PAA Affairs

PAA FINANCIALLY HEALTHY

By Elizabeth Hervey Stephen

The Board of Directors met on March 24, 1999. Anne Pebley presented the President's gavel to Andy Cherlin, who then presided over the meeting.

Appointments

The following committee appointments have been made: Deborah DeGraff will serve as chair of the Dorothy S. Thomas Award Committee; Susan Gonzalez Baker and Wendy Manning will serve as committee members; Robert Mare will serve as chair of the Mindel C. Sheps Award Committee, and John Hobcraft will serve as a member; Frances Goldscheider will serve on the Clifford C. Clogg Award Committee.

Linda Piccinino and Gladys Martinez were approved as the new editors of PAA AFFAIRS.

John Haaga was approved as the Secretary-Treasurer. His term will be July 1, 1999-June 30, 2002.

John Weeks was reappointed as the PAA historian for another five-year term.

Annual Meeting

President-elect Suzanne Bianchi and Vice President-elect Sara McLanahan have appointed a Program Committee for the 2000 Annual Meeting. Dawn Upchurch has agreed to serve as the Local Arrangements Committee Chair.

Given the increased submissions for posters, it was decided that a committee will be set up to develop criteria for judging posters.

Suzanne Bianchi will be working with the PAA office to determine which functions of the annual meeting planning could be performed in the main office and which ones will continue to be handled by the PAA President. It was noted that there is an increased demand for electronic services for the annual meeting and there must be a way to meet those needs.

Publications

John Casterline, Chair of the PAA Publications Committee, discussed a proposal by the IUSSP for discounted Demography subscriptions for IUSSP members. This motion was passed. Chris Bachrach, Chair of the Finance Committee, and Stephanie Dudley, Executive Director, will monitor this over the next year to see how many subscriptions are added or memberships in PAA dropped.

Myron Gutmann presented the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Electronic Publications. The committee will have a full report in October, but they have made these recommendations:

1. Enhance the web presence of PAA and have it centrally managed by the Association staff.

2. Move to increased electronic communication with members, including electronic dissemination of PAA Affairs;

3. Recognize that these recommendations are substantial and will take time and cost money.

Finances

Christine Bachrach, Chair of the Finance Committee, reported on the finances of the Association. As can be seen in the Audit Report later in this issue, PAA is financially healthy. This was due in part to increased membership, better than expected returns on our investments, and to a successful 1998 annual meeting. Dan Seiver has played a valuable role in advising PAA on its investments.

Elizabeth Hervey Stephen, Secretary-Treasurer, presented the Strategic Financial Plan, which includes projections to the year 2002. There may be some challenges ahead if the production costs of Demography increase, library subscriptions of Demography decrease, greater demand from members for electronic services, an increase in rent, and possibly an additional staff person in the PAA office.

Public Affairs

Beth Soldo, Chair of the Public Affairs Committee, and Anne Harrison-Clark distributed a written report of the committee's activities over the past six months. The priorities of the committee remain the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the international population research programs of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

There was extensive discussion of Proposed Revisions to OMB Circular A-110 (see article later in this issue). A motion was passed that authorized Andy Cherlin to write a letter regarding the serious threat to the confidentiality of research respondents if the proposed revisions go into effect.
 
 

PAA Audit Report Population Association of America Statement of Financial Position
December 31,	1998	1997
Assets CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalent* Account receivable Trade Prepaid expenses TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	$90,626 2,511 $30,777 $123,914	$120,457 3,492 $17,210 $141,159
INVESTMENTS  Marketable securities*	$675,410	$626,075
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost* Furniture and fixtures Office equipment Accumulated depreciation	$3,165 35,438 $38,603 (32,555)	$3,165  33,923  $37,088  (28,990)
TOTAL PROPERTY, net	$6,048	$8,098
OTHER ASSETS Security deposits	$1,495	$1,495
TOTAL ASSETS	$806,867	$776,827
Liabilities CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable Deferred dues and subscription income TOTAL LIABILITIES	$10,882 159,718 $170,600	$7,500 151,747 $159,247
NET ASSETS UNRESTRICTED Unrestricted Board designated* TOTAL UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED* TOTAL NET ASSETS	$391,202 60,700 $451,902 184,365 $636,267	$323,586 77,537 $401,123 216,457 $617,580
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS	806,867	776,827
KOSITZKA, WICKS AND COMPANY

*Additional details available from PAA Administrative Office.

