The Demographic Directorate at the Census Bureau is recruiting for summer interns through the following two announcements

• ADDP-2019-0007 [Duty location – Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland Maryland, outside of Washington D.C.]
• ADDP-2019-0008 [Duty location – Jeffersonville, Indiana]

We are recruiting at the GS-1599, Grade, 7, 9, and 11 levels (bachelor’s degree obtained and higher). The announcements opened on Monday March 4, 2019 and will close at 11:59 pm ET on Monday March 11, 2019 or when the application limit is received, whichever come firsts.

• ADDP-2019-0007 has an application limit of 200.
• ADDP-2019-0008 has an application limit of 100.

We seek students with training in sociology, economics, survey design or data collection, demographic analysis, data science, statistics, project and schedule management, and/or quantitative analysis of large datasets.

Applications are accepted through www.USAJOBS.gov.

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• ADDP-2019-0007. Direct link is also available here.

• ADDP-2019-0008. Direct link here.

Important Application Information:

• Please read the “qualifications” and “required documents” sections carefully and confirm that all required information is submitted with your application (including educational documentation).

• • You must provide evidence of current (spring semester or equivalent) enrollment. If you are completing your current program this semester, you must provide a letter of acceptance or proof of enrollment into another qualifying program to be considered eligible for the position(s).

• The Jeffersonville position has an educational requirement (listed in the “basic requirements section”). An applicant may need to also upload transcripts or documentation from prior educational programs to show proof of meeting the eligibility requirements.

• Please apply to all grade levels for which you wish to be considered (for example, candidates may apply to the GS 7, 9, and 11 announcements if they feel they are qualified for all three).

• To be considered for positions in both duty locations, candidates need to apply to both the Suitland and the Jeffersonville announcements.

*Additional announcements may be posted to USAJobs.gov within the next two weeks for internship positions in other areas of the Census Bureau that will be open to current undergraduate students (GS 5 level and higher).*

If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact the Census Bureau Human Resources Representative using the contact information listed vacancy announcement.

If you have general questions regarding internships in the Demographic Directorate, you may contact the following

• Larry Graham at larry.graham@census.gov

• Julie VanEerden at julie.vaneerden@census.gov

• Melissa Scopilliti at melissa.scopilliti@census.gov

Call for Papers

International Seminar on Kinship and Reproduction in Past Societies.
Organized by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Historical Demography, in collaboration with the Minnesota Population Center and Department of History, University of Minnesota and the Programme de recherche en démographie historique and the Département de démographie, Université de Montréal.

Minneapolis (Minnesota), United States, 22-23 August 2019

Deadline for submission of abstracts: extended to 22 March 2019

Organizing Committee: J. David Hacker (University of Minnesota), Lisa Dillon (Université de Montréal), Martin Dribe (Lund University).

Please read the full announcement for this seminar.

Research in anthropology and evolutionary demography has emphasized the importance of kin for reproductive success. Grandmothers, and to a lesser extent grandfathers, can help maximize the number of surviving grandchildren through increased fertility of their daughters and improved survival of their grandchildren. Some evolutionary demographers contend that the grandmothers’ post-menopausal contribution for reproductive fitness is an important reason for the long post-reproductive life span of humans. Research in historical demography has also highlighted the important role of kin on fertility and other demographic outcomes, especially in complex-family societies such as East Asia with high levels of intergenerational coresidence. A modest number of studies have also explored the impact of kin on fertility in historical Western societies; however, most research on families in the Western context has focused on the role of socioeconomic and cultural variables and decision making within the nuclear family. Yet coresidence is not necessary for kin influence on fertility behavior. Having grandmothers or other kin alive and living nearby may be just as important as having them in the household, especially if the mechanisms by which kin influence fertility include physical help with childrearing or socialization and transmission of attitudes and behaviors. Recent research has shown strong patterns of intergenerational transmission of fertility in Western contexts during and after the fertility transition, suggesting a major role for kin in adapting to economic change, as well as continuing traditional fertility behaviors or forming innovative new behaviors.

The aim of this seminar is to bring together researchers from different disciplines studying different historical contexts, with a focus on the role of kin for reproductive outcomes such as fertility or infant and child mortality. The goal is to look at kinship beyond coresidence and present research that make innovative use of new data sources to study proximity outside the immediate household and the different roles played by kin in different contexts. Both empirical studies of historical populations and more theoretical contributions are welcome to promote a discussion across disciplines and contexts. We also look for contributions covering a wide range of historical contexts.

Online Submissions:
The IUSSP Panel on Historical Demography invites researchers to submit online by 22 March 2019 a short 200-word abstract AND an extended abstract (2 to 4 pages, including tables). To submit an abstract please fill out the online submission form: ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM.

Both short and detailed abstracts must be submitted in English. The working language of the meeting is English, and presentations and final papers must be in English.

Submission should be made by the author who will attend the seminar. If the paper is co-authored, please include the names of your co-authors in your submission form (in the appropriate order).

