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Link for Registration for GESIS Symposium “Fieldwork Monitoring Strategies for Interviewer-Administered Surveys” 23.01-24.01.2019 in Mannheim
by Meitinger, Katharina 30 Nov '18

30 Nov '18

***Apologies for cross-posting*** Dear colleagues, I was informed that the link to register for the Symposium “Fieldwork Monitoring Strategies for Interviewer-Administered Surveys” did not always work in the email that I have send yesterday. Therefore, I am sending the full URL for the registration website, so everybody who is interested in the Symposium can register: https://conferences.gesis.org/?site=pDetails&child=full&pID=0x349E51EFE1204… On the registration website, you will also find further information regarding schedule, location, and accommodation. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Mannheim in January, Katharina Meitinger & Henning Silber Information about the Symposium: The Symposium “Fieldwork Monitoring Strategies for Interviewer-Administered Surveys” is taking place on 23-24 January 2019 at the University of Mannheim (organized by GESIS). It provides a platform for scientific exchange on various aspects of fieldwork monitoring. The Symposium features two keynotes by James Wagner (University of Michigan) and Annette Scherpenzeel (SHARE, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging) as well as presentations on various aspects of fieldwork monitoring, such as key performance indicators, fieldwork monitoring strategies, measures and interventions during data collection, applicability of responsive design strategies, and visualization and error detection strategies in fieldwork monitoring.

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Registration open for GESIS Symposium “Fieldwork Monitoring Strategies for Interviewer-Administered Surveys” 23.01-24.01.2019 in Mannheim
by Meitinger, Katharina 29 Nov '18

29 Nov '18

***Apologies for cross-posting*** Dear colleagues, Registration is now open and we cordially invite you to register for the Symposium “Fieldwork Monitoring Strategies for Interviewer-Administered Surveys” taking place on 23-24 January 2019 at the University of Mannheim (organized by GESIS). You can register for the Symposium here<https://training.gesis.org/?site=pDetails&child=full&pID=0x349E51EFE12041E0…>. The Symposium provides a platform for scientific exchange on various aspects of fieldwork monitoring. The Symposium features two keynotes by James Wagner (University of Michigan) and Annette Scherpenzeel (SHARE, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging) as well as presentations on various aspects of fieldwork monitoring, such as key performance indicators, fieldwork monitoring strategies, measures and interventions during data collection, applicability of responsive design strategies, and visualization and error detection strategies in fieldwork monitoring. On the registration website, you will also find further information regarding schedule, location, and accommodation. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Mannheim in January, Katharina Meitinger & Henning Silber

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Neues QDA-Lehrbuch & MAXQDA Workshopangebot im Dezember
by Elizabeth Jost - MAXQDA Research Network 29 Nov '18

29 Nov '18

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, das neue Lehrbuch von Dr. Stefan Rädiker und Prof. Dr. Udo Kuckartz ist da. Entdecken Sie auf über 300 Seiten alles rund um die "Analyse qualitativer Daten mit MAXQDA": https://www.maxqda.de/training/buecher-literatur Hier finden Sie auch eine Liste der MAXQDA Workshops und Webinare im Dezember: MAXQDA Workshops (vollständige Auflistung: http://bit.ly/MAXQDA_Workshops_DE) • Englisch: 3.-6. Dezember (online): MAXQDA 2018 for Windows and Mac - All You Need to Know • Türkisch: 21.-23. Dezember (online): Online MAXQDA Nitel Veri Analizi Eğitimi Kostenlose MAXQDA Webinare (vollständige Auflistung: http://bit.ly/MAXQDA_Webinare_DE) • Deutsch – „Einführung in die qualitative Forschung mit MAXQDA“: 5., 11. & 20. Dezember • Deutsch – „Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse mit MAXQDA (Fortgeschritten)“: 12. Dezember • Englisch – “Introduction to Qualitative Research with MAXQDA”: 6. & 18. Dezember • Italienisch – “Introduzione all'analisi di dati qualitativi con MAXQDA”: 12. Dezember • Spanisch – “Taller Introductorio al análisis de datos con MAXQDA”: 10. Dezember Nur noch bis morgen, den 30. November, können Sie sich mit einem Frühbucherrabatt von 20% für die MAXQDA International Conference (MQIC) 2019 registrieren: https://conference.maxqda.de/anmeldung Bei Fragen zu MAXQDA Trainings und zur MQIC 2019 stehe ich Ihnen gerne zur Verfügung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, -- Elizabeth Jost Manager – MAXQDA Research Network VERBI Software – Consult -Sozialforschung GmbH Bismarckstr. 10 - 12 10625 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 (0) 30 - 33 84 44 38 Fax: +49 (0) 30 - 59 00 833 61 www.maxqda.com / www.maxqda.de Register: HRB 78781, AG Berlin Charlottenburg, Germany USt-Id: DE 813142743 - Geschäftsführerin / CEO: Anne Kuckartz M.A.