PAA Public Affairs

by Anne Harrison-Clark

The Public Affairs Office continues to focus on the four major areas of concern as determined by the PAA Board: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Census Bureau and international population research programs of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

As we write this report, the current appropriations process for FY 2000 is underway. The President has sent his budget to Congress, appropriations hearings for agencies are currently underway and the House and Senate agreed on the Budget Resolution April 15.

Last year, NIH received its largest ever budget increase of more that 15%, almost $2 billion, bringing total funding to $15.6 billion. The President's budget calls for a 2.1% increase for FY 2000. This is substantially less than was hoped for, but it is expected that Congress will find this increase unacceptable and proceed with its goal of doubling its budget by 2003.

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is currently funded at $596.5 million, with approximately $33.3 million of that budget dedicated to demographic research. This budget includes training, career development, and demographic, economic and epidemiological research.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is now funded at $750.9 million; this 11.5% addition was a substantial increase over FY '98 funding levels. Approximately $44.1 million was allocated for research funded through the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences in FY '98.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has been targeted for expansion and in FY '99 received an unprecedented 7% increase in its budget, bringing current funding to $3.67 billion for FY '99. The President's budget proposes a 5.8% ($217 million) increase for FY 2000. If this increase were enacted it would mark the largest ever dollar increase in NSF's history, bringing the agency's total budget to $3.95 billion.

The U.S. Census Bureau continues to be embroiled in the dispute over whether statistical sampling can be used to conduct the census in the year 2000. The Commerce-Justice-State appropriation for FY '99 was a part of the large Omnibus Appropriation. The Omnibus appropriation contains provisions, which permit funding for agencies under the jurisdiction of the Commerce-Justice-State appropriation only through June 15, 1999, unless agreement is reached on census methods. Rather than face a politically damaging government shutdown, congressional Republicans are now looking to the courts to settle the matter.

The Supreme Court ruled January 25 that, under current statutes, statistical sampling may not be used for congressional reapportionment but did not prohibit the use of sampling for other purposes. The high court's decision gives wide latitude to the Bureau and has been subject to many differing interpretations. Rather than settling the matter of how to conduct the 2000 Census, it appears that the Supreme Court's decision has exacerbated these political battles.

In response to the Supreme Court's decision, the newly appointed director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Dr. Kenneth Prewitt, has said that the U.S. Census Bureau will conduct two counts and produce two sets of numbers. An actual enumeration will be used for purposes of apportionment of congressional seats and statistically adjusted estimates for most other purposes, including the allocation of federal funds.

The Omnibus bill provided the U.S. Census Bureau with $1.03 billion for preparations for the 2000 Census in FY' 99. The appropriation level for FY 2000 is still very uncertain and the point of much contentious debate.

Support and funding for USAID and international population assistance programs and research continue to be inextricably linked to the issue of abortion and the global gag rule. The president has refused to sign legislation with the anti-abortion provisions. In an effort to sway the president some House Republicans have threatened to attach abortion provisions to several other White House initiatives, in addition to UN funding.

USAID is currently funded at $6.3 billion, with development assistance at $1.23 billion. The president's budget request places funding at similar levels to last year's, with $20 million less for development assistance. In the FY '99 Omnibus appropriation all funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) was cut because of the agency's involvement with China and that country's coercive efforts to limit the number of children per family to one. Rep Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Rep Constance Morella (R-MD) have introduced legislation to restore funding to UNFPA; their bill would provide $25 million for FY 2000 and $35 million for 2001.

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO OMB CIRCULAR A-110

The Public Affairs Office has also taken the lead in promoting awareness of and encouraging comments on the proposed changes to OMB Circular A-110. In the 1999 Omnibus Appropriations bill, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was directed to revise OMB Circular A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations," to extend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This extends FOIA's reach to include federal grantees, requiring "all data produced under an awardbe made available to the public." In the past, data and records held by federal grantees had not been available to a FOIA requestor. Records and data are defined as any documents or materials under control of the agency, including Email. OMB issued its proposed revision of Circular A-110 and called for public comments. Scientific and academic organizations, along with thousands of individual researchers, have expressed their concerns and urged OMB to conduct both a full study and public discussion before a final decision is made. OMB received over 10,000 responses on both sides of the debate. Given the enormous response, there is some indication that OMB may delay issuing a final revision pending further input and discussion. With the unanimous support of the Board of Directors, PAA President Andrew Cherlin wrote a response on behalf of the Association that noted serious problems and asked that no new rules be imposed until Congressional hearings on the issue can be held.

