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- CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
- CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS
- CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS
- CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
- FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
- OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR
Taryn Lindhorst -- Thinking About Violence Against Women: Research and Policy Directions
Taryn Lindhorst, UW, School of Social Work
Thinking About Violence Against Women: Research and Policy Directions
Friday, February 13
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Parrington Hall Forum
CSDE Seminar Schedule
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CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS
CSDE Small Grants Program RFP-- Demography Research Seed Grants
CSDE announces a new round of small grants for
2009 that provides direct support to Demography Seed Grants. This developmental
program is supported by our Population Research Infrastructure Program award
from EKSNICHD and the College
of Arts and Sciences.
The current call is for proposals to support seed grants for up to $15,000 in
funds. Priority will be given to pilot studies and preliminary research by
junior faculty and by mid-career faculty who are pursuing new directions in
population research. Successful
proposals will exhibit outstanding scientific merit, innovation, and priority
will be given to projects that have a high probability of generating new
extramural funding. Proposals should
identify specific research and/or training grant funding opportunities that
will be pursued.
Eligibility: To be eligible for a CSDE seed grant the applicant must be a
regular (research, tenured or tenure-track) faculty member of the University of Washington and a CSDE affiliate. Faculty
members who receive a CSDE award as PIs are ineligible to receive another until
three years following the termination of the first.
Applicants may submit one application and may serve as co-investigators on any
number of proposals. An award may not be used to fulfill matching funds or cost
sharing requirement by any other sponsor without prior written permission. A
CSDE award will be withheld or withdrawn if extramural funding for the same
project is awarded to the PI or co-investigator(s). A proposal that is not
funded may be resubmitted in a later round only if it is substantially revised
or if the review committee recommends resubmission.
External Support: Proposals that show promise for future extramural funding
will be given preference. Support will not be given merely to extend or
supplement existing funded research projects, but may propose bringing together
existing projects into an integrated research program that indicates
substantial innovations and possibility for funding. Instead, proposals should seek to initiate
new research ideas. An extramural grant based on research funded by a CSDE
small grant will be administered through CSDE, a commitment for which the
principal investigator must obtain concurrence from the appropriate Chair(s)
and/or Dean(s) before an award is made.
Mechanism and allowable costs: Seed
grants awards will be 6 to 9 months in duration. Typical budgets for seed
grants ($5,000 to $15,000) will include research related travel, graduate
student research assistance, summer salary, or data acquisition costs. Faculty
release time is limited to one quarter and should be based on actual
replacement cost rather than salary. A request for release time requires
appointing department approval. Awardees receive priority as a funded project
for services from CSDE cores. Indirect (F&A) costs are not allowable.
Application procedure: Seed grant proposals should include a 250 word abstract,
a four-page proposal including objectives, research plan, and a summary of
future research and external funding activities, one-page budget and budget
justification, and 2-page cv’s or biosketches for all key personnel.
Detailed instructions for preparing proposals are on the CSDE website at:
http://csde.washington.edu/research/funding/grantsDetails.shtml
Proposals are due on April 3, 2009, and awards will be announced in mid-April.
Submit proposals to Josh Patrick, CSDE, Box 353412.
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2009-2010 CSDE Funded Fellowships Program
CSDE is pleased to announce the availability of
funded fellowships for students with interests in population issues for the
academic year 2009-2010. To be eligible, applicants must be current or
prospective graduate students in one of the following departments or schools of
the University of
Washington: Anthropology,
Economics, Geography, Sociology, Social Work, Statistics, and Public Affairs.
CSDE fellowships fund graduate students with research interests in population
issues from two sources:
* Shanahan Fellowships are open to all students
* NICHD Training Fellowships are restricted to US Citizens and Permanent
Residents
We expect up to six fellowships from these two sources will be open for either
incoming or continuing students. Fellowships are renewable after the first
year.
The applications deadline is Tuesday, February 17th, 2009.
More info is here.
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Ellie Brindle on Vacation 2/17-2/27
Ellie Brindle will be away on vacation February
17-27. She’ll be checking email occasionally while away. If you need assistance
or have biodemography-related questions during this time, you may also contact Kathy O’Connor.
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CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS
Charlie Hirschman’s Annual Faculty Lecture is Now Online
Did
you miss "Immigration and American Identity," the Annual Faculty,
delivered by Charlie Hirschman, on Jan. 28? You can see it online at UWTV.
(Available any time at http://www.uwtv.org./)
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Jennifer Stuber Pens Letter in the Seattle PI on Perceptions of Mental Health
In a letter to the editor of the Seattle PI, Jennifer Stuber underscores the need for changing perceptions about people who are
mentally ill, pointing to the evidence documenting that people with serious
mental illness are no more violent than most others.
