BioInnovation Institute & Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health

Successful applicants will have made significant research advances leading to solutions to challenges in women’s health* with the goal of improving women’s health worldwide. (*Any condition affecting individuals identifying as women including persons assigned as female at birth, transgender, and nonbinary.)

Deadline for Submissions: November 1, 2025

Read the complete announcement from Science.

The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions to begin July 1, 2026.

"We seek applications from scholars who exhibit a record of strong and innovative research and excellence in teaching. Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field by July 1, 2026. Applications will be considered until the positions are closed, but our review of applications will begin on October 1, 2025. For full details and instructions, please see the links for each position below."

Position 1: An Assistant Professor of Sociology specializing in computational sociology or advanced quantitative methods. The search committee chair for this position is Barbara Entwisle.

Position 2: An Assistant/Associate Professor of Sociology specializing in population health. The search committee chair for this position is Lauren Gaydosh.

"The Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan-Institute for Social Research expects to have up to three fellowship opportunities, starting on or about September 1, 2026. Two of these fellowships would be supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and one fellowship would be supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Fellows devote most of their time to independent research. Positions offer exceptional opportunities for collaboration at the Institute for Social Research on major projects in the U.S. and overseas. The term of fellowship appointment will be for two years. Availability of positions is contingent on continued funding from NIH. Stipend will be commensurate with experience, based on levels mandated by NIH."

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until positions are filled, however prioritized consideration will be given to those applications that are complete as of midnight on December 1, 2025.

Read the complete posting on Interfolio.

"The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) has opened the search for its next President. Applications and nominations are now invited, with an appointment anticipated in early 2026.

"We seek a social scientist with a record of scholarly, programmatic, and institutional innovation; broad intellectual interests; and the ability to connect and collaborate across disciplines, institutions, and geographies. The President will lead efforts to nurture new generations of social scientists, deepen inquiry, and bring necessary knowledge to bear on urgent public issues."

Read the complete announcement on the SSRC website.

"The American Educational Research Association (AERA) established the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research to enhance the racial and ethnic diversity of faculty, scholars, and researchers who study topics in education research. This fellowship is targeted for members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in higher education (e.g., African Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders).

"The Fellowship Program aims to provide support for doctoral dissertation research, to advance education research by outstanding minority graduate students, and to enhance these students’ competitiveness for academic appointments at major research universities. It supports fellows conducting education research and provides mentoring, capacity building activities, and guidance toward the completion of their doctoral studies.

"The AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program in Education Research seeks proposals from advanced graduate students who are from racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in higher education. The Fellowship Program encourages studies that examine a wide range of education research topics. An Informational Webinar will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025; 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)."

All applications for the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research must be completed by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Monday, November 10, 2025.

See the complete call on the AERA website.

"The Cornell Population Center (CPC) invites applicants for the Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellowship. The position starts August 15, 2026 and will continue for 2 years. The position will have an initial one-year term with the possibility of renewal for a second year based on satisfactory performance and available funding. Selection is based on scholarly potential, ability to work in multi-disciplinary settings, and the support of a CPC faculty affiliate who will serve as mentor. Preference will be given to fellows with research interests in areas broadly related to the CPC’s four main areas: families & children; health behaviors & disparities; poverty & inequality; and immigration & diversity. Especially encouraged are applications from candidates whose research has significance for those countries on which the fellowship’s funder focuses – the United States, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, South Africa, and Bermuda."

For full consideration, please apply by December 1, 2025.

Read about the program on the CPC website and see the complete position announcement online here.

"There are two positions located in the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences in Washington, DC. The Assessment Development Expert and the Assessment Administration Expert [are] responsible for providing technical direction and overseeing the NAEP Assessment Content Development contract, in support of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)."

Posted 9/3/2025, closing 9/15/2025. "This job will close when we have received 150 applications which may be sooner than the closing date."

See the complete listing on USA Jobs

"The Department of African American Studies (AAS) at Princeton University invites applications from recent Ph.D. graduates in all disciplines for up to two postdoctoral research positions. These positions will be awarded for the academic year 2026-2027 to emerging scholars who do not hold academic appointments elsewhere. Postdoctoral Research Associates will devote their residency to writing about race in national or global contexts and, with the approval of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, will teach one semester-long undergraduate elective course. During the semester of teaching, Postdoctoral Research Associates will hold the additional rank of Lecturer. Eligible candidate must have less than three years of post-PhD research experience prior to anticipated start date."

Application materials are due by December 15, 2025

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"The Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Center for STEMM Education and Workforce (CSEW) Programs and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) and is in alignment with updated 2025 NSF priorities. The conference is aimed at providing professional development for all college and university undergraduate and graduate students, studying any STEMM discipline, including minorities, persons with disabilities and women.

"The objectives of the conference are to help undergraduate and graduate students to enhance their science communication skills and to better understand how to prepare for science careers in a global workforce."

The 2026 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on March 19th – 21st, 2026.

THE TRAVEL AWARD SUBMISSION DEADLINE is September 12th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST. The ERN Conference student travel award covers the conference registration fee, housing, airfare, and ground transportation. A limited number of travel awards are available for students who are selected for poster or oral presentations at the ERN Conference.

See complete information on the conference website.

"The Community Sponsorship Hub (CSH) is a dynamic organization dedicated to growing the role of communities in the protection, resettlement, and integration of refugees and other forcibly displaced people. Mobilizing civil society, and the public, private, and philanthropic sectors, and empowering them with resources and access, we shape and coordinate a community sponsorship system that leverages the power of welcoming Americans. 

"As an integral member of the CSH leadership team and reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Programs will lead CSH's transformative programming and all components related to its success. Given the drastic change in resettlement context, the Director of Programs will have the opportunity to promote, shape and implement a program that leverages the power of welcoming communities to support the safe arrival of refugees through publicly funded refugee resettlement programming. The Director of Programs will ensure a focused approach to integrate sponsorship to ensure innovation and permanency in U.S. refugee resettlement. "

See the complete position description on LinkedIn