While the deadline for submissions to OMB has passed, the issue is far from over. Representative George Brown (D-CA) has introduced a bill, H.R. 88, to repeal the Shelby Amendment. To date there are over 30 congressional co-sponsors and the bill is under consideration by the House Committee on Government Reform and has been referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology.

It is vital that the voices of researchers continue to be heard and their concerns be known. Everyone is encouraged to contact their Representatives and Senators and the members of the House Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology regarding the deleterious effects of the Shelby Amendment and the need to correct these effects through a vehicle such as H.R. 88. More information on the proposed revision to Circular A-110 and changes to FOIA regulation can be found at

www.aaup.org/omb.htm;

www.nih.gov/grants/policy/a110implications.htm; and

www.asanet.org.
 

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1999 PAA Nominees Announced

The PAA Nominating Committee - Karen Oppenheim Mason (Chair), Nancy A. Denton and Thomas J. Espenshade - proposes the following slate of candidates for the 1999 election. Additional candidates may be nominated according to the procedures outlined in Article IV of the PAA Bylaws, which are published in the PAA Membership Directory. Petitions signed by at least ten (10) PAA members should be submitted to:

Elizabeth Hervey Stephen, Secretary-Treasurer

Population Association of America

721 Ellsworth Drive, Suite 303

Silver Spring, MD 20910

To ensure timely mailing of the final ballot by June 15, please submit the required biographical data for the candidate along with the signed petition. A biographical data form may be obtained from the PAA Administrative Office, info@popassoc.org.

The Nominees:

President-Elect (1)
James P. Smith, RAND; Arland Thornton, University of Michigan

Vice President-Elect (1)
Daniel T. Lichter, Pennsylvania State University ; Susan C. Watkins, University of Pennsylvania

Board of Directors (4)
Monica Boyd, Florida State University; Monica Das Gupta, World Bank; Douglas C. Ewbank, University of Pennsylvania; David I. Kertzer, Brown University; Jay Olshansky, University of Chicago; Freya Lund Sonenstein, Urban Institute; Kenneth W. Wachter, University of California, Berkeley; Franklin D. Wilson, University of Wisconsin.

Publications Committee (1)
Herbert L. Smith, University of Pennsylvania; Marta Tienda, Princeton University.

Nominations Committee (3)
Alaka Basu, Cornell University; Frank D. Bean, University of Texas; Peter J. Donaldson, Population Reference Bureau; Kenneth H. Hill, Johns Hopkins University; James F. McCarthy, Columbia University ; Steven W. Sinding, Rockefeller Foundation.
 

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Fulbright Award

Dr. Merril Silverstein at the University of Southern California has been awarded a Fulbright grant to lecture and conduct research in Sweden on family and government support to the elderly., the U.S. Information Agency and J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently.

Dr. Silverstein is one of approximately 2000 U.S. grantees who will travel abroad for the 1999/2000 academic year through the Fulbright Program. Established in 1946 under Congressional legislation introduced by late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program is designed "to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries."

The Fulbright Program, American's flagship educational exchange program, is sponsored by the U.S. Information Agency, an independent foreign affairs agency within the executive branch of the U.S. government. USIA promotes mutual understanding among nations and people though a number of educational exchange activities. It explains and supports U.S. foreign policy through a wide range of informational programs.

During its 52 years, the Fulbright Program has exchanged nearly a quarter of a million people-more than 70,000 Americans who have studied or done research abroad and more than 130,000 people from other countries who have engaged in similar activities in the United States. Thousands of high school teachers from around the U.S. also have been exchanged with foreign teachers through the Fulbright Program.

A recent independent study of the Fulbright Program undertaken by the National Humanities Center in North Carolina found that "(the) Fulbright (Program) remains a vital force, all the more critical to American interests as the people of the world struggle with rapid change and the dynamics of global economy."
 
