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June 10, 2008

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR: Mark Ellis to serve as interim Director of CSDE
CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR: The CSDE weekly seminar series will return Friday, September 26
CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS: Ben Fitzhugh -- Speaker, Peggy Yeager Award for Scholarly Excellence in Archaeology
CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST: UW Forum on Science, Ethics and Policy -- Peter Mansfield
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & NOTICES: Royalty Research Fund Announcement; Research Development Grants RF -- Harris School, University of Chicago; Economics of Treatment and Prevention Services for Drug & Alcohol Abuse (R03); Economics of Treatment and Prevention Services for Drug & Alcohol Abuse (R01)
CALLS FOR PAPERS: Population Dynamics and Security: Public Policy Challenges; 2008 annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association (SDA)
CONFERENCES: Good, Green Jobs Conference -- Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Research Assistant -- Rachel Kleit, Evans School of Public Affairs; Senior Policy Analyst -- Migration Policy Institute; Policy Analyst/Senior Policy Analyst, International Program -- Migration Policy Institute; Predoctoral Lecturer for Economics 400-Level Courses -- UW Department of Economics; Research Assistant/Associate -- UW Department of Economics
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: Postdoctoral Research Associate -- Program on the Environment; Postdoctoral position -- Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University; Doctoral Student Research Award -- Washington Canadian Embassy
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST: UW Office of Sponsored Programs has a new address; PRB -- New & Noteworthy in Nutrition Newsletter

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR

Mark Ellis to serve as interim Director of CSDE

I'm very pleased to announce that Mark Ellis has agreed to serve as interim Director of CSDE during the 2008-09 academic year. I will be leaving in September for a sabbatical at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York. Mark has been an important contributor to the demographic research community at UW and to CSDE leadership since 1999, and has served as Training Director and as a member of the Advisory Committee and the current CSDE Executive Committee. I'm confident that the Center will continue to thrive under Mark's leadership and that of Sara Curran, who will be continuing as Associate Director, and that he will benefit from your continued support and participation.

Shelly

CSDE WEEKLY SEMINAR

The CSDE weekly seminar series will return Friday, September 26

See you next fall!

CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS

Ben Fitzhugh -- Speaker, Peggy Yeager Award for Scholarly Excellence in Archaeology

Peggy Yeager Award Ceremony for Scholarly Excellence in Archaeology
The following talk will be presented after the award ceremony:

Ben Fitzhugh (with coauthors)
"The Kuril Biocomplexity Project: Archaeology at the Intersection"

Wednesday, June 11
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Denny 401

CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST

UW Forum on Science, Ethics and Policy -- Peter Mansfield

Peter Mansfield, University of Adelaide, Australia, Director of Healthy Skepticism, Inc.
"Healthy Skepticism about Drug Promotion: Ethical Issues and Policy Recommendations"

Monday, June 16
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Health Sciences Building T -639

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & NOTICES

Royalty Research Fund Announcement

This is to announce the Autumn 2008 round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF). Proposals are due Monday, September 29, by 5:00 PM. Awards will be announced by January 15, 2009.

Unlike agency-funded grants, RRF grants are not awarded to supplement or continue existing successful research programs. They are intended for faculty and researchers with PI status (either individuals or groups, at either junior or senior rank) who are embarking on a new research path. RRF grants are especially valuable for bridging transitional stages (either in the career of an individual, or in the research directions of a group), for high-risk projects, or to bring a larger project to the level of technical credibility and maturity where a competitive proposal to an agency or foundation would succeed. Projects will be evaluated on the basis of the intrinsic merit of the research, their potential to enhance the overall research environment of the University, and on the timeliness of the proposal with regard to future support or other opportunities if funded. In disciplines for which investigators may also be eligible for seeking federal funding (e.g., NIH, NSF), preference is given to junior faculty. Proposals should include well-justified budgets of less than $40,000.

We also continue to seek proposals for the Royalty Research Fund Scholar program to support faculty release time for one quarter in conjunction with support of a meritorious research proposal. RRF Scholar applicants must normally teach four or more "regular and substantial courses per year." Independent study and dissertation supervision are not included in these courses, as the intent is to release the faculty from the responsibility of classroom preparation time and in-class hours to concentrate on scholarly activities. While we expect most RRF Scholar proposals to come from the arts, humanities and social sciences, all qualifying faculty are eligible to apply. RRF Scholar proposals include funds for a teaching replacement, and may also include a modest budget for other project expenses.

