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*New* Call for Applications: CSDE Seed Grants

CSDE is announcing another round of seed grant support for our affiliates. More information and a link to the submission page can be found at: https://csde.washington.edu/research/csde-seed-grants/. The application deadline for Tier 2 and 3  applications is Jan 15, 2021.  Tier 1 applications are accepted on a rolling basis. We are especially eager for applications that might lead to ongoing collaboration between affiliates and CSDE staff, and for applications that include collaborations with CSDE graduate student trainees, proposing to support their trainee experience through RA opportunities or postdoctoral funding. We are also especially interested in applications that fit into any of the many research programs of NIH’s Population Dynamics Bureau (PDB): https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/der/branches/pdb/programs.

These cover a wide range of areas of population science topics, including any of the following: 1) the role and function of adoption and kinship, 2) bio-psychosocial mechanisms, 3) data sharing, 4) demography of health, 5) family and intergenerational relations, 6) fertility and infertility, 7) life course health, 8) population composition, 9) population economics, 10) population mobility and spatial demography, 11) social and behavioral research on reproductive health.

Awards are competitive and can be dependent on staff availability. If you have an idea and aren’t sure whether it’s something we can support — or you don’t know how to get started — please contact Steve Goodreau! Again, the submission page can be found at: https://csde.washington.edu/research/csde-seed-grants/.

As usual, applications will be divided into three types:

Tier 1: requests for only in-kind research services (above the standard level of a total of 40 hours provided to all affiliates).

Tier 2: requests for funds up to $10k (with or without in-kind research services), aimed at many different types of activities. There are *many* examples for which funds can be requested, e.g. support for an RA, course release time, conference fees, honoraria for an expert consultant to help with a grant submission, funding for a pilot project, etc.  Requests for funding that are matched with other unit support or funds are competitive (please provide an indication of that support), but matching funds are not required.

Tier 3: up to $25k (with or without in-kind services): research support tied closely to an upcoming extramural grant submission. We request that those considering a Tier 3 application contact Steve Goodreau (goodreau@uw.edu) first to discuss appropriateness and feasibility. There are *many* examples for which funds can be requested, e.g. support for an RA, course release time, conference fees, honoraria for an expert consultant to help with a grant submission, funding for a pilot project, etc. Requests for funding that are matched with other unit support or funds are competitive (please provide an indication of that support), but matching funds are not required.

The application requires a general but concrete vision for how the work is part of a research endeavor that will lead to submission for extramural funding. The higher the tier, the more specific that vision should be, and the sooner the extramural grant submission is expected (i.e. within 9-10 months).

*NEW* NIH Mid-Career Award (K18) Due March 17, 2021

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from investigators who strive to expand their research trajectories through the acquisition of new knowledge and skills in the areas of basic psychological processes, sociological processes, and/or biomedical pathways—expertise that is beyond and enhances their current areas of expertise. The program will support career development experiences and a small-scale research project that will provide experienced investigators with the scientific competencies required to conduct independent research projects that more thoroughly investigate interrelationships among behavioral, biological, endocrine, epigenetic, immune, inflammatory, neurological, psychological, and/or social processes. Applicants may propose research that involves non-human animals, secondary data analyses, or other career development projects that do not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary study to a clinical trial. CSDE is always happy to help you in the preparation of your applications – whether that is with scientific consultations or pre-award proposal support, which includes budget preparation, all ancillary materials, management of submission, and experienced reviewers for providing feedback on your narrative. Contact Scott Kelly, Sara Curran, Steve Goodreau, or Belinda Sachs with any questions.

*NEW* One-year Pilot Grants from HEADS Center for Economics of Alzheimer’s Research

The Hopkins’ Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease & Services (HEADS) Center invites applications for pilot grants related to two themes: (1) identifying and quantifying the range of care needs of persons with ADRD and the economic consequences of ADRD for patients and families; (2) examinations of how the organization, financing, and delivery of services affects accessibility, affordability, quality, and equity of ADRD care. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2021. For details, see https://impactcollaboratory.org/event/application-deadline-2-1-21-hopkins-economics-of-alzheimers-disease-services-heads-center-pilot-grant/

*NEW* 2020 IPUMS Research Award Deadline Approaching

The deadline for the 2020 IPUMS Research Award is Feb. 12, 2021.  If you’ve used IPUMS data in your research consider submitting your paper for consideration in one of six categories: US Microdata, International, Health Surveys, Spatial, Global Health, or Time Use. Twelve awards will be given for best published work and best graduate student work (published or unpublished). For details visit the award page: https://ipums.org/impact/ipums-research-award

Season’s Greetings from CSDE!

The end of 2020 is nigh upon us! At CSDE, we are looking forward to 2021 and want to wish all members of the CSDE community the very best wishes for good health and well-being! As always, as you clean up your desk, don’t forget to send csde@uw.edu your publications and grants news!  It brings us great delight to highlight those announcements and share them with your colleagues.

