Kerstin Ostermann

Looking for a measure of #neighborhoods, micro or macro #segregation? I've got something for you! My newly published paper in Sociological Methods & Research presents a machine-learning-based algorithm to delineate neighborhoods with grid-cell or point data: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Thank you for all being there and discussing gentrification with me! They even have a walking pad for guest researchers at MZES 👀👀

Looking forward to talk about #gentrification in German cities and #IV approaches with the #methods enthusiasts at @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social (and online 😉)! 🏘📊 Joint work w @ninaglaeser.bsky.social

New publication in Work, Employment & Society with @selang.bsky.social 📄✨ Why do some #unemployed feel more stigmatized than others? We find a U-shaped association with #neighborhood unemployment: stigma decreases at first, but rises again in highly unemployed neighborhoods tinyurl.com/5nuekh2r

I know most senior researchers hate the (increasing) load of #review requests, but can we also cheer the moment of #ecr when they read the journals' decision on a paper they reviewed? For me, this is one big step of being part of a scientific community I love to be a part of

📢 New open-access publication in the Journal of Family Research! What do people actually consider a fair division of parental leave between partners? The answer is more surprising than you might expect. 👇 doi.org/10.20377/jfr... #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #published

Thrilled our paper is out now in AJS. Parents & scholars have long known the linked fate of schools & neighborhoods, but how does change in one domain relate to the other? We (@ebruch.bsky.social) propose a theory of coupled tipping & find support for our model in data over 20 yrs & 3,000 schools.

Can artists change neighborhoods? 🎨🏘 Presented joint work with @ninaglaeser.bsky.social at #INAS2026! Using German administrative data and an IV approach, we show that artists don't gentrify neighborhoods themselves but they attract early high-status in-movers. Stay tuned for the preprint! :)

Accommodation is on point, Oxford #inas2026 #newcollege

📢 Job Ad: I am looking for one doctoral researcher (75%) in my newly funded DFG project on misperceptions and factual information on immigration from 1.10. or soon after! 📌 Location: MZES, University of Mannheim 💢 Application Deadline: 21st of July

Honored to have received the Third Prize for Best PhD Thesis at #ECSR2026 🏆✨ thanks to the @iabnews.bsky.social for the support 🙏

Inspiring start to the #ecsr2026 conference in Dublin so far! For all who want to hear more about how cross-SES exposure (and how this differs from what most researchers call SES composition) influences the occupational aspirations of students, come by tomorrow at 9 a.m. Synge Theatre. See you!

How to use LLMs right: use them to boost your keynote talk 🙌 #ecsr2026 @mtriventi.bsky.social

🏢 The Thermostat of Opportunity! The image below (taken at the recent @isa-rc28.bsky.social conference in Seville) shows a building covered in AC units, but it also illustrates potential inequality in access to cooling. New paper with @ckoenig.bsky.social (@wzb.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1016/j.er...

New office comes with great advice

New preprint out with @mfphilipp.bsky.social & @eileenpeters.bsky.social ✨️ From #neighborhood exposure to #genderbeliefs? We find that local female employment patterns are linked to beliefs about when mothers should return to full-time work. Read more here: osf.io/preprints/so...

The event will conclude with drinks and informal networking before the start of the conference’s two days of parallel sessions. If you plan to attend, please remember to sign up for the Forum when registering for the conference. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...

📢 Open positions! I’m recruiting 2 postdocs + 3 PhD positions at C³S, @goetheuni.bsky.social in #ClimateJustice, environmental inequality, #Demography & #ComputationalSocialScience 🌍📊💻 3–4 years + strong support for training🎒 Deadline: 23 June 2026 More: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794987/Zen...

📢 WiMi (75%, E13) gesucht! Ich suche Verstärkung für mein Team an der @goetheuni.bsky.social! Es geht um Netzwerkforschung & Mitarbeit im @erc.europa.eu-Projekt zum Zusammenspiel der Netzwerke von Kindern & Eltern. Laufzeit bis Ende 2028. Infos & Bewerbung: 🔗 www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

Ever wondered why nearby places behave more alike than distant ones?🤔 Turns out, many regression model may be missing spatial dependencies!🗺️📍 Join our #Geodata & #Spatial Regression workshop (30 Jun–2 Jul, Mannheim) and learn how to model spatial regression models in R 📊 👉 t1p.de/geodata-spat...

Meet me in Barcelona next week at the UEA European meeting! I will be presenting new insights on how early stage gentrifiers shape neighborhood inequality, rents, and out-mobility from my joint project with @kostermann.bsky.social

I’m very happy to share that my first paper has been accepted for publication 🎉 Together with my great co-author Nayeon Lim we look at early public childcare in Germany. More details and the paper link below 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New Study: Refugees take up VET in occupations with vacancy problems more often and often regardless of their qualification. Those with a precarious residence status are most affected. journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ij...

