The 2019 6th International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI 2019) will be held from 2-4 November 2019 in Lingang, Shanghai, China. Submission remains open until 30 October 2019 (papers already submitted should not be re-submitted).

ICSAI 2019 aims to be a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of systems engineering and information science.

Topics include (but are not limited to):

Systems
• Control and Automation Systems
• Power and Energy Systems
• Intelligent Systems
• Computer Systems and Applications

Informatics
• Communications and Networking
• Image, Video, and Signal Processing
• Data Engineering and Data Mining
• Software Engineering

For more information, visit the conference web page.

Department: Construction Management
Date Available: January 6, 2020

Application Deadline: October 1st, 2019

General Duties/Description:

We are looking for a graduate research assistant to join our project team on the NSF funded grant, “Knowledge Work and Coordination to Improve O&M and IT Collaboration to Keep Our Buildings Smart AND Secure” for the 2019-2020 academic year.

This three-year study addresses the organizational and cultural challenges that an organization’s information technology (IT) staff and a building’s operations and management (O&M) staff have when they work closely together to keep Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as room occupancy sensors, safe and secure from cyberattacks and other cybersecurity threats. We aim to better understand and improve how IT and O&M professionals can work better together and how public policy may affect their collaboration around IoT security. The research team will conduct observations, interviews, and document analyses on collaborative O&M and IT cybersecurity efforts on universities in the Pacific Northwest and across the United States. You can find a full description of the project here: https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/ctop-iot-collaboration

This RAship would be a good fit for students interested in or looking to deepen their expertise in organizational communication, technology policy, and/or security. The RA can expect to gain experience and mentorship developing the following skills: research tool development, observational research/ethnography and interviewing, human subjects requirements, conducting background research and literature reviews, writing, and research project management.

General Research Assistant duties:

• Collect and analyze qualitative data (observations, interviews, documents)
• Summarize project data and results
• Assist in research tool development
• Provide background research and/or conduct literature reviews for the project
• Subject recruitment and consent
• Maintain accurate records of interviews and observation data, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects
• Attend project team meetings
• Manage and respond to project related email and assist in project scheduling
• Prepare, maintain, and update website materials as needed
• Attend area seminars and other meetings as needed
• Prepare other articles, reports, and presentations as needed

Requirements:

• Academic knowledge and/or experience using qualitative/interpretive methods
• Able to work and thrive in a collaborative team environment
• Familiarity with Excel, Word, Google Docs
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Flexible schedule for conducting observations

Preferred

• Prior knowledge and/or experience in ethnography, interviews, and/or case study methods as part of coursework or dissertation/thesis work
• Experience in light project management
• Experience interacting with research participants
• Familiarity with internet-related issues
• Academic background in Communication, Anthropology, Construction Management, Technology Policy, Sociology, International Studies, Political Science, Informatics, or other related field

Hours and Salary: This position will be approximately 20 hours per week, with a 220 hours per quarter expectation in fall, winter and spring quarters. This position has a summer quarter option. Salary is commensurate with academic standing, qualifications, and experience.

How to Apply:

Please send 1) CV or resume, 2) short writing sample, and 3) a letter of intent to Laura Osburn, lbusch@uw.edu, Department of Construction Management, University of Washington.

Notes:  This job classification is governed by a negotiated labor contract and is subject to union shop provisions. For more information about union shop provisions, visit: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/apl/union-info.html

The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206.543.6450 / 206.543.6452 (tty) or dso@u.washington.edu.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has two upcoming funding opportunities:

1. Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity: The purpose of the MOSAIC Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity program is to support a cohort of early career, independent investigators from diverse backgrounds conducting research in NIH mission areas. The long-term goal of this program is to enhance diversity in the biomedical research workforce. The MOSAIC K99/R00 program is designed to facilitate a timely transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds from their mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions at research-intensive institutions. The MOSAIC K99/R00 program will provide independent NIH research support before and after this transition to help awardees launch successful, independent research careers. Additionally, MOSAIC K99/R00 scholars will be part of organized scientific cohorts and will be expected to participate in mentoring, networking, and professional development activities coordinated by MOSAIC Institutionally-Focused Research Education Award to Promote Diversity (UE5) grantees. Link to opportunity: PAR-19-343 (K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
2. Data Sharing for Demographic Research Infrastructure Program: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to increase the impact of NICHD-funded research within the scientific mission of the NICHD Population Dynamics Branch (PDB) by providing research infrastructure to: promote data sharing; support the development of procedures and technologies for data sharing; disseminate best practices in data sharing; provide a resource that catalogs NICHD-funded data available for secondary analysis; and promote the secondary analysis of data collected through NICHD grants to research teams outside the original grantees. Link to opportunity: RFA-HD-20-001 (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting grant proposals for the following initiatives:

1. Grand Challenges: Voices for Economic Opportunity seeks to elevate new and diverse voices that can help broaden the conversation about the issues underlying economic mobility in the United States and generate deeper awareness and actionable understanding. Application is open to U.S.-based investigators. Initial grants of USD $100,000 will be awarded, and applications are only two pages, with no preliminary data required. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any type of organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies. Application deadline is Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:30 am PST.
2. Grand Challenges Explorations: Innovations for Improving the Impact of Health Campaigns seeks innovative solutions that accelerate the improvement of coverage, reach, efficiency, and effectiveness of campaign-based delivery of health interventions. Initial grants of USD $100,000 will be awarded, and applications are only two pages, with no preliminary data required. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any type of organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies. Application deadline is Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:30 am PST.
3. Opening Influenza Research, a partnership between the Flu Lab, the Center for Open Science, and PLoS, seeks to promote the availability of negative results, null results, and replications of important findings. Application deadline is November 30, 2019.

The Bridge Funding Program provides bridge funding to support faculty to span a temporary funding gap in critical research programs. Maximum of $50,000 may be applied for through the Provost; all funding requests must be matched 1:1 by the applicant’s college/school.  A total of $500,000 is available for each round of awards. Bridge Funding awards are typically used to support on-going research programs that have lost funding, although these funds may also be used to support new research directions, at the discretion of the recipient.

Eligibility Requirements Include:

• Faculty with a track record of extramural funding who have lost all of their research support at the time of the Bridge application, or who will lose all of their research support within six months of the Bridge application deadline.
• Junior faculty with a record of productivity who have exhausted their startup funds, but who have not yet obtained their first research funding (including an RRF award) either as a PI or as a co-investigator.
• A facility providing a key resource to multiple faculty that has lost extramural support. One faculty member should submit the proposal on behalf of the team.

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting highly qualified Post-Docs/Research Scientists, Research Faculty, and PhD students for multiple positions in the Lab of Digital and Computational Demography.

MPIDR is one of the leading demographic centers in the world. It is part of the Max Planck Society, a network of 84 institutes that form Germany’s premier basic-research organization. Max Planck Institutes have an established record of world-class, foundational research in the sciences, technology, social sciences and the humanities. They offer a unique environment that combines the best aspects of an academic setting and a research laboratory.

Links for open positions:

• Postdocs Digital and Computational Demography
• W2 Research Faculty Position (equivalent to Associate Professor)
• PhD student positions
• Summer Research Visits