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Fwd: Stellenausschreibung: Postdoc im GESIS Datenarchiv für die Sozialwissenschaften (Standort Köln)
by "O. Arránz Becker" 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, anbei schicke ich eine aktuelle Postdoc-Stellenausschreibung des GESIS Datenarchivs für die Sozialwissenschaften (Standort Köln), die Sie interessieren könnte. Die Bewerbungsfrist endet am 12. Dezember. Beste Grüße Oliver Arránz Becker ___________________________________ Prof. Dr. O. Arránz Becker GESIS -- Leibniz-Institute for Social Sciences Scientific Director Data Archive for Social Sciences (DAS) Unter Sachsenhausen 6-8, Room B307 50667 Cologne Phone: +49 -- (0)221 -- 47694 -- 402 e-mail: oliver.arranz-becker(a)gesis.org <mailto:oliver.arranz-becker@gesis.org> WWW: http://www.gesis.org/en/institute/gesis-scientific-departments/data-archive… **************** Professor of Empirical Social Research University of Cologne ISS -- Institute for Sociology and Social Psychology

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Fwd: Stellenausschreibung DJI/AID:A II
by Stefanie Eifler 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Liebe Kollegen und Kolleginnen, anbei eine Stellenausschreibung am DJI München mit der Bitte um Weiterleitung an Interessierte. Beste Grüße, Stefanie Eifler -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Stellenausschreibung DJI/AID:A II Datum: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:09:45 +0000 Von: Zerle Claudia <zerle(a)dji.de> An: Schier Dr. Michaela <schier(a)dji.de>, Entleitner-Phleps Christine <entleitner-phleps(a)dji.de> Kopie (CC): Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaften <buero(a)dgfe.de>, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie <referentin(a)dgps.de>, DGS <svenja.deutschbein(a)kwi-nrw.de>, DGS 2 <sonja.schnitzler(a)kwi-nrw.de>, DGS Sektion Bildung und Erziehung <anna.brake(a)phil.uni-augsburg.de>, DGS Sektion Familiensoziologie <anja.steinbach(a)soziologie.tu-chemnitz.de>, "DGS Sektion Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung" <dgs-sektion-methoden(a)ku.de>, "DGS Sektion Soziale Ungleichheit" <peter.berger(a)uni-rostock.de>, LMU Insitut für Soziologie <webmaster.ifs(a)soziologie.uni-muenchen.de>, LMU Pädagogik <brunner(a)lmu.de>, LMU Psychologie <petra.oppermann(a)psy.lmu.de>, "bruederl(a)lmu.de" <bruederl(a)lmu.de> Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich möchte Sie auf folgende Stellenausschreibung des Deutschen Jugendinstituts München aufmerksam machen und Sie bitten, das angehängte Stellenangebot auf Ihrer Homepage oder an geeigneter Stelle auszuschreiben. Bitte geben Sie die Stellenausschreibung auch über Ihre Verteiler an mögliche Interessierte weiter. Vielen Dank und herzliche Grüße, Claudia Zerle-Elsäßer Kommissarische Leiterin der Fachgruppe "Lebenslagen und Lebensführung von Familien" Abteilung Familie und Familienpolitik Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V. Nockherstrasse 2 81541 München Telefon: 089-62306-317 Email: zerle(a)dji.de <mailto:zerle@dji.de>

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ESRA Session: Measuring gender role attitudes
by Wolf, Christof 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Call for Papers Session: Measuring gender role attitudes Chair: Jessica Walter, Christof Wolf 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association Reykjavik, Iceland, July 13-17, 2015 Dear colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to the call for papers for our session "Measuring gender role attitudes" at the 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association. The session aims at discussing how equivalence of measures of gender role attitudes over time and across countries can be ensured and how these measures can be adjusted to social changes. The focus of the discussion is on adjustments of measures of gender role attitudes which improve the equivalence of measures and on best practices for an implementation of improved measures in cross-cultural or longitudinal surveys. For analyses over time or/and across countries the equivalence of measures of gender role attitudes is crucial. Measures of gender role attitudes should not change over time and should not depend on the cultural context. Social changes such as a differentiation of family patterns and changes in (female) labor force participation and education challenge the assumption that the measures are equivalent over time. Based on these changes we suggest that the measures of gender role attitudes need to be revisited and updated. By doing so, different cultural contexts, which may limit the equivalence of measures of gender role attitudes across countries, also come into focus. We welcome all papers which deal with the advancement of measures of gender role attitudes or use new measures of gender role attitudes with focus on analyses over time and/or across countries. To submit a presentation abstract, sign up or log in to the ESRA website: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org After logging in to your account, click "Submit paper" and follow the instructions. You may submit a maximum of two papers on which you are enlisted as presenting author. The closing date for submission of paper proposals is 15 January 2015. We are looking forward to your proposals. Best Jessica and Christof

