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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 1d

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

Vacancies

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

www.inet.ox.ac.uk

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · 14d

Assistant Professor position at a great department!

Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 14d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · 29d

📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!

The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research.

Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur

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Pallavi Banerjee @pallavib.bsky.social · Sep 10

JOB ALERT FOR #SOCIOLOGIST: Come work with me. We have FOUR Assistant Professor positions in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary.

careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...

Assistant Professors - Sociology, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, ...

careers.ucalgary.ca

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CLIC @clic.bsky.social · Sep 5

That’s a wrap for #ECSR2025! After three days of inspiring presentations and stimulating exchanges with old and new friends in Cologne, the CLIC delegation happily packs up its tents.

Many thanks to the organisers and participants for making this such a rewarding conference - time well spent!

The picture shows members of the CLIC working group in a cheerful mood, wearing funny and colourful hats, glasses, and other accessoires.

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Iván Canzio @ivancanzio.bsky.social · Sep 5

Did military service in Europe affect men's occupational choices? @mhamjediers.bsky.social presenting at #ECSR2025, very focused and passionate about research, as usual.

We investigate selection into armed forces, licensed and male-dominated occupations across multiple countries.

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Sep 5

And it was a fantastic talk!

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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · Sep 5

👀 Call for Papers 👀

The BJS Conference is back! 23rd and 24th of April 2026 at LSE. Please submit an abstract by October 20th and share widely. It’s going to be 💥

www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...

British Journal of Sociology Conference

Find out more about the BJS conference 2026, which will provide an in-person platform for academics across the discipline to advance their research.

www.lse.ac.uk

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Sep 4

This happened 💥🎭🫶🏼 #ECSR2025
@danielcapistrano.com @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @evazschirnt.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @bramlancee.bsky.social @hcebolla.bsky.social @alvaroszv.bsky.social @heypaolo.bsky.social
@mfreino.bsky.social

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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our EUI postdoc @brueggemann-o.bsky.social presents his work on beliefs on the gender pay gap, #ecsr2025

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Sep 4

Reviewing, and doing it well, is one of the best services one can do to our profession. Massive thanks to the winners of the #ecsr2025 Best Reviewer Award: @saidhassan.bsky.social, @katyaoivanova.bsky.social, Nicole Schwitter

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Sep 3

And me! Also Thu at 15.30! (Session on Discrimination)

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Sep 3

The EquaStrength project team is ver well represented at the #ECSR2025 in Cologne. Stay tuned!
@jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @danielcapistrano.com @heypaolo.bsky.social @mfreino.bsky.social

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Sep 2

Assistant Professor vacancy at Utrecht University!

Rense Corten 🟥 @rensec.bsky.social · Sep 1

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/...

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.

www.uu.nl

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Dingeman Wiertz @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social · Sep 2

We have 2 posts available in our Quantitative Social Science centre at @sriucl.bsky.social.

It is a wonderful place to work, with great colleagues, exciting degrees, and good promotion prospects. The posts are open to anyone working in the broad space covered by our centre.

Deadline + link 👇

Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Sep 1

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.

Apply by: 10 Oct

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jul 3

Very interesting presentations at our SC RACED session at IMISCOE. @billiemartiniello.bsky.social from @eui-eu.bsky.social presents new joint work with @danielauer.bsky.social and Didier Ruedin on how to explain discrimination, based on survey+field experiments.

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jul 2

@simbori.bsky.social compares discrimination against Roma families in access to childcare in HU/CZ/ES, adding to the still limited experimental evidence on discrimination in (early education) settings. @evazschirnt.bsky.social finds the wages of veiled Turkish women tend to be seen as unfairly high

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jul 2

@equalstrength.bsky.social team presenting at IMISCOE in Paris. @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and @danielcapistrano.com show sizeable variation in the recognition of ethnic minority names, depending on both context and respondent demographics, confirming careful pre-testing is crucial in experiments.

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Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · Jul 1

Experimentology is out today!!! A group of us wrote a free online textbook for experimental methods, available at experimentology.io - the idea was to integrate open science into all aspects of the experimental workflow from planning to design, analysis, and writing.

Experimentology cover: title and curves for distributions.

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · Jun 30

Western Europe summer high temperatures have increased ~2.6 °C (4.7 °F) during just the last 50 years.

That's in a world with only 1.4 °C of global warming.

Time series of average daily high temperatures in Western Europe during June to August from 1850 to 2024.

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Clément de Chaisemartin @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social · Jun 25

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🚨 We have finalized our DID textbook!
You’ve run out of excuses for sketchy pre-trends and mysterious TWFE coefficients.

📘 Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments
By Chaisemartin & D’Haultfœuille.

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments

<div> The purpose of this book is to introduce applied researchers to </div> <div> modern Differences-in-Differences (DID) estimators, tailored to potentially

papers.ssrn.com

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jun 23

Hoe Nederland door politieke instabiliteit vijf jaar stilgestaan heeft:

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Vijf jaar regeren met de rem erop: door lange demissionaire perioden halen minder wetten de eindstreep

Politieke stilstand: De afgelopen vijf jaar was de regering bijna de helft van de tijd demissionair. Dat maakt effectief regeren steeds moeilijker, blijkt uit een analyse van duizenden wetsvoorstellen...

www.nrc.nl

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jun 23

Gearing up for the Annual Conference of IMISCOE, in Paris. Next week, our @equalstrength.bsky.social team will be presenting fresh results from multi-sited survey and field experiments on prejudice, intersectional stereotypes and discrimination conducted in 9 European countries. Stay tuned!

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jun 19

@sbvanoosten.bsky.social and @stefaniesprong.bsky.social doing a great job presenting results on discrimination in access to childcare in 9 European countries from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project at the Migration & Societal Change conference @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social.

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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · Jun 19

Great keynote by Merlin Schaeffer on Misperceived Discrimination at the Migration & Societal Change Conference @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. Merlin's work opens up new research questions within sociology, and is inspiring as always.

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