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June 17, 2008

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CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS: eNews is moving to summer schedule
CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS: Kam-Wing Chan -- is quoted in USA Today on how Chinese rules prevent aid for some quake victims
CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST: Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery lecture -- David Heymann
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & NOTICES: Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging (P30); Update your link to SAGE; New SAGE Functionality
CALLS FOR PAPERS: IUSSP International Population Conference
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Research Scientist -- Social Development Research Group, UW School of Social Work; Tenure Track Faculty Position -- The Center on Social Disparities and Health, Northwestern University; Deputy Director of Impact Planning and Improvement, US Program -- Bridgestar, Gates Foundation

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CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS

eNews is moving to summer schedule

The CSDE eNews will be published every other week starting today for the duration of the summer quarter. We will resume weekly emails in September.

Have a great summer!

CSDE AFFILIATE & FELLOW NEWS

Kam-Wing Chan -- is quoted in USA Today on how Chinese rules prevent aid for some quake victims

People who are not registered under a Chinese regulatory system that controls where people can live and work have been denied temporary shelter. Kam-Wing Chan, UW professor of geography, is quoted.

Website URL: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-05-26-china_N.htm
Archived PDF: http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/dailyclipsarchive/2008/May/27/42056.pdf

CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST

Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery lecture -- David Heymann

David Heymann, MD, Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment and Representative of the Director-General for Polio Eradication, World Health Organization (WHO)
"Challenges and Controversies in Polio Eradication"

Thursday, June 19
5:30 PM
Foege Auditorium S-060, Genome Sciences Building
Reception to follow in the Vista Café

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & NOTICES

Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging (P30)

RFA-AG-04-001

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Research and Development Center (P30) grant applications in the areas of demography and economics of aging, including relevant interdisciplinary areas rooted in population-based social science research. Center grant applications must include two mandatory cores and may choose among four optional cores.

Release Date: June 10, 2008
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: September 30, 2008
Application Receipt Date: October 30, 2008
Peer Review Date: February/March 2009
Council Review Date: May 2009
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: July 2009
Additional Information To Be Available Date (Url Activation Date): N/A
Expiration Date: October 31, 2008

Update your link to SAGE

On June 11th the database to SQL05 and the re-direct from the old SAGE URL broke. Our apologies to those of you who were inconvenienced. The re-direct is working again, but if you take a minute to update your favorites list, then this problem can never happen again.

Please use the following URL to access SAGE:
http://www.sage.washington.edu

This simple web address will always forward to the correct SAGE database (even if an upgrade is performed). Since this address re-directs to the current page, an extra step must be taken to add it to your Favorites list on your browser.

Log into SAGE
Add it to your favorites list on your browser
Open your favorites list
Go to "Properties"
Modify the URL to match the one listed above

Feel free to contact the SAGE Help Desk Monday to Friday from 8am-5pm at sagehelp@u.washington.edu or 206-685-8335 if you need assistance.

New SAGE Functionality

New SAGE Functionality was added to the system last night. Here is a list of the most popular changes!

Create an Advance Budget Number Request:
Click "My Advance Requests" from the top navigation bar. Take a few minutes to try the new online Learning Tutorial which is linked at the top of this page.

Enhancements to the eGC1:
Search My eGC1s by date range
Reduce PI name search minimum to 2 letters
Direct entry of Organizational Code
Assign Access page now indicates person's role (i.e., Admin Contact)
Ability to clear Admin and Budget Contact data

Enhancements to eApprovals:
Approved On date column added to My Approvals
Search My Approvals by date range
Snapshot of eGC1 at time of approval
Display non-UW Preparer names on History page

Enhancements to SPAERC (OSP web system):
Display the Advance Budget Number Request data
Allow OSP to mark eGC1s as ineligible for Advance Requests
Prepare for online NEA process

Deployment of SERA (GCA web system):
Supports the new Advance Budget Request process
Prepare for online NEA process and other post award functionalities

If you have any questions, please contact the SAGE Help Desk Monday to Friday from 8am-5pm at sagehelp@u.washington.edu or 206-685-8335.

