CSDE would love to wish a big farewell to our outstanding budget/fiscal analysts lead Angie Thai who has departed CSDE and wish her the best of luck in her new role! Angie’s expertise have been invaluable to CSDE and we can’t express our appreciation enough! As we begin our search for a new budget/fiscal analysts to join our team we’d like to share this job link, where you can encourage anyone you might consider to be a good fit to apply! (read more)

Each quarter, CSDE offers 3-5 workshops on data sources, statistical and biomarker methodology, introductions to analysis programs, and more, all given by CSDE staff and faculty affiliates. These workshops can include hands-on training in novel methods and programming, lectures on innovative data sources, and discussions of important issues in research and data collection. This winter the workshops will cover Biomarkers in the Social Sciences (2/2/23), Basics of REDCap Survey and Project Design (2/9/23), Introduction to the UNIX/Linux Shell (2/23/23), (read more)

Students consider applying for the Winter Quarter CSDE Lightning Talks! Students present their research and receive feedback at this event, and we would love to receive your submissions! This is an excellent, low-stakes opportunity to practice your presentation skills and grow your network. Also, The Population Association of America 2023 Annual Meeting is just around the corner! This is an opportunity to practice a shorter version of your presentation or share a draft of your poster. (read more)

In a joint directorate collaboration (mathematical sciences and social, behavioral, and economics sciences) has re-issued a call for proposals to the IHBEM program. The Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM) Program supports research that incorporates research on social and behavioral processes in mathematical epidemiological models. The program provides support for projects that involve balanced participation from the mathematical sciences and from the social, behavioral, and economic sciences.  For more information read the program solicitation. (read more)

The Journal on Migration and Human Society has released its newest issue with research on democratizing data, under counting of undocumented residents in the American Community Survey, and Impact of Armed Conflicts on Forced Crises in Nigeria and Mali. Make sure to check out this new issue as soon as you get the chance!

As of January 25, 2023 NIH grant applications will be required to include a data management and sharing plan for any research products generated during the grant period.  The UW’s Office of Research has prepared an excellent resource page for meeting this new requirement.  If you need any research infrastructure support to meet the needs of your projects and the expectations of the data management and sharing plans, don’t hesitate to contact any of us at CSDE for that kind of support. (read more)

Do you identify as Arab or Arab American, ages 18-25, live in Western WA, AND want to share your perspectives on health needs and what health means to you? Consider participating in a visual ethnography and survey project! CSDE Trainee Delaney Glass (Ph.C. in Biological Anthropology and MPH student) is doing a project to explore the unique physical and mental health needs and perceptions of health among Arab and Arab American youth ages 18-25. (read more)

Formal Demography Working Group: Matt Hauer on Climate Migration & Demographic Amplification (1/26/23)

The next meeting of the Formal Demography Working Group will be Thursday, January 26, 10PM ET (Toronto time, which is 4pm Vienna/Denmark time).  Matt Hauer will present ‘Climate Migration, Demographic Amplification, and multiregional population projections’.

Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81659687554

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UN Hosts Talk on The Preeminent Impact of Two-Child Limits Throughout China’s Great Malthusian Campaign (1/19/2023)

Dr. Daniel Goodkind (Independent Research), an expert on the demographic dynamics in China, will be speaking to the UN’s Population Division on January 19, 2023 at 11am (Pacific).  The talk will reflect upon the divisive debates that continue over the demographic impact of China’s half century Malthusian campaign to control its population (1970-2021), the underlying disagreement concerns what to call it. The ubiquitous “one-child policy” label narrows attention to one-child limits imposed during a 35-year sub-era (1980-2015),

The NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences is holding a technical assistance Webern are on January 26 at 11 am (Pacific).  You can register for the webinar here: https://scgcorp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rLf47J2ERDyBXPm710VzmA

The 2023 Cohort Request for Proposals (RFP) process is seeking proposals from teams of community members, researchers, and students across the University of Washington to co-produce actionable science and knowledge at the intersection of climate change and social justice. The maximum funding request is $75,000 over 17 months.

The Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Partnership has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for research on federal nutrition assistance programs. Funding will support innovative research on nutrition assistance programs and looks to broaden the network of researchers applying their expertise to USDA topics. This grant program seeks applications from a diverse community of experienced nutrition assistance researchers, early career scholars, and established researchers who are new to nutrition assistance research. 

The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is offering a summer program in quantitative methods with more than $150,000 in student scholarships every year! These scholarships provide fee waivers to attend their 2023 summer sessions that take place over three weeks where students can be expected to learn foundational training in research methods, including computation, formal theory, basic stats, regression analysis, and specialized training in a diverse array of cutting-edge methodological techniques.

The CBE Inspire Fund, funded through Research Cost Recovery as well as the Applied Research Consortium, is designed to support research activities for which a relatively small amount of support can be transformative. This may include work that is traditionally underfunded, or that done by scholars who are members of groups currently underrepresented in our college. Inspire Fund proposals may request awards between $1,000 and $5,000. We anticipate awarding up to $21,000 in this funding cycle.

Howard University’s Center on Race and Wealth (CRW) and the Center for Financial Security (CFS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison annually conduct the Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT) Summer Workshop. This week-long workshop, from June 12 – 16, 2023 , held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, brings together PhD students, newly graduated PhD researchers, and junior faculty who are interested in topics related to disability and retirement research in the United States. 

Howard University’s Center on Race and Wealth and the Institute for Research on Poverty at UW-Madison seek applications for their Graduate Student Research Workshop on Poverty and Economic Mobility. This week-long workshop, held at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is aimed at pre-proposal doctoral students in the social sciences studying topics related to poverty or inequality in the United States who are from groups that are underrepresented in academia. 

Consider this great opportunity with NextGenPop!

NextGenPop is an undergraduate program in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scholars. The program includes a 2-week, in-person, on-campus summer experience and subsequent virtual components focused on research and professional development. This summer 2023, 15 undergraduate students will be hosted by Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

The University of Washington Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) summer program at the eScience Institute brings together data scientists and domain researchers to work on focused, collaborative projects for societal benefit. Through DSSG summer program projects, Student Fellows work on interdisciplinary teams led by project leads from academia, nonprofits, and government, along with data scientists at the eScience Institute who offer technical expertise and guidance. 

UW students are invited to apply for the 2022-2023 cycle of UWRA Scholarships and Fellowships in Aging. These awards are available to students in any field who are pursuing research or preparing for careers related to aging. More information can be found here. Applications for the UWRA Scholarship in Aging must be submitted by February 15. The application form can be found and submitted here.

The NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP) within the Office of the Director (OD) announces the availability of administrative supplements to support 1) research on bioethical issues to develop or support the development of an evidence base that may inform future policy directions, and/or 2) certain efforts to develop or augment bioethics research capacity. Applicants may propose to supplement parent awards focused on bioethics or to address a component related to bioethics in a biomedical and/or health-related behavioral research study. (read more)

The 2023 Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Institute is hosting its fifth summer institute.  Next summer it will focus on interviewing for migration research.  Several UW faculty and students have participated over the years and it has proven to be an important and productive program.  Here is a link to the program details.

The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) will be hosting it’s Fall conference on “Gender, Sexuality, and Health Across the Life Course: Current Challenges and Opportunities for Population Health and Health Equity”. Groups of individuals are invited to submit panels that will present original research or engage in innovative discussions that push the boundaries of population health science, practice, theory, methods, student training, or technological innovations (or a combination of these) around a significant issue related to population health. (read more)

The application for graduate students attending school in British Columbia, Washington State, and Oregon to apply for the 2023 Bullitt Environmental Fellowship will open on January 1st.  The Foundation awards this two-year, $100,000 Fellowship annually to one graduate student who has overcome adversity, can demonstrate strong leadership potential, and is focused on work to safeguard the natural environment by promoting responsible human activities and sustainable communities in the Emerald Corridor, stretching from Vancouver,  BC to Portland, OR, west of the Cascade Mountains.

Conferences & Calls for Papers

• ASA Annual Meeting Open for Attendance (Applications due 2/22/2023) (Deadline: 2/22/2023)
• Call for Panel Submissions for IAPHS Fall Conference (Due 3/6/2023) (Deadline: 3/6/2023)

Funding

• *New* NIH: HEAL Initiative: Preventing Opioid Misuse and Co-Occurring Conditions by Intervening on Social Determinants (R01 – Clinical Trials Optional)(Closes: 2/2/2023) (Deadline: 2/2/2023)
• *New* NIH: Administrative Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Acessibility (DEIA) Mentorship (Closes: 2/18/2023) (Deadline: 2/18/2023)
• *New* NIH Funding Opportunity: Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• *New* NSF Issues Call for Grants on Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models

Employment

• Associate Dean of Research – New Mexico State College New Mexico State College, New Mexico
• Assistant (Tenure-Track) Professors – Bellevue College Bellevue College, Washington
• Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate Position, University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health (Deadline: 1/31/2023)