 

The 34th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology (IIS) will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 11-15, 1999, around the theme, "Multiple Modernities in an Era of Globalization." Research Committee 41 (Sociology of Population) of the International Sociological Association, will organize one or more sessions within the framework of the Congress, as well as a pre-conference symposium on registration day, July 11. For more information, contact Jonathan (Jon) Anson, Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84 105 Beer Sheva, Israel. Phone: 972.7.6472328/30; Fax: 972.7.6472933; Email: anson@bgumail.bgu.ac.il; Dudley Poston, Department of Sociology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843. Phone: 409-862.3947; Fax: 409.862.4057; Email: dudley@tamvm1.tamu.edu. Further information is available at http://spirit.tau.ac.il/soc/IIS99/

The Third African Population Conference will take place in South Africa, December 6-10, 1999, around the theme, "African Population in the 21st Century." This conference will be organized by the Union for African Population Studies in collaboration with several international population organizations and the National Population Unit, Department of Welfare South Africa. The first information bulletin with details of session outlines and names and addresses of organizers, and full color posters for the conference has been circulated to population and development institutions and individuals worldwide. If you require additional copies of the conference information bulletin, please contact Africa Strategic Research Johannesburg; Email: asr@iafrica.com, Attn: Ms. Rose Nkowane. For further information contact Martin Bangha, International Organizing Committee Secretariat, Union for African Population Studies, B.P. 21007, Dakar Ponty, Dakar, Senegal. Phone: 221.825.59.51; Fax: 221.825.59.55; Email: uepa@cyg.sn

1999 FCSM Research Conference will be held on November 15-17, 1999, at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, VA. Talks and demonstrations will be presented on the use of administrative data, small area estimation, meta data and data warehousing, statistical data analysis, improvements and alternatives to census-taking, cognitive research methods, estimation and editing, impact of the American Community Survey, matching and record linkage, confidentiality, response issues, new technologies, seasonal adjustment, data collection, statistical software, and display, dissemination and integration of statistical information. The conference offers a forum for experts from around the world to discuss and exchange current research and methods on areas relevant to Federal government statistical programs. Sessions feature papers and demonstrations by government, private sector, and academic researchers from eight countries. All paper sessions will include an open discussion and some sessions will include a formal discussion. Papers will be made available at the conference and posted to the FCSM web site following the conference. Conference registration and $150 fee is due by September 15, 1999. The 1999 FCSM Research Conference is being sponsored by various Federal government statistical agencies and hosted by the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics. Additional information may be obtained from: Ruth Detlefsen, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 2641-3, Washington, DC 20233. Phone: 301.457.2665; Fax: 301.457.1343; Email: fcsm@ccmail.census.gov. Periodic updates concerning the conference may be found on web site http://www.bts.gov/fcsm.
 

Southern Demographic Association Conference

June 30 is the deadline for the submission of proposals for sessions and papers for the 1999 annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association. The meeting will be held October 28 through 30 at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Applied and basic topics in demography are desirable, as are related topics in economics, sociology, geography, political science, and psychology. Works-in-progress are welcome. Individuals are encouraged to organize sessions, roundtables, software demonstrations, panel discussions, and workshops. Students are urged to submit papers.

Special honors for the best student paper and the best applied demography paper will be presented at the meeting. To be considered for the Student Paper Award or the Walt Terrie Award (the applied demography award), applicants must indicate which award they are interested in, submit their abstract by the June 30 deadline, and submit their completed paper by August 13, 1999. Winners will receive a certificate and a cash award. Please send all proposals to: Judith Waldrop, SDA Program Chair, 3966 Bayside Drive, Edgewater, MD 21037. Phone: 301.457.2147, 410.798.6883; Email: Judith.W.Waldrop@ccmail.census.gov

The Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch is undertaking a review of its Population Research Centers Program. The goal of this review is to assess how the Centers Program is meeting the needs of population research today, and whether, in light of the changing technologies, scientific needs and opportunities, and institutional contexts of the discipline, there are different ways of structuring and competing the program to better serve the future of the science. The review is not intended to assess the merit or productivity of specific centers, but rather the way in which NICHD has shaped the program over the last few decades through program guidelines and administrative actions.

Further information about the review is posted on the DBSB website, http://silk.nih.gov/silk/dbsb/. DBSB welcomes comments relating to our Centers Program and the current and future needs for infrastructure support in population research. Please Email comments to Christine Bachrach; cbachrach@nih.gov by July 31, 1999.

Sociometrics Corporation is a social science research and development firm specializing in the use of computers, especially microcomputers, to facilitate research activities by social scientists. The Contextual Data Archive, released in February, is among the more recent efforts undertaken by the firm.