All proposals will be peer reviewed through one of the three Royalty Research Fund Review Committees. The evaluators are faculty colleagues and therefore will not necessarily be specialists in the applicant’s subfield. Thought should be given, therefore, to crafting the proposal so that a wider audience may understand it. Although technical field-specific information will be expected, the major features of the proposal should also be accessible to non-specialists.

The Royalty Research Fund is made possible by income generated from royalties and licensing fees derived from intellectual property created by University faculty. No funds recovered through indirect costs are used for the RRF.

Proposals are due the last Monday in September and the first Monday in March. Please inform your faculty about this opportunity. The Office of Research will not distribute applications to individual faculty members. Proposals from all disciplines are welcome.

The Office of Research is working towards an electronic proposal submission and review process. While this is a long-term project, we are continuing a major change to the RRF application process that was initiated last round. Briefly, this change requires submission of a PDF version of the proposal (as well as two paper copies). As of this round, we also increased the amount of salary support that may be requested for the PI and/or co-PI(s). With the new application process and rules, it is essential that PIs thoroughly read and follow all instructions. Proposals that do not adhere to the guidelines will be returned to PIs for immediate correction and resubmission if time permits, or otherwise not considered eligible for funding.

The application materials, including an interactive PDF version of the RRF-1 application form, are available for download from the Office of Research web site located at:

http://www.washington.edu/research/4researchers/rrf.php

Please don’t hesitate to contact the RRF administrative staff if you have questions about the program; new applicants should contact Peter Wilsnack, (685-9316) and existing awardees should contact Barbara Thompson, (616-9089).

Research Development Grants RF -- Harris School, University of Chicago

The Harris School announces its Research Development Grants program for social science scholars interested in food assistance research.

Download the RIDGE brochure: Strengthening Our Nation's Food Assistance Programs [PDF]

Grants will be awarded in amounts up to $40,000 for the 2008-2009 program. Start-up projects and projects by young and less experienced scholars will be offered grants of up to $20,000. Awards will be made to scholars who propose research including, but not limited to:

Food Assistance Research

Interactions between food assistance programs and other welfare programs with respect to participation, administration, budget exposure, and the role of food assistance as a personal and fiscal stabilizer

The effects of the macroeconomic environment on the need for food assistance, level of participation, and food assistance program costs

The well-being of current and former food assistance recipients

Organizational Structure, Incentives and Performance
Economists have long recognized the importance of organizational structure, but previous work has typically developed theories for commercial for-profit firms. Yet, as the literature in fiscal federalism recognizes, some of the same issues involving centralization vs. decentralization hold for public decision-making as well. Who has what information? Whose preferences are to be reflected in decisions? What incentive mechanisms are in place to respond to information and take preferences into account? Conceptually oriented work that applies the insights of organizational theory, public choice, industrial organization and network theory to the context of food assistance programs and policies is of interest.

Applications are due July 1, 2008. Absolutely no applications will be accepted after July 1. For more information, contact the Harris School at (773) 702-3957 or via email.

For full details, click here.

Economics of Treatment and Prevention Services for Drug & Alcohol Abuse (R03)

Program Announcement (PA) Number: PA-08-172

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages Research Project Grant (R03) applications on the economics of prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse. Such research projects might emphasize any of the following subjects: (1) financing and purchasing of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services, including studies of health insurance and payment mechanisms; (2) economic incentives used to improve the quality and economic efficiency of treatment and prevention services (3) alternative delivery systems and managed care; (4) cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, or cost-utility analyses; (5) service costs, production, and economic efficiency; and (6) research to develop or improve methods to be used in the economic study of drug and alcohol services The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.

Key Dates
Release/Posted Date: June 6, 2008
Opening Date: September 16, 2008 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not Applicable
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
Application Due Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm

Economics of Treatment and Prevention Services for Drug & Alcohol Abuse (R01)

Program Announcement (PA) Number: PA-08-174

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications on the economics of prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse. Such research projects might emphasize any of the following subjects: (1) financing and purchasing of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services, including studies of health insurance and payment mechanisms; (2) economic incentives used to improve the quality and economic efficiency of treatment and prevention services (3) alternative delivery systems and managed care; (4) cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, or cost-utility analyses; (5) service costs, production, and economic efficiency; and (6) research to develop or improve methods to be used in the economic study of drug and alcohol services.

