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- Stephanie Plenty awarded Emerging Scholar Best Article Award, 2018 2018-12-19 Stephanie Plenty was awarded Emerging Scholar Best Article Award, 2018 by Journal of Youth and Adolescence for the article Social Exclusion among Peers: The Role of Immigrant Status and Classroom Immigrant Density, written together with Jan O. Jonsson.
- The Swedish Research Council decide to grant SOFI-project fundings 2018-11-05 Karin Edmark and Dan-Olof Rooth receives funding from The Swedish Research Council (VR).
- Project grants from Riksbankens jubileumsfond to SOFI-project 2018-11-05 Kenneth Nelson receives funding from Riksbankens jubileumsfond
- Two Post-Doctoral Researcher/Assistant Professor to SOFI 2018-10-19 The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University seeks to fill 2 Post-Doctoral Researcher/Assistant Professor positions in labor economics. Appointments will be effective August 2019.
- Two senior lecturership/associate professor positions at SOFI 2018-10-15 SOFI has two positions in sociology open (closing date 25 October 2018)
- Postdoctoral fellow to Social Policy 2018-10-15 The Social Policy research group is hiring a postdoctoral fellow linked to the project GENPARENT
- Anders Björklund member of the Equality Commission 2018-09-25 Anders Björklund, Professor Emeritus at SOFI, is one of the members of the Equality Commission appointed by the Swedish Government, which will work until May 2020.
- Staff Changes 2018-09-06 Current staff changes
- Johanna Rickne and Olle Folke Awarded by IIPF 2018-08-24 Johanna Rickne has been awarded, together with Olle Folke (Uppsala University), the 2018 IIPF Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize by the International Institute of Public Finance for their paper "All the Single Ladies: Job Promotions and the Durability of Marriage". The prize is awarded annually to the author(s) of the best paper at the IIPF conference.
- Erik Lindqvist and Johanna Rickne new professors in economics at SOFI 2018-06-27 Erik Lindqvist and Johanna Rickne have been appointed professors in economics, especially labour economics at SOFI. Johanna Rickne’s appointment commenced on June 25 and Erik Lindqvist’s will start on September 1.
- The authors of SOFI Doctoral Theses 1 and 100 2018-06-04 Roujman Shahbazian defended his sociology PhD thesis "Sibling Configuration and Adulthood Outcomes: The Case of Two-Child Families" which is the 100th thesis in SOFI's Doctoral Thesis series.
- Roujman Shahbazian defends his thesis 2018-04-25 On Friday June 1, 2018, at 10.00 am in Hörsal 11, Hus F, Södra huset, Roujman Shahbazian will defend his thesis ‘Sibling Configuration and Adulthood Outcomes: The Case of Two-Child Families’. Faculty opponent is Anette Eva Fasang, Humboldt-University, Berlin.
- Ingrid Esser appointed Associate Professor (Docent) 2018-04-25 On January March 26 the Faculty of Social Sciences appointed Ingrid Esser to Docent (Associate Professor) of Sociology
- Rense Nieuwenhuis 2018-03-05 On February 19, 2018 Rense Nieuwehuis was awarded the title “Docent” (Associate Professor) in Sociology.
- Jan Sauermann awarded “Docent” title 2018-02-14 On February 12, 2018 Jan Sauermann was awarded the title “Docent” (Associate Professor) in Economics.
- Johanna Rickne selected as Wallenberg Academy Fellow 2017-12-14 Project: "Gender, Careers and Democratic Representation"
- Karin Hederos and Anna Sandberg received grant from Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2017-12-06 Project: “Subjective performance evaluations, career trajectories and gender bias: Evidence from Swedish law clerks”
- Marie Evertsson received ERC Consolidator Grant 2017-11-28 Project: "GENPARENT: Revealing Sources of Gendered Parenthood: A multi-method comparative study of the transition to parenthood in same-sex and opposite-sex couples"
- Research grants from IFAU and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond to SOFI-researchers 2017-11-24
- Sara Kjellsson defends her thesis 2017-11-20 On Friday January 19 at 10.00 am in Nordenskiöldsalen, Sara Kjellsson defends her thesis in Sociology titled ‘Sick of Work? Questions of Class, Gender and Self-Rated Health’.
- Julia Boguslaw defends her thesis 2017-11-20 On Friday December 15 at 10.00 am in G-salen, Arrheniuslaboratorierna, Julia Boguslaw defends her thesis in Economics titled ‘When the Kids Are Not Alright. Essays on Childhood Disadvantage and Its Consequences’.
- 13.5 Million SEK to SOFI! 2017-11-07
- 23.5 MSEK to SOFI! 2017-09-28
- Jenny Torssander has been appointed associate professor (docent) 2017-09-12
- Ian Burn to SOFI 1 september 2017-08-23 Ian Burn will be employed as post doc at Avdelningen för Arbetsmarknadsekonomi (AME), SOFI.