The archive is a compilation of data sets containing contextual level variables at various levels of geography, such as census tracts, school districts, counties and states. The goal of the Contextual Data Archive is to assemble the best contextual data from a variety of sources, to organize the data into a series of data files each at a different level of geography, and to distribute the data to researchers and others who can make use of contextual data for research, program, or policy purposes.

Currently, the archive includes 14 different geographic levels. These include the state, CMSAs and PMSA/SMSAs, economic subregions, state economic areas, labor market areas, counties, cities, places, school districts, minor civil divisions/CCDs, ZIP codes, census tracts/BNAs and enumeration districts. All geographical levels are currently available except the state, county and metropolitan levels (CMSAs and PMSAs), which will be released later, most probably by September 1999. Most data sets include data for the seventies, eighties and nineties. All efforts have been made to secure the most recent data available for each geographic level. The data sets cover

(1) Demographic and Health Variables (2) Economic Variables (3) Sociological Variables, and (4) Policy Variables.

Also included is a literature data base that will provide a comprehensive bibliography (and abstracts) of all the literature in sociology, economics, population, health and psychology that pertains to contextual level analysis (from 1988 onward). The data base currently has 236 citations. All machine readable products are available online at www.socio.com where users can browse an electronic catalog of Contextual Data Archive products and download (for a fee) machine readable products through the Internet.

To facilitate the identification and retrieval of variables relevant to particular analysis, the CD-ROM versions of the archive are equipped with a powerful search and retrieval software.

Data sets are available on CD-ROM as well as on Sociometrics' on-line server. Users can order one or more data sets on CD-ROM for $225 each, or all 10 data sets currently available for $950. Users can also download data sets from Sociometric's website at www.socio.com. Each data set can be downloaded for $100; however, the search and retrieval software will not be available on-line.

Machine-readable files and paper documentation can be ordered from the Contextual Data Archive, Sociometrics Corporation, 170 State Street, Suite 260, Los Altos, CA 94022-2812. Users requesting an order form or more information on the data sets may contact Sociometrics by Phone: 650. 949.3282; Fax: 650.949.3299; Email at socio@socio.com, or visit http://www.socio.com.

The University of Amsterdam Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society is an annual International Sexuality Study Program in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Institute, organized by the University of Amsterdam, was begun in 1995, and has enjoyed three years of unparalleled success. The Institute is an academic summer program open to students from around the world.

We are encouraging advanced students, primarily PhD and MA students in the socio-cultural sciences with a serious interest in sexuality study, to apply for participation in the Fourth Annual Institute, July 12 - August 6, 1999.

We try to limit the size of the seminars to small discussion groups of 15 or less, to enable close and detailed discussion with our visiting professor and with fellow students. We expect the 1999 class to be in the range of approximately 35 students, which is a small but dynamic size for intellectual and social activities.

The classes of the Institute are taught, in the intensive manner of small seminars, with group discussions, lecturers and guest lecturers, by prominent people in the field. We will offer significant lectures by sociologist John Gagnon, historian Jeffrey weeks, and anthropologists Carole Vance, Michael Tan, and others. This year's intensive research seminar will be co-taught by Gilbert Herdt and Mieke Aerts (a Dutch woman historian who specializes in gender) and will survey a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to sexuality study in the socio-cultural sciences. Seminar discussion will focus on the integration of cultural and historical theory in understanding human sexuality through 'sexual storie', 'sexual culture', and 'historical representations'.

Please have students apply directly to the Universiteit van Amsterdam, at the address below, or visit:

http://www.pscw.uva.nl/InternationalSchool/SummerInstitute

Mariette Blokhuis, Program manager, University of Amsterdam, Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture & Society, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Herengracht 514, 1017 CC Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Phone: 31.20.525.3776; Fax: 31.20.525.3778;

Email: summerinstitute@ishss.uva.nl
 

The Southern Demographic Association has created an employment opportunities section on its web site. If you have any positions that you wish to list, please Email the description(s) to Carl Schmertmann at Schmertmann@fsu.edu. The site includes jobs that are directly and indirectly related to demography. Those persons who are looking for positions should check the SDA web site. The URL is www.fsu.edu/~sda. Individuals who would like to list their C.V. or resumes can send them to Carl in an html format.

The Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut is offering a faculty position available starting October 1, 1999, or as late as January 1, 2000. The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) offers undergraduate degrees in Health Sciences with concentrations in Environmental Health and Medical Laboratory Technology. FHS offers a Masters of Public Health Degree with concentrations in Health Services Administration, Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Health Behavior and Education. FHS also offers masters of Science Degrees in Population Studies and Environmental Sciences (interfaculty). FHS contributes courses in Public Health disciplines to students in MD program of the Faculty of Medicine. FHS faculty are linked through research, training and service projects to communities, Government Ministries, International, NGO and private organizations in Lebanon and the Middle East Region which provide a community-oriented context to its programs.

The following position is available in the ranks of assistant, associate or full professor depending on qualifications. Visiting positions at all levels may be considered and sabbatical visitors are welcome. Dept of Population Studies: Seeking candidate with Ph.D. degree in population related Social Science discipline, with teaching and research experience in the are of Population and Health. All interested candidates should submit a complete resume, statement of teaching and research interests, and names and addresses with Fax number of 3 references to:

Huda Zurayk, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, 850 Third Ave, 18^th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Beirut Fax: 961.1.74470. Deadline for receipt of Application for positions starting October 1 is end of June 1999. Deadline for receipt of Application for positions starting January 1 is end of September 1999.

The Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, has immediate openings in its domestic and international programs for qualified individuals in the areas of demography, sociology, geography, related social sciences, and computer systems. These openings are two year appointments which offer qualified applicants an opportunity to work on one or more of the following topics: Social and Demographic Characteristics, Population Estimates and Projections, Special Population Statistics, Census Programs, and the International Program Center. We seek individuals at all levels (BA, MA, PhD) who are self-starters and highly motivated with excellent analytic, quantitative, computer, and communication skills. Qualified applicants must be US citizens with at least 15 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, 6 of which must be in statistics. For application instructions, see: http://www.census.gov/hrd/www/vacancy/stat2.htm or contact the U.S. Census Bureau's Recruitment Office at 800.638.6719. For specific questions about opportunities in the Population Division, please contact the Recruitment Committee, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-8800. Fax: 301.457.2481; Email: pop@census.gov

The Department of International Health of the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University and the Department of Sociology of Emory College announce an immediate opening for a renewable, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Population Sciences. App1icants should hold a doctoral degree in demography, sociology, economics or a related field. A record of excellence in scholarship, successful teaching experience at the graduate level and strong quantitative and writing skills are required. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in demography/population sciences and to establish a strong program of externally funded research in population from an international perspective. Salary is competitive and negotiable. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Send letter of application with C.V. and three letters of reference to: Reynaldo Martorell, PhD, Robert W. Woodruff, Professor of International Nutrition and Chair, Department of International Health, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE Room 754, Atlanta, GA 30322. Phone: 404.727.9888; Fax: 404.727.1278; Email: rmart77@sph.emory.edu

The George Warren School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for four faculty positions. Expertise is sought in gerontology, health, women's health, mental health, community development, family practice or human diversity. All candidates should have an earned doctorate, competence to teach both at the MSW and PhD levels, a commitment to research and scholarly publications and skill in preparing research proposals for external funding. Expertise in intervention research is desirable. Positions will be filled when suitable candidates are selected. Early application is advised. Candidates should submit a C.V., names and addresses of three professional references, and samples of written/published material to: Shanti Kl Khinduka, Dean, George Warren School of Social Work, Washington University, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis MO 63130-4899.

Sociometrics Corporation seeks a full-time Research and Training Associate to create and field test educational materials relating to the development and evaluation of teen pregnancy and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Field testing will involve scheduling and running training courses, and working closely with members of the target market of teachers, directors and staff of community-based agencies, clinic-based practitioners, and program evaluators. This position requires a PhD in a social or health science or in social or health policy and at least three or more years of related work experience practicing and teaching/training program development and evaluation; outstanding interpersonal communication and organizational skills; ability to write for scientific, practitioner, and lay audiences; pleasant personality; comfort in dealing with people both in person and by telephone. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the areas of teen pregnancy and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention and to candidates with experience writing educational materials. Compensation and start date are negotiable; will depend on background and relevant work experience. To apply, send resume with cover letter and writing sample to Dr. J. J. Card, President, Sociometrics Corporation, 170 State Street, Suite 260, Los Altos, CA 94022. Email: jjcard@socio.com

