The Graduate School is accepting departmental nominations for the 2019-20 Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship awards. These fellowship awards support students pursuing PhD degrees in the arts, humanities, social sciences and social professions. The purpose of these one-quarter awards is to relieve Ph.D. candidates of their teaching duties or other employment not directly related to the dissertation so that they may devote their full time to finalizing the dissertation; it is not intended to be used the quarter in which they defend their dissertation. The award must be used during the 2019-20 academic year (summer 2019 through spring 2020). The choice of the quarter will be left to the discretion of the graduate student in consultation with their supervisory committee chair.

Please note that we have made a significant change in the nomination process this year. Eligible departments may nominate only one student. We’ve had significant annual increases in nominations, but our number of awards has stayed the same. While we wish we didn’t have to limit the number of nominations, doing so will help to ensure a timely and thorough evaluation of all nominees and selection of awardees.

Nominations are due no later than Tuesday, April 9, 2019; noon (PDT) through the MyGradProgram Awards portal.

Eligibility

• the student must have passed the General Examination at the time of nomination and
• must have demonstrated progress on the dissertation which indicates completion by the end of Summer Quarter 2020 or sooner.

Selection Criteria and Process
Two interdisciplinary faculty committees (one committee for Arts and Humanities nominees and one committee for Social Sciences and Social Professions nominees) will evaluate proposals, and nominees should be encouraged to consider this audience when preparing the project description.

Criteria used in evaluating nominations include:

• the significance and originality of the dissertation project
• evidence of scholarly promise, such as publications or presentations at scholarly meetings
• evidence that the dissertation will be completed during the 2019-20 academic year

Terms of Award
Awarded fellows are expected to enroll for at least 10 credits (except in summer when it is 2 credits). The awards provide a stipend equivalent to the base rate stipend of a Predoc TA II (currently $2,703 per month, due to increase as of 7/1/2019 by 2%), GAIP insurance, and UW state tuition (excluding U-PASS) up to 18 credits.

Detailed information about the award, the nomination process and all required nominations materials can be found on our dissertation fellowship website.

Questions can be directed to the Graduate School’s Fellowships and Awards Office at gradappt@uw.edu or 206.543-7152.

Best regards,

Sponsor: William T. Grant Foundation

Program: William T. Grant Scholars Program 2019

http://wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/william-t-grant-scholars-program

http://wtgrantfoundation.org/library/uploads/2018/12/2019-Scholars-Guide.pdf

Award amount: $350,000

Number of applications UW can put forward: 1 per major division (e.g. College of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine)

OR internal deadline: 4/25/19

OSP deadline: 6/24/19

Sponsor deadline: 7/2/19

 

Program Description

The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.

Applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers. We recognize that early-career researchers are rarely given incentives or support to take measured risks in their work, so this award includes a mentoring component, as well as a supportive academic community.

Awards are based on applicants’ potential to become influential researchers, as well as their plans to expand their expertise in new and significant ways. The application should make a cohesive argument for how the applicant will expand his or her expertise. The research plan should evolve in conjunction with the development of new expertise, and the mentoring plan should describe how the proposed mentors will support applicants in acquiring that expertise. Proposed research plans must address questions that are relevant to policy and practice in the Foundation’s focus areas.

Pre-proposal instructions

Please submit:

1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
2. CV (not NIH format)  of the PI
3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday April 25, 2019. Proposals are due to the sponsor 7/2/19, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 6/24/19 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee. Other open limited submissions opportunities, as well as the internal proposal review committee review and selection process outline, are here: http://www.uw.edu/research/funding/limited-submissions/.  Please feel free to email us at research@uw.edu with questions or information on any limited submission opportunities that should be but are not already listed on that page.

Purpose

This Notice informs current National Cancer Institute (NCI) awardees that NCI is interested in administrative supplement applications that seek to address the complex nature of cancer occurrence and outcomes by examining the role of two or more etiologic agents at multiple levels, one of which must include social and/or built environmental factors measured at the geographic level. Multilevel analysis involves addressing two or more of the following levels: individual factors (e.g., carcinogenic exposures, lifestyle behaviors); family, school, workplace, and community structure; natural, built, and social environments; and biology (e.g., biomarkers of effect, early damage, etc.).

