VP for Research Mary Lidstrom announced on May 7, 2020 that research programs and centers can start to plan for a Phase 1 return. Most types of in-person research will be allowed in Phase 1, subject to a set of requirements outlined below. They expect a very gradual and thoughtful increase in the number of UW personnel carrying out in-person research. In addition, restrictions on research subject to human subjects restrictions, on fieldwork (link coming soon), and on research requiring travel will also be in place. Be sure to consult the UW’s Novel coronavirus & COVID-19: facts and resources webpage as it contains important information for everyone in the UW community. Remember, it is still the case that no one can be pressured to carry out on-site research if they are concerned about their safety, the safety of others, or if they have home-care obligations. Your HR representative can help you with any difficult situations in that regard.
The Gerontologist Call for Papers: Special Collection, “Gerontology in a Time of Pandemic”
here will be no abstract review process; full papers are due by August 1, 2020 and they will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please review the full call for papers at bit.ly/TG-Pandemic-CFP. Please contact Suzanne Meeks or the editorial office at tg@geron.org for any questions.
Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) Funding Updates and Opportunities
Because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on all facets of American life, the Russell Sage Foundation is changing its immediate priorities for letters of inquiry for the May 21, 2020, deadline. For this deadline, RSF will consider only LOIs that satisfy at least one of the following criteria: (a) The research is so timely and time-sensitive that the project must start before April 1, 2021; or (b) the research analyzes social, political, economic, or psychological disruptions resulting from the coronavirus crisis that affect social and living conditions in the United States. All LOIs must focus on issues related to the foundation’s core program areas and special initiatives: Behavioral Economics; Decision-Making and Human Behavior in Context; Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; Social, Political, and Economic Inequality. Any LOIs submitted for the May 21 deadline must include an appendix of one or two pages that explains why the proposed research meets either or both criteria. This appendix does not count against the usual page limits for LOIs. RSF will accept LOIs in all programs and special initiatives for the August 5, 2020 deadline, with funding decisions made at the March 2021 board of trustees meeting, according to its usual guidelines. Please click here for more information on the revised funding guidelines.
Multiple Funding Opportunities from NIH, NSF, DOD, and more!
Survey Statistician: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The New York City Health Department works every day to protect and promote the health of more than 8.5 million diverse New Yorkers. This includes making health equity and racial justice a priority. To support this mission, the Bureau of Epidemiology Services (BES) conducts systematic data collection and monitoring, rigorous analysis, and effective data communication. BES seeks to provide accurate and timely public health data to inform decision-making, to optimize data use, and to ensure accurate analysis of health data. The Bureau is responsible for developing, collecting and facilitating the use of population-based survey data and other data sources; and providing support to DOHMH in study design, questionnaire development, and survey weighting.
Pandemic Urbanism Symposium (5/29/2020)
A virtual symposium on COVID-19 and cities | May 29, 2020
What does COVID-19 mean for city life? What are the implications of this pandemic for urban mobility, sociability, politics, and density?
Featuring an opening plenary with:
ANN FORSYTH
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
ERIC KLINENBERG
New York University Dept. of Sociology
RÍO OXAS
Co-founder, RAHOK
Join the conversation on our emerging state of pandemic urbanism in this virtual symposium.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has transformed cities around the world virtually overnight. Much of the cultural vibrance, economic strength, and social innovation that characterizes cities can be credited to their concentration of people and activity. Put simply, cities bring people together, and togetherness allows for complex and fruitful exchange, resilient social structures, efficient use of pooled resources, and so on. But togetherness also brings risks, notably from infectious disease. A pandemic feeds on propinquity. “Social distance,” while a short-term public health imperative, is antithetical to the very idea of the urban. Long-term responses have also, historically, tended to be anti-urban, in that the risk of infection has been used as justification for slum clearance and suburban sprawl. At the same time, the current pandemic is revealing the resilience of cities, and provoking radical reimaginings of what the city could be.
This one-day event creates a forum for a wide range of voices to share early thoughts on COVID-19 and cities.
Organized by current and recent University of Washington doctoral students, with support from the College of Built Environments, the PhD Program in the Built Environment and the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Design and Planning.
Full schedule to be announced soon.
EarthLab Salon: Equity and Justice-Centered Action for Climate Empowerment (5/14/2020)
How can we accelerate equitable and just climate action? In this talk we explore this question, considering what kind of system changes are needed to ensure that everyone knows how to rapidly contribute from their sphere of influence to improve our shared future with respect to climate change and intersections issues. We will share about the nature of climate science as a field, the ways in which learning can be organized, and new transformative opportunities in practice that are emerging in the field of climate justice.
- When: Thursday, May 14, 10:30 am
- Presented by: Deb Morrison, Learning Scientist for UW Institute of Science and Math Education and Frank Niepold, Climate Education Coordinator for NOAA
- Learn more and RSVP
UW Science, Technology, and Society Studies (STSS) Graduate Certificate Program
Applications are open for the 2020-21 cohort of the University of Washington’s Science, Technology, and Society Studies (STSS) graduate certificate program. STSS is an 18 credit interdisciplinary certificate for UW graduate students who have an interest in the relationship between science/technology and society. Students in the program investigate how natural and social knowledge of the world is produced and authorized, how it evolves and is inflected by the contexts of its production and use, and what its normative implications are.
- Deadline: May 29
- Learn more and apply
UW Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity Graduate Research Student Assistant
The UW Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) is hiring a Graduate Research Assistant for Summer Quarter 2020 (with the possibility of extension through the 2020-21 school year). The job requires a diversity, equity, and inclusion orientation and strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills.
Part-time Faculty, American Indian Studies
The American Indian Studies department at Palomar College in California is seeking qualified part-time instructors to teach American Indian studies. Teaching assignment(s) may include any of the curriculum approved courses within the discipline of American Indian studies.