The College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA seeks a candidate for postdoctoral research fellowship. The postdoctoral fellow will join interprofessional teams engaged in clinical and community-based research to impact health and wellness of individuals and communities.

The initial appointment will be for one year, with the potential for funding to be extended a second year. Decisions regarding fellowship extensions will be based on scholarly productivity, mid-year and year-end progress reports, and availability of resources. The position provides salary and benefits consistent with NIH postdoctoral fellows.”

https://careers.drexel.edu/en-us/job/494742/post-doctoral-researcher

A new postdoctoral associate position is available at Washington State University in Vancouver, WA, in Urban Ecohydrology, Urban/Global Environmental Change, or a related field such as Urban Environmental Biophysics/Ecophysiology, Urban Environmental Modeling, or Remote Sensing Data Analytics. (This is in addition to the first such position, previously advertised in 2019.)

Specific research foci will be led by the postdoctoral researcher, in consultation with the supervisor Dr. Kevan Moffett. Possible research themes include, but are not limited to: urban water-heat relations, biophysical modeling and scaling of urban heat and water balances, urban forest ecohydrology, vulnerability and adaptation of dense populated areas to extreme hydroclimate events across diverse social norms and climate zones, remote sensing data-mining, or the basic natural science needed to support environmental justice.

The researcher will also be invited as a full participant in a growing multi-institutional Collaborative on urban environmental research based out of the Portland/Vancouver area, thereby gaining network contacts, mentors, collaborators, and opening career paths at other types of universities, agencies, offices, and non-profits.

Flexible start date, with possibility of part-time telecommute work until full-time relocation is possible. Relocation to the Portland OR/Vancouver WA area hoped for by end of 2020, if feasible.  Additional details at: https://labs.wsu.edu/ecohydrology/opportunities/

Please apply as soon as possible by emailing kevan.moffett@wsu.edu: (1) a letter describing your interests and experiences relevant to the position (maximum 3 pages single-spaced), (2) current CV, (3) contact information for three professional references.  Priority application deadline May 11, 2020, but applications will be accepted until position is filled.

The UW Statistical Consulting Service is now available for Spring quarter. Appointments will be held online via Zoom. We would appreciate you sharing this email about the service with your department colleagues.

Faculty and graduate students in the Consulting Program of the Departments of Statistics and Biostatistics offer free statistical advice to the UW community through scheduled 50-minute consulting appointments during the academic year when classes are in session. They provide assistance with:

• the design of studies and experiments, including the preparation of grant proposals
• data visualization and presentation
• choice and application of statistical methods
• development of specialized statistical methods in some cases

The consultants have experience primarily with the R statistical analysis system, but they work with clients using whatever statistical package is most convenient for them. (Note: Statistical consulting is for study design and data analysis advice, not software tutorials.) Clients should come to a consulting appointments prepared to provide background information and a clear statement of the scientific aims of their research prior to discussion of particular statistical issues, techniques or analyses.

 For more information about the Service and to schedule an appointment, click on the following link:

 UW STATISTICAL CONSULTING SERVICE

About the Consulting Program: This program is a UW course for graduate students in the Departments of Statistics and Biostatistics. Through this course, students learn how to apply their statistical skills to a variety of real-world problems.  Most appointments will have three to four consultants in attendance: two to three student trainees and one faculty advisor. The program is organized around the academic calendar and the participating student consultants change every quarter. Because this is a training program, each consulting appointment has multiple goals. In addition to helping clients, student consultants are developing their consulting skills. Many problems brought to the consulting program require the consultants to research and discuss possible solutions with program colleagues following an appointment in order to determine the most appropriate statistical methods or guidance. In these cases, follow-up appointments are typically scheduled. While resources are limited, some assistance with actual data analyses can be provided on a case-by-case basis, depending on consultant availability, client needs, the size of the problem, and data analysis tasks.

The London School of Economics and Political Science invites applications to the Fellowship in International Migration to teach in the MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, based in the European Institute and Departments of Government and Sociology. The program provides a systematic approach to central controversies in the comparative analysis of public policy responses to immigration and migrant integration. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching, research, and student engagement activities.

Wednesday 22 April 2020 | 12:30–1:30pm Pacific Time

Technical and statistical issues in wastewater-based drug epidemiology

Jason R. Williams PhD

Research Scientist, The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington. https://adai.uw.edu/staff_members/jason-r-williams-phd/

Abstract: Wastewater-based epidemiology has potential to shed population-level insight on a host of hidden or not otherwise readily measureable phenomena, including measures of health functioning and levels of licit or illicit drug use. It is a relatively young and very multidisciplinary field that has and will continue to benefit from insights from various branches of statistics. In this presentation, we review some of those contributions. We will focus on the various pieces that must be assembled to create estimates of drug use, associated measurement issues, and areas for future improvement.

Note: Throughout the Spring 2020 quarter, the CSSS Seminar Series will be conducted online via Zoom. Interested participants can join us at the following password-protected link.

Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91254070244?pwd=a3MzRVd3OWxoMGNmZFl5K1dhMVlaZz09

Password: CSSS.JW.EP

NOT-OD-20-089: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Competitive Revisions for Firearms Injury and Mortality Prevention Research https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-089.html

PAR-20-143: Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research (R61 Clinical Trial Optional) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-143.html

 Nearly 40,000 people in the U.S. die from firearm-related deaths each year, primarily from suicide (60%) or homicide (37%), and many more have experienced non-fatal firearm injuries, both intentional and nonintentional.  The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1865) included funding for the NIH to conduct research on firearm injury and mortality prevention and recommended that NIH take a comprehensive approach to studying the underlying causes and evidence-based methods of prevention of firearm injury, including crime prevention.  Within the legislative mandates and limitations of NIH funding (NOT-OD-20-068, NOT-OD-20-066), the NIH encourages research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury, the identification of those at risk of firearm injury (including both victims and perpetrators), the development and evaluation of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality, and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality. 

NIMH is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to highlight interest in research to strengthen the mental health response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and to future public health emergencies, including pandemics. NIMH is especially interested in research to provide an evidence base for how a disrupted workforce may adequately respond/adapt to and maintain services or provide additional care for new or increasing mental health needs, as well as to learn about the effects of the virus and public health measures to prevent spread of COVID-19 that may have an impact on mental health. Research addressing the intersection of COVID-19, mental health, and HIV treatment and prevention are also of interest to NIMH.

This initiative will support multidisciplinary research examining mechanisms underlying racial and ethnic disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity, testing the efficacy and/or effectiveness of multi-level interventions, and/or research strategies to optimally and sustainably deliver proven-effective prevention and treatment interventions to reduce these disparities. Only one application per institution. For more information, visit: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-20-008.html. Due May 29.