holmes Future Inclusion and Equity Leadership Development (or FIELD) Initiative identifies and engages the next generation of early to mid-career census watchers, experts, and advocates who reflect the diversity of today’s America. We believe that an...
OBSSR Connector Monthly – September 2022
Director's Voice Blog NIH Research to Prevent Firearm Injury and Mortality. Firearms deaths constitute an urgent and significant public health crisis. In 2020, 79% of all homicides and 53% of all suicides involved firearms. From 2019 to 2020, the firearm homicide rate...
NIH Releases Supplemental Information on the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
Today, the NIH released supplemental information for the implementation of the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS). The supplemental information consists of: Supplemental Information to the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing: Protecting Privacy...
NIH Common Fund Applications
Dear APC Members, We wanted to alert you to this funding opportunity. While most of our members do not fit the criteria for the applicants identified in this call for proposals, you may already be partnering with community organizations that would be good candidates....
The Number of People Primarily Working From Home Tripled Between 2019 and 2021
U.S. Census Bureau releases new 2021 American Community Survey 1-year estimates for all geographic areas with populations of 65,000 or more. SEPT. 15, 2022 – Between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% (roughly 9 million...
Call for 2022 Moynihan Prize Nominations
The American Academy of Political and Social Science is accepting nominations for the annual Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize in Social Science and Public Policy. The winner receives a $20,000 cash award and will be honored at a public event in the 2023, where they will...
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Education and Mixed Methods
Institution or company PSTC at Brown University Job Description The Population Studies and Training Center at Brown University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate with training in education and qualitative or mixed methods to work with Associate...
Computing Director, Department of Demography
Institution or company University of California, Berkeley Job Description The Demography Department at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world’s leading population research centers, with a long tradition of technical innovation and being at...