CSDE-news Bulletin

March 28, 2007

CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSDE Statistics Core is offering beginning STATA and beginning SAS workshops spring quarter
CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST: Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival begins March 30; Social Work Month Event -- "Disability and Social Justice"; The Global Health and the Environment lecture series has been cancelled for 2007
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: Arts and Sciences Exchange Program: Request for Proposals
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Census Bureau - 2007 Summer Internship Program; Census Bureau announces several openings in the Population Division; ORC MACRO announces two positions: Research Associate, Demographic and Health Research DHS Fellows in Population and Reproductive Health; Several research positions open with social policy research organization MDRC; CDC announces opening for Senior Survey Statistician (Demography) in the Global Tobacco Control Program; Summer internships with the Population Reference Bureau; Training Opportunity: Summer Biomarker Institute; Applications are being accepted for the Bixby Fellowship program to support research on global population aging
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST: The Population Reference Bureau has posted new content to its website; New World Bank publications on global development

CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS

CSDE Statistics Core is offering beginning STATA and beginning SAS workshops spring quarter

Beginning STATA workshop series: April 26 & May 3, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Beginning SAS workshop series: May 10 & May 17, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

To learn more and register, visit the CSDE training websites for Stata or SAS.

CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST

Next week will kick-off the HAZEL WOLF ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL, showing for the first time at the University of Washington!

Friday, March 30 - Sunday, April 1, Kane Hall, UW Seattle Campus

For more information about tickets and the films and workshops, please visit http://www.hazelfilm.org/2007fest_test/index.html.

Social Work Month Event -- "Disability and Social Justice"

March 29, Thursday 12:30- 1:30
Social Work Gallery Floor

The School of Social Work Disability Committee is a student driven committee that meets every other week to promote visibility of disability issues in the School of Social Work. We are honored to prepare an event "Together: Disability and Social Justice" to celebrate National Social Work Month. At this event, there will be presentation tables with various topics around disability and a free lunch will be provided. This event aims to act as a catalyst for thinking about disability in various aspects of human life and society, and understanding it holistically.

We would like to use this event to fundraise for the in-coming MSW student from Cambodia who will arrive this fall as part of the UW-RUPP partnership program. This student is a victim of polio herself and a strong advocate for women and disabilities

The Global Health and the Environment lecture series has been cancelled for 2007

We apologize for any inconvenience, but we appreciate your support and look forward to including you in future UW Extension events. For more information, please e-mail Becky Kopelman at rkopelman@extn.washington.edu.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Arts and Sciences Exchange Program: Request for Proposals

Applications for activities for 2007-2008 under the College's Exchange Program are being accepted. This program is intended to promote dialogue between Arts and Sciences faculty and students and scholars and educators at other institutions. It is supported from private gifts to the Dean's discretionary fund and a generous contribution from the Graduate School.

Support may be requested for the following:

A seminar series that brings several speakers to our campus around a common theme that is of interest to one or more departments;

an extended residency at UW by a single visitor who gives a series of lectures or otherwise works with specific groups of students and faculty; or

a collaborative research project conducted with scholars from other institutions.

The seminars or UW residencies must take place between July 2007 and September 2008. Also encouraged are projects that serve international education and scholarship and develop opportunities for undergraduate or graduate study or research abroad.

Highest priority will be given to those proposals that have the broadest impact on the scholarly activities of our faculty and students, enhance the intellectual climate of our campus, or make the most significant contributions to the curricular mission of A&S departments at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Proposals should include no more than two pages of text plus an itemized budget. For the budget, please use the form you will find at http://www.artsci.washington.edu/services/Curriculum/funding.htm.

Also, indicate any other funding available. Proposals and the budget worksheet are to be submitted to Paul LePore, Assistant Dean (Dean of Arts & Sciences Office - Box 353765) no later than Monday, April 16, 2007.