Read the Feb 4th letter here.
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CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
Michael Schweinberger--Toward a Solution of the Near-Degeneracy Problem of Exponential-Family Random Graph
CSSS Seminar Series
Michael Schweinberger, Research Associate, Department of Statistics, University
of Washington
" Toward a Solution of the Near-Degeneracy Problem of Exponential-Family
Random Graph "
Wednesday, February 11
12:30 - 1:20 pm
Denny 401
More info is here.
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Rosa Solorio-- The Hispanic Mortality Paradox
IHME
Seminar Series
Rosa Solorio, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services at the
University of Washington
"The Hispanic Mortality Paradox "
Wednesday, February 11
4:00 pm coffee and refreshments
4:15-5:30 presentation and Q&A
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2301 5th Avenue
Suite 600
Seattle, Washington 98121
Telephone 206 897 2800
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Christoph Hauert--Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
IPEM (IGERT Program in Evolutionary Modeling)
Seminar Series
Christoph Hauert, Mathematics, U of British Columbia,
Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: Effects of Spatial Structure and the Evolutionary
Origin of Cooperators and Defectors
Thursday, February 5
3:30 pm
Denny 401
More info is here.
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Amelia Gavin--Pre-pregnancy Depressive Mood and Pre-term Birth in Black and White Women
Diversity Science Seminar Series
Amelia Gavin, UW, School of Social Work.
"Pre-pregnancy depressive mood and pre-term birth in Black and White
women: Findings from the CARDIA study,"
Friday, February 13
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Guthrie 57
Refreshments provided
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Ben Gardner-- Imagined Villages: Producing Rule in Tanzanian Maasailand
Geography Colloquium
Ben Gardner, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences University of Washington, Bothell.
Imagined Villages: Producing Rule in Tanzanian Maasailand
Friday, February 13,
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm,
Smith 304
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
UW Deadlines for Upcoming NSF Grants
We have another big deadline coming up AND a
University holiday next week so we are sharing this reminder.
URGENT: NSF has deadlines for programs for Sunday, February 15; Monday,
February 16th (University holiday) and Tuesday, February 17th. To ensure that your proposals can be
submitted and do not miss the UW 2-day deadline we offer this reminder:
Reminder: “2 business days” hard
deadline: no submissions for the 2/15, 2/16 and 2/17 NSF deadlines will be
accepted by Sponsored Programs after noon on Thursday, February 12 for all
three deadlines.
The next NSF deadline of February 17
immediately follows the President’s Day holiday on Monday, 2/16. This means that our internal 2 day hard
deadline for submission of proposals to OSP will be on Thursday, Feb. 12 at
noon.
Please keep in mind that early submissions provide more leeway for corrections
of any errors, so proposals must be received by OSP as many days prior to these
deadlines as possible, BUT NO LATER THAN noon on Thursday, Feb.12.
I greatly appreciate your assistance in working with us to address these
challenges and we look forward to working with you to submit your
proposals. If you have any questions,
please contact your assigned OSP administrator.
Mary Lidstrom
Vice Provost for Research
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Request for Information (RFI): Priorities for Biomarkers For Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis
(NOT-CA-09-014)
National Cancer Institute
The purpose of this RFI is to gather information from the scientific community
about the opportunity to identify priorities for biomarker discovery and
validation research to be conducted under the auspices of the NCI’s Early
Detection Research Network (EDRN; www.cancer.gov/edrn). The EDRN is a
consortium funded through the NIH cooperative agreement mechanism under
programmatic oversight provided by the NCI. Information submitted in
response to this RFI may be used to help NCI Program Officials identity future
directions for this Network.
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Encouraging Research Collaborations in sub-Saharan Africa through Fogarty International Center Research and Training Programs
(NOT-TW-09-003)
John E.
Fogarty International Center
Recently, a summit on sub-Saharan Africa was held at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), hosted by the Fogarty International Center (FIC). The summit
provided an opportunity to review the long-standing relationship that NIH has
had with African researchers both as a result of extramural grant funding as
well as its intramural program. The summit also provided an opportunity
to review the unique scientific opportunities and mutual benefits to be derived
by collaborations between U.S.
and African scientists. In follow-up to this summit FIC intends to
further expand its support of research and research training involving African
institutions and scientists.
As a result, FIC encourages African scientists and institutions to become involved
in its various research and research training programs which offer the
opportunity to contribute to science while building research capacity at
African scientific institutions. The programs are described at http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/research_grants/index.htm
and http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/training_grants/index.htm.
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Update About Restrictions Related to the VA’s Human Research Protection Program
February 6, 2009 update from the Human Subjects
Division and the Institutional Review Board
One outcome of the VA audit is that all research already reviewed and approved
by UW IRB Committee V or V2 must be re-reviewed by the IRB.