Through this administrative supplement opportunity, NCI expects that applicants will be able to further their currently funded aims by adding social and/or built environmental data to examine factors that affect cancer occurrence and/or cancer outcomes.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to use existing data sources, including data linkages, but are not prohibited from collecting new data if the research aims can still be met given time and budget limitations. NCI encourages collaborative research among transdisciplinary research teams that include (but are not limited to) epidemiologists, geographers, basic scientists, and/or behavioral and social scientists. NCI also encourages data sharing and integration of data resources to enable novel approaches to investigate the multifactorial nature of cancer etiology and outcomes across multilevel contexts.

Background:

Cancer is etiologically complex, and its causes are multifactorial. Etiologic factors assessed at a single level have been informative in our understanding of the causes of cancer but are limited in scope and do not fully explain cancer incidence in the general population. This underscores the importance of integrating multiple levels of data (e.g., contextual, individual, and biologic) to better understand cancer risk and outcomes.

Epidemiologic studies investigating the role of social and built environments in cancer risk and outcomes are sparse, despite the number of findings that indicate that place of residence is a stronger predictor of health outcomes compared to other factors, such as genetics. In most cases, the effects of these contextual variables on the complex interplay between biology, individual, social, and built environments on cancer have not been examined, which highlights an important gap in our knowledge. Moreover, a multilevel approach to address the complex nature of cancer necessitates a deeper characterization of the role of social and built environments throughout the life course, either as etiologic factors or factors that modify or mediate effects.

Research Objectives:

Investigators may request supplement support for the integration and analysis of multilevel data in relation to cancer risk and outcomes and must be within the scope of the currently awarded project. All multilevel analyses must include broader social and/or built environmental factors measured at the geographic level. In addition, supplement requests should include conceptual or theoretical models that support proposed hypotheses and operationalize the impact of multilevel data on cancer risk and outcomes. Examples of topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The impact of contextual variables on biologic processes associated with the development of cancer and/or studies that examine the mechanisms by which contextual factors can become biologically embedded

• The geographic distribution of risk factors and cancer and/or studies that integrate various types of data to measure environmental and community contexts with lifestyle and biologic factors

• Leveraging existing resources to examine the effects of changing environmental contexts associated with change in residence over time on cancer risk and outcomes, taking into consideration individual-level factors that may confound or modify any observed associations

• Insights into social variables that represent important sources of variance and increase understanding about how physiologic pathways for cancer may be modified, constrained, or moderated by environmental influences

Budget:

To be eligible, the parent award must be able to receive funds in FY19 (Oct. 1, 2018-Sept. 30, 2019) and is not in an extension period.

Supplement budget requests cannot exceed $150,000 in total costs. Requests must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Requests are for one year of support only. Modular and categorical budgets are permitted.

The earliest anticipated start date is July 1, 2019.

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)

This Notice informs current NCI awardees that NCI is interested in administrative supplement applications to currently funded projects supported by NCI. Projects funded by other NIH institutes/centers will not be considered for funding under this program.

This announcement is limited to NCI grants funded through the following mechanisms: R01, R37, R15, R21, P01, U01, U19, UM1, UG3, UH3.

Individual(s) must hold an active grant or cooperative agreement. For supplements to parent awards that include multiple PDs/PIs, the supplement must be submitted by the awardee institution of the parent award.

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) invites proposals for its 2019-2020 Research Fellowship Program from graduate students at University of Washington (UW), Boise State University (BSU), University of Montana (UM), Washington State University (WSU) and Western Washington University (WWU) and postdoctoral scientists at BSU, UM, WSU, and WWU (this fellowship cannot support postdocs at UW). The NW CASC Fellowship Program provides both support for research related to climate adaptation in Northwest natural and cultural resource management and instruction of funded fellows in the principles and practices of co-producing decision-relevant (“actionable”) science. Funding will be available as early as Fall Term 2019, to support research performed during the 2019-2020 academic year. Please see the attached RFP and budget spreadsheets. Proposals are due April 15, 2019. 

Recