The Department of Global Urban Studies at Rutgers University is looking for a Faculty member to join their department. Their Global Urban Studies builds policy-oriented, interdisciplinary and global knowledge about cities through innovative curriculum and external research grounded in the social sciences. The PhD faculty member candidate will be specialized in one or more of the following: gentrification, internal migration & immigration, race & ethnicity, urban economics, etc.
Webinar: Employment Services for Refugees-Leveraging Mainstream U.S. Systems and Funding (1/23/2020)
Speakers:
Essey Workie, Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute
Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, Senior Fellow, National Skills Coalition
Sarah Peterson, Chief, Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance, and Washington State Refugee Coordinator, Economic Services Administration, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Karen Phillippi, Director, New American Integration, Office of Global Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
A key goal of the U.S. refugee resettlement program is to help refugees rapidly find employment. While refugees do work at high rates, and entry-level jobs are often available in today’s tight labor market, service providers sometimes struggle to help refugees into jobs that provide long-term career pathways and upward mobility.
Such challenges are compounded by the pressures and challenges of the current environment around refugee resettlement, in a context of greatly reduced refugee arrivals, strains on local resettlement organizations—many of which have ended or reduced operations—and uncertainty about which states and counties will be resettling refugees in the years ahead. Under these circumstances, two activities can be key parts of a broader strategy for sustaining and improving employment services for refugees: Partnerships with experts in workforce development strategies, and access to federal workforce development funding.
Join Migration Policy Institute (MPI) researchers and other experts on this webinar as they explore what these approaches can look like in practice. Speakers will discuss the possibilities for collaboration between refugee resettlement and mainstream workforce services, and funding streams such as Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs, SNAP Employment and Training funds, Pell grants, and more to help refugees find better jobs. State leaders in Michigan and Washington State will also share how they have leveraged such funding to support their refugee employment services.
Labor and Social Justice Scholarships
Are you an undergrad passionate about social justice? A graduate student writing a dissertation on a labor-related topic? A busy activist building a student group or union campaign? You are in luck! Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards over $50,000 in scholarships at the University of Washington. The Bridges Center is currently seeking applicants from all three UW campuses and from students at all stages of education and experience, graduate and undergraduate. One application is required for a host of individual awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.
How to Apply? One application is required to be considered for multiple awards. Visit labor.uw.edu to learn more about the application process. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 13, 2020.
Who Should Apply? Scholarships are awarded yearly to entering freshmen, transfer students, current undergraduate students or graduate students at the University of Washington who are committed to the principles of justice, equality and diversity and have demonstrated financial need. Students with an interest in labor studies or a family background in labor and social justice are encouraged to apply.
To receive some awards, students must demonstrate financial need according to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Low-income, non-citizen students unable to file a FAFSA due to immigration status may instead complete the free Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA). Those who do not meet FAFSA requirements will still be considered for scholarships offered by the Bridges Center.
The acceptance of outside scholarships is sometimes counted against awards granted by the UW Office of Student Financial Aid. To prevent unexpected withdrawals of financial aid by the UW, please be familiar with the rules and restrictions of any aid you accept, and contact the UW Office of Student Financial Aid with any questions.
UW Labor Studies Social (1/23/2020)
Thursday, January 23, 2020, 4:00pm-6:00pm • HUB, Room 340
You are invited to join this meet-and-greet dedicated to networking Labor Studies faculty and students at the University of Washington.
- Meet other faculty and students interested in Labor Studies from departments across campus
- Learn more about scholarships and research grants opportunities
- Learn about internship opportunities with local labor organizations
- Meet Seattle area labor leaders
- Enjoy drinks and refreshments!
RSVP: RSVPs are not required, but are requested. To RSVP, contact the Bridges Center at 206-543-7946, or e-mail hbcls@uw.edu .
Social Scientist (Program Director)
The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for multiple Social Scientists (Program Director) positions in the Economics, Sociology, Science of Organizations, STS/Ethical and Responsible Research, and the Security and Preparedness Programs, within the Division of Social and Economics Sciences (SES), Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE), Alexandria, VA.