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Fwd: Call for Papers ESRA 2015 "Measuring Social Networks in Large-Scale Surveys"
by Stefanie Eifler 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

*Call for Papers ESRA 2015 "Measuring Social Networks in Large-Scale Surveys"* ** Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, Dear colleagues, die sechste Konferenz der European Survey Research Association wird vom 13. bis 17. Juli 2015 in Reykjavik (Island) stattfinden. Kerstin Hoenig (LIfBi, Bamberg), Reinhard Pollak (WZB, Berlin) und ich organisieren dort gemeinsam die Session "Measuring Social Networks in Large-Scale Surveys: Challenges and Practice of Ego-Centred and Complete Network Approaches". Anbei unser entsprechender Call for Papers (Deadline: 15. Januar 2015), der vielleicht auch für Sie/euch interessant ist. Wir würden uns außerdem freuen, wenn Sie/ihr den Call an potentiell interessierte Kolleg/innen weiterleiten. The 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will take place 13th-17th July 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Kerstin Hoenig (LIfBi, Bamberg), Reinhard Pollak (WZB, Berlin) and I will host a session entitled 'Measuring Social Networks in Large-Scale Surveys: Challenges and Practice of Ego-Centred and Complete Network Approaches'. Please find attached our joint call for papers (Deadline: 15 January 2015), which might be of interest for you. Please feel free to further distribute it. Vielen Dank & viele Grüße / With kind regards, Benjamin (Schulz) Call for Papers: Measuring Social Networks in Large-Scale Surveys: Challenges and Practice of Ego-Centred and Complete Network Approaches Session at the 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA), 13th to 17th July 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. *Organizers:*Benjamin Schulz, Kerstin Hoenig, and Reinhard Pollak. Survey researchers measure social networks in two fundamental ways: i) in an ego-centred manner that captures an actor’s ties and related characteristics, ii) in a broader way that captures complete networks within predefined boundaries. The latter approach gains increasing attention as recent projects in many countries and fields collect complete network data. This increase largely follows from advances in survey instruments for complete networks and in statistical modelling, especially for network dynamics. Methodologically, complete network analysis makes it possible to separate selection and influence processes. These surveys, however, are mainly conducted in schools as meaningful network boundaries are easy to implement in this context. Ego-centred measures offer the chance to collect network data in contexts where a complete network measurement is not feasible. To meet the challenge of reversed causality and endogeneity as a consequence of the non-random, often homophilous, formation of social ties, panel data including repeated, or prospective and retrospective, measures are promising. Several international large-scale surveys made significant progress in this domain. We invite researchers from both camps to submit papers to promote a discussion that allows for a better evaluation of the advantages and pitfalls of each approach. Topics might include: ·Novel approaches in the measurement and modelling of social networks and network dynamics ·Means to identify causal network effects through survey design or statistical modelling ·Ways to assess the reliability and validity of network measures ·Strategies for the specification of network boundaries ·Studies on how to identify and deal with compositional changes. To submit a paper abstract, visit the conference website at http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferenceand follow the instructions. Please do not forget to select this session from the list of sessions provided in the submission form. You may submit a maximum of two papers on which you are enlisted as presenting author. The closing date for submission of paper proposals is *15 January 2015*. Until *29 January 2015,* corresponding authors will be informed whether or not their paper has been accepted for presentation in the session.** Authors of selected papers will be invited to give an oral presentation of their paper. Presentations must be given in English and should not exceed 15 minutes to leave ample time for discussion. To strengthen the quality of both on-site discussion and feedback full papers should be submitted by *15 June 2015* at the latest.

