Washington State University Vancouver (WSUV) is hiring for two open positions in their Ecohydrology Lab: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Global Environmental Change and/or Urban Ecohydrology and Graduate Assistantship in Global Environmental Change and/or Urban Ecohydrology. Check these links for detailed information on each position.
For the Postdoctoral RA position: 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 November 1, 2019 for immediate review toward possible hire, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
For the Graduate Assistantship Position: Please send an email of inquiry/interest as soon as possible to kevan.moffett@wsu.edu and please attach a CV/resume that includes GPA and GRE scores, if possible. Complete applications are due by January 10, 2020 for priority review toward potential admission, but late applications will be accepted through winter and spring until the position is filled.
To all graduate students: The deadline to submit your abstracts for the CSDE Lightning Talks & Poster Session has been extended to this Friday October 18 at 9:00AM! You only need to submit a brief abstract and information about yourself and your collaborators on the project. Submit your application HERE.
This Lightning Talks and Poster session is a great opportunity to make new connections with faculty and students working in your area, and to improve your presentation and poster-making skills in advance of conferences. We will select up to 7 students to give a brief (2-3 min) talk to introduce the research displayed in their poster.
The Lightning Talks will take place Friday, December 6, 2019, 12:30-1:30 PM in Room Green A, Research Commons, Allen Library.
Zack Almquist, Research Scientist, Demography and Survey Sciences Group, Facebook
In the wake of a disaster, Facebook Disaster Maps share real-time information with response teams, helping them determine things like whether communities have access to power and cellular networks, if they have evacuated, and what services and supplies they need most. Disaster Maps use statistical techniques to maintain individuals’ privacy. For example, we only share de-identified information and also add up data points in a given area (called a map ‘cell’ or a ’tile’) to prevent re-identification. If there are only a few individuals in an area, we also smooth populations across tiles, meaning that we average the number of people in a given area with nearby areas, making it even harder to re-identify anyone. Disaster Maps can be generated within 24 hours of a natural disaster — much faster than comparable tools— and update daily as the situation on the ground unfolds. This allows agencies to respond to changing circumstances in evacuations, connectivity, or supply needs (https://dataforgood.fb.com/tools/disaster-maps/). To improve and validate these maps we have surveyed disaster affected populations of the Cyclone Fani region to obtain self reports of disaster related displacement and return information.
Visit this link to sign up for times to meet with Zack.
The Department of Sociology at Emory University invites applications for a tenure-track position focusing on the Sociology of Health. This position will be at the level of Assistant Professor or, for the extraordinary file, tenured at the Associate Professor level, and it will commence in Fall 2020.
The study of health is a core programmatic area at Emory Sociology, with several of our faculty doing research and teaching in that area. This programmatic area is also enlivened by our close ties to scholars beyond the College at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing, as well as at the nearby Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
We are seeking a scholar who has broad expertise in the Sociology of Health and has an ability to link that expertise to one or more of our programmatic areas in inequality, social psychology, or culture. We value cutting edge research that adopts a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, as well as a range of substantive foci. Candidates should be prepared to teach Sociology of Health / Healthcare courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and we look favorably on those candidates who could also teach core courses in either theory or methods.
A complete application will consist of a letter of application, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, no more than two writing samples, and three letters of recommendation. Please submit (along with other materials) a brief statement that reflects upon your experience and vision regarding the teaching and mentorship of students from diverse backgrounds. Application review will begin on October 7, 2019. Applications received up to 30 days after review begins will receive full consideration.
This vacancy is for a Survey Statistician in the Center for Economic Studies, Demographic Research Area located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line – Suitland Station.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct empirical research.
- Plan and coordinate project activities related for research using administrative records.
- Communicate with senior management, internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead, manage, and supervise team.
Deadline to apply is October 22, 2019. Click the link below for more information.
This event consists of a series of web-seminars organized by the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education (CIRGE).
With the goal to make visible the role that doctoral education plays in questioning systems of exclusion and inequality, the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education (CIRGE) is inviting scholars across the world to participate in the CIRGE life lecture and webinar Series “Committing Ourselves to Social Justice: Doctoral Education for Complex Times.” This series aims to provide doctoral students, instructors, departments and funders of doctoral education, a better understanding of the structures, practices, and pedagogies that would need to be addressed in different disciplines and organizations, to be more inclusive, embrace diversity and equity.
CIRGE acknowledges that the meaning of social justice is tied to specific political and cultural contexts. Rather than starting with a (single) definition of the term, the CIRGE series will begin with an open investigation of what “social justice” does and would look like for various academic disciplines and university communities across the world.
Interested in presented in the web-seminar series in the future:
Please contact Roxana Chiappa | rchiappa@uw.edu
First Talk of the Series
November 18th, 2019: Viewing the landscape of doctoral education against the horizon of policy: Placing ourselves in the academic arboretum
Speaker: Dr. Amy Scott Metcalfe, University of British Columbia
Time: November 18th, 2019, at 9.30 am (Pacific Time)
Register here
This tenure track professor will cover the field of multi-dimensional demographic modelling and forecasting focusing on human characteristics (in addition to age and sex) such as educational attainment, place of residence and others. Applications of these methods should also address the role of population trends with respect to sustainable development goals. Application deadline is November 20, 2019.
Please click this link or the link below for more information and to apply!
The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program seeks outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at UC.
Click this link or the link below for more information on this program and how to apply.
GFIS works with current and admitted UW graduate students, helping them identify and locate funding opportunities for graduate school-related expenses including tuition, research, conference and research travel. Students can visit GFIS during drop-in advising hours, schedule individual appointments, or request information by email. Students can also visit the GFIS Funding Resources Guide and blog to learn about campus funding resources, databases, search strategies, and events.
Grants of up to $5,000 are available to help support dissertation expenses of doctoral students in the United States and Canada whose studies have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about problems in the functioning or well being of children, adults, couples, families, or communities, or about interventions designed to prevent or alleviate such problems. The research for which funding is requested must focus on the United States or Canada or on a comparison between the United States or Canada and one or more other countries.
Deadline: Nov. 1, 5 p.m. ET
Please click this link or the link below for more information.