#HFD provides standardised sets of #fertility data comparable across countries and time👇
✅Based on official vital statistics
✅Uniform methodology & thorough data documentation
✅Period and cohort fertility indicators
✅Live births & fertility rates by age & birth order
✅Fertility tables
The 2026 Southern Demographic Association meeting will be held October 7-9 in Austin, Texas, on the campus of @utaustin.bsky.social. Stay tuned for more information about the conference and abstract submissions.
We look forward to seeing you in Austin!
#demography
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Georgetown University is seeking an Associate Director, Massive Data Institute
Apply today!
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I'll be teaching again for Barcelona Summer School of Demography, "Demography with R" 6-10 July: ced.cat/en/bcn4seaso... You can do this program in person or online. Sign up, it's fun to do demography! @cedemografia.bsky.social
Who is ready for #PAA2026?! 🤝 🎤 📈
The preliminary program is now online: buff.ly/hvP9w37
3 days of oral sessions, posters, exhibits, networking, population data, research and feedback. What are you looking forward to the most?
Get registered: buff.ly/GDo7YDm
New Post-Doc Opportunity:
Princeton OPR is hiring postdocs in population studies.
PhD in demography or related fields (sociology, economics, epi, etc.) welcome.
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/181246
Review begins 3/1/16. Please share!
Reminder that we are accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography (June 1-5, 2026).
This year's special topic: The Demography of Population Decline and Aging
Grant support will fund air travel and lodging for accepted trainees.
Make sure to apply by March 1st!
Early-career researchers, learn how NIA supports training and aging research. Hear from NIA leadership about funding opportunities, application strategies, and key resources, with time for discussion and breakouts.
https://bit.ly/4ael8wO
The countdown is on! There are just 20 days left to submit your research for the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting! The online portal for submissions is open for papers/extended abstracts, courses, precons, symposiums, and workshops. Deadline is Feb. 25 by 9:00 p.m. Eastern. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal
Register now for #PAA2026! All accepted presenters need to register by February 10 to secure spot on the program. myumi.ch/Nrqwj
Cover of John Graunt's _Natural and Political Observations ... upon the Bills of Mortality, 3rd Edition, 1665
One page from the Bills of Mortality listing the number of deaths by cause, for one week in London. In two columns, going from "Abortive", "Age" down to "Winde" and"Wormes". Plague was the greatest cause of death.
Charactacture portrait of John Graunt
#TodayinHistory #dataviz #Onthisday #OTD 📊📊
📅Feb 5, 1662 John Graunt --- "Natural and Political Observations.." was published in London; it is considered the founding text of both statistics and demography
Do you have to be a social scientist to know how funny this is?
We will continue to accept paper proposals for the Nashville #SSSA2026 Annual Meeting. Head to sssaonline.org/annual-meeti... to submit your proposal.
We're now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 1-5, 2026. Deadline to apply: March 1.
See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
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Even as population growth slowed nationwide, Texas added more new residents than any other state last year. The state’s population now stands at nearly 32 million.
The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor (depending on qualifications and experience) to begin July 1, 2026. This is a nine-month, fixed-term position with a 3–3 teaching load and a 3-year contract, with the possibility of renewal. The successful candidate will play a central role in the department’s undergraduate instructional mission, teaching a mix of lower- and upper-division undergraduate courses. We are particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to instructional needs in the Management and Society major and/or the Health and Society minor, as well as introductory sociology courses. Review of applications will begin February 16, 2026. More details and application instructions available here: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312247
The UNC Sociology department is hiring a Teaching Assistant or Associate Professor. The review of applications begins 2/26/26. To apply, visit unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312....
Harvard Pop Center logo and call for applications language
Call for Applications! The Harvard Pop Center is now recruiting for the 2026–2028 cohort of Harvard Bell Postdoctoral Fellows. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2026. Please share!
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The ASA Population Section is accepting nominations for several of its awards, all due 3/1/26:
*Otis Dudley Duncan Award (Book)
*Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award
*Student Paper Award
*Distinguished Career Award
For more info, visit www.asanet.org/communities-...
3 weeks left to submit your nomination for this year's annual awards. Recognize a colleague (or yourself) for their contributions to the profession. buff.ly/LtZRw3x
We are looking forward to seeing you at #PAA2026 in St. Louis, Missouri, next May for a full and rigorous scientific conference! Registration is now open! buff.ly/Ro4j9s0
Pass it on! Tenured, associate professor position in Black and Latinx Studies--reopened until Jan 5. Includes research budget, summer salary, great program, colleagues, students in NYC. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
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Hey sociology lovers! After losing our program to Hurricane Katrina and a 20-year hiatus, Tulane University is re-launching its PhD in sociology! If you'd like to learn more, please reach out at lwade3@tulane.edu. I'd be happy to chat to prospective students or faculty who might send some our way.
STILL OPEN!!
We know you are all doing extraordinary work #poweredbyIPUMS - and we want to reward it! The annual research awards competition is now open - submit a nomination today! 🏆 (Did we mention the cash prizes? 💸) www.ipums.org/impact/ipums...
Recognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has contributed to the profession with a PAA Annual Award. Nominations close on January 31, 2026. buff.ly/Uw6I653
Call for Abstracts: Workshop on Determinants of Adult Mortality, Morbidity, and Healthy Aging in LMICs. Sponsors: UC Berkeley Center on Economics and Demography of Aging & USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health
Deadline: Dec 15 2025
populationsciences.berkeley.edu/conferences/...
Help shape a dynamic and impactful program of sociology research at ASA 2026 Annual Meeting in NYC, August 7-11! The online portal is open for submissions until Feb. 25. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal
Be Part of ASA! 🤝
ASA can't do what it does without the hundreds of sociologists and Medical Sociologist like you who support its activities! 🌟 Get Involve to expand your professional networks. To learn about engagement opportunities, click below!
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