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Job-opening at IAB
by Florian Keusch 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

Please find below a job opening at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg. --------------- We are currently looking for a researcher, who would be interested in joining us for a research project on bias from non-consent to record linkage (more details below). This is a third party funded project and depending on experience we could offer funding between 9-12 months based on a full time position (note however, that our funding agency will not accept full time positions without a PhD. In this case the funding period could be expanded, e.g., working 2 years on a 50% position). We need to fill this position quickly, so do not hesitate to contact us, if you are interested. You can contact one of us directly at Joerg.drechsler(a)iab.de or joe.sakshaug(a)iab.de. Here is a short summary of the project: Enhancing the Quality and Utility of Longitudinal Data for Education Research Longitudinal surveys face many challenges, including high non-response rates and increasing data collection costs, which threaten the quality and utility of the collected data. The planned research will focus on strategies for overcoming these challenges by developing adjustment methods for potential biases from non-consent if survey data are linked with other data sources. All research will make extensive use of data from the National Educational Panel Survey (NEPS) with the aim of developing guidelines on how to address linkage challenges for the NEPS. Many surveys, including the NEPS, link their data to large-scale administrative databases in order to minimize data collection costs and enhance data utility. The major concern regarding the linkage is that linkage-consent, which often needs to be obtained before the linkage can occur, is selective introducing bias in linked-data analyses. Our planned research addresses this issue by developing methods for assessing the bias and evaluating alternative bias correction strategies. The methods involve Monte Carlo simulations and innovative statistical modeling approaches. -- Florian Keusch Assistant Professor of Statistics and Methodology University of Mannheim A5, 6 Room B218, 2nd floor 68159 Mannheim, Germany +49 (0)621 - 181 3214 f.keusch(a)uni-mannheim.de floriankeusch.weebly.com

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Tenure Track Professuren, Universität Wien
by Tobias Wolbring 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Ausschreibung von zwei Tenure Track-Professuren am Institut für Soziologie der Universität Wien: Tenure Track-Professur für Soziologie mit dem Schwerpunkt Quantitative Sozialforschung https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibun… Tenure Track-Professur für Soziologie des sozialen Wandels. https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibun… Die Bewerbungsfrist endet für beide Stellen am 07.01.2019. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michaela Pfadenhauer Institutsvorständin Universität Wien Institut für Soziologie, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1090 Wien Tel. Büro: +43 1 4277 49260 Tel. Mobil: +43 664 60277 49260 michaela.pfadenhauer(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:michaela.pfadenhauer@univie.ac.at> http://www.soz.univie.ac.at/michaela-pfadenhauer

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CfP - Frühjahrstagung 2019 der Sektion "Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung"
by Leitgöb, Heinz 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen, wir laden Sie herzlich zur Einreichung eines Abstracts für die Frühjahrstagung 2019 der Sektion Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie ein. Diese wird von Fr den 05. bis Sa den 06. April 2019 am Campus Ingolstadt der Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt zum Thema "Innovative method(olog)ische Entwicklungen in der Lebensverlaufsforschung" stattfinden. Deadline für Einreichungen ist der 15. Januar 2019. Details sind dem angehängten CfP zu entnehmen. Über Ihre aktive Teilnahme an der Tagung würden wir uns sehr freuen. Wir bitten Sie, den Call auch an interessierte Kolleginnen und Kollegen weiterzuleiten. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Heinz Leitgöb & Alexander Schmidt-Catran (Organisationsteam) *********************************************************** Dr. Heinz Leitgöb Akademischer Rat Fachbereich Soziologie Lehrstuhl für Soziologie und empirische Sozialforschung Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt Kapuzinergasse 2 85072 Eichstätt Tel.: +49 8421 93 21665 Email: heinz.leitgoeb(a)ku.de ***********************************************************