The University of California, Irvine, offers one research position. Join an enthusiastic research team of Harvard/Stanford/MIT-trained colleagues building a comprehensive modeling framework to inform health policy decisions. We seek researchers to contribute to our existing efforts and help shape our future research directions. Currently, we have two grant-funded projects: Project 1 - We are creating a system dynamics computer simulation model to help understand the long-term economic and public health consequences of possible changes in tobacco policy. Project 2 - Building on the success of the Harvard Lifesaving Priorities Project, we are amassing secondary data on the cost-effectiveness of hundreds of cancer prevention and control interventions ranging from environmental regulation to mammograms to chemotherapy. Both the tobacco policy model as well as the cost-effectiveness database will ultimately be made available on the Internet for direct use by policy makers. We are now hiring for the following position:
 

Mathematical Modeling Specialist (Position 1)

Doctorate or Masters degree in quantitative field. Experience working with aggregate health/medical data and developing statistical/mathematical functions, e.g. for use in computer simulation models. Experience modeling disease risk, competing risk phenomena, survival curves, and/or population change. Understanding of meta-analysis helpful. Position is for at least two years and may be renewable. Rank and salary are flexible and will be commensurate with experience. Appointment at the level of post-doctoral scholar, research specialist, or junior/senior research faculty (non-tenure track) are all possible.

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is seeking a staff fellow to work on a project to develop, implement and evaluate summary measures of health and mortality. Within the Office of Analysis, Epidemiology and Health Promotion of NCHS, this project is focused on two activities: Healthy People 2010 and Health and Aging. Healthy People is a set of consensus national health promotion and disease prevention objectives used to foster action in the public and private sectors to improve the health of the American people. Summary measures of health must be developed to monitor goals. The Health and Aging project is creating a large renewable data base, developing measures of health and mortality using cross sectional and longitudinal approaches, and tracking the trend in selected summary indicators. Responsibilities include obtaining, managing, analyzing and summarizing data from large data systems. Candidates should be skilled in using SAS and Windows applications including spreadsheets and database management systems. The fellow will work collaboratively with staff within the two projects at NCHS and with outside advisors and will prepare written and oral reports of activities and results of analyses and evaluations. The initial appointment is for one year, with the potential renewal. Qualifications include a doctoral or master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (public health, epidemiology, demography, statistics, health economics), with some exposure to survey sampling issues, life tables, composite measures of health, and trend analysis. Applicants should have proven analytic and computing skills with research experience in an academic or applied setting. Previous experience developing and monitoring measures of quality of life, adjusted life years, disability-free life years or experience with multi-state life tables would be extremely beneficial. Direct inquiries or send a C.V. with a cover letter containing availability for employment, required minimum salary and any other relevant information to: Dr. Diane K. Wagener, Director, Division of Health Promotion Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 770, 6525 Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, MD 20782; Phone: 301.436.3548; Fax: 301.436.8459.

The Kansas Health Institute (KHI) has immediate openings for a researcher and a senior researcher. Senior researcher candidates must have at least five years of experience in one of the following areas: policy analysis, program evaluation, primary and secondary data analysis, or survey research. Researcher candidates must have completed graduate-level training and developed competence in one of the above areas. Responsibilities include initiating and leading research projects, writing scholarly articles and reports, and developing collaborative relationships with faculty and staff from the state universities, private associations, and state agencies. Candidates must have a doctoral degree, strong written and verbal communication skills, effective organizational and interpersonal skills, and a combination of quantitative and qualitative research skills. The successful candidates will receive generous health insurance, retirement and other fringe benefits, assistance with moving and resources for professional development. Salary will be commensurate with rank and experience. KHI is an independent, non-profit health policy and research organization based in Topeka, Kansas, established in 1995 with a multi-year grant from the Kansas Health Foundation. The mission of KHI is to conduct research and policy analysis on issues that affect the health of Kansans and to communicate that information so that informed decisions can be made which optimize our health. Please submit a letter of application with C.V. and other supporting materials to Anna V. Wilkinson, Ph.D., Kansas Health Institute, 100 SE 9th Street, 3rd Floor, Topeka, KS 66612-1212; phone 785-233-5443; fax 785-233-1168. Applications will be taken until the positions are filled. Please visit our website at http://www.khi.org. KHI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences seeks candidates for the position of Director, Division of Science Resources Studies (SRS). SRS manages statistical surveys and other information collections to provide policy-makers, researchers, and other decision-makers with data and analyses for making informed decisions about the Nation's science, engineering, and technology enterprise.

