Leah Abrams

Postdoctoral Researchers in Demography and Population Projections The Population Research Institute (PRI) at Väestöliitto – Family Federation of Finland and the University of Helsinki invite applications for three positions as Postdoctoral research fellow to study…

3 #PostDoc researcher positions at @helsinki.fi in collaboration with IIASA @iiasa.ac.at and MPIDR @mpidr.bsky.social on population projections, migration dynamics, and human capital development

#demography #박사후연구

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

Gender & Women’s Studies at UW-Madison is currently hiring for a tenure-track position focused on gender/sexuality & AGING! We are an interdisciplinary department & welcome scholars across fields (humanities but also PSYCH, POP HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, etc.) Deadline: Nov 11! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

It’s an interesting graphic. What’s the ICD-10 code for terrorism?

Landmark study shows less than half of U.S. workers have a quality job

Less than half of U.S. workers hold a quality job with predictable schedules, safety & respect, a voice at work, and room for advancement. The Upjohn Institute partnered on a new survey revealing critical gaps in job quality and why they matter.

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#Jobs #Workforce #econsky #JobQuality

Fifteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows The program recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields. The 2025 cohort span the humanities, engineering, sciences and social sciences.

Friendly reminder that @princeton.edu's Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows priority deadline is 10/31.

Read about the incredible 2025 fellows cohort here.

Stagnating declines in cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States expanded the black-white life expectancy gap To assess how stagnation in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality declines since 2010 impacted racial disparities in life expectancy between Black an…

New report: Stagnating declines in cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States expanded the black-white life expectancy gap (especially for women)

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The @popassocamerica.bsky.social deadline is coming up on Sunday 📆

I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health.

I look forward to reading your work in this area!

The Graduate Group in Demography at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for its PhD program in Demography. We look forward to recruiting a strong and diverse cohort for Fall 2026!

➡️ Applications are due December 15, 2025 ⬅️

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This is some of the very best writing on grief I've ever read (and re-read and re-read)

Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow
Early Childhood Education Institute (ECEI), University of Oklahoma
#econ_ra
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Communications Coordinator position working with @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social and @micda-umisr.bsky.social at @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social

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Ooooh I wasn’t sad, I just needed the heatwave to end so I could open the windows

Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans Experts said a new study of wealth and mortality in middle-aged and older adults points to deep-rooted health risks in the U.S.

A recent study shows even the wealthiest Americans have higher mortality than the poorest Europeans. Researcher Atheendar Venkataramani weighs in, in an article for @nbcnews.com:

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New Technology, Older Workers: How Workplace Technology is Associated with Indicators of Job Retention - The Shift Project Read the Full Article Middle-aged and older adults who are employed in precarious, high-strain jobs may face challenges to continued […]

1/5 - The US workforce is aging, and older service sector workers already face tough conditions. Does new workplace tech help or hurt them? Our new paper explores the impact! @dschneider.bsky.social‬ ‪@kristenharknett.bsky.social‬ @leahrabrams.bsky.social‬ shift.hks.harvard.edu/new-technolo...

Several hundred NIH employees sign a letter of protest to the agency’s director Several hundred NIH employees signed on to a letter rebuking agency actions since the start of President Trump's second term

do you have any idea how furious you have to make career civil servants to get them to put their names to a letter

Boston is the first major Northeastern city to launch a pilot program offering free sunscreen dispensers in public parks.

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As the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S. As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.

As the U.S. slashes spending on science and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.

Trueeee. And thanks Delia :)

💡New productivity hack! 💡 Travel to Finland where no one from the U.S. emails you before about 4pm local time, at which point you still have ~6 hours until sunset.

All NIH and NSF grants for my entire team--and for all of Harvard, I guess?--have been terminated.

As provocative as that sounds, the practical effect is probably not much. Everything was already frozen. 🤷‍♂️

On the upside, it makes tracking terminated grants easier. No more guesswork at Harvard!

Great talk by Alessandro Feraldi showing how gender and educational gaps in Healthy Working Life Expectancy change depending on the operationalization of health and work — important for interpreting existing evidence and designing future research in this area

#REVES2025

Bonus 2:

We’re kicking of day 2 at #REVES2025 with a session on stagnation in life expectancy

@reves-network.bsky.social @octaviobramajo.bsky.social @astokespop.bsky.social

Tomorrow, when less jet-lagged, I’ll be presenting on what we can learn about US life expectancy stalls by examining birth cohort patterns in cause-specific mortality

I’m excited to be in Finland for the first time to be attending REVES for the first time!

REVES = Réseau Espérance de Vie en Santé = Network on Health Expectancy

@reves-network.bsky.social
#REVES2025

Today it starts! First REVES Conference in Finland (REVES=international network on healthy life expectancy and more).

We are expecting around 80 researchers from 17 countries to join the 3-day conference.

Welcome, enjoy the ride!

@reves-network.bsky.social
#REVES2025

Check out these two exciting opportunities to work with @kerenladin.bsky.social in the REACH lab (Research on Ethics, Aging, and Community Health) at Tufts

1. Senior Research Coordinator -
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2. Postdoctoral Fellow - details below

Sunsets this year will remain after 7:30PM until August.

Have a nice day.

With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us' Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.