CALLS FOR PAPERS

IUSSP International Population Conference

Before submitting your paper or poster abstract, please consult the complete list of sessions and session descriptions and read the detailed instructions for submitting a paper or a poster

Online Submission Process
When you are ready to submit a paper or poster please come to this website and follow the Login/Registration link on the toolbar. If you plan to submit your abstract in French, please use the French language version of this website. Please ensure that your contact information is accurate. Then select "submit a paper" on the switchboard. You will be asked to enter the title, authors, and a short (150 word) abstract. You are also required to upload an extended (2-4 page) abstract, or the complete paper, either in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word document format. Finally, you must indicate whether you would like your paper to be considered for a poster session. If you do not check “yes”, your paper will not be considered for a poster. You can return to this site at any time until 15 September 2008 to edit or update the information you have provided. The working languages of the Conference are English and French.

The International Organizing Committee will notify all authors by 1 March 2009. If your paper or poster is accepted for inclusion in the Conference Programme, you will be asked to make any changes to the abstract by 15 June 2009 and to upload the completed paper by 15 August 2009.

Information on travel, accommodation, registration fees and payments can be found at the Conference website

Important Dates
September 15, 2008 Deadline for submitting papers or abstracts to organizers
March 1, 2009 Author notification of paper abstracts accepted in regular and poster sessions
June 15, 2009 Final date to make online revisions to abstracts of accepted papers
August 15, 2009 Deadline for posting completed papers on the program website

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Research Scientist -- Social Development Research Group, UW School of Social Work

The Research Scientist will work in a collegial setting as a member of the analysis team on the CYDS project under the supervision of the projects’ principal investigator, J. David Hawkins. SDRG is a multi-disciplinary group of more than 60 researchers and staff members led by Dr. Richard F. Catalano, working to increase understanding of social development and health risk behavior during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood and to use this knowledge to develop effective prevention programs, policies and service systems. More information about SDRG is available on the web at www.sdrg.org

Responsibilities:

Design and execute multi-level analyses of complex, community-level research questions regarding

changes in community prevention service systems,

the sustainability and effect of a community prevention system on community- and individual-level adolescent risk and protective factors, substance use, and related youth problem behaviors, and

the relationships between community prevention system characteristics and epidemiological and longitudinal measures of adolescent drug use and related outcomes.

Conduct analyses using advanced statistical analysis techniques, including multilevel modeling, growth curve modeling, survival analysis, structural equation modeling, and multiple imputation analysis.

Prepare large complex datasets for analysis.

Lead and collaborate on analysis and writing teams in the preparation of peer-reviewed articles.

Contribute to the conceptualization, development, and preparation of project reports, scholarly publications, presentations, and grant proposals.

Present project findings to federal, state, and community groups and agencies planning and providing substance abuse prevention services, and to prevention scientists.

Requirements:

Doctorate in social work, sociology, psychology, public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or related field, or a Master’s degree and three years equivalent experience.

Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to write for publication in peer-reviewed, scientific journals.

Strong analytical background, including experience with advanced longitudinal and epidemiological analysis techniques, such as hierarchical linear modeling, structural equation modeling, missing data procedures, as well as scale construction, and assessment of reliability and validity of measures.

Experience with SPSS and SAS, HLM, or Mplus.

Experience working with large, complex epidemiological and/or longitudinal datasets.

Experience working in and contributing to collaborative research teams.

Desired Qualifications:

Familiarity with prevention science methods.

Knowledge of epidemiological and etiological research on substance abuse, including data collection methods, prevalence estimation, and risk and protective factors for adolescent alcohol and other drug abuse.

Experience with service systems research or studies of complex organizations or community change.

Open until filled.

Apply online specifying Req # 44367: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/

Tenure Track Faculty Position -- The Center on Social Disparities and Health, Northwestern University

Tenure Track Faculty Position in Population and Health. Northwestern University is seeking an experienced scholar in social epidemiology, population health or related fields, who has done extensive, theory-grounded work in demography, incorporating biological outcomes and covariates. The scholar will join the multidisciplinary faculty of Cells to Society (C2S): The Center on Social Disparities and Health at the Institute for Policy Research. C2S includes faculty in multiple departments across several of Northwestern's schools, providing rich opportunities for collaboration. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding records of scholarly publication, teaching, and externally-funded research. The successful candidate will help to lead C2S as it matures to become a full population research center.

This position will be jointly held across at least two schools: Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Social Policy, Feinberg School of Medicine. The following departments could be involved: Anthropology, Economics, Human Development and Social Policy, Preventive Medicine, Sociology, or Statistics.

