Opportunities
The DECC is committed to fostering collaboration and advancing high-impact research across our network. This page compiles open calls for proposals, funding opportunities, and other invitations to engage — curated for researchers working at the intersection of demography, economics, and aging. Check back regularly as new opportunities are added, or contact us to learn more about how your work might align with DECC priorities.
Vanderbilt University invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar to join the NIH-funded research project “Occupation and Labor Force Participation across the Life Course: Implications for Cognitive Functioning in Later Life” led by Dr. Rachel Donnelly and Dr. Lucie Kalousová. The project will investigate the implications of occupational characteristics and labor force participation over the life course for cognitive functioning in later life.
Vanderbilt University
Applications will be reviewed starting September 30, and the review will continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
NHATS is accepting applications to access its repository of stored dried blood spots (DBS) for novel projects that will enhance NHATS' value to the scientific community.
NHATS
Application Deadline: October 1
Review Team Decision: November 30
The Department of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor.
University of California, Berkeley
Applications are due Thursday, Oct 15, 2026. Anticipated start date: July 1, 2027.
The competition will award $100,000 each for up to six outstanding faculty mentors — three in the Early Career category and three in the Midcareer/Established category — for a total prize pool of $600,000.
National Institute on Aging
Phase 1 nominations due: October 15, 2026
Completed submissions due: November 23, 2026
Winners announced: Week of April 12,2027
The Specialized Training Program in the Demography and Economics of Aging at the University of Chicago, funded by the National Institute of Aging (T32 AG000243), trains doctoral recipients interested in the fields of demography and economics of aging through the development of basic and applied research and policy-making and analysis. This training program is administered by the University of Chicago’s Center for Health and Social Sciences (CHeSS) and is affiliated with the Center on Healthy Aging Behaviors and Longitudinal Investigations (CHABLIS) at the University of Chicago. The training program offers three postdoctoral fellowships per year. The goal of these postdoctoral fellowships is to train recent doctoral recipients interested in the demographic and economic analysis of aging through the development of basic methodological tools, applied research, policy-making and analysis, and professional development.
CHABLIS
Applicants are encouraged to apply by Monday, November 30, 2026 for a 2027 start date.
The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) investigators welcome suggestions for experimental modules from the research community for the 2028 wave of HRS.
Health and Retirement Study
The timetable for module development for the 2028 interview wave is as follows:
- December 15, 2026: Proposals due
- February 19, 2027: Final selection by HRS co-investigators
- May 3, 2027: Final question text and specifications due
- July 2029: Estimated preliminary release of data from HRS 2028