Appointment to this Senior Executive Service position may be on a career or 2- to 3-year limited term basis, with an ES-1 ($110,351) to ES-4 ($125,900) salary range. Alternatively, the incumbent may be assigned under Intergovernmental Personnel Act provisions. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or professional experience in the sciences or engineering, demonstrated knowledge of social science statistical methods and demonstrated leadership ability.

The announcements (EP 99-10), with position requirements and application procedures, may be obtained on the NSF Homepage (www.nsf.gov/home/chart/work.htm#hrm), or by calling the Executive Personnel and Development Branch on (703) 306-0755 (hearing impaired individuals may call TDD (703) 306-0189). Applications must be received by 7/9/1999. NSF is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a highly qualified staff reflecting the diversity of our nation.

Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate or Research Associate position in the biodemography of aging, starting as soon as convenient or on September 1, 1999. The initial appointment is one year. Renewal depends on productivity and renewed funding. The selected applicant will join an NIA-funded project on "Quantitative Analysis of Aging Rate Patterns." Qualifications include: a doctoral degree in demography, biology, statistics, epidemiology, or related fields; strong quantitative background; and advanced skills in computer programming. Materials required for application (please send all on paper): vita; 1 or at most 3 publications or preprints; names of 3 references (with postal and email addresses, telephone and fax numbers) who have agreed to write on your behalf (but do not request letters of reference); and two-page statement about your background and research interests. Send to: Dr. Shiro Horiuchi, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Campus Box 20, New York, NY 10021-6399 (fax: 212-327-7974, e-mail: horiush@rockvax.rockefeller.edu). An Equal Opportunity Employer.
 
 

1999 President of PAA: Andrew J. Cherlin

2000 President of PAA: Suzanne Bianchi

Future PAA Meetings

2000 March 23-25 Los Angeles, CA; Westin-Bonaventure

2001 March 29-31 Washington, DC; Grand Hyatt

2002 May 9-11 Atlanta, GA; Hilton

2003 May 1-3 Minneapolis, MN; Hilton Minneapolis

As stated in the Bylaws of the PAA Constitution, "Meetings of the Association shall be held only at places where there is written assurance that no member will be denied full access to facilities of the meeting place."

PAA Addresses

Administrative Office (http://www.popassoc.org)

Stephanie Dudley, Executive Director, Natalie Ortiz, Membership Services Coordinator; 721 Ellsworth Drive, Suite 303, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: 301.565.6710. Fax: 301.565.7850.

Emails: stephanie@popassoc.org;natalie@popassoc.org

Secretary-Treasurer

Elizabeth Hervey Stephen, Department of Demography, Georgetown University, Box 571214, Washington, D.C. 20057-1214. Phone: 202.687.6662. Fax: 202.687.5049.

Email: stepheel@gunet.georgetown.edu

Public Affairs Office

Anne Harrison-Clark, Public Affairs Specialist, PAA/APC, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009. Phone: 202.483.5158. Fax: 202.328.3937;

Email: 102735.376@compuserve.com

Demography (Email: demography@popassoc.org)

Barbara Entwisle and S. Philip Morgan, eds.

Demography, Carolina Population Center, CB #8120, University Square East, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-3997.

PAA Affairs (www.pop.psu.edu/general/pubs/PAA_Affairs)

Linda Piccinino, National Center for Health Statistics, Room 820, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Phone: 301.436.8731, x122. Fax: 301.436.5830. Email: ljp2@cdc.gov

and

Gladys Martinez, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Rm 2339

Washington, DC 20233-8800. Phone: 301.457.2464.

Fax: 301.457.2481. Email: gladys_m_martinez@ccMail.Census.gov

Related Publications:

Applied Demography

Mary Heim, Demographic Research Unit, Department of Finance, 915 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Phone: 916.323.4086. Fax: 916.327.0222. Email: fimheim@dof.ca.gov

and

John Besl, Nielsen Media Research, 150 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg, IL, 60173. Phone: 847.605.5771. Fax: 847.605.2542. Email: John_Besl@tvratings.com

Population Index (Email: popindex@princeton.edu)

Richard Hankinson, Editor, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Phone: 609.258.4949.

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