Read an interview with Pietronella Van Den Oever, PRB Visiting Scholar
(November 2011) The Population Reference Bureau is always looking for Visiting Scholars who would benefit from contributing their experience and expertise to PRB's intellectual environment. Reporting to the president/CEO of PRB, the term of the scholarship may be from three to 12 months with a rolling start date. We have also accepted scholars for lesser periods depending upon the circumstances. The Visiting Scholar position is unpaid and does not provide benefits, but we offer dedicated office space, a computer, and other office resources during the tenure with PRB.
PRB's Visiting Scholar program allows experienced scientists, educators, and administrators with demonstrated research and/or program implementation capabilities to pursue similar projects at PRB so that both the Visiting Scholar and PRB staff may benefit from a close working and intellectual relationship.
Interaction with staff is one of the things that make a Visiting Scholar's presence a mutually rewarding experience, but the mix of activities would vary. We look forward to the Visiting Scholars being able to collaborate with PRB staff and other population experts in relevant research areas, and being available on site approximately 50 percent of the time. We hope that the Visiting Scholar would develop and conduct one policy seminar as a part of PRB's Policy Seminar Series.
We are looking for the following background and experience in candidates:
- Master's/Ph.D. in a social science, or equal evidence of professional achievement, with 10+ years' experience in areas related to the type of work included within PRB's mission and objectives.
- Experience in research and program administration in the United States and/or international demographic trends, including in one or more of the following areas: family planning; reproductive health; population, health, and environment; immigration; children and family indicators; youth; labor force trends; health disparities; gender; rural and regional analyses; or other programs related to population dynamics.
- Specific research plan or project that will be worked on during the Visiting Scholar's tenure at PRB.
We invite candidates to submit a letter that expresses the reasons why you would like to be Visiting Scholar at PRB and what you would plan to do while you were here. Please include your availability and preferred dates.
All Visiting Scholar requests are reviewed regularly by the president and vice presidents. PRB's president is also available for consultation about the program. PRB may not be able to accommodate all qualified candidates who apply throughout the year due to space and administrative limitations, but we will communicate with all candidates who express interest in this opportunity.
For further information, please contact Judi Jackson, human resources director, jjackson@prb.org; or Wendy Baldwin, president/CEO, wbaldwin@prb.org.