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Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology

You Are on Indigenous Land: Places/Displaces (Seattle Art Museum Ongoing Exhibit)

Everywhere you walk, you are on Indigenous land. Whether spoken in reverence or shouted in protest, whether considering the past, present, or future, even when dislocated from homelands, the central issue for Indigenous people will always be the land and sovereignty. Indigenous territories describe the ancestral and contemporary connections of Indigenous peoples to a geographical area defined by kinship ties, occupation, seasonal travel routes, trade networks, resources, spiritual beliefs, and cultural and linguistic connections to place. Politically, the “land question” between First Peoples and governments is rooted in competing ideas of authority and clashing conceptions of identity and ownership.

The artists in this exhibition use traditional and contemporary visual expressions that acknowledge the interconnectedness of humans and the land and the critical need to protect the earth against degradation. Traditional art forms like basketry, wood carving, and weaving are storehouses of memory, marking ancestral origins and movements across the landscape. New forms of storytelling in painting, printmaking, and video create new spaces for justice and understanding.

For images and a location map of public artworks in King County by Coast Salish artists, please visit, Visible on Ancestral Lands, a living archive compiled by Dr. Crisca Bierwert, Affiliate Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington.

Research Scientist, Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program

The University of Washington has recently developed the Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program to conduct research on causes of firearm injuries, and the effectiveness of laws and policies in reducing firearm related injuries and deaths.  We are seeking to hire a research scientist to become part of this program and develop, lead and conduct research studies on firearm injuries.  The job announcement is below.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellows, Understanding Life Trajectories of Immigrants and Their Descendants in Europe and Projecting Future Trends (MigrantLife)

The University of St Andrews is seeking to appoint three Post-Doctoral Research Fellows to work on a project on Understanding Life Trajectories of Immigrants and Their Descendants in Europe and Projecting Future Trends (MigrantLife) funded by the European Research Council (ERC). The five-year project is led by Prof. Hill Kulu and it will investigate how employment, housing and family trajectories evolve and interact in the lives of immigrants and their descendants in the UK, France, Germany and Sweden; and how factors related to a societal context, an early life context and critical transitions shape their life histories. The study will project their future life trajectories using innovative computer simulation techniques, considering the main life domains and diversity between and within immigrant groups.

The posts are available from October 2019 for three years with the possibility of extension for one or two years. Further details can be found below.

Informal enquiries can be directed to: Professor Hill Kulu (Hill.Kulu@standrews.ac.uk).

Graduate Student Mentor, Undergraduate Community-Based Internship Program (UCBI)

The Carlson Center is hiring several paid interns for the upcoming academic year in the role of Graduate Student Mentor for the Undergraduate Community-Based Internship Program (UCBI); the position offers 15-18 hours per week, with primary tasks of mentoring undergraduate interns and fostering community-campus partnerships. This is a great opportunity for students with interest and experience in community engagement, mentorship, and/or working with underrepresented communities. Application deadline is Friday, August 9.

CSDE Welcomes Accomplished Research Scientist Phil Hurvitz

Please join us in welcoming Phil Hurvitz to CSDE’s scientific team this August 1st! Phil will join us to lead the UWDC initiative as well as contribute to and support CSDE’s affiliates’ research and students’ training. Dr. Hurvitz’ scholarly accomplishments, expertise and experience offers an excellent addition and complement to CSDE’s scientific core staff. You can reach him here to talk about projects or say hello!

Phil most recently had a split position as Research Associate Professor in UW Urban Design and Planning and Research Scientist/Engineer at the Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC), working on research related to built environment and health-related behavior at the Urban Form Lab. The work focused on walkability, physical activity, diet and nutrition, and transportation. He was on the faculty of Urban Design and Planning since 2011.

Phil earned his PhD from the UW Interdisciplinary program in Urban Design and Planning in 2010 (previously Master of Forest Resources, 1994, UW College of Forest Resources). Former professional employment included positions as lecturer and GIS consultant for the UW College of Forest Resources, GIS instructor at Green River Community College, GIS technician at the City of SeaTac.

Phil’s skills center on management and analysis of large, spatially referenced data sets. He brings expertise across a wide range, including data automation, reproducibility, data visualization, relational database management, open source GIS, device-based data (GPS, accelerometry). He has applied these skills as a team member on multiple extramurally funded projects from agencies such as the NIH (NINR, NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NIDDK), CDC, and DOTs. Phil’s CV, including a list of his publications, is available here.

In his spare time, Phil enjoys walking to and from campus from his home in the Roosevelt neighborhood, spending time with his family and friends, playing music (ukulele), and cooking (he used to be a professional chef!).

Jennifer Romich and Mark Long Reflect on Lessons from Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage

A recent Vox story on what Seattle has learned from having the highest minimum wage in the nation quoted CSDE Affiliates Jennifer Romich, Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, and Mark Long, Professor at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. The researchers explained findings from UW’s collaborative minimum wage studies regarding workers’ hours, take-home pay, business closures, and price of goods.

“The restaurant industry moans and groans about minimum wage increase, but the Seattle newspaper every month has a story about 40 new restaurants opening,” said Romich, remarking on business owners who threatened to leave Seattle but haven’t followed through. Romich and collaborators, many of whom are CSDE Affiliates, found the most common response to the wage increase was to raise prices or fiddle with workers’ hours.

Long explained that the initial data suggested a “tipping point” between $11 and $13 “when it becomes less tenable to keep work in the city.” A later paper broke down the actual take-home pay of workers and found that those who were already employed at the low end of the wage scale in Seattle “enjoyed significantly more rapid hourly wage growth.”

Students: Apply to be a Volunteer at the 2019 IAPHS “Local, National, Global Impacts on Population Health” Conference

The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS) is accepting applications from students to serve as Meeting Volunteers, and get both a registration waiver and chance to meet and connect with other population health scientists!

CSDE is co-sponsoring the conference, which will take place in Seattle on 10/1-10/4/2019. If you are a CSDE Trainee, Fellow, or Affiliate, you can receive 20% off your membership. Check out the program details and registration information and contact Scott Kelly for membership and registration discount code.

Each accepted volunteer will be required to work 11-13 hours during the course of the meeting. Applicants must be current 2019 Student members of IAPHS and will be required to indicate their top 12 time preferences for volunteering. Positions are limited and fill quickly. For additional information, including a full volunteer schedule, click here.

Senior Research Program Coordinator, USAID STAR Program

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated individual to oversee the administrative and scientific implementation of the USAID STAR program. The Senior Research Program Coordinator II will support overall project coordination. In particular, they will support the development and implementation of a set of tailored learning activities for 150+ global health fellows, specifically development of operation manuals, the implementation of a participant management system, and navigation of JHU learning resources. Specific tasks will include developing a database of learning activities, supporting the development of workshops, monitoring and evaluation activities, coordinate the writing of research publications and written reports of the Learning program within STAR. The ideal candidate will have experience working in technical support roles in learning organizations and multi-organizational partnerships and demonstrates cross-cultural competence and sensitivity.

Assistant Professor, Sociology (Criminology, Corrections, Punishment, and/or Crime)

Tenure-track position in Sociology, at the rank of assistant professor, with expertise in criminology, corrections, punishment, and/or crime. These topics may be stand-alone areas of inquiry, or they may be highlighted substantially in conversation with other areas of inquiry such as public health, demography, race and social inequalities. Qualified applicants will also have expertise in quantitative methods. Desirable candidates will also have a demonstrated desire to connect with local organizations for community-based research and/or teaching. Effective August 2020. Ph.D. required.