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2nd Call for Papers (Abstracts): European Conference on Data Analysis (ECDA) 2019 in Bayreuth (March 18-20, 2019)
by Tobias Wolbring 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

2nd Call for Papers (Abstracts): European Conference on Data Analysis (ECDA) 2019 in Bayreuth (March 18-20, 2019) Registration is open and we cordially invite you to register for ECDA 2019 in Bayreuth from March 18-20, 2019, at University of Bayreuth, via www.ecda2019.de<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…> ECDA solicits contributions to theoretical as well as application-oriented research on topics in the realm of data science, with a specific focus on data analytics. With its motto „Multidisciplinary Facets of Data Science“, ECDA 2019 specifically emphasizes the important interplay of disciplines involved in data science, most notably statistics and computer science as well as various application areas like, e.g., Biostatistics, Finance, Marketing, Medicine and Health Care, Social Sciences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: Theory and Methods: Big Data; Clustering, Classification, Discrimination and Regression; Data Science; Databases and Data Management; Data Mining, Text and Web Mining; Data Visualization; Dimension Reduction; Image Analysis and Computer Vision; Impact of Technical Revolution and Library Science; Knowledge Representation and Discovery; Machine Learning; Mathematical Foundations of Data Science; Multivariate Methods; Online Algorithms and Algorithms for Data Streams; Social Network Analysis; Statistical and Econometric Methods; Symbolic Data Analysis. Applications: Archeology; Biostatistics; Business and Management; Economics; Education; Engineering; Finance; Geosciences; Industrial Automation; Linguistics; Marketing; Medicine and Health Care; Musicology; Psychology; Risk Management; Social Sciences. Besides, ECDA will feature several special sessions on interesting research themes within the scope of the conference, e.g., special sessions on Interpretable Machine Learning (organized by Johannes Fürnkranz and Ute Schmid) or on Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (organized by Dominik Heider). Important dates: * Abstract submission: open until December 1, 2018 * Notification of abstract acceptance or rejection: December 31, 2018 * Early registration deadline: January 15, 2019 * Registration deadline: February 15, 2019 * Full paper submission: May 15, 2019 Titles and abstracts are submitted in plain text (no LaTeX, no .docx). The length of an abstract should be around 300 words (with 500 words as a strict upper bound). Formatting guidelines for full papers will be provided after the conference. Abstract submission is open until December 1, 2018 (but will probably be extended to December 31, 2018). You can submit your abstract here<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>. Accepted abstracts will be published in the book of abstracts and made available at the conference. Accepted full papers will be published in the Journal „Archives of Data Science, Series A“. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Bayreuth next year, Daniel Baier, Berhold Lausen und Angela Montanari on behalf of the local organizing and the program committee. Further information on ECDA (see also www.ecda2019.de<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…> or the attached Flyer<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>): Following previous editions in Luxembourg (2013)<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>, Bremen (2014)<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>, Colchester (2015), Wroclaw (2017)<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…> and Paderborn (2018)<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…> the European Conference on Data Analysis (ECDA) will take place in Bayreuth, Germany, March 18-20, 2019. It will be located and hosted by the University of Bayreuth<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>. ECDA was launched in 2013 and emerged from the annual conference of the German Classification Society (GfKl<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>). It is supported by the European Association for Data Science (EuADS<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>), the International Association for Statistical Computing (IASC<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>), the German Computer Science Society (GI<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>), as well as other European classification societies (British Classification Society (BCS<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>), Section on Classification and Data Analysis of the Polish Statistical Association (SKAD<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>), Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society (CLADAG<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>), Japanese Classification Society (JCS<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>)). ECDA 2019 includes the 43nd Annual Meeting of the GFKl Data Science Society and will be hosted by the University of Bayreuth<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>, an university in scenic northern Bavaria capable of attracting gifted students and first class researchers. The strength of the subject areas taught by its faculties and the strategically chosen interdisciplinary research priorities are only few of the factors leading to the universities outstanding reputation and attractiveness for gifted students and first class researchers. Also, an important part of the universities vision is the facilitation of dialogue between science and society by cooperating with other universities, colleges and non-universitary research institutes in all kinds of fields of research. With this in mind, ECDA 2019 will pay special emphasis on interdisciplinary research and the interaction of theory and practice. The scientific programme of the conference will include sessions with invited talks and contributed presentations covering a broad range of topics. Flyer * Web Quality ( ~ 2 MB)<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…> * High Quality ( ~ 16 MB)<https://newslettertool2.1und1.de/subscriber-frontend/link-tracking?target=h…>