Key Dates
Release/Posted Date: June 6, 2008
Opening Date: September 5, 2008 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not Applicable
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
Application Due Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm

CALLS FOR PAPERS

Population Dynamics and Security: Public Policy Challenges

December 2 - 4, 2008
F. C. College University Lahore, Pakistan

The conference program focuses on the linkage between population growth and its concomitant security ramifications. In Pakistan like many developing countries population growth has led to a multiplicity of issues as diverse as governance, environmental degradation, social injustice, renewable resource and food scarcity, migration, poor social outcomes, social conflicts and instability. This conference will help in elaborating the linkage between these factors providing erudite evidence and recommendations that will hopefully help in informing future policy decisions.

The submitted abstracts should follow the format available at www.pap.org.pk. All abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the Organizing Committee. Information about acceptance of abstracts will be communicated to authors by 30th July 2008. The last date for the receipt of completed papers is 30th September 2008. If the paper is not received by the due date, it will not be included in the conference program. After reviewing the papers, members of the Organizing Committee, will recommend to the PAP Secretariat if the paper presenter is eligible for financial support.

For full details, click here.

2008 annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association (SDA)

You are invited to submit abstracts for papers and/or completed papers for the 2008 annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association (SDA). You are also invited to suggest topics for panels and poster sessions (see below). This year's meeting will be October 30 through November 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, South Carolina. For emerging details, please check http://sda-demography.org/. This SDA web page will include a "forms" page for submitting your proposed session topics and paper abstracts.

Presentations of research in both applied and academic sociology are welcome as are related topics in economics, sociology, geography, political science, public health, epidemiology, and psychology. Though SDA is known for regional emphases and membership, we encourage the membership and participation of individuals from any region of the country or world. The structure of presentations is flexible; potential contributors are encouraged to not only send abstracts for individual research papers, but also for complete sessions, thematic sessions, panel discussions, software demonstrations and more!

All paper and session submissions should be sent through the SDA website to receive proper consideration!

Please email Lynne Cossman, this year's program chairperson, if you have any questions regarding a potential submission. Presentations by (or co-authored with) students are especially welcome; they can offer a student a significant first professional meeting experience. SDA also awards cash prizes to the best undergraduate and to the best graduate student paper (see details below). Please send all proposals and abstracts by June 30, 2008, to the SDA 2008 submissions site:
http://sda-demography.org/SDA2008.php.

When submitting a paper, you will be asked for:

Your name

Name(s) of any co-authors or other presenters if you are proposing a session

Descriptions of paper(s) or poster(s)/topics of proposed session(s)

Institutional affiliation(s)

Complete contact information (email address, telephone number, fax number, and mailing address)

Lynne Cossman, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology
Social Science Research Center, Research Fellow
PO Box C, MSU MS 39762
662-325-7880 or 662-325-3791
Email

CONFERENCES

Good, Green Jobs Conference -- Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies

Saturday, June 21st

As part of its response to climate change and the need to rebuild our stumbling economy, Washington state has set a goal of creating 25,000 "green" jobs. But will they be good, family-supporting jobs? And will we have the trained workforce to fill them?

The Washington State Good Green Jobs Conference -- set for Saturday, June 21, at the University of Washington's Mary Gates Hall - will address those questions.

Hosted by the Washington Blue-Green Alliance and UW's Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, the conference will bring together some 200 union rank-and-file and officials, environmental and low-income advocates, and a host of clean-energy business, workforce training and political leaders for an interactive day-long discussion.

Gov. Chris Gregoire, whose executive order established the green jobs goal, will give the lunchtime keynote address. King County Executive Ron Sims will give an opening address Saturday morning, followed by comments from McKinstry Co., the region's largest energy efficiency contractor.

An expert-filled morning panel will set the stage for the day's activities

Panelists will include Thurston-Lewis-Mason Counties Labor Council president Bob Guenther of IBEW Local 77, Puget Sound Energy Vice President for Energy Efficiency Services Cal Shirley, Solid Ground executive director Tony Lee and Climate Solutions economist Jessica Coven. Dave Harrison, who chairs of the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, will moderate.

