Skip to main content
Toggle navigation
Information for Prospective Students
PSC
PARC
Search
Graduate Group in Demography
Toggle navigation
People
GGD Faculty
Current Students
Students (Alphabetical)
Alumni
Alumni (Alphabetical)
Students on the Job Market
Ph.D. Program
A.M. Degree Requirements
Ph.D. Degree Requirements
Joint Degree Programs
Training in Demography within the Sociology Ph.D. Program
Getting PhinisheD in Demography: A Guide for Students
GGD Courses
Prospective Students
Program Statistics
Admissions Information
Enrollment
Graduate Placement
Employment Information
Position Information
Demography Club
News
Announcements
Funding Announcements
Employment Announcements
News (Admin)
Events
Conferences and Workshops
Resources
Contact
NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC)
New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Jacobs, Jerry and Elinore Avni. 2021.
September 29, 2021
Jerry Jacobs featured in Penn Today
Jerry Jacobs (PSC Research Associate) was quoted in Penn Today about how the pandemic has
March 30, 2021
Jerry A. Jacobs examines reliance on journal impact scores for tenure decisions in new Inside Higher Ed article.
Jerry A.
July 18, 2016
Jerry Jacobs is cited in the Chronicle of Higher Education article "The Promise and Peril of Cluster Hiring".
Jerry Jacobs is cited in Chronicle of Higher Education article "The Promise and Peril of Cluster Hiring".
March 3, 2016
Jerry Jacobs is cited in New York Times article about working and caregiving mothers.
Jerry Jacobs is cited in New York Times article about working and caregiving mothers.
December 10, 2015
Jerry Jacobs is cited in a Nature article about interdisciplinarity
Jerry Jacobs is cited in a Nature article about interdisciplinarity.
September 15, 2015
Jerry A. Jacobs in Bloomberg View on women deterred from fields because of ’brilliance’ stereotype
In Bloomberg View, Jerry A.
January 14, 2015
Jerry A. Jacobs appeared on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane on Monday, December 22, 2014, as part of a discussion of men’s and women’s labor force participation.
Jerry A.
December 21, 2014
Jerry Jacobs is cited in Time article about work-life balance.
Jerry Jacobs is cited in Time article about work-life balance.
August 11, 2014
Jerry A. Jacobs on "Why the Disciplines Still Matter" in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Jerry A. Jacobs on "Why the Disciplines Still Matter" in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
May 26, 2014
Jerry Jacobs is cited in Huffington Post article about working parents.
Jerry Jacobs is cited in Huffington Post article about working parents.
May 9, 2014
Jerry A. Jacobs - Recession Spurred Enrollments in STEM Fields, Study Finds
Jerry A. Jacobs' research on enrollment in STEM fields is discussed in the Chronile of Higher Education.
April 6, 2014
Jerry Jacobs is cited for helping design a study on working motherhood.
Jerry Jacobs is cited in TIME for helping design a study on working motherhood.
May 30, 2013
Jerry Jacobs comments on a study about the satisfaction levels of scientists despite competitive pressures and long work hours.
Jerry Jacobs comments on a study about the satisfaction levels of scientists despite com
September 5, 2012
New PSC Working Paper - Jacobs Henderson
New PSC Working Paper: Jacobs, Jerry A. and Rebecca Henderson. 2012.
August 15, 2012
Jerry Jacobs is cited for contributing to a report about the sociology job market.
Jerry Jacobs is cited in Inside Higher Ed for contributing to a report about the sociology job market.
August 9, 2012
Jerry Jacobs says many people are unaware of what is involved in a faculty member’s job.
Jerry Jacobs says many people are unaware of what is involved in a faculty member’s job.
March 26, 2012
Penn Launches Work and Family Commons Open Access Research Repository, with Jerry Jacobs as the executive officer.
Penn Launches Work and Family Commons Open Access Research Repository, with Jerry Jacobs as the executive officer.
February 7, 2012
Now available: Jacobs, Jerry A. 2011. “Journal Rankings in Sociology: Using the H Index with Google Scholar.” Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, PSC Working Paper Series, PSC 11-05.
Now available: Jacobs, Jerry A. 2011.
September 19, 2011
Jerry Jacobs reports about the recovery in the academic job market for sociologists
Jerry Jacobs' report for the American Sociological Association, "Moving Toward Recovery: Findings From the 2010 Job Bank Surveyreports about the recovery in the academic job market for sociologists," is highlighted in the
August 22, 2011
Jerry A. Jacobs will be the 2011 recipient of the Merit Award from the Eastern Sociological Society.
Jerry A. Jacobs will be the 2011 recipient of the Merit Award from the Eastern Sociological Society.
January 19, 2011