Many thanks to Professor Maria Bleil for organizing next quarter’s seminar series. The winter quarter poster is now available. The opening quarter will kick off on January 8 with a talk by Professor Melanie Martin (UW Anthropology) about childbirth and infant health outcomes among an indigenous community in Argentina.  Throughout the quarter we will hear about Seattle’s democracy voucher program (Jan. 15), understanding breast cancer as a complex system (Jan. 22), climate migration (Jan. 29), new methodologies in migrations and settlements research (Feb. 5), linking demographic data to administrative data (Feb. 12), partition theorem’s place in stable population theory (Feb. 19), estimating mortality using sampled network data (Feb. 26), race and ethnic population impacts of military enlistment and mass incarceration (Mar. 5), and trainees’ lightning talks and posters (Mar. 12).  Presenters include CSDE affiliates (Almquist, Arar, Catron, Curran, Grumbach, Hess, Long, Martin, Romich, and Williams) and visitors (Feehan, Heerwig, Hiatt, McCabe, Rao, Sykes). I leave it to you to map names to talks via a visit to our seminar series poster and page!

Also, CSDE’s workshops continue (with thanks to Christine Leibbrand for organizing them), covering the following topics: reproducible GIS analysis with R (Jan. 19), micronutrient malnutrition and population health biomarker measures (Feb. 4), introduction to survey data sources (NLSY, Fragile Families, PSID) (Feb. 24), and agent based modeling (Mar. 5).

At CSDE, we are very grateful for the support afforded by working at UW, which has carried us through this very trying year. In the spirit of giving back we would like to share with you the places that we care about and have sought to give our time and resources to support.  If you’d like to join us, here are some of our ideas:

  • I contribute to the Northwest Immigration Rights Project https://www.nwirp.org/and have had a good experience working with them now and then the last four years. They need contributions (https://www.nwirp.org/donate/) and volunteers (https://www.nwirp.org/join-us/volunteer/)/According to Charity Navigator, 83.4% of its budget is spent on programs
  • I contribute to the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund – https://www.naacpldf.org/through the UW Combined Fund  (UWCFD Charity Code – 0316271), because it “uses litigation, advocacy, and public education to …. protect voting rights, reform the criminal justice system, and improve equal access to education, among other civil rights causes.” It gets an A- on Charity Watch, with 75% of its budget is spent on programs relative to overhead.
  • I’ve been thinking about the University District Food Bank. https://www.udistrictfoodbank.org/ and I personally raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society via Walk MS (http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/BelindaSachs) and the American Cancer Society via Making Strides against Breast Cancer (http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Belinda).
  • I will throw my support behind the Salvation Army and all of the great work they have been doing in Seattle. Here is a link if you want to include them on the list of places to donate. https://seattletemple.salvationarmy.org/
  • I would suggest UNICEF.  It’s my personal favorite because of the science-based, holistic approach to children and their health and happiness, and to future human capital, and that seems like a good fit for the CSDE community, too.  They are particularly relevant in the pandemic because they are so well-positioned for addressing big, systemic problems like disruption of the food supply and isolation of kids who can’t go to school but lack infrastructure for remote learning. https://www.unicefusa.org/
  • I would suggest FoodLifeline https://foodlifeline.org/ and Roots Shelter https://rootsinfo.org/ both are local and working hard in these times to take up extra needs.
  • I would suggest World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/. WCK is working across America to safely distribute individually packaged, fresh meals in communities that need support – for children and families to pick up and take home, as well as delivery to seniors who cannot venture outside.

 

Postdoctoral Position in Water Policy

Hebrew University, Department of Geography

Information: We are looking for an excellent post-doctoral fellow to work on issues related to water policy, broadly defined. The research needs to include a transboundary aspect. The post-doctoral fellow will work with Prof. Eran Feitelson (http://geography.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/geography/files/erancv.pdf) and Dr. Amit Tubi (https://en.geography.huji.ac.il/people/amit-tubi). Research topics may include, but are not limited to: cooperation / conflict over water resources, the water-energy nexus, desalination, resilience building processes in light of climate change, among other issues. The post-doctoral fellow will benefit from a stimulating research environment in a region located at the forefront of present and future water challenges, as well as exposure to cutting edge water policies and research.

The stipend is about 8,000 NIS / month. The preferred start date is March 2021, but this is flexible. Due to the circumstances imposed by the covid-19 pandemic, the postdoctoral fellow will be able to begin her / his work from abroad. However, we expect the post-doctoral fellow to arrive in Israel once the situation improves and travel restrictions are eased.

Curriculum vitae including a list of publications should be sent to Amit Tubi (amit.tubi@mail.huji.ac.il) by January 15, 2021. Selected candidates will be invited for a skype interview. Final answers will be provided by February 01, 2021.