In the afternoon, participants will break into small-group sessions to discuss how labor and environmentalists can advance their common goals, how to prepare people for green-economy jobs, and how to overcome barriers to those accomplishments. National Sierra Club board member and past president Larry Fahn and the National Blue-Green Alliance founder and executive director Dave Foster will provide closing comments.

Other labor leaders involved in the event include Washington State Labor Council president Rick Bender, M.L. King County Labor Council executive secretary Dave Freiboth, United Steelworkers subdistrict director Jim Woodward, SPEEA labor representative Stan Sorscher, Worker Center (AFL-CIO) economic development specialist Patrick Neville and Seattle mayor's labor liaison Rich Feldman.

Participating environmental or clean-energy organizations include Climate Solutions, NW Energy Coalition and the Sierra Club. Other sponsoring businesses include McKinstry Co. and the state's largest utility, Puget Sound Energy.

Attendance costs $15, which covers lunch. Scholarships are available; no one will be turned away for inability to pay. For the full schedule and to register, go to www.coolstatewashington.org/bluegreen.php or call Jessica Eagle at (206) 378-0114, ext. 308, for more information.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Research Assistant -- Rachel Kleit, Evans School of Public Affairs

Department: Evans School of Public Affairs
Date Available: September 15, 2008
Application Deadline: Open until filled

General Duties/Description:
Research assistant (ASE or Workstudy) needed to perform modeling using R and the statnet package to analyze panel social network data. The position is 15 hours a week in the fall of 2008 and the winter of 2009.

In 2001, an in-person survey collected egocentric social network data from 200 residents living in a Seattle low income housing development (pre-redevelopment time point). This development has been replaced with a mixed-income community that focuses on enhancing self-sufficiency and community involvement. This summer, 2008, these subjects are being reinterviewed (post-redevelopment time point). The research assistant would work with these social network data and other data collected as part of the survey effort, with the goal of examining changes in the assortative mixing of the respondents’ social networks over time and applying new tools within statnet.

The research assistant will provide support for the analysis.

Primary responsibilities include:

Managing and setting up the dataset for analysis

Assisting in the analysis of the dataset

Supporting the summary of those analyses

Requirements:

Data management experience

Familiarity with social network analysis

Expertise in R

Ability to use Excel and Word

Ability to work independently and as a team member

Good problem-solving skills

Good quantitative skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Salary:
Salary and benefits are competitive. Salary is commensurate with academic standing, qualifications, and experience. Workstudy is also a possibility.

How to Apply:
Send or email a cover letter and resume to Rachel Garshick Kleit via email or Box 353055. Application inquiries may be made with: Rachel Garshick Kleit at 221-3063 or via email.

Notes:
This job classification is governed by a negotiated labor contract and is subject to union shop provisions. For more information about union shop provisions, visit: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/apl/union-info.html

Senior Policy Analyst -- Migration Policy Institute
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI), a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank dedicated to the study of national and international migration policies, seeks an exceptional senior analyst to direct the Institute’s work on immigration’s economic and labor market impacts. The successful candidate’s primary responsibilities will be to conceptualize, conduct, and report research on key issues to a broad policy audience. The successful candidate will be deeply knowledgeable about immigration and its role in, and effects on, the economy and labor markets and have strong analytic skills. A PhD in the fields indicated above is strongly preferred.
Salary will be very competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

Required

Ph.D. or combination of equivalent education and experience in relevant social science disciplines (as noted above);

Sophisticated understanding of issues and related research experience pertinent to immigration’s economic and labor market effects (including patterns of workforce demand, immigrants’ fiscal and economic contributions, their mobility, and wage and employment effects, for example);

Strong analytical skills and experience working with large databases; ability to work in collegial research teams; proven ability to complete projects within time and budget guidelines;

Ability to think conceptually and write lucidly, leading to the production of peer review-quality products;

Excellent oral communications and presentational skills; and

Recognized standing in the research and policy worlds.

Preferred

PhD degree in one of the social sciences, together with at least 5 years relevant experience;

Substantial publications record (both academic and non-academic);

Experience with fund-raising for research.

