Within the ERC Consolidator Grant “Towards a transdisciplinary demographic theory of birth and death trajectories”, we are opening one or more positions as assistant professor in demography at the Danish Centre for Population Research of The Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics (CPop) at the University of Southern Denmark, Campus Odense. The position is expected to start on October 1 or soon thereafter. It is a fixed term position of three years, with a possibility of extension by one year.
Survey Statistician (Health)
As a Survey Statistician (Health), you will:
- Initiate, design and conduct statistical and epidemiologic studies of substance abuse and mental health issues.
- Develop statistical analyses to produce population estimates and estimates of variances from complex sample designs.
- Develop and implement sample and instrument design(s) for surveys collecting data related to substance abuse and mental health issues.
- Provide expert advice and contribute to the design of complex national substance abuse and mental health surveys.
- Review proposals and manuscripts with respect to the appropriateness of the statistical techniques used.
Statistician
As a Statistician (Health), you will use your knowledge of and experience with statistical studies on mental health and substance use to optimize business results and customer experience by:
- Conducting research and statistical studies or projects related to health-related issues.
- Collaborating with other scientists on aspects of study design, analysis, and interpretation.
- Preparing comprehensive reports of study results to include discussion of substantive research objectives.
NSF Announces Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (Due 8/15/23)
The National Science Foundation recently providing guidelines for submitting Cultural Anthropology Senior Research Award proposals. The Cultural Anthropology Program supports research aimed at understanding patterns, causes and consequences of human social and cultural variation, including research that has implications for confronting anthropogenic problems.
See the guidelines in PDF format
Gugerty Presents at West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference
The West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference was held at the University of Oregon last weekend, where CSDE Affiliate Mary Kay Gugerty presented a paper, “Nonprofit Participation in Racialized Policy Fields.” We are sure your presentation went great and look forward to the future paper!
West Coast Poverty Center Invites Applicants for Dissertation Fellowships for Summer or Fall 2023 (Due 5/15/23)
The West Coast Poverty Center invites applications from University of Washington-Seattle doctoral students for the 2023 West Coast Poverty Center Dissertation Research Fellowship competition. The purposes of these one-quarter awards are two-fold: (1) to encourage scholarship on poverty-related topics; and (2) to promote equity, inclusion, diversity and access to academic poverty research careers.
Applicants may apply for either: (1) dissertation proposal preparation support or (2) dissertation completion support.
Support may be requested for the Summer 2023 or Fall 2023 quarters.
More information here: https://westcoastpovertycenter.org/students/dissertation-fellowships/
West Coast Poverty Center Invites Applicants for Dissertation Fellowships for Summer or Fall 2023 (Due 5/15/23)
The West Coast Poverty Center invites applications from University of Washington-Seattle doctoral students for the 2023 West Coast Poverty Center Dissertation Research Fellowship competition. The purposes of these one-quarter awards are two-fold: (1) to encourage scholarship on poverty-related topics; and (2) to promote equity, inclusion, diversity and access to academic poverty research careers.
Applicants may apply for either: (1) dissertation proposal preparation support or (2) dissertation completion support.
Support may be requested for the Summer 2023 or Fall 2023 quarters.
More information here: https://westcoastpovertycenter.org/students/dissertation-fellowships/
ASEs for Research on Climate Maladaptation
CSDE Affiliates Sameer Shah and Celina Balderas Guzman seek two (2) graduate research assistants to support a systematic literature review of climate change maladaptation scholarship. This research will occur under the direction and supervision of Professors Sameer Shah and Celina Balderas Guzmán. The duties of the research assistants will primarily include closely reading and coding academic peer-reviewed articles. For more details read the job description here.
*New* CSDE Affiliates Shah and Balderas Guzman Seek ASEs for Research on Climate Maladaptation
CSDE Affiliates Sameer Shah and Celina Balderas Guzman seek two (2) graduate research assistants to support a systematic literature review of climate change maladaptation scholarship. This research will occur under the direction and supervision of Professors Sameer Shah and Celina Balderas Guzmán. The duties of the research assistants will primarily include closely reading and coding academic peer-reviewed articles. For more details read the job description here.
CSDE Seminar: Heterogeneous Neighborhood Effects on Young Adult Educational Outcomes
1-on-1 Signups with Dr. Galster can be found Here
This week’s seminar speaker Dr. George Galster (Wayne State University) will lecture on “Heterogeneous Neighborhood Effects on Young Adult Educational Outcomes.” Dr. Galster’s research uses longitudinal register data from Oslo, Norway, to examine how cumulative childhood exposures to family and neighborhood contexts influence the educational attainments of young adults, paying special attention to how these determinants vary by gender and immigrant status.
George Galster Biography
Dr. Galster is the Clarence Hillberry Professor of Urban Affairs and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Wayne State University. Dr. Galster provides a wealth of experience in academic, governmental, non-profit, and for-profit circles, both in the U.S. and abroad. He has held positions at the Universities of: Harvard, Cal-Berkeley, North Carolina, Amsterdam, Delft, Glasgow, Mannheim, Western Sydney and The College of Wooster. He served as Director of Housing Research at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC before coming to Wayne State University in 1996. Dr. Galster has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U. S. Department of Justice, numerous municipalities, community organizations, civil rights groups, and organizations like the National Association of Realtors, American Bankers Association, and Fannie Mae. He has served on the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, National Academy of Science review committees, and numerous other leadership positions in community service. Public officials in Australia, Canada, China, France, Scotland, and the U.S. have sought his housing and urban policy consultations. Dr. Galster research examines metropolitan housing markets, racial discrimination and segregation, neighborhood dynamics, residential reinvestment, community lending and insurance patterns, neighborhood effects, and urban poverty. His nine authored, co-authored, and edited books include Homeowners and Neighborhood Reinvestment, 1987; The Maze of Urban Housing Markets, 1991; The Metropolis in Black and White, 1992; Reality and Research: Social Science and American Urban Policy since 1960, 1996; Why NOT in My Back Yard?: The Neighborhood Impacts of Assisted Housing, 2003; Life in Poverty Neighborhoods, 2005; Frontiers of Quantifying Neighborhood Effects, 2008; Driving Detroit: The Quest for Respect in the Motor City, 2012 and Making Our Neighborhoods, Making Our Selves, forthcoming 2019