- Martin Berlin defends his thesis 2017-06-27 Martin Berlin defends his thesis "Essays on the Determinants and Measurement of Subjective Well-beeing" on the 18th of August, at 10.00.
- Niklas Kaunitz defended his thesis 2017-06-27 Niklas Kaunitz defended his thesis on the 8th of June.
- Anna Sandberg to SOFI September 1 2017-06-21 Anna Sandberg starts working as researcher at the Department of Labour Economics (AME), SOFI.
- Emma von Essen to SOFI September 1 2017-06-21 Emma von Essen starts working as researcher at the Department of Labour Economics (AME), SOFI.
- Professorship in Economics 2017-06-14
- Horizon 2020 funding to SOFI 2017-05-09 The project InGRID-2 has by the European Commission been assigned a grant of 9.5 M€.
- Price to Robert Erikson 2017-01-19
- Price to Markus Jäntti 2017-01-19
- Karin Halldén has been appointed associate professor (docent) 2017-01-18
- Per Engzell defends his thesis 2017-01-09
- Karin Boye has been appointed associate professor (docent) 2016-12-15
- André Richter defends his thesis 2016-11-21
- Approved program grants from FORTE, 17/11 2016 2016-11-18
- Approved research grants from VR 3/11, 2016 2016-11-11
- Approved research grants from RJ, 20/10 2016 2016-10-24
- Approved research grants from FORTE, 6/10 2016 2016-10-06
- Charlotta Magnusson has been appointed associate professor (docent) 2016-09-21
- Jenny Säve-Söderbergh has been appointed associate professor (docent) 2016-06-17
- Professorship in Sociology 2016-05-28
- Torsten Santavirta has been appointed associate professor (docent) 2015-11-30
- Kenneth Nelson's ESR article re-published in special issue series 2015-10-22
- Approved research grants from FORTE, 25/9 2015 2015-09-28
- New vacancies at SOFI 2015-09-09
- Three new postdocs in Sociology 2015-08-20
- Carina Mood new professor in Sociology at SOFI 2015-08-10
- Simona Bejenariu and Eirini Tatsi new Economics postdocs at SOFI 2015-06-12
- Karin Edmark new senior lecturer at AKPA 2015-06-12
- Anne Boschini new senior lecturer at AKPA 2015-06-12
- Dan-Olof Rooth new professor of Economics at SOFI 2015-06-12
- Lena Lindahl has been appointed associate professor (docent) 2015-06-12
- Kenneth Nelson promoted to professor 2015-06-12
- New vacancy at SOFI 2014-11-25
- Professorship in Economics 2014-06-16
- Professorship in Sociology 2014-06-16
- Seminar on Stigma of Mental Illness at CHESS 2014-04-25
- Stefan Svallfors new President of the Swedish Sociological Association 2014-04-04 At the biannual meeting of the Swedish Sociological Association in Göteborg in March, Stefan Svallfors was elected President for the years 2014–2016.
- Cecilia von Otter defends her thesis 2014-04-03
- Christer Gerdes has been appointed docent (associate professor) 2014-03-10 Christer Gerdes has been appointed docent (associate professor) in Economics.
- Rense Nieuwenhuis defended his thesis 2014-01-16
- Hans Grönqvist has been appointed docent (associate professor) 2013-12-09 On December 9th, Hans Grönqvist was appointed docent (associate professor) in Economics.
- Approved research grants from VR, 31/10 2013 2013-10-31
- New vacancies at Sofi 2013-09-13
- Markus Jäntti associate editor of the Journal of Economic Inequality 2013-09-05
- Professorship in Economics 2013-06-20
- Håkan Regnér has been appointed docent (associate professor) 2013-05-28
- Visit from the statistic agency in Burkina Faso 2013-05-21
- Seminar on research and integrity 2013-03-21
- Matthew Lindquist promoted to professor 2013-03-01
- Approved research grants from FAS, 14/2 2013 2013-02-21
- Bart Golsteyn to Maastricht 2013-02-12
- Martin Nybom defends his thesis on the 11th of January 2012-12-12
- Approved research grants from VR 2012-11-28
- NRW Young Scientist Award 2012 to Jan Sauermann 2012-11-13
- Approved research grants from VR, 23-24/10 2012 2012-11-04
- Approved research grants from RJ, 25/10 2012 2012-10-26
- Stefan Svallfors visiting professor 2013-2014 2012-10-26
- Jan O. Jonsson new official fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford 2012-10-25
- Helena Holmlund has been appointed docent (associate professor) 2012-10-18 On October 11th, Helena Holmlund was appointed docent (associate professor) in Economics.
- New vacancy at Sofi 2012-10-01
- Jan Sauermann new research fellow from October 1st 2012-08-30