Duties and Responsibilities

With members of MPI senior staff, manage and lead the Institute’s work on immigration and labor markets;

Design and direct research projects, including analysis of existing data and collection of new data;

Staff a set of high-level working groups composed of prominent policymakers and experts focusing on differing dimensions of economic impacts and their implications for policy;

Write and assume responsibility for production of research reports, articles, and policy briefs;

Identify and respond to new funding opportunities.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to hr@migrationpolicy.org. Please reference “Senior Policy Analyst” in the subject line and include a line telling us how you heard about this position.

Hard copies may be sent to:

Human Resources
Migration Policy Institute
1400 16th St NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036

Applications are due by June 30, 2008. Due to the large number of applicants, only those being considered for the position will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

Policy Analyst/Senior Policy Analyst, International Program -- Migration Policy Institute
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI), a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank dedicated to the study of national and international migration policies, seeks an exceptional analyst to help anchor key parts of the Institute’s International Program. The successful candidate’s primary responsibilities will be to help lead the Institute’s work on the Transatlantic Council on Migration (the Council), a new signature MPI initiative. The Council is a unique deliberative body that examines vital policy issues and informs migration policymaking processes in North America and Europe. The successful candidate will be deeply knowledgeable about European Union-level immigration and integration processes while also being expert on the policies of one or more key EU Member States. Demonstrated familiarity with key portions of the migration research literature is a must. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

Required

Graduate or professional degree(s) with several years of relevant experience

Evidence of extensive analytical experience with a commensurate publications record

Broad knowledge of EU migration policies and extensive understanding of key transatlantic policy differences and similarities

Ability to think conceptually, write lucidly, and edit effectively

Proven skill in generating, developing, and carrying through ideas for projects and high-level events

Exceptional judgment

Excellent and mature team playing/building

Recognized standing in the research and policy worlds

Preferred

PhD degree in one of the social sciences, together with relevant experience

Extensive knowledge of the following: the migration policies of key European countries and the EU; the sociology and economics of human mobility; immigration’s impacts on labor markets and low-skilled workers

Deep contacts with European analytical and policy communities

Fluency in one or more major European languages

Work permission for the United States (the job is based in Washington, DC)

Substantial publications record (academic and particularly non-academic)

Duties and Responsibilities

Serve as member of the leadership for the Transatlantic Council on Migration, being responsible for key elements of the Council’s work

Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with colleagues based in both North America and in Europe as well as with outside stakeholders

Commissioning, preparing, and being responsible for both content and presentation of background papers, policy memoranda, reports, articles, etc., often in collaboration with other in-house staff but also with analysts outside of MPI.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and short writing sample to hr@migrationpolicy.org. Please reference “PA/SPA- International Program” in the subject line and include a line telling us how you heard about this position.

Hard copies may be sent to:

Human Resources
Migration Policy Institute
1400 16th St NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036

Applications are due by June 30, 2008. Due to the large number of applicants, only those being considered for the position will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

Predoctoral Lecturer for Economics 400-Level Courses -- UW Department of Economics

Minimum qualifications/requirements

Ph.C. level (satisfactory completion of general examination is required)

Prior experience teaching course independently @ UW

Average prior student evaluations scores of 3.5 or higher

Satisfactory academic progress

Course to be taught must be in of Ph.C.’s area of research specialization and a willing faculty mentor/supervisor must be identified

Course schedule and topic must coincide with departmental needs

Pre-doctoral Lecturers are responsible for all aspects of planning and teaching a course. Courses at the 400 level require in-depth knowledge and instruction of advanced undergraduates and (possibly) graduate students new to the field. Typical responsibilities include the following:

General responsibilities

Schedule and attend all course meetings and final exam

Present lectures and facilitate discussion

Hold regular office hours; submit office hours to the Main Office

Prepare, maintain, and update webpage, electronic discussion boards, etc., as appropriate to the course

Manage and respond to course-related email

If you must cancel a class contact the Advising Office to post a notice in your classroom and notify your supervisor

Respond to and return student work in a timely manner

Consult with faculty supervisor, undergraduate advisers, and/or graduate program adviser regarding course issues, as appropriate

Preparation responsibilities

Post Student Learning Objectives

Prepare course plan and lectures

Prepare syllabus, overheads, handouts, or review materials as appropriate

Place course materials on library reserve

Request necessary equipment (e.g., audio-visual equipment)

Review and order textbooks for use in the course

Exams and grading

Prepare exams, essays, or other assignments

Evaluate students based on performance in the course

Administer and grade assignments and exams (may include hiring and supervision of reader/grader)

Hold review sessions as appropriate; obtain classrooms for such sessions

Turn in a copy of the final exam questions to Graduate Program Counselor, 2 days prior to final

Calculate quarter grades, maintain all grade records, and submit grades by the quarterly due date

Administer course evaluations

Open until filled.