In the case of a seminar series, the proposal should describe the basic theme and justify its importance. A tentative set of specific topics and speakers for each should be indicated, with comments about the distinction of each speaker and the value of the proposed program to units here. Ideally, the proposal should be sponsored by faculty members in at least two units and accompanied by an endorsement by the chair or director of each unit. The seminar series should consist of at least four and preferably more seminars. In the case of a single visitor to the campus, the proposal should describe his or her distinction and anticipated contributions, including benefits to students. In the case of foreign visits, the value to the visitor and to the University of Washington should be detailed.

You can get a sense of the range of projects supported through this initiative by looking at the list of currently funded proposals available at the website above.

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, is accepting applications for its 2007 Summer Internship Program. Internships are available throughout the Census Bureau including the Demographic Directorate. The Demographic Directorate 2007 Summer Internship Program consists of a paid, ten-week core program. Candidates selected for participation in the Demographic Directorate Summer Internship Program will begin their employment on or about June 1, 2007. Internships with the Demographic Directorate offer qualified applicants an opportunity to work in one of the following areas: Demographic Surveys Division, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, and Population Division. Selected interns will have the opportunity to work on a variety of topics such as survey design, population distribution, educational attainment, poverty, housing, family relationships, population estimates, as well as with new data on multiple racial and ethnic identification, immigration, child care, economic status, and HIV/AIDS. Some of the topics above will also be addressed in a global context through internships in the International Programs Center of the Population Division.

All of these opportunities represent a chance to investigate a wide variety of social, demographic, and economic conditions for very detailed geographic and demographic categories. The Demographic Directorate Summer Internship Program consists of a combination of substantive work and a series of technical and substantive training seminars. We seek individuals at all levels (BA, MA, PhD) that are self-starters and highly motivated with excellent analytic, quantitative, computer, and communication skills.

For more information about the opportunities within the Demographic Directorate, please contact Jason Devine on 301.763.6070, or via E-mail: jason.e.devine@census.gov. To apply directly, visit the Census Bureau website: http://www.census.gov and click on Jobs@Census, Student and Research Opportunities, and then Student Temporary Employment Program. The Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau are Equal Opportunity Employers and encourage applications from all sources.

The Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, has immediate openings in its domestic and international areas for qualified individuals in the areas of demography, sociology, geography, and related social sciences. We are looking for well-qualified persons at all levels (BA, MA, PhD), especially those with training in demography, quantitative data analysis of large datasets, and sociology/social research. These openings offer qualified applicants an opportunity to work on one or more of the following topics: population estimates and projections, population distribution, migration, race and ethnicity, and international areas. This is an exciting time for the Population Division, and we look forward to sharing our opportunities.

To apply, visit the Census Bureau website: http://www.census.gov and click on Jobs@Census or contact the Census Bureaus Recruitment Office at 1.800.638.6719. For specific questions about opportunities in the Population Division, please contact Jason Devine, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-8800; Phone: 301.763.6070; E-mail: jason.e.devine@census.gov.

ORC MACRO announces two positions:

MACRO International, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Research Associate to assist with analytical studies on demographic and health issues in developing countries. The researcher will provide assistance to data analysis, systematic literature reviews, and writing publishable papers and multi-country reports. The researcher will also assist in providing training and technical assistance to collaborators from developing countries. The position is based in Calverton, Maryland, USA and the researcher will report to the Director of Research in the Demographic and Health Research Division of Macro.

Macro International Inc. is seeking applications from advanced Ph.D. students and recent Ph.D. graduates in demography, social sciences, and public health to conduct research studies on population and reproductive health issues in developing countries. The fellows are expected to work at their home institution to analyze data collected in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Service Provision Assessment (SPA) Surveys in one or more countries and prepare publishable-quality manuscripts on policy-relevant topics.

For full announcements and additional positions, go to: http://www.orcmacro.com/Employment/job_openings.aspx#HQ-RAHJ

Several research positions open with social policy research organization MDRC

MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income populations and enhance the effectiveness of policies and programs. MDRC's projects focus on five policy areas: K-12 Education, Children and Families, Youth and Post-Secondary Education, Low-Wage Workers and Communities, and Welfare and Barriers to Employment. MDRC is expanding and is looking to hire new staff with strong backgrounds in social sciences research, public policy, and education.