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Deadline approaching (ESRA 2019): CfA "Causality in Health Inequalities Research: New Solutions to Old Challenges?"
by Katharina Loter 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Dear Colleagues, we would like to remind you of the approaching deadline (3 days left) for abstract submission for the ESRA Conference 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia and draw your attention to our session: Causality in Health Inequalities Research: New Solutions to Old Challenges? 8th Conference of the European Survey Research Association: 15th-19th July 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia https://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/call_for_abstracts Session: Causality in Health Inequalities Research: New Solutions to Old Challenges? https://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/sessionCategories?sess=1… Deadline for Abstracts: 18th November 2018, abstract (max. 310 words) Session details: Questions that motivate most studies on the emergence and reproduction of health inequalities over the life course are longitudinal and causal in nature. Fortunately, after several decades of socio-epidemiological research that produced numerous cross-sectional (and thus associational) findings, the need for studies aiming at disentangling causal effects and mechanisms from non-causal associations is becoming increasingly recognized. Especially, attempts to estimate causal effects of social background variables (e.g., marital and family status or occupational status) and/ or life changing events (e.g., pregnancy, separation and divorce, death of a family member, retirement) on health over time – including selection and reverse causality – have to be undertaken using advanced data structures and analytical techniques suited for causal inference. Following recent developments in causal theory including directed acyclic graphs (DAG), new opportunities for innovative health research are being generated by the increasing availability of rich panel data with multiple times of observation and different types of health measures (biomarkers, fitness tracker data, results of objective medical tests, and a variety of subjective indicators). Nonetheless, causal analyses on health inequalities over time remain challenging for many reasons, and one of them is health being a strong predictor of attrition in panel studies (due to nonresponse or death). Several analytical approaches have been proposed as a remedy for the manifold challenges regarding causal inference in health research. The first one deals with health-related self-selection as a missing data problem and uses techniques for correcting causal effect estimates such as weighting or dropout models for nonignorable nonresponse (e.g., Heckman selection models). The second one focuses on reducing unobserved heterogeneity (e.g., via instrumental variables, propensity score matching, fixed-effects regression). The third one places emphasis on testing potential intervening mechanisms (mediator and suppressor effects). The fourth one corresponds with the use of agent-based modeling (e.g., with SIENA) enabling simultaneous estimation of selection and causation effects in a social network framework. Finally, the consideration of measurement error while dealing with latent variables may serve to adjust causal effect estimates for (lack of) reliability. In the light of the above challenges, we invite submissions applying any of the mentioned approaches (or other innovative analysis techniques) with the goal to improve understanding of causality and selection in (preferably longitudinal) research on health inequalities. Welcome are contributions that aim at unraveling the causal complexity between social background variables and/ or life course transitions and events, and any kind of objective or subjective health outcome. Best wishes and apologies for cross-posting, Katharina Loter & Oliver Arránz Becker Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