1. The VA Central Office has informed the Puget Sound VA and the UW IRB that we
need to complete ALL of these re-reviews by April 1, 2009.
2. In order to accomplish this, all required forms and paperwork required for
the re-review must be submitted to the VA IRB office by close of business on
Friday, February 27, 2009. The forms and instructions are located on the
UW HSD webpage at:
http://www.washington.edu/research/hsd/va/
The instruction document is titled, “VA PI Re-review Instructions”.
3. If the research is being conducted at the VA (VAPSHCS), failure to submit
this documentation by 5:00 PM, February 27, 2009 will result in automatic
closure of the protocol, by order of the Director of VAPSHCS. A new,
full, application to the IRB will then be required to re-open the
research.
4. If you are acting as the responsible VA investigator for a principal
investigator not based at VAPSHCS and research is no longer being conducted at
VAPSHCS, you may request that the study be re-assigned to one of the other UW
IRBs. You will need to review the document “Requesting IRB Re-assignment
Procedure” (at the above website) to determine whether your study qualifies for
re-assignment.
Please contact Amy Marsh at amy.marsh@va.gov or 206-764-2670 if you have any
questions about this process.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Daniel Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought -- UC San Diego, Sociology
University of California, San Diego - The
department of Sociology at UC San Diego (http://sociology.ucsd.edu/) invites applications for the
newly endowed Daniel Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought beginning July 1,
2010. The substantive areas of the chair-holder's research will be open.
However, the holder of the Yankelovich chair should be a senior scholar whose
research and teaching clearly demonstrate the ability to transcend the
constraints of their discipline in understanding important issues and problems;
the ability to place their research and thinking in the larger context of
society; and the ability to communicate cogently and clearly, with a view to
exercising influence in both the academy and the world beyond the academy.
For full consideration, applications should be received by April 1, 2009, but
applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.
More info is here.
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Assistant Professor -- University of Rhode Island, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Environmental/Development Economics: Assistant
Professor. University
of Rhode Island is
seeking a tenure-track assistant professor at the Department of Environmental
and Natural Resource Economics to teach Environmental and Development Economics
courses, supervise graduate students, and conduct scholarly research.
Requirements: Ph.D. degree or ABD in Agricultural and Resource Economics or
Environmental Economics or related field, econometrics, program evaluation
skills and strong ability to conduct field research in developing countries.
Application deadline: February 20, 2009
More info is here.
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Assistant Professor-- The University of Colorado, Anthropology
Anthropology: The University of Colorado,
Denver, Department of Anthropology, invites applications for a tenure-track
position in anthropology at the Assistant Professor level beginning August
2009, pending budgetary approval. We seek an archaeologist who employs an
evolutionary and ecological theoretical perspective to the study of
hunter-gatherers.
More info is here.
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Assistant Professor -- McGill University, Sociology
Applications are invited for a tenure-track
Assistant Professor position, commencing ideally September 2009 or later if
needed. They are looking to expand our strength in one or more of the following
areas, broadly defined: social movements, ethnic and race relations/migration,
aging and the lifecourse. Within these substantive areas, research with a focus
on gender is welcome. Ability to teach advanced qualitative or quantitative
methods is expected.
Interested persons should write, enclosing a cover letter, curriculum vitae,
and the names of three referees:
Chair, Recruitment Committee
Department of Sociology
McGill University
Stephen Leacock Building, Room713
855 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2T7
At a later stage, a set of selected candidates will be asked to submit
reference letters and a sample of work. They will begin reviewing applications
on March 2nd, 2009.
In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, all qualified candidates
are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents
will be given priority. McGill
University is committed
to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous
peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities,
women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others
who may contribute to further diversification. The language of instruction at
McGill is English; however a working knowledge of French is an asset.
For more information on the Department, visit their website at: http://www.mcgill.ca/sociology
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Assistant or Associate Professor -- Univ of Tennessee, Geography and the Center for Business and Economic Research
We are still accepting applications for this
joint position in Geography and the Center for Business and Economic Research.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bruce Ralston, Search
Chair, at bralston@utk.edu or 865-974-6043.
TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE 37996-0925. The University of Tennessee
is accepting applications for a 12 month, tenure track position at the
Assistant or Associate Professor level. The position is a joint appointment
between the Department of Geography (web.utk.edu/~utkgeog) and the Center for
Business and Economic Research (www.bus.utk.edu/cber). We seek an analytical
population geographer with forecasting skills and strong quantitative
capabilities. Teaching load is one course in geography per year with the
remainder of effort spent on CBER projects and other academic research. The
successful candidate’s primary role in CBER will involve population and
demographic analysis and forecasting but the candidate will have the
opportunity to participate in a broader range of CBER projects. Candidates
should hold a doctoral degree in geography or closely related fields, or expect
to complete all degree requirements by his or her starting date.