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Research Assistant/Associate -- UW Department of Economics

Minimum qualifications/requirements

Academic and/or work experience related to the field of research, as defined by the supervisor/lead researcher

Experience with specialized software or datasets, as required by the supervisor

Satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the supervisor

Research Assistants/Assoicates are Academic Student Employees (ASEs) hired by faculty to assist in carrying out a particular research agenda. The payroll title for such employees varies from Research Assistant, Research Associate 1 and Research Associatate 2. The title/pay level is determined based upon the ASE’s current academic status. (More information on titles and payrates is available at: http://www.econ.washington.edu/instruction/grad/AcademicStudentEmployees.html) While a research assistant is expected to contribute in many ways to the research project, typical responsibilities include the following:

Conduct literature reviews

Collect and analyze data

Prepare materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations

Prepare materials for UW Human Subjects Committee review

Prepare interview questions

Recruit and/or interview subjects

Maintain accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary

Summarize interviews

Provide ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researcher and/or supervisor

Request or acquire equipment or supplies necessary for the project

Manage and respond to project related email

Prepare, maintain, and update website materials

Supervise undergraduate students working on the research project (maintaining records on assignment completion, acting as liaison/mediator between the undergraduate students and the faculty researcher)

Attend project meetings

Attend area seminars and other meetings as necessary

Summarize project results

Prepare progress reports for the PI and funding agency

Prepare other articles, reports, and presentations

Monitor the project budget

Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned by individual researchers. Quarterly work requirements and schedules must be discussed with the Supervisor to ensure that the work priorities can be accomplished in the 220 work hours scheduled for the quarter (for a normal half-time appointment). Concerns about any additional responsibilities should be discussed first with the supervisor (faculty researcher), and then the Graduate Program Committee Chair or the Department Chair.

Open until filled.

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Postdoctoral Research Associate -- Program on the Environment

Job Title: Research Associate
Department: Program on the Environment
Start Date: Summer 2008
Degree Required: Ph.D.
Starting Salary: $45,000/yr, 12-month annual appointment

Eligibility
The fellowship program is open to all individuals holding a doctoral degree in a Social Science discipline by September 2008. One year of full-time funding, split between Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences Division, and the Program on the Environment (PoE), will be provided. It is expected that the fellow will spend 50% of annual time on teaching duties for PoE, resulting in co-design of two courses, primary responsibility for delivery of one, and support for delivery of the second. One quarter of curriculum development for PoE per year will be counted toward teaching duties. Arrangements to allocate summers, or another quarter, to research activities can be made.

Duties
The Program on the Environment (PoE) is an interdisciplinary environmental studies unit delivering a BA in Environmental Studies. At present, PoE has 200 majors, with an annual growth of greater than 20%. In addition to general education requirements and foundation courses in quantitative science, biology, earth systems literacy, and values and cultures; students are required to take a series of core courses designed to inform them about environmental issues and approaches to problem-solving (ENVIR 100), hone student reading, critical thinking, and writing skills within the context of environmental issues (ENVIR to 200), and provide students with a singular experiential capstone in which they have the opportunity test both content and skill sets (ENVIR 490, 491, 492).

We are seeking one teaching fellow at the postdoctoral level who is committed to interdisciplinary teaching, and wishes to specifically further their career in teaching and curriculum development. The fellow will be selected from the social sciences to complement PoE’s natural science fellow. The social science fellow will be expected to work with the natural science fellow on course preparation (see below). The social science fellow will take the lead in teaching one course, while supporting his/her colleague in the second course. Supporting roles include course attendance, feedback on approach and delivery, and interaction on content revision.

In the first year of fellow funding, two courses will be co-designed and delivered, under the supervision of the Director of PoE:

ENVIR/A&S 250: Environmental Data: Collection and Understanding. This course will provide students with a broad background on data types across the physical, biological, and social sciences, with particular relevance to the environment and environmental issues. Students will become familiar with how data are collected, how data are analyzed, and be able to think critically about data sources and interpretation. Together with ENVIR 200, the course will help PoE students with skill set acquisition needed to perform an exemplary capstone.