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Reminder!! CfP „Dealing with International Comparative Survey Instruments in the Field of Education and Occupational Status", ESRA 2019
by Mergener, Dr. Alexandra 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Dear Colleagues, I would like to remind you that the deadline for submissions to the ESRA 2019 is the end of this week. Please draw your attention to the call for abstracts for the session „Dealing with International Comparative Survey Instruments in the Field of Education and Occupational Status: Challenges and Achievements”. https://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/sessionCategories?sess=58 Please submit an abstract (max. 300 words) to the session via the ESRA conference management system. Deadline for Abstracts: 18th November 2018. Best regards Alexandra Mergener Session details: Dealing with International Comparative Survey Instruments in the Field of Education and Occupational Status: Challenges and Achievements Over the past decades, the number of international comparative approaches and studies in the fields of educational and occupational research increased substantially. Even if these approaches lead to tremendous insights into these research fields and are helpful to reflect and interpret the results of one’s own country from another perspective, there are challenges and sometimes limitations in achieving (effectively) comparable results. Different cultural and economic settings lead to a diverse understanding of concepts. Especially in case of education and occupational status, there are system specific characteristics researchers have to deal with in every country. Those hinder measurement, harmonization and finally comparison of concepts. With international classifications, scales or indices of education and occupational status (e.g. ISCED, CASMIN, ISCO, ISEI, SIOP, EGP), there are survey instruments which should enhance the international comparability. Nevertheless, it has been shown, for instance, that the ‘International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)’ or ’years of education’ measure the educational attainments in cross-national surveys inadequately, as they do not sufficiently capture the distinct value of vocational training in some countries. Additionally, surveys could ask for occupations or the occupational status in a different way (e.g. asking for job titles or job tasks), depending on the national concept und understanding of occupations. Thus, in the proposed session we are going to look for contributions focusing on experiences with the international comparability of classifications of education and occupations or occupational status. We are interested in the ways researchers handle the coding of different educational and occupational variables and how they transfer them in international classifications. What kind of analytical approaches could enhance the international comparability? Survey researchers who are active in these fields of research are welcome to present their (recent) studies and their strategies to deal with it or to discuss existing problems and challenges with the international comparability of these survey instruments. Dr. Alexandra Mergener ____________________________________________________________ Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB) Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Arbeitsbereich 1.2 “ Qualifikation, berufliche Integration und Erwerbstätigkeit“ Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) Research Associate Section 1.2 “Qualifications, Occupational Integration and Employment” Robert‐Schuman‐Platz 3 D‐53175 Bonn Fon: +49 228 107 1414 www.bibb.de<http://www.bibb.de/>

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GOR 19: Still time to submit your abstract! Extended Submission Deadline: 19 November 2018
by Florian Keusch 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

***Apologies for cross-posting.*** Call for presentations and abstract submissions General Online Research conference (GOR 19) 6 to 8 March 2019, Cologne, Germany. *Due to numerous requests we extend the deadline for abstract submissions for Tracks A, B, C, and the GOR Thesis Award 2019 Competition to Monday, 19 November 2018, 23.59 CET.* The GOR 19 ConfTool will remain open for submission until Monday night for anyone who has not been able to submit an abstract yet. *The submission deadline for the GOR Best Practice Award 2019 Competition is Monday, 3 December 2018. For Posters it is Thursday, 24 January 2019.* Submissions at https://www.gor.de/gor19/ Further information at https://www.gor.de/ Long version of the call: https://www.gor.de/about/call-for-papers.html Topics: Internet Surveys, Mobile Web, and Online Research Methodology, Big Data and Data Science, Politics and Online Communication, Online Market Research All submissions relevant to online research are welcome. This year’s conference seeks submissions in: · Internet Surveys, Mobile Web, and Online Research Methodology (Track A) · Big Data and Data Science (Track B) · Politics and Communication (Track C) We invite presenters from academia, business, official statistics, government agencies, and other sectors to submit their work for presentation. Submissions will be accepted on the basis of a double-blind peer review process. We look forward to receiving your abstract submission! You can find the complete call for papers and further information at https://www.gor.de/. Jun.-Prof. Dr. Florian Keusch on behalf of the programme committee -- Florian Keusch Assistant Professor of Statistics and Methodology University of Mannheim A5, 6 (Entrance C) Room C213, 2nd floor 68159 Mannheim, Germany +49 (0)621 - 181 3214 f.keusch(a)uni-mannheim.de floriankeusch.weebly.com

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