Apply: Recruiting Committee, Center for Business and Economic Research, 804 Volunteer Blvd., Temple Court, The University
of Tennessee, Knoxville , TN 37996-4334. Applications should include
a curriculum vitae and a cover letter highlighting the applicant’s
qualifications for the position. Applicants should also have three referees
send supporting letters to the search committee chair. Review of applications
will begin October 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Two Postdoctoral Research Associates -- Brown University, Environmental Change Initiative
Brown University's
Environmental Change Initiative announces the availability of two distinguished
postdoctoral positions in interdisciplinary environmental science. Established
in 2004, the Environmental Change Initiative (ECI) catalyzes collaborative research
projects among 13 affiliated academic units and over 40 individual researchers.
Particular strengths include coastal and marine ecology, biogeochemistry, Earth
systems history, population studies, remote sensing and spatial analysis,
evolutionary genetics, archaeology, ecosystem-based management, biogeography,
and conservation medicine. Brown University maintains a cooperative research program
with the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole, including the Ecosystems Center
and the Josephine
Bay Paul
Center in Comparative
Molecular Biology and Evolution. A joint appointment between Brown's
Environmental Change Initiative and Brown's Population Studies and Training Center is also possible.
Requirements for the positions include a Ph.D. in an environmentally-related
discipline, the ability to take initiative and work independently, and
experience working in interdisciplinary teams. Each successful candidate will
develop an independent research project mentored by two faculty members working
in different disciplines at Brown
University or the Marine
Biological Laboratory.
Prospective applicants should contact proposed mentors prior to submitting an
application. Positions will be two-year appointments in the Environmental
Change Initiative. Associates receive a salary of $41,000, plus benefits and a
discretionary fund of $5,000 in addition to research funds directed to the
project by mentors. To apply, please send a letter describing research
interests, a current CV, a two-page research project proposal, including names
of Brown/MBL mentors, and 3 letters of reference to:
Bonnie Horta, Administrative Manager, Environmental Change Initiate
Box 1951
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Applications will be reviewed starting February 15, 2009 and accepted until the
position is filled.
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Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship
The purpose of the Thomas Francis, Jr. Global
Health Fellowship is to promote global health by providing financial assistance
to graduate or professional students who would like to gain practical global
health field experience in international and/or underserved community
settings. Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr. taught Dr. Jonas Salk the methodology
of vaccine development, and designed and directed the Salk polio vaccine
clinical trials. The Fellowship is administered by the Department
of Global Health in conjunction with a faculty selection committee and the
Dean’s Office of the School
of Public Health.
Eligible students may be enrolled in any graduate or professional school at the
University of Washington, and must submit a project
proposal that addresses a global health issue or problem. Projects should
be one month to three months in length and must be completed by the end of
Winter Quarter 2010. The Fellowship of up to $4,000USD can be used to support
student travel costs, including room and board, travel health preparation,
travel insurance and/or supplies for a particular global health
project. The Fellowship cannot be used to cover tuition costs,
school supplies, conference attendance or other non-project related
expenses.
Applications will be scored based on the strength of the proposal, the
relevance to global health and the applicant’s academic and career goals, the
significance to the host organization and the commitment by the host organization
supervisor and a University
of Washington faculty
mentor. Fellowship recipients must meet all program deadlines, attend a
travel preparation orientation and participate in other Thomas Francis, Jr.
Global Health Fellowship activities. If a student is awarded and accepts
the Fellowship, they must immediately withdraw their applications to other
funding programs.
In order to be eligible you must:
Be enrolled in a full-time graduate school or graduate-level professional
degree program at the University of Washington (undergraduates, recent
graduates and medical residents are NOT eligible)
Identify an international experience, host organization (local or global) and
host organization supervisor
Identify a University of Washington faculty mentor to assist you with the
development of a project and connect the experience to your academic program
and career goals
Submit via e-mail, a completed Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship
application WITH supporting documentation by Wednesday, March 11, 2009 to ghrc@u.washington.edu.
Supporting documentation must include: a signed Statement of Commitment from
your host organization supervisor, a Letter of Commitment from your University of Washington
faculty mentor, a copy of your current resume (no more than 3 pages) and a recent
“unofficial” copy of your University
of Washington
transcript. (please send all documents by e-mail)
Questions, e-mail Daren Wade at dwade@u.washington.edu
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OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Census News Brief from The Census Project
Concerns about senator Judd Gregg on the census
prompt white house to assert
authority; republicans charge politicization of census count.
Read the News Brief here.
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