Please mail a statement of research, vita, representative reprints, and 3 names of references to P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, PhD and Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, MD, MPH, Search Committee Co-Chairs, Cells to Society, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 2040 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208. We will begin reviewing application materials on August 1 and will continue until the position is filled. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

To more information, click here.

Deputy Director of Impact Planning and Improvement, US Program -- Bridgestar, Gates Foundation

The Gates Foundation’s plans for increased growth and impact have resulted in the formation of an Impact Planning and Improvement Unit that works across and within all foundation programs to support planning for impact, measurement of short-term results and long-term impact and ongoing learning and adaptation.

The foundation's US Program was formed to continue to enable the Gates Foundation to address reduce inequities for the poorest in the Unites States in a strategic, focused, and nimble manner. The US Program portfolio includes the following portfolios:

The Education portfolio is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students graduate as strong citizens ready for college and work.

The U.S. Libraries portfolio is charged with providing technology, specifically the internet, to all citizens so that they have access to information to improve their lives.

The Pacific Northwest portfolio works seeks to make a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable families and children in Washington State and Greater Portland, Oregon.

The Special Initiatives portfolio develops strategies to identify and evaluate potential new areas of giving, family interests, and unique time limited time opportunities.

The Deputy Director of Impact Planning and Improvement, US Program, works in partnership with the President, program leaders, and managers to create an evidence-based framework for establishing strategic priorities and evaluating the impact of our work. Specifically, the Deputy Director will be responsible for providing consultation in the development of strategies, and leadership in the creation and management of tools, processes, and projects to inform the development, execution, and evaluation of the US Program strategies. The Deputy Director will synthesize learning across initiatives and identify implications for practice within the US Program and potentially in other areas of practice within the foundation. The successful candidate will be adept at collaborating with US Program leaders and managers to plan, implement, and continually evaluate “best practices” as they relate to these areas. The Deputy Director, Impact Planning and Improvement is part of the central Impact Planning and Improvement Team to maintain independence and objectivity but is fully deployed within the US Program.

Responsibilities
In partnership with the Director of IPI, and the US Program President and Program Directors:

Develop and execute a framework for prospective impact projections in existing and potential new areas of strategic priority for the US Program.

Contribute a strong evaluation and impact planning perspective to all US Program portfolios on strategy development and initiative reviews. Question assumptions and assist in the development of compelling theories of change. Serve as a full partner to program teams as they prepare their annual initiative reviews.

Create a framework for evaluating progress against the goals and initiatives of the US Program strategies to learn from results and inform ongoing strategy refinement.

Build an outstanding Impact Planning and Improvement team within US Program that will:

provide ongoing support to learn from results

provide support in performance measurement, evaluation design, selection and management of evaluation contractors, and data utilization

develop tools and processes for evaluating the progress of initiatives and portfolios

Lead the development and implementation of US Program policies on measurement and evaluation of initiatives and sub-initiatives

Participate in communicating program and initiative results and impact within the foundation, and with US Program Advocacy partners to the broader community

Develop high performing relationships with key foundation partner in Information Technology and Financial Planning and Analysis, to develop and implement tools to support efforts in performance measurement, modeling and impact assessment.

Qualifications

An advanced degree in a relevant area and a minimum of 15 years in a role requiring similar skills

Experience in impact measurement

Experience in evidence based strategic priority setting desired

Experience or knowledge of knowledge capture and impact assessment tools preferred.

Experience or knowledge of a variety of evaluation and performance measurement techniques, appropriate to the different levels and types of results measurement needed

Experience in building an organizational culture of learning

Commitment to Foundation’s core values, mission and programs and to US Program Program’s core values

Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communications in a broad and diverse audience on a range of complex technical issues

Experience in a role requiring collaboration within an organization, as well as a demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy as part of a team effort.

Demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with energy and positive attitude

Willingness to work in a flexible environment

Ability to organize/prioritize work and meet deadlines within a fast paced environment with multiple and competing demands

Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills

Ability and willingness to travel domestically

Scope of work will require residency or relocation to the Seattle, Washington area.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position. Bridgestar, a nonprofit organization attracting, connecting, and supporting leadership for the nonprofit sector, serves diverse organizations and is committed to building high-performing teams that mirror the communities we serve. Please register (free of charge) at www.bridgestar.org and apply online through this listing on the Bridgestar job board.