Zach Parolin

📢 In this Social Forces article, I introduce occupational elitism as a novel measure of social closure: the share of upper-class background workers within an occupation.

Its consequences for earnings stratification can be examined using a social closure theory lens.

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World Dani Rodrik of Harvard University will present his new book, "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global…

On Feb 17, our @inetoxford.bsky.social team will launch the INET Oxford Inequality Working Group, an online seminar series that invites discussion on inequality and public policy. Our first speaker: @drodrik.bsky.social presents his new book. Details & registration: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/share...

Billionaire Backlash is published today! (If you are in the US, this is a teaser -- out March 17 there). I had a fantastic conversation about the book with @hugorifkind.bsky.social from Times Radio yesterday. Link below (interview starts at about 50:30). Or join us for the launch in Oxford tonight.

My new article, now online @sfjournal.bsky.social, examines trends in Black-White inequality by gender in earnings losses among displaced workers. Lost earnings premia, disadvantageous re-sorting, and statistical discrimination play distinct roles in shaping inequality. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

Vacancies Jobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

I'm hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join us at the University of Oxford and our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality team. Ideal candidate has experience in the fields of inequality, social mobility, and/or public policy. We can sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

First day of my research visit at Oxford! Many thanks to @zparolin.bsky.social for the generous invitation.

I’ll be presenting on simulating human behavior with LLMs on Jan 28 at the @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Sociology Seminar.

If you’ll be around Oxford, feel free to reach out!

we have 5 positions open at @goetheuni.bsky.social in Frankfurt
- a 4,5 year postdoc in my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage
- 2 postdoc & 2 PhD positions, 4 years, in a research group on Reconfiguration & Internalization of Social Structure

www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

We're hiring: Associate Professorship in Sociology. Deadline: 5 January 2026

🚨 JOB ALERT! 🚨

We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!

We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍

Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

🚨 #Hiring! 3yr #postdoc w/survey methodology experience to join the ERC-project SINGLE for its next stage of designing & launching a comparative multidisciplinary singlehood #survey in EU. Research area is open!

Application deadline: 12-Jan-2026 (12PM CET). Barcelona-based.
👉🏻 shorturl.at/CmY0F

Kershaw Award Lecture on Intergenerational Persistence of Poverty at 3:30pm on Thursday

If you’ll be at APPAM, consider joining for the Kershaw Award Lecture on Thurs at 3:30pm. I’ll discuss new research on the intergenerational persistence of poverty: How does it compare to other measures of mobility? How it has evolved in the US? Which policies are effective in reducing it? & more.

Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology

LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark!

We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.

Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!

Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!

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📣 Vacancy alert:

We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity.

Apply by 20 November ⬇️
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Senior Researcher (Postdoctoral Researcher, Child Protection) - National Institute for Health and Welfare Open job: Senior Researcher (Postdoctoral Researcher, Child Protection), National Institute for Health and Welfare - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi

🚨 Another interesting post doc opportunity at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), register-based analysis of child protection services, deadline for application 21 Oct.: valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/seni... #postdoc

3/3 -- For the part-time RA positions: Great opportunity for PhD/DPhils or advanced masters students studying in the UK and/or from the UK to join our growing research team. See call for more specifics.

2/ Due to conditions of the particular grant used to hire here, candidates should already have eligibility to work in the UK (we'll hire without this condition in the future). Desired start date: Jan 2026 or as soon as possible afterward. Great post-doc opp for those currently in need of funding.

Vacancies Jobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

Join us at INET Oxford (@inetoxford.bsky.social)! I'm hiring one post-doctoral researcher and three research assistants in the field of inequality, social policy, and social mobility to join our research team. Deadline: October 24. Read more and apply: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

Thanks, Melinda! With my hometown KC Royals out of the race, I'm fully on the Blue Jays bandwagon this postseason. It's a great year for a non-US team to win the World Series. ;)

Thanks, Dani!

Thanks a lot, Jordan.

Thanks, Ben!

Thanks so much, Dave. I vividly recall the turning my point in my academic journey: year 2 of the PhD, sitting in Riverside, CA, at a Starbucks learning how to write a paper from David Brady. It's been an easier ride ever since. Thanks for your support. 🙏

I'm truly honored to receive this year's Kershaw Award. I came into the policy research world almost by accident after a failed stint in the Australian Baseball League. To have my work recognized like this is a testament to the wonderful mentors and colleagues I've learned from these past 10 years.

New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...

IRP Book Talk: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America’s Future Research | Training | Policy | Practice

📖 📻 New IRP Book Talk is now available in your podcast feed: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America’s Future. She shares research on child benefits around the world and makes a case for implementing a similar program in the US. Listen now: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/irp...

Unionized careers boost up wealth. Very interesting article by Purdue's Alec Rhodes:

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Terrific news! Congrats, Nora!

Probably another month of Under Review, then 2-3 weeks of Awaiting Decision, then an R&R with a thoughtful set of comments and guidance from editors. Worth the wait in our case, but never fun to sit on that Awaiting Decision for so long! Hope it works out in your favor.

🚨 Job! 🚨

Brown Sociology & the Watson School of International & Public Affairs are hiring a TT assistant professor whose research focuses on social policy (broadly conceived).

Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/172655

Happy to chat about life at Brown, etc!

Universitair docent sociologie Wil jij studenten inspireren en vernieuwend onderwijs geven? Versterk ons team als universitair docent met expertise in migratie en/of sociale stratificatie.

WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...

Job alert! Join us at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a postdoctoral fellow to work on your own research for three years. #sociology