News and Announcements
Division Director, Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) at NSF
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences is seeking leading candidates to fill the position of Division Director, Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) at NSF. The deadline for applications is...
Postdoctoral Scholars Opportunity – Health Disparities Research Scholars at University of Wisconsin, Madison
The HDRS Postdoctoral Scholars Program has been funded since 2007 by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health &Human Development and supported by the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine...
July 2023 Census Project Update
Appropriations Update On July 28, the U.S. Congress adjourned for its traditional August district work period without completing action on the 12 Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills, including the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) bill, which funds the Census...
Population Scientists Discuss Baby Boomers on Capitol Hill
On July 20, the Population Association of America (PAA), in cooperation with the Association of Population Centers (APC), sponsored its first in-person briefing since 2019, “Happy Birthday, Baby—Boomers!” on Capitol Hill. The briefing featured a panel of experts who...
Just Released! Considerations for Returning Individual Genomic Results from Population-Based Surveys
NEW WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS Considerations for Returning Individual Genomic Results from Population-Based Surveys The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a population survey that also administers a physical examination, collects biospecimens, and...
NIH OBSSR Connector Monthly Newsletter: July 2023
Director's Voice Blog Advancing Social Determinants of Health Research at NIH Through Cross-Cutting Collaboration. This month’s blog focuses on the efforts of the NIH Social Determinants of Health Research Coordinating Committee. Our co-chairs, Dr. Shannon Zenk, NINR...
NSF Announces Center-scale Program in Pandemic Prevention
New NSF Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention (PIPP) Phase II Centers Program Launched Will Support Fundamental R&D That Transforms Ability to Forecast Pandemic-scale Events, Detect Outbreaks Early, and Respond Efficiently Despite decades of research,...
Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Description The Department of Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health is seeking to hire two Assistant Professor faculty. Candidates with interest area relevant to public health will be considered, we are particularly interested in ...
NICHDevelopments: July 2023
News NIH-funded study finds no effects of COVID-19 vaccine on menstrual cycle regularity or pain Premenopausal females who were vaccinated for COVID-19 were no more likely to report irregular menstrual cycles, heavier bleeds, or menstrual pain than a similar group of...
Assistant Professor of Sociology – Brown University
Job Description The Brown University Department of Sociology invites applications for one tenure-track assistant professor position, to begin July 1, 2024, for scholars in the area of social demography. Secondary substantive areas of sociology should reflect the...