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NOTE: Job openings are posted on the 1st of each month. If the 1st falls on a weekend, your job opening will be posted on the next business day.
Family Studies Positions, Purdue University
Multiple positions available at Assistant or Associate rank; tenured or tenure track, 10-month appointment beginning August 2009. Salary is dependent upon qualifications. We seek applicants whose research and teaching in the area of family studies will make a substantive contribution. All interested family or relationships researchers should apply. We are particularly interested in building on strengths in families and health (including mental health), work and family, family policy, methodology, and related areas. The successful candidate will be responsible for initiating, conducting, and publishing research, including seeking internal and external funding; teaching undergraduate and graduate courses; and participating in service and outreach activities. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in family studies or a closely related field. Evidence of strong research and teaching required.

Send cover letter summarizing qualifications in relation to the position requirements, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and representative publications to: Dan Mroczek, Search Committee Chair, Purdue University, 1200 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2055. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2008 and continue until position is filled. Questions may be directed to dmroczek@purdue.edu.

Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis

The Center for Mind and Brain (CMB) and Human Development at the University of California, Davis, announce an opening for a tenure-track assistant professor position, in the cognitive neuroscience of child and/or adolescent development. We seek applicants whose research utilizes cognitive neuroscience methods, broadly defined, to investigate cognitive and/or social-affective development. The successful candidate will hold a faculty appointment in Human Development, and will be a core member of, and develop his/her laboratory at, the CMB. The CMB faculty have access to world-class facilities for cognitive neuroscience research, including research-dedicated ERP, TMS and MRI labs. Apply via the web-based submission system athttps://applyonline.cmb.ucdavis.edu/. Applications received by October 15, 2008 will be guaranteed consideration for a position beginning in July, 2009. The search will remain open until the position is filled. UC Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Contacts:  Beth A. Ober, Human Development, baober@ucdavis.edu; and George R. Mangun, Director, CMB, mangun@ucdavis.edu
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Call for Papers - Special Issue on Silence and Memory
Memory researchers often focus on what is spoken, but silences are also important elements in memory. Recent work suggests that what is not told, not rehearsed, and not spoken has implications for later memory, self, and identity. Moreover, that work further suggests that those implications are evident for both individuals and groups. We are seeking contributions to a special issue of Memory considering the implications of silence for memory. We are interested in a wide range of contributions, ranging from laboratory and experimental work to theoretical considerations, and on phenomena ranging from retrieval-induced forgetting to cultural and social factors that influence the nature of silences. Interested individuals should submit their manuscripts through the manuscript central website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pmem, and note that the submission is intended for the special issue on Silence and Memory. For full consideration, manuscripts are due December 31, 2008. Questions should be directed to the guest editors: Monisha Pasupathi (monisha.pasupathi@psych.utah.edu) and Kate McLean (Kate.McLean@wwu.edu). All manuscripts will be subject to editorial and peer-review before acceptance for the special issue.
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16th Annual Symposium on Family Issues

October 23-24, 2008
University Park, PA

“Development of Hispanic Children in Immigrant Families: Challenges and Prospects,” is the topic of Penn State’s 16th Annual Symposium on Family Issues, to be held October 23-24, 2008, on the University Park campus. Sixteen scholars from major institutions will integrate perspectives from multiple social sciences and address policy implications. Presentations and discussions at the symposium will focus on (1) social ecologies of Hispanic children in immigrant families, including the range of setting characteristics and the ways in which setting characteristics have implications for child and youth well-being and development, (2) the role of families in children’s successful adaptation to new “host” environments; (3) the implications of school and community contexts as well as education policies for children’s school experiences and academic achievement; and (4) the roles of health care, social service provision, and health policies in children’s health and well-being. Lead speakers include: Richard Alba (SUNY Albany), Kimberly Updegraff (Arizona State University), Carola Suárez-Orozco (NYU), and Margarita Alegria (Harvard Medical School). Information and registration at http://www.pop.psu.edu/events/symposium/2008.htm or contact Carolyn Scott at css7@psu.edu.
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The XIVth European Conference on Developmental Psychology

The XIVth European Conference on Developmental Psychology will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from August 18-22, 2009. The conference will focus on the most relevant topics and issues within recent theoretical and methodological advances of developmental psychology, basic research and applied areas and will provide a forum for presentation of a wide range of
papers in all aspects of human development in European contexts. Over and beyond basic research, we will put emphasis on the transfer of psychological insights to social policies and programme development. For more details please visit http://www.ecdp2009.com.
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SRA Invites Study Group Proposals


The Society for Research on Adolescence invites proposals for Study Groups focusing on new conceptual, empirical, methodological, and professional issues within the study of adolescence. SRA members with common interests in emerging, cutting-edge issues or theoretical perspectives are encouraged to apply for SRA Study Group status. Established study groups may request up to $4,000 as seed money to support their work. The deadline for consideration is August 31, 2008.

SRA members interested in submitting Study Group proposals should refer to the SRA Study Groups Committee Policies and Procedures located at http://www.s-r-a.org/documents/miscellaneous/studygroup_policies.pdf
for details concerning application. If you have questions after having consulted the guidelines, please contact Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck at m.zimmer-gembeck@griffith.edu.au.

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2008 Election Results!

Congratulations to the new representatives of the 2008-2010 SRA Council.

President-Elect
Niobe Way

Council Representatives
Sandra Graham
John Schulenberg

Student Representative
Laura Wray-Lake
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SRA Study Group on Parental Involvement in Adolescent Peer Relations (PIAPER)
The PIAPER Study Group brings together scholars examining how parents and other family members influence and are influenced by adolescents' peer interactions and relationships. For more information on the Study Group's members, activities, accomplishments, and a bibliography of relevant research, visit the PIAPER website, http://piaper.education.wisc.edu.
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