Report and Event on Statelessness in the United States (1/23/2020)
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Join the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) for a presentation on its new report on statelessness in the United States. In October 2017, CMS initiated a study to map the stateless population in the United States; that is persons living in the United States who do not have nationality in any country. It ultimately produced a report – using a unique methodology – that provides estimates and profiles of US residents who are potentially stateless or potentially at risk of statelessness. In conjunction with the release of its report, CMS will share and discuss its findings with experts, practitioners and advocates for stateless persons. This event is free, but advance registration is required. Speakers include:
And the authors of the new CMS report:
To register for this event, click here. Questions? Visit the CMS website or contact cms@cmsny.org. |
CSSCR Workshop: Introduction to R using R Studio (1/23/2020)
Description: This class will teach you how to get started with R using the free integrated development environment called Rstudio. The course will cover the basic organization of R and RStudio, where to find good help references, and how to begin a basic analysis. This class is ideal for users who have little or no experience with R.
Instructor: Anwesha Pan, CSSCR Consultant
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Place: Savery 121 Register here.
Evidence for Action (E4A) Post-Doctoral Fellow
Evidence for Action (E4A), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, awards grants to support innovative, rigorous research on how systems, programs, and policies influence population health and health inequalities. The E4A National Program Office reviews research proposals and recommends the most rigorous and high-impact proposals for funding.
Numerous methodological challenges arise in efforts to field rigorous, cost-effective, and convincing research in E4A’s priority areas. In 2018, the National Program Office (NPO) launched an internal initiative with the goals of identifying these methods issues, providing relevant evidence and tools to overcome these challenges, and sparking attention to these challenges from the broader community of quantitative researchers. We seek to hire a post-doctoral fellow to play a key role in this initiative.
Competitive candidates should have training and interest in both quantitative research methods (e.g., epidemiology, sociology, economics) and multilevel influences on health and health inequities, including social, behavioral, and systems-level risk factors. Specific projects will be prioritized on an ongoing basis by the NPO and National Advisory Committee but may include: (1) writing manuscripts or developing teaching tools to bridge disciplinary differences in approach to causal inference; (2) conducting empirical research on major sources of bias or uncertainty in common approaches to evaluating determinants of population health and health inequities; (3) running simulation studies to evaluate the performance of recently proposed methodological advances when applied to E4A’s priority research areas in population health or health inequities; (4) contributing to E4A’s Methods Blog. Previous projects have included manuscripts and teaching tools that
crosswalk different disciplinary approaches to causal inference and that discuss considerations for selecting plausible and actionable effect sizes as inputs to power and sample size calculations for studies of social interventions.
The E4A NPO is housed in the Center for Health and Community at the University of California, San Francisco. The post-doctoral fellow will work with NPO leadership team and most closely with Maria Glymour, Associate Director for the NPO, and Ellicott Matthay, the E4A Methods Lab’s inaugural postdoctoral scholar.
Required:
– PhD or equivalent training in epidemiology, sociology, or a related
discipline.
– Experience with quantitative research, including expertise in
statistical software (SAS, Stata, or R)
– Familiarity with quasi-experimental methods, such as
difference-in-difference, regression discontinuity, or instrumental
variables
– Strong writing skills, ideally for technical, applied, or
non-research audiences.
– Commitment to methodologically strong research that advances health
equity
Applicants may apply to Maria Glymour at evidenceforaction@ucsf.edu or reach out to Maria or Ellicott for more information about the position.
Interdependent Success: Cultivating a Community of Diverse Bodies and Minds (1/23/2020)
Heather D. Evans is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Disability Studies Program and Law, Societies & Justice Department. She has conducted both statistical analyses and ethnographic fieldwork. Heather’s current work examines “invisible disability”, focusing on disclosure and identity management among people with physical, mental, and sensory differences that are not readily apparent. She is also committed to community based research and does consulting work for local organizations, primarily focusing on disparities within the criminal justice system. Broadly, she is interested in processes of social marginalization and identifying ways to expand access to opportunity structures through institutional change.
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards
The overarching goal of this pilot program is to enhance the retention of investigators facing critical life events who are transitioning to the first renewal of their first independent research project grant award or to a second new NIH research project grant award. Retention at the first renewal or continuous NIH research project grant support is crucial for sustaining both the ongoing research NIH has made an investment in and for retaining diversity in the biomedical research workforce. This program supports “at-risk” investigators as identified in the NIH Next Generation Researchers Initiative (see https://grants.nih.gov/ngri.htm).
This retention program seeks to maintain the productivity of current first-time recipients of eligible independent NIH research project grant awards who are dealing with a critical life event(s), such that they can remain competitive for the first renewal of their award or for a second research project grant award. For retention supplements to support the transition from K award to independence, see the companion NOSI.