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ESRA: Session on “Multifactorial Survey Experiments: Factorial Surveys, Choice Experiments, and Conjoint Analysis
by Katrin Auspurg 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Dear colleagues, we are very pleased to inform you about our session on “Multifactorial Survey Experiments: Factorial Surveys, Choice Experiments, and Conjoint Analysis” at the 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) in Reykjavik, 13-17 July 2015. We are interested in methodological research on the design of factorial surveys, choice experiments or conjoint analyses, sampling techniques to select the experimental treatments, analysis strategies. Topics could be: 1) Design of questionnaire: How to present vignettes to respondents? What kind of answering scale provides most valid results? How to prevent order effects? How do respondents cope with the information provided on vignettes or choice sets? How does the mode of the interview (PAPI, CAPI, etc.) influence response behavior? 2) Sampling techniques: What are the benefits and drawbacks of fractional versus random sampling? How do sampling techniques like blocking by respondent strata and interviewers influence efficiency of estimates? 3) Analysis techniques and validity: Which models provide unbiased estimates? How to address possible censoring of responses? Respondents’ idiosyncrasies? When to use multilevel analysis and how to validate results? If you are currently working on one of these or related topics we cordially invite you to submit an abstract online by 15 January 2015 via the conference webpage: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference. Please find the full CfP below. With kind regards Katrin Auspurg, Goethe University Frankfurt Carsten Sauer, Bielefeld University Peter Steiner, University of Wisconsin Madison ********* Call for Papers - Please submit proposals via the ESRA website: (http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference; deadline: January 15th 2015) Multifactorial Survey Experiments: Factorial Surveys, Choice Experiments, and Conjoint Analysis Katrin Auspurg (Goethe University Frankfurt), Carsten Sauer (Bielefeld University), and Peter M. Steiner (University of Wisconsin Madison) There is a fast growing trend in the social sciences to combine the advantages of multifactorial experimental designs with surveys. Factorial surveys – often labelled as “vignettes studies” – have been used for more than 30 years to gather data on descriptions of hypothetical situations or objects to explore principles of judgment and decision making. Choice experiments help to explore respondents’ preferences and willingness to pay. In addition there is increasing use of conjoint analyses in sociology and political sciences. The experimental design provides a high internal validity, while the survey design enhances external validity. Computer assisted interviewing that allows implementing many different treatments have made these methods even more popular. Despite frequent use there are still many open questions concerning design features of multifactorial survey experiments that offer most reliable and valid results. We are interested in methodological research on the design of factorial surveys, choice experiments or conjoint analyses, sampling techniques to select the experimental treatments, analysis strategies. Topics could be: 1) Design of questionnaire: How to present the vignettes to the respondents? What kind of answering scale provides most valid results? How to prevent order effects? How do respondents cope with the information provided on vignettes or choice sets? How does the mode of the interview (PAPI, CAPI, etc.) influence response behavior? 2) Sampling techniques: What are the benefits and drawbacks of fractional versus random sampling? How do sampling techniques like blocking by respondent strata and interviewers influence efficiency of estimates? 3) Analysis techniques and validity: Which models provide unbiased estimates? How to address possible censoring of responses? Respondents’ idiosyncracies? When to use multilevel analyses and how to validate results? ********* -- Prof. Dr. Katrin Auspurg | Professur für Methoden der quantitativen empirischen Sozialforschung Goethe-Universität Frankfurt http://www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/49649199/kauspurg Büro 3G110 | PEG-Gebäude | Grüneburgplatz 1 | D-60323 Frankfurt am Main | Tel. +49 (0)69 798 36679 | Sekretariat: Frau Stübig: +49 (0)69 798 36637