For further information, please contact J. David Hacker (hacker@umn.edu).

IUSSP Scientific Panel on Historical Demography
Chair: Martin Dribe (Lund University, Sweden)
Members: Lisa Dillon (Université de Montréal, Canada), Hao Dong (Peking University, China), J. David Hacker (University of Minnesota, USA), Lionel Kesztenbaum (Institut national d’études démographiques, INED, France), Ana Silvia Volpi Scott (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil) and Sarah Walters (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK).

Subject: The National Urban Extension Conference May 20-23 in Seattle, WA is your gateway to new partnerships & connections. 150 presenters from 30 states.

Our urban colleagues at Washington State University’s Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension are hosting the 2019 National Urban Extension Conference in Seattle, May 20-23.  This is an unique opportunity as it is the first Urban Extension Conference hosted in the West since 1996 and won’t be back for another 10 years.  If you are not familiar with the land-grant university Extension program (very different from UW Extension), this is a great way to learn about it, meet potential research partners from across the nation, and for graduate students to explore potential career options.

Early bird Registration is OPEN for the National Urban Extension Conference.

The Conference is also a welcoming environment for university-based researchers and municipal organizations, non-profits and private businesses interested in establishing and strengthening partnerships with land grant university professionals working in urban areas.

Focus areas include: Strengthening Communities, Protecting the Environment, Improving Health, Enriching Youth, and Feeding our Future.

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Overview

AcademyHealth is proud to announce the third annual HSRProj Research Competition for Students hosted by AcademyHealth and the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This annual competition invites students to use data from the Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) database in conjunction with other sources to identify research gaps in health services and systems research.

Submission Requirements

All projects should include the following:

• A research statement that outlines a topic related to population health and/or social determinants of health that is missing or under-represented in the field of health services or systems research as a whole. You may also choose to focus your project on missing or under-represented topics in the HSRProj database itself.
• A methods statement that clearly explains how the HSRProj full database downloadwas deployed, as well as the rationale for additional data sources, such as those listed below under “Resources.”
• A statement of findings/conclusions and recommendations, including a justification of the significance of the topic.
• Data visualization(s) (no more than three) that illustrate the findings in an engaging and comprehensive manner (e.g., graphs, charts, models, infographics).

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, students must:

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in health services research, communication science, data science, informatics, information science, public health, health economics, statistics, or a related field;
• Work alone or in groups of no more than three;
• Work with an academic advisor (and it is strongly encouraged, but not required, for students to seek out university librarians for advice on your project);
• Use the HSRProj full database, which is available online in .xml here and Excel format here; and
• Use at least one supplemental data source, such as those listed below under “Resources.”

Network Modeling for Epidemics

Summer short course at the University of Washington

12-16 August, 2019

Network Modeling for Epidemics (NME) is a 5-day short course at the University of Washington that provides an introduction to stochastic network models for infectious disease transmission dynamics, with a focus on empirically based modeling of HIV transmission. It is a ”hands-on” course, using the EpiModel software package in R (www.epimodel.org). EpiModel provides a unified framework for statistically based modeling of dynamic networks from empirical data, and simulation of epidemic dynamics on these networks. It has a flexible open-source platform for learning and building several types of epidemic models: deterministic compartmental, stochastic individual-based, and stochastic network models. Resources include simple models that run in a browser window, built-in generic models that provide basic control over population contact patterns, pathogen properties and demographics, and templates for user-programmed modules that allow EpiModel to be extended to the full range of pathogens, hosts, and disease dynamics for advanced research.

This course will touch on the deterministic and individual-based models, but its primary focus is on the theory, methods and application of network models.

The course uses a mix of lectures, tutorials, and labs with students working in small groups. On the final day, students work to develop an EpiModel prototype model (either individually or in groups based on shared research interests), with input from the instructors, including the lead EpiModel software developer, Dr. Samuel Jenness.

Returning students: We encourage previous attendees with active modeling projects to apply to return for a refresher course. The EpiModel package has been significantly enhanced over the last few years. Returning students with active projects will have the opportunity to work with course instructors to address key challenges in the design of their network model code.

Dates and location:

The course will be taught from Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16 on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.

Costs:

Course fee is $750. Travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the participant, although discounted hotel rates are available. We offer a limited number of fee waivers for pre-doctoral students or for attendees from low income countries. These cover waiver of the registration fee only; travel and accommodation are still the responsibility of the fee waiver recipient.

Application dates and decision dates:

*   Apr 1: Fee-waiver application deadline. Decisions will be made by Apr 15, and response required by May 1.

*   May 1: General application deadline. Decisions will be made by May 15 and a response required by June 1. A waitlist will be established with rolling admission through June 30.

Application:

Apply online at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/goodreau/367818 (Note: it is essential that you follow the application through to the end and click on “submit responses”; otherwise, we will not receive your application.)

Course website and more information: http://statnet.github.io/nme

This seminar is an opportunity to highlight and share the urban-oriented research of UW faculty and students.