IHME has two new excellent job opportunities for a Researcher with the Goalkeepers and the Future Health Scenarios (Forecasting) teams. The positions will contribute to the annual analysis included in the Goalkeepers Report, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and to the production and model development of forecasts of the GBD for the FHS team. The individuals will become part of two dynamic teams with diverse areas of technical and subject-matter expertise, and provide new technical contributions to modeling the sustainable development goal (SDG) indicators and forecasting models of disease burden. Both positions will provide opportunities for analytic creativity and independent projects aiming to improve methodology, as well as opportunities to present to and interact with external experts in the field.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Seeks Researchers!
IHME has two new excellent job opportunities for a Researcher with the Goalkeepers and the Future Health Scenarios (Forecasting) teams. The positions will contribute to the annual analysis included in the Goalkeepers Report, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and to the production and model development of forecasts of the GBD for the FHS team. The individuals will become part of two dynamic teams with diverse areas of technical and subject-matter expertise, and provide new technical contributions to modeling the sustainable development goal (SDG) indicators and forecasting models of disease burden. Both positions will provide opportunities for analytic creativity and independent projects aiming to improve methodology, as well as opportunities to present to and interact with external experts in the field.
Interesting Presentation From The UW Geography Colloquium Series This Week
UW Geography hosts Dr. Eli Friedman this week and his talk “The Urbanization of People: The Politics of Development, Labor Markets, and Schooling in the Chinese City” on October 7th. The presentation will take place in Smith Hall 304 from 3:30-4:30 PM with a reception to follow. Feel free to check for more details here!
CSDE Affiliate Zamora and colleagues publish in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
CSDE Affiliate Anna Zamora-Kapoor, with colleagues Luciana Hebert, Lonnie Nelson, Dean Shibata, WT Longstreth, Barbara Howard, Dedra Buchwald, and Astrid Suchy-Dicey, published the article: “Body mass index, white matter hyperintensities, and cognitive performance in American Indians: data from the Strong Heart Study.” in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
Utilizing longitudinal data from the Cerebrovascular Disease and its Consequences in American Indians, this study collects BMI information at mid and late life along with cognitive data in order to test whether white matter hyperintensities (WMH) mediate the association between BMI and cognitive performance.
Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2022 Global Innovation Fund (GIF) award cycle
The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2022 Global Innovation Fund (GIF) award cycle. The application deadline is November 1st and decisions will be made by the end of the year.
Are Webinar is being held Wednesday, October 5th from 12:30-1:30 PT. You can learn more about the different award types and ask questions.
https://washington.zoom.us/s/92662794737 [washington.zoom.us]
There are three categories of awards for this cycle:
New for 2022: We are now offering two tiers of research awards: Tier 1: Up to $5,000 and Tier 2: Up to $20,000.
Teaching and Curriculum Awards
Awards up to $2,000 are available to support the addition of a global module, project or innovation to your course.
We are pleased to offer this award for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Awards are available to develop domestic study away or international programs, support new faculty members to run programs, and embed a global component to classes.
Sign Up to Attend The Harry Bridges Center’s Annual Awards Celebration
Celebrating 30 years of Labor Studies at the University of Washington, the Harry Bridges Center hosts their annual awards and banquet on November 13th, 2022. It takes place from 5:00-8:00 PM (PST) in Ballroom 211 of the Husky Union Building. Registration open now here!
University of Washington International Security Colloquium announces 2022-2023 Schedule!
The University of Washington International Security Colloquium has released their schedule for the upcoming academic year!
The 2022-2023 speaker series features a broad range of exciting international relations topics, including gender and the security sector, organized crime and violence in Latin America, authoritarian foreign policy, and the study of civil war. They have one international and four domestic faculty speakers, as well as four PhD students from the UW Political Science department.
Please find the schedule attached. Please note that they will be hosting the first seminar remotely, though they plan to hold all subsequent seminars in-person. The first speaker will be Dr. Yang-Yang Zhou of University of British Columbia on Friday, October 28.
CSDE Affiliates and Colleagues Pen Opinion on Social Connection and Well-Being
CSDE Affiliates Ali Mokdad, Kyle Crowder, Sara Curran, and Jody Early, along with Dan Barnes (of the Barnes Family Foundation) and Meg Robertson, recently wrote an opinion about the scientific founds for linking social connectedness to health and well-being. Published online at Think Global Health, the opinion argues for new research and efforts to better understand social connectedness and its role in promoting sustained well-being.
Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science to Host Webinar for Funding Opportunities
The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) is hosting a webinar on Oct. 20th between 12:00-1:30 EST. “Securing Funding for Applied Research” will explore different kinds of private and public funding sources for applied research in population health and strategies for making your search for funding a success.
Led by moderator David Vlahov, Professor at Yale University’s Public Health and Nursing Schools, the panel also includes Kim Cassel, Principal at CasselView Advising; Erin Hagan, Deputy Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Evidence for Action Program; and Robert W. Turner II, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Science.
This virtual session is free to all. Register here to receive a link for participation.
You can also join us October 27, 2022, 4-5:30pm Eastern Time, when Erin Hagan will lead a small discussion group on “Developing a Concept Proposal or a Set of Specific Aims for an Applied Research Project.” There is a modest fee for the session and space will be limited. Attendance at the October 20 Webinar is recommended but not required for the small group session. Register here.
This webinar and small group discussion are the fourth in a year-long Research to Action Webinar series hosted by IAPHS. Full details on the series are available here.
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Development and Preliminary Testing of Health-related Behavioral Interventions
To achieve more potent strategies to promote sustained health-related behavior change, there is a need for intentional and methodical translation of foundational behavioral and social science discoveries into new or improved interventions. The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) and participating ICOs are issuing this Notice to highlight interest in the systematic development of original health-related behavioral interventions that test hypotheses that draw on basic behavioral and social sciences research findings that posit causal or processual mechanisms of action of healthier behavior change. This includes research that focuses on use-inspired bBSSR, understanding of mechanisms of action underlying initial and sustained behavior change, and systematic development and testing of health-related behavioral interventions and their components.