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In a joint appointment procedure, the University of Bamberg and the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories would like to fill the vacancy, initially limited to a five-year term, of the Position of the Director of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) and the Professorship (W3) for Longitudinal Education Research  by April 1, 2017 as…

TREE (Transitions from Education to Employment) is a large national panel survey prospectively following up two cohorts of school leavers in Switzerland. The first cohort (TREE1, still ongoing, N=6.343) started in 2000 and has been followed up throughout nine survey panels between 2001 and 2014. The second cohort (TREE2) will start in 2016. Data collected…

. . CALL FOR PAPERS . “Young: Nordic Journal of Youth Research“ is currently calling for papers for a Special Issue on the topic of “Spatialising Youth Studies”, guest edited by Dr David Farrugia (University of Newcastle, Australia) and Dr Bronwyn Wood (Victoria University, New Zealand).   This special issue expolores themes of space and place in studies…

. . . [RC28 Spring Meeting 2016] The ISA RC28 invites researchers to contribute to its 2016 spring conference to be held in Singapore, May 26-28, 2016. RC28’s general objectives are to promote high quality research on social stratification and social mobility and the international exchange of scientific information in this field.  The theme of…

. . Call for Applications   The Jacobs Foundation’s mission is to contribute to improving the development of current and future generations of young people to enable them to become socially responsible members of society. The Foundation promotes innovation in research and practice and aims at combining scientific findings with practical applications. Residencies at Marbach…

Application deadline: March 5, 2016   One of the Haverford Institute of Public Sociology principal missions is to represent voices and ideas of young sociologists from marginalized regions. The HIPS provides various resources for Central and Eastern European graduate sociologists working on their PhDs, or junior sociologists who recently were awarded their degrees, helping them…

. . In 2013, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) initiated a project on social inclusion of youth in contexts of increasing violence and insecurity, with a focus on Central America, one of the most violent regions in the world. This project aimed to promote the effective social inclusion…

  Two doctoral positions, with full salary, coming up at the Department of Sociology with the placement at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI).   Closing date: 8 October 2015.     Project description The Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, invites applications for a doctoral student position in sociology within the Level of Living Project…

. . Call for Applications Please circulate to colleagues and potential candidates   The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is currently accepting applications for two postdoctoral fellowships: the David E. Bell Fellowship and the Sloan Fellowship on Aging and Work. Selected candidates will enter these programs in September 2016. The deadline to apply…

. . The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS) Germany invites applications for up to  6 STARTER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES   The scholarships are available from April 1st, 2016, for one year. We welcome applications from graduates aiming to write their doctoral thesis at BAGSS. A scholarship will enable you to develop an…