How to Become a CSDE Affiliate

Thank you for your interest in the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. CSDE is an interdisciplinary center for demographic research, with affiliates from a wide range of fields. Our external funding for research infrastructure comes from NICHD, with a mandate to provide support to, and encourage innovation in, demographic research.

To become an affiliate, a faculty member must submit an application statement and letters of nomination from two current CSDE affiliates. Applications are reviewed by the CSDE Executive Committee once a year during spring quarter. Following a positive vote by the Executive Committee, a letter of invitation is sent to the nominee by the CSDE Director. The applicant’s statement and nomination letters should address the applicant’s qualifications for affiliate status, as defined below.

Affiliates are expected to have an active program of scholarly research in the field of population studies (peer-reviewed publications, externally-funded research grants) and to contribute to the demography research community at the University of Washington and our regional affiliate institutions. We tend to interpret the population studies mandate broadly, but areas of research that would be appropriate for presentation at the Population Association of America or publication in the journal Demography provide a useful guide. We expect all affiliates to participate in the weekly seminar series and training activities as their interests and schedules permit, and to contribute fully to the NIH Center Grant renewal process and the production of required annual reports.

We strongly encourage affiliates within the College of Arts and Sciences to have their external grants administered by CSDE, since this results in indirect cost returns to both the center and your appointing department. Use of core CSDE services is a benefit that comes with being an affiliate. Extensive use of specific resources, such as statistical and programming support, project-specific computing, and website development and maintenance are typically handled through sub-budgets from an affiliate's research grant.

At the end of each five-year funding cycle (currently June 2012), affiliates can reapply for continued status by submitting the research and funding materials required for the center grant proposal.

For further information please contact Scott Sipes by clicking here or 206-616-7463.