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ESRA 2015: Soziale Erwünschtheit und nicht-reaktive Methoden in der Survey Forschung
by Roger Berger 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Unten stehend finden Sie den"Call for Papers" für eine Konferenzsession zum Thema "Soziale Erwünschtheit und nicht-reaktive Methoden in der Survey Forschung", welche wir im kommenden Jahr im Rahmen der ESRA 2015, die an der University of Iceland, Reykjavik vom 13. bis 17. July 2015 stattfindet, organisieren. Bis zum 15. Januar können Beiträge eingereicht werden: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference Wir freuen uns über Einreichungen! Mit besten Grüßen, Ivar Krumpal, Roger Berger und Mark Trappmann ****************************************************************************************************************************** Social Desirability and Non-Reactive Methods in Survey Research Social desirability bias is a problem in surveys collecting data on private or norm-violating issues (e.g. sexual behavior, health related issues, voting preferences, income, or unsocial opinions) as soon as the respondent’s true score differs from his or her perception of the social desirable score. Due to the respondents’ strive for social approval and keeping a favourable self-image as well as data protection concerns, collecting valid data on private or norm-violating issues is a challenging task. More specifically, respondents may engage in impression management or self-deception or edit their answer before reporting it. Non-reactive data collection methods could improve measurements and data quality in surveys where social desirability bias is a potential problem. Therefore, the possibilities and limits of non-reactive methods (e.g. record linkage approaches, surveys without questions, biomarkers, field experiments or administrative data usage) will be critically discussed and compared to methods which are based on self-reports. This session has four main goals: (1) discussion of the theoretical foundation of the research on social desirability bias in the context of a general theory of human psychology and social behavior. A clearer understanding of the social interactions between the actors that are involved in the data collection process could provide empirical researchers with a substantiated basis for optimizing their survey design and data collection to achieve high quality data; (2) presentation of current empirical research focusing on non-reactive methods of data collection in connection with the problem of social desirability; (3) discussion of new designs combining or contrasting non-reactive methods with standard ‘question-and-answer’ survey measurement in innovative ways; (4) exploration of possibilities of integrating such new and innovative approaches in well-established, large-scale population surveys taking into account problems of research ethics and data protection. Please submit an abstract via the ESRA website http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/register by 15 January 2015. Decisions about acceptance will be communicated by the end of February 2015. Please forward this request for submissions to others who may be interested in this session. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries about the session. Thank you. Best wishes, Ivar Krumpal, University of Leipzig, Germany http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~sozio/content/site/detail_m47_lehrveran.php Roger Berger, University of Leipzig, Germany http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~sozio/content/site/detail_m49_lehrveran.php Mark Trappmann, Institute for Employment Research, Germany http://www.iab.de/123/section.aspx/Mitarbeiter/511

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ESRA session: Measuring social relations, social networks and social capital in comparative surveys
by Wolf, Christof 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Call for Papers: Measuring social relations, social networks and social capital in comparative surveys Session at the 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA), 13th to 17th July 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Organizers: Christof Wolf (GESIS) and Dominique Joye (University of Lausanne) The measurement of social relations, social networks and social capital, here understood as resources accessible through one's social relations, has attracted a lot of attention. Dependent on the intended purpose there exists instruments to measure aspects of specific relations (spouse, best friend), instrument capturing "personal communities", i.e. the egocentric network approach, or instruments measuring social capital through, for example, social support questionnaires or the position or resource generators. While we know a lot about the performance of these measures in a national context we lack information on their performance in comparative studies. This session therefore aims to explore the challenges posed by adapting survey instruments measuring social relations, social networks and social capital to a comparative, cross-national investigation. These challenges include problems of * equivalence of the meaning of stimuli; e.g. do the terms "friends", "discuss important matters" or "to be close to someone" have the same meaning across countries. * equivalence of resources; e.g. is knowing a person who can lend me money or who can repair my car equally important in all societies? or * equivalence of occupations selected for the position generator; e.g. can we find a set of occupations that reflects the entire social structure of different countries equally well? Of course, these are only few selected examples and there exists many more. We welcome all contributions investigating the challenges encountered when trying to measure social relations, network and capital in cross-national surveys To submit a paper abstract, visit the conference website at http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference and follow the instructions. Please do not forget to select this session from the list of sessions provided in the submission form. You may submit a maximum of two papers on which you are enlisted as presenting author. The closing date for submission of paper proposals is 15 January 2015. Authors of selected papers will be invited to give an oral presentation of their paper. Presentations must be given in English.