Post Doc at Uni Tübingen! 100% position for 3 (+3) years; they're looking for somebody to analyze large-scale longitudinal datasets in education research. Expertise in machine learning is an advantage, commitment to research transparency desirable 😌 proficiency in German beneficial but not required

I am looking for a postdoc to join my team at the University of Bremen. 5-year-contract, top-up to 100% possible for most of the contract period. Apply by 04 May 2026. If you have questions about the position, send me an email! www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...

A postdoc position is now available in my project Markets and Mobility: How Employers Structure Economic Opportunity. Start date flexible within the next 12 months, apply by 9 May. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

For the #spatial folks among you: we exploited random distances between residential locations and large firms within German local labor markets to identify the causal effect of #dropout due to attractive alternatives 🚙💸⬆️

Our paper has recently been published from ESR! Exploiting policy-induced longitudinal changes in regional university availability, we showed that increased access boosts enrolment, while the impact is stronger for individuals with highly educated parents. academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...

Still the most beautiful campus #unigoettingen #goettingen #platzdergoettinger7 #cherryblossom #🌸

🧵 5/5 Happy to share that the paper has now been published in Higher Education with @marklutter345.bsky.social and @martinschroeder.bsky.social: 📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How costly is apprenticeship dropout—and for whom? Using an IV approach, our new @europeansocreview.bsky.social article finds strong income penalties, but only for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. My great coauthors patzinaalex.bsky.social & @katymorris.bsky.social 💖 tinyurl.com/tk4nkdb3

Interested in causal inference with survey data? Join the GESIS Summer School course with @tobiaswolbring.bsky.social and me: training.gesis.org?site=pDetail... @gesistraining.bsky.social

How far can you get in 60 minutes? European cities offer vastly larger areas reachable by public transit than US cities of comparable population size. Source: lconwell.github.io/lucasconwell...

Auf dem Weg zurück nach Hannover von der #Frühjahrstagung2026 der #DGS Sektion Soziale Ungleichheit in Potsdam. Was für eine tolle Veranstaltung mit hochwertigen Beiträgen, wertvollen Kommentaren und Frühlingsvibes 🌷☀️ Großes Dankeschön an das Orgateam der @unipotsdam.bsky.social!

🧵 New WP! w/ @selcanmutgan.bsky.social Most segregation research examines neighborhoods, schools, or workplaces separately. But do individuals' exposure align across domains and persist over the life course? We fill this gap using 27 years of 🇸🇪 data. Pre-print: osf.io/eunwc_v1 (1/5)

Great 2-3 year postdoc opportunity in the Social Policy unit here at @sofi.su.se, Stockholm University SOFI is an incredible research and work environment, could not recommend it more Deadline for applications (including your own research plan): 13th April 2026

📢 New publication! Together with @dariatisch.bsky.social, I’m happy to share our new article bringing gender into a key methodological debate on how to answer causal questions. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Hey London (spatial) bubble! I will be at LSE this summer term so if you happen to be in the city and want to discuss some research or know some good workshops and seminars - feel free to reach out 🌞🤝 very excited! 🙏🏼

New paper with Sebastian Bähr (@sebbaehr.bsky.social) and Bernad Batinic (JKU Linz) out now in @plosone.org ! We investigate whether working from home (WFH) affects latent functions of work and various well-being measures. 1/n

📢WORK! At the Sociology department of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we are hiring a postdoc who will work on applications of AI in sociological research. Join our vibrant-yet-cohesive research community doing cutting-edge research. Please share or apply! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

For a change, something we made ourselves: Together with my colleagues Tobias Roth, Andreas Horr, and @nataliebackes.bsky.social, we examined ethnic rent penalties. Do migrants pay higher rents for comparable housing than natives with similar characteristics? direct.mit.edu/euso/article...

New preprint out with @wendering.bsky.social & Nan Zhang! We show that childhood exposure to ethnic outgroups increases the prob. of #interethnic marriage decades later, using historical linked US census data (1880–1910) and next-door neighbor comparisons 🏠🌃 Read more here: shorturl.at/U0IHR

Looking for RAs based in Berlin/Brandenburg. Please share! 🙏

"...women receive substantially lower potential ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings... lower potential ratings do not reflect accurate forecasts of future performance: Women subsequently outperform male colleagues..." pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...

Participating at the #RC28 online conference on educational inequalities? Come to my talk on the spatial embeddedness of #VET dropout decisions 🚫 and consequences 💸 in Germany at 11 am (Room 1) today!

📢Apply now for one of our GradAB PhD scholarships beginning 1st Oct 2026. GradAB is a joint program of IAB and @fau.de in cooperation with TU Dortmund. (1/4)