ENVIR/A&S 300: Environmental Studies: Synthesis and Application. This course will focus student learning through the presentation of case studies in environmental problem-solving, introducing students to multi-stakeholder issues and interdisciplinary approaches at local, regional, national, and international scales. PoE students will be expected to use – and further – knowledge and skill sets gained in ENVIR 200 and ENVIR/A&S 250 in this course.

Both courses will also be available to students in the College of Arts and Sciences, and will provide them with the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary grounding.

Application Process
Please submit a letter of interest, indicating how a teaching postdoctoral fellowship will further your career, a CV with specific attention to teaching experience, a statement of research interests, and the names and contact information for three references to Julia K Parrish via email. Please include your current or likely future research advisor as a reference.

First consideration given to applications received by June 30, 2008.

Postdoctoral position -- Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University

The Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University is offering a postdoctoral position in the 2008-09 academic year (with the possibility of renewal). The researcher will work half-time on her or his own research agenda or, if preferred, on collaborative Center research projects, including the development of the new Stanford Poverty Count. The other half of the research effort will be devoted to building a comprehensive archive of published articles, working papers, and trend data on poverty and inequality for the Center’s new website (www.inequality.com). No teaching duties are required.

Applications will be reviewed starting July 1, 2008, but materials will continue to be considered until the position is filled. Starting date to be negotiated but should be no later than October 1, 2008. The doctoral degree must be conferred prior to the start date of the appointment.

Please send a letter of application with curriculum vitae, a sample of original work, and three letters of recommendation to:

Professor David Grusky
Director
Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality
Bldg. 80, 450 Serra Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2029
Email

Doctoral Student Research Award -- Washington Canadian Embassy

The Doctoral Student Research Award promotes research that contributes to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its international affairs. The grant is designed to give doctoral students an opportunity to conduct part of their research in Canada. We welcome efforts to integrate the research findings into the applicant's conference presentations.

We are particularly interested in projects that have policy relevance for Canada and Canada-U.S. relations. Topics that are highly relevant to Canada-U.S. relations include smart and secure borders; North American economic competitiveness; regulatory cooperation; Canada-U.S. trade and investment partnership; energy security and sustainability; environmental sustainability; emergency planning and management; Canada-U.S. security and defense cooperation; Canada in Afghanistan; global health policy; and changing demographics in North America. We strongly encourage projects that include collaboration with researchers at Canadian institutions.

Applications will be considered in accordance with the procedures, guidelines and conditions described below. Over the past three years, applicants have had a 37 percent success rate.

Eligibility
This program is intended for doctoral students at accredited U.S. and Canadian four-year colleges and universities whose dissertations are related in substantial part to the study of Canada or Canada-U.S. relations. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and should have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation when they apply for a grant. Applicants are ineligible to receive the same grant in two consecutive years.

Applications must be sent electronically no later than October 31, 2008

For full details and to apply, click here.

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

UW Office of Sponsored Programs has a new address

The University of Washington Office of Sponsored Programs will be moving to the 16th and 17th floor of the UW Tower! Please start using our new address on the grant application form and please further disseminate this information to faculty and staff in your area.

The office will be closed in the afternoon of Friday, June 20th and Monday morning, June 23rd.

Our telephone and fax number will remain the same.

Our New address is:
Office of Sponsored Programs
BOX 359472
Seattle, WA 98195-9472

For vendors/couriers like UPS, FedEx & DHL:

University of Washington
Office of Sponsored Programs
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98195-9472

PRB -- New & Noteworthy in Nutrition Newsletter

There were two important “events” since the last issue of NNN: The launch of The Lancet series on maternal and child undernutrition and the food crisis. Both are featured in this just-published second issue, with extensive coverage of The Lancet series and the considerable set of activities and communications that followed.

We have also added a new section called “Nutrition and Development” to highlight the links between these topics. Two important matters came up as we went to press: the release of the report of the second Copenhagen Consensus, which highlighted the value of investments in nutrition; and a series of letters to The Lancet on the undernutrition series. So please be sure to take a look at "Late-Breaking News."

Read the current newsletter, New & Noteworthy in Nutrition, Issue 2 (June 2008)