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ESRA 2015 - Call for Papers: Measuring gender role attitudes
by Wolf, Christof 22 Nov '14

22 Nov '14

Call for Papers 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association Reykjavik, Iceland, July 13-17, 2015 Session: Measuring gender role attitudes Chair: Jessica Walter, Christof Wolf Dear colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to the call for papers for our session "Measuring gender role attitudes" at the 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association. The session aims at discussing how equivalence of measures of gender role attitudes over time and across countries can be ensured and how these measures can be adjusted to social changes. The focus of the discussion is on adjustments of measures of gender role attitudes which improve the equivalence of measures and on best practices for an implementation of improved measures in cross-cultural or longitudinal surveys. For analyses over time or/and across countries the equivalence of measures of gender role attitudes is crucial. Measures of gender role attitudes should not change over time and should not depend on the cultural context. Social changes such as a differentiation of family patterns and changes in (female) labor force participation and education challenge the assumption that the measures are equivalent over time. Based on these changes we suggest that the measures of gender role attitudes need to be revisited and updated. By doing so, different cultural contexts, which may limit the equivalence of measures of gender role attitudes across countries, also come into focus. We welcome all papers which deal with the advancement of measures of gender role attitudes or use new measures of gender role attitudes with focus on analyses over time and/or across countries. To submit a presentation abstract, sign up or log in to the ESRA website: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org After logging in to your account, click "Submit paper" and follow the instructions. You may submit a maximum of two papers on which you are enlisted as presenting author. The closing date for submission of paper proposals is 15 January 2015. We are looking forward to your proposals. Best Jessica and Christof

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Fwd: BIGSSS Call for Applications
by Stefanie Eifler 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (*BIGSSS*) invites applications for *12 – 15 Ph.D. Stipends/Fellowships*and *2 Postdoctoral Positions* BIGSSS thematic fields are: • Global Governance and Regional Integration • Welfare State, Inequality, and Quality of Life • Changing Lives in Changing Socio-Cultural Contexts -- **************************************************************** Sonja Drobnic, PhD Professor of Sociology Vice-Dean Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences(BIGSSS) University of Bremen FVG, Wiener Straße Postfach 33 04 40 28334 Bremen Germany Email:sonja.drobnic@bigsss.uni-bremen.de Phone: ++ 49(0)421 218-66360 Office(Ms. Westing-Kilian):sek-drobnic@bigsss.uni-bremen.de Office: ++ 49(0)421 218-66355 http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/ ****************************************************************

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ESRA 2015 - Call for papers: Recent developments in the analysis of panel data
by Pforr, Klaus 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Dear colleagues, The 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will take place 13th-17th July 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland. We invite you to submit papers to our session entitled: "Recent developments in the analysis of panel data". Session abstract: Panel data offer two major advantages compared to cross-sectional data: 1) They allow to identify causal effects under weaker assumptions (within estimation) 2) They allow to estimate individual trajectories over time (growth curve modeling) Not all model classes that are available for panel data analysis, exploit these advantages fully. There is much uncertainty amongst users, which kind of models to use. On the other side, there are new model classes, for which it is quite unclear what the assumptions are that they need to identify a causal effect (e.g. structural equation models for panel data, and multi-level models). Therefore, we especially welcome papers that 1) compare different model classes and their usefulness for panel data analyses, or that 2) apply recently developed model classes and explicate their assumptions. To submit a presentation abstract, sign up or log in to the ESRA website: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org After logging in to your account, click "Submit paper" and follow the instructions. You may submit a maximum of two papers on which you are enlisted as presenting author. The closing date for submission of paper proposals is 15 January 2015. Best wishes Klaus Pforr, Jette Schröder, Josef Brüderl __________________________________ Dr. Klaus Pforr GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences B2,1 P.O. Box 122155 D - 68072 Mannheim Tel: +49 621 1246 298 Fax: +49 621 1246 100 E-Mail: klaus.pforr(a)gesis.org<mailto:klaus.pforr@gesis.org> __________________________________

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