Positions include:

Associate/Senior Associate with the Families and Children policy area

Research Associate with the Young Adults and Post Secondary Education policy area.

Research Associate with the K-12 Education policy area.

Health Impact Researcher working on projects that focus on the link between health and employment.

Data Management Research Associate for the Supporting Healthy Marriage project

Technical research assistants and analysts

Additionally, MDRC is hiring technical research assistants and analysts, and this spring will hire several college graduates in social sciences as generalist research assistants to replace our staff who move on to graduate school.

CDC announces opening for Senior Survey Statistician (Demography) in the Global Tobacco Control Program

The purpose of this position is to provide leadership and direction in the development, management, and implementation of statistical and demographic research and scientific activities related to tobacco use and surveillance activities that focus on tobacco-related behavior and attitudes in an international setting. The incumbent identifies survey research opportunities and applies expertise in demography, statistics, and epidemiology to the design and implementation of surveys in the 15 countries. Incumbent plans, collaborates and facilitate the implementation of tobacco use prevalence and related indicators internationally and works closely with high-ranking members of the Ministries of Health and WHO offices and partners in these countries.

Contact: Bill Parra, COO, Bloomberg Initiative, CDC Foundation wcp1@cdc.gov Samira Asma, Associate Director, Global Tobacco Control, CDC SAsma@cdc.gov For more information, see position summary PDF.

Summer internships with the Population Reference Bureau

PRB seeks four interns for the summer of 2007 in the following departments: Communications, Development, Domestic, and International. For more information, go to: www.prb.org/About/JobOpportunities.aspx .

Training Opportunity: Summer Biomarker Institute

Cells to Society (C2S): The Center on Social Disparities and Health invites applications for the three-day training to be held:

June 18-20, 2007
Evanston campus of Northwestern University

Application deadline: April 10, 2007

The institute will walk participants through the entire process of data acquisition, from the collection of samples to the generation of results in the lab. Material will be covered in seminar and laboratory settings through a combination of presentations, discussion, and hands-on exercises. Participation is limited to 15, with preference given to individuals who have received their PhD since 2000. Participants from groups historically underrepresented in population health research are especially encouraged to apply.

For information on how to apply, see: http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/c2s/events/biomarkers.html

Applications are being accepted for the Bixby Fellowship program to support research on global population aging.

For information on how to apply, click here.

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The Population Reference Bureau has posted new content to its website on the following:

AGING

The Divergent Paths of Baby Boomers and Immigrants

National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) Demography Centers

Cross-National Research on Aging

GLOBAL HEALTH

TB Anywhere Is TB Everywhere

YOUTH

New Restrictions Could Limit U.S. Adoptions From China and Guatemala

WORKFORCE

Closing the Male-Female Labor Force Gap in the U.S.

World Bank Publications Featured Titles:

Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges

The Atlas of Global Development vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. Presented in easy-to-read, colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text, and photographs, the atlas highlights social, economic, and environmental issues that affect us all. The atlas provides a wealth of information on today's key global issues including eradicating poverty, combating HIV/AIDS and corruption, and promoting environmental sustainability. A co-publication with HarperCollins February 2007. 144 pages. ISBN: 0-8213-6856-7, ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-6856-5, SKU: 16856. US$19.95

World Development Indicators 2007

WDI is the definitive annual reference work focusing on global development issues, providing an annual snapshot of progress in the developing world and the challenges that remain. Available in print, CD-ROM, and online, WDI presents critical data on over 800 indicators for 152 economies and 14 country groups—in the format that suits your needs. And, on CD-ROM and online, you get time series data going back to 1960 for over 200 countries and 18 country groups Forthcoming April 2007. ISBN: 0-8213-6959-8, ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-6959-3, SKU: 16959. US$75 Also Available on CD-ROM and online