Please join CSDE as we host Dr. Elizabeth Roberto, Department of Sociology at Rice University for her talk “Constructing Segregation: Examining Social and Spatial Division in Road Networks”. For this talk Dr. Roberto will be discussing how her paper develops a novel approach that identifies missing road segments that we would expect to exist in a city’s road network given the surrounding infrastructure. They find that unexpected disconnectivity in a city’s road network is associated with racial differences in nearby areas and contributes to higher levels of segregation at the local and city level. The findings emphasize the power of the built environment and suggest that road networks warrant more attention as a factor that may contribute to the persistence of segregation.
CSSS Seminar: Oscar Olvera Astivia, Assistant Professor of Measurement and Statistics at the UW College of Education, Wednesday, May 24th at 12:30 PM [Hybrid]
Please join CSSS for their next speaker in the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences Seminar Series. On Wednesday, May 24th at 12:30 pm, Oscar Olvera Astivia, Assistant Professor of Measurement and Statistics, will give a seminar titled, “How to think clearly about the central limit theorem.”
Before the seminar begins, the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences will present letters of recognition to PhD students who have completed the respective tracks in their PhD Programs. This year, we will congratulate 15 students from the following departments: the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, Foster School of Business, School of Social Work, Urban Design and Planning, Statistics, Political Science, and Sociology.
This seminar will be offered as a hybrid session. Below please find the abstract and information about joining in-person or on Zoom.
Abstract:
The central limit theorem (CLT) is one of the most important theorems in statistics, and it is often introduced to social sciences researchers in an introductory statistics course. However, the recent replication crisis in the social sciences prompts us to investigate just how common certain misconceptions of statistical concepts are. The main purposes of this article are to investigate the misconceptions of the CLT among social sciences researchers and to address these misconceptions by clarifying the definition and properties of the CLT in a manner that is approachable to social science researchers. As part of our article, we conducted a survey to examine the misconceptions of the CLT among graduate students and researchers in the social sciences. We found that the most common misconception of the CLT is that researchers think the CLT is about the convergence of sample data to the normal distribution. We also found that most researchers did not realize that the CLT applies to both sample means and sample sums, and that the CLT has implications for many common statistical concepts and techniques. Our article addresses these misconceptions of the CLT by explaining the preliminaries needed to understand the CLT, introducing the formal definition of the CLT, and elaborating on the implications of the CLT. We hope that through this article, researchers can obtain a more accurate and nuanced understanding of how the CLT operates as well as its role in a variety of statistical concepts and techniques. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
This seminar will be located at 409 Savery Hall
To join by Zoom, please use the information below.
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*NEW* CSDE’s CDWG Hosts Nur for 1st Python Workshop on Fertility Modeling (5/24/23, 3pm)
For this week’s Computational Demography Working Group (May 24 from 3-4pm), Aasli Nur, T32 CSDE Fellow and Sociology PhD student will join present her research project which uses an agent-based model, FPsim, to apply a more contextualized, women-centered approach to the study of family planning. Her research interests center on gender, fertility, and family planning, with a particular focus on women’s contraceptive autonomy. She will will introduce FPsim, an open-source tool written in Python and developed by the Institute for Disease Modeling at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This is the first of two sessions about FPsim. The second session will be held on 5/31/23.
Research Fellow
The Population Council is looking for a Research Fellow based in the Guatemala City office. Our Fellowship program aims to enhance the effectiveness and impact of Council-led research within and across the countries where we work.
Interested candidates will apply for a two-year opportunity and will be based in Guatemala City. In this period, the fellow will be provided with mentoring and opportunities to learn and contribute to inform, advance, and enhance our portfolio of research on gender, migration, and gender-based violence in Guatemala and Mesoamerica.
This Fellowship opportunity is specifically geared to expanding the capacity and diversity of individuals leading and supporting research activities with a primary interest in Guatemala and a desired vision to work across the Mesoamerica region. This fellowship opportunity is limited to citizens of Guatemala.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree and/or PhD in the fields of social sciences, international development, public policy, or related fields with a minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience in gender, migration of GBV work, and a strong cross-cutting interest on gender equity, indigenous peoples, social justice, human rights, and social protection systems.
- Proficient in Spanish and English, with strong proven oral and written communication skills.
- See complementary qualifications in the career portal.
What we offer:
The Fellowship includes a competitive monthly stipends and benefits, work equipment and office space.
More information and how to apply:
Qualified candidates should read the job description carefully and follow the instructions to submit their applications. The job description is available in our career portal
https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1723345
Ince Quoted in New York Times on How America Has Become More and Less Dangerous Since Black Lives Matter
In a recent guest essay by Thomas Edsall “America Has Become Both More and Less Dangerous Since Black Lives Matter” CSDE Affiliate Jelani Ince (Sociology) is quoted with regards to his collaborative research on how the Black Lives Matter protests shifted public discourse and raised public awareness, including the dissemination, of antiracist ideas (published in 2022 in PNAS).
Postdoctoral Researcher
Two post-doctoral research positions available at the University of Illinois at Chicago Cancer Health Equity and Career Development Program to be filled by July. The Program offers multi-disciplinary mentoring teams that bridge expertise in cancer research as relates to behavioral medicine, health policy, nutrition science, population health, biomarkers, health equity, and epidemiologic methods.
Eligibility criteria
- All applicants must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents
- Candidates may apply to our program before defending their doctoral dissertations, but they must graduate before starting the program
- Research must have a Cancer focus.
Application Requirements
- Letter outlined research
- Curriculum vitae
- Three samples of written materials
- Official transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation letters
- Complete applications should be submitted to cecdp@uic.edu
- Information available at https://cecdp-ihrp.uic.edu/apply-now/
This NCI-funded fellowship provides preparation to pursue an independent academic research career in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. Trainees will work with established investigators and will be expected to develop research proposals; produce two to three publications per year; and work with a multidisciplinary team. Hybrid options are available.
Individuals with a doctoral degree in public health, epidemiology, clinical psychology, medicine, or related allied health science degrees are encouraged to apply, as are those from underrepresented groups.
Search remains open until position is filled. Selected candidates will receive stipend support at the prescribed NIH level based on NIH Notice NOT-OD-23-076, development funds, and The Institute for Health Policy Research and University of Illinois Cancer Center support.
Application and additional information: http://cecdp.ihrp.uic.edu/
UW Workshop: Working with Vulnerable Populations for Greater Community Resilience (5/30/23)
This workshop will focus on scholarship and strategies to reduce homelessness, expand personal mobility, and lessen risks of natural disaster, especially for underserved and vulnerable communities. Our focus will be unified by an overall approach on improving resilience and health. We will bring together researchers from a variety of fields spanning engineering, social sciences, health, and humanities to discuss with civic and community stakeholders the challenges cities face and develop ideas addressing three themes:
Homelessness and Equity
o Connecting and leveraging efforts across the public/private/nonprofit sectors
o Reducing barriers to building and accessing housing
o Wealth building to reduce housing needs
Mobility and Health
o Mobility solutions that respond to climate change, natural disasters, and health
o Equitable development and mobility
o Vulnerable populations and transit access
Resilience
o Meeting the needs of the unhoused via disaster preparedness
o Addressing social and climate resilience through disaster preparedness
o Building networks to support preparedness
Learn more and register
UW Workshop: Working with Vulnerable Populations for Greater Community Resilience (5/30/23)
This workshop will focus on scholarship and strategies to reduce homelessness, expand personal mobility, and lessen risks of natural disaster, especially for underserved and vulnerable communities. Our focus will be unified by an overall approach on improving resilience and health. We will bring together researchers from a variety of fields spanning engineering, social sciences, health, and humanities to discuss with civic and community stakeholders the challenges cities face and develop ideas addressing three themes:
Homelessness and Equity
o Connecting and leveraging efforts across the public/private/nonprofit sectors
o Reducing barriers to building and accessing housing
o Wealth building to reduce housing needs
Mobility and Health
o Mobility solutions that respond to climate change, natural disasters, and health
o Equitable development and mobility
o Vulnerable populations and transit access
Resilience
o Meeting the needs of the unhoused via disaster preparedness
o Addressing social and climate resilience through disaster preparedness
o Building networks to support preparedness
Learn more and register
Postdoctoral Research Position
Arizona State University’s Department of Psychology and REACH Institute in The College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences and College of Health Solutions invite applications for a NIDA-funded
T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship focused on closing the research-practice gap in substance use
prevention.
Training is delivered through individually-tailored programs of coursework in drug abuse and implementation science and mentored research experience. Trainees select multiple mentors from a large and multidisciplinary faculty whose work informs the implementation of preventive interventions with children, youth, and families in settings such as schools, healthcare, community behavioral health, and family courts, as well as eHealth interventions. Emphases include implementation science for the adoption and sustainability of preventive interventions in regular service delivery settings, interventions for culturally diverse populations, and advanced quantitative research methods in prevention science.
The program is particularly interested in applicants with the potential to bring to their research careers the critical perspective that comes from their understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in research and higher education.
Training is for a two-year period, with the potential for a third year on a case-by-case basis. The position is full-time, fiscal-year (12-month), benefits-eligible appointment with no tenure implications. For more information regarding benefits, visit
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/html5/section_11/11.3.8_allowable_and_unallowable_costs.htm
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/html5/section_11/11.3.16_other_terms_and_conditions.htm.
For further information, visit https://psychology.clas.asu.edu/content/research-training-primary-prevention-t32.
Flexible start date between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Complete applications can be submitted after the initial application deadline and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Candidates must have earned a PhD (within the last 5 years or anticipated by the beginning of the appointment) in a field relevant to substance use prevention and/or implementation science.
- Candidates must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with diverse students, faculty, staff, and communities.
Interested candidates submit required documents as pdf(s) through Interfolio http://apply.interfolio.com/124674:
- curriculum vita
- statement of research and training goals
- three letters of recommendation to be uploaded by your recommenders to Interfolio directly
- statement addressing how your past and/or potential contributions to diversity and inclusion will advance ASU’s commitment to inclusive excellence
Initial review of complete applications will begin on June 6, 2023; if not filled, review will continue every week thereafter until the search is closed.
Inquiries concerning the training program should be addressed to: Dr. Laurie Chassin at laurie.chassin@asu.edu. Be sure to include “T32 Postdoctoral training program” in the subject line when sending emails.
Arizona State University is located in the Phoenix metropolitan area and offers all of the amenities of a large urban/winter resort area. Learn more about the Department of Psychology by viewing ASU Department of Psychology Home page | Department of Psychology and about what The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Health Solutions have to offer by viewing Faculty recruitment work at the college jobs | The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (asu.edu)and College of Health Solutions | Arizona State University (asu.edu).
The College values our cultural and intellectual diversity, and continually strives to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment. We are especially interested in applicants who can strengthen the diversity of the academic community.
A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. (See Arizona State University (asu.edu) and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/)
In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at ASU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report | 2022. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.
COVID-19 Vaccination – Arizona State University is a federal contractor and subject to federal regulations which may require you to produce a record of a COVID-19 vaccination. For questions about medical or religious accommodations, please visit the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s webpage.
Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Academic Career Enhancement Program for Maternal and Child Health (ACE-MCH) of the UIC School of Public Health (UIC-SPH) Center of Excellence in MCH (CoE-MCH) invites applications for a postdoctoral training fellowship. The earliest start date for the fellowship will be August 16, 2023 with initial appointment for one year and reappointment through May 31, 2025 (end date of grant) contingent on satisfactory performance. A remote work option (i.e., location away from Chicago) is not available for this position.
The vision of the UIC CoE-MCH is to be a leader in the area of maternal and child health (i.e., women’s health, perinatal and infant health, and child health extending from early childhood through adolescent development) by conducting cutting-edge research, building public health capacity, fostering health equity and social justice, and developing leaders across the workforce continuum in order to strengthen individuals, families, and communities, and cultivate a culture of health and well-being for all. A central aim of ACE-MCH is to increase the diversity of the MCH academic pipeline by recruiting and supporting the academic career development of postdoctoral fellows and faculty from underrepresented backgrounds.
UIC is one of the most diverse research-intensive universities in the US and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). UIC has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine and was named one of the nation’s best 25 campuses for LGBTQ students by Campus Pride and the Huffington Post. U.S. News & World Report’s “Americas Best Colleges” recently ranked UIC in the top 10 of Carnegie-classified national institutions for campus ethnic diversity.
The ACE-MCH training program features:
- Foundational training for conducting high-impact research and translating research to practice, as well as teaching, curriculum development, and leadership;
- Opportunity for each fellow to develop a training plan tailored to their scholarly interests and career goals;
- Individual mentorship for each fellow from a primary and a secondary mentor;
- Extensive practical experience with peer-reviewed publications and grant writing, supplemented by innovative programmatic supports; and,
- Activities to foster professional networking and collaboration both with other MCH scholars and with Title V and other community partners engaged in MCH practice and policy work.
Applications are welcomed from those with earned doctorates in diverse disciplines (e.g., women and gender studies, LGBTQ+ health, psychology, sociology, economics, anthropology). Applicants should have a strong intent to pursue an academic, research-focused career in maternal and child health or related discipline, with a preference for scholarship that addresses health equity. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Applicants should submit the following materials to the search committee via the following Qualtrics survey link (https://uic.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cCiPSCFq2p6ZJMq):
- Cover letter addressing scholarly interests, prior research, teaching, commitment to health equity, applied experience in areas relevant to maternal and child health, and how the applicant learned about the opportunity to help with future recruitment efforts;
- Curriculum vitae;
- First-authored scholarly writing sample; and,
- Names and contact information of three individuals willing to provide letters of recommendation (these letters do not need to be provided with the initial application and will not be considered in the initial screening of applicants).
UIC is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Illinois conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The position will remain open until filled, but to ensure full consideration please apply by June 16, 2023.