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. . Global Responsibility in Youth Research Helsinki, Finland 7-8 November 2016 The Finnish Youth Research Network (FYRN) invites proposals for the Annual Conference of Youth Studies 2016: Global Responsibility in Youth Research. There are more young people than ever before in the world. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) there are 1.8…

Melbourne Graduate School of Education and YRC social media space   PhD scholarship opportunity to study with the Life Patterns team from January 2017. The successful applicant will be working in the Life Patterns project. The Life Patterns project is a two-decade longitudinal panel study that in this period (2016-2020) seeks to: 1.extend current policy…

Some pictures from the “Third ISA Forum of Sociology” held in Vienna from 10 to 14  July  2016 have been uploaded in the Photo Gallery: click here to see the pictures.  

The Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland is currently advertising a Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Fellow position. Please see the following link for detailed information on the advertised position, including the requirements, selection criteria and information on how to apply (the position description is also attached to this email): http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/499294/postdoctoral-research-fellowresearch-fellow To be…

RC34 Sociology of Youth Program Coordinators: Ani WIERENGA (University of Melbourne, Australia), Howard WILLIAMSON (University of South Wales, United Kingdom) and Clarence BATAN (University of Santo Tomas, Philippines)   Sunday, 10 July 2016 09:00-10:30 390 Uncertainty and Precarity in Youth Employment: Public Policies, Institutional Mediations and Subjective Strategies. Part I Session Organizer: Lena NARE Chairs:…

INAP is able to fund two small research grants into apprenticeship. The two grants are each up to $5000 in Australian dollars. Applications close on June 17th, and the research needs to be completed and the final report submitted by November 21st 2016. You will find attached an information sheet, and the template for the…

1 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (German public sector pay scheme TV-L 13, 100%) in the DFG long-term project TWINLIFE: “Genetic and social causes of life chances: A genetically informative, longitudinal study of the life course and individual development” for the duration of 2 years to begin as soon as possible. The contract can be renewed in…

  La fecha de inicio está pautada para el dia 5 de mayo con la apertura del campus virtual. La Diplomatura se desarrollará hasta diciembre de 2016. La inscripción se encuentra abierta hasta el 30 de abril. En cuanto a la modalidad de cursada, cada semana las tutoras del curso abrirán una nueva clase con…

Seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist in the area of life course studies, with a strong background in methods.  The position will contribute to Professor Michael Shanahan’s research program in the Department of Sociology and the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth at the University of Zurich (http://jacobsfoundation.org/project/jacobs-center-zurich/). The Jacobs Center at UZH has excellent infrastructure…

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children and youth or contributing to one of the Jacobs Foundation’s thematic priorities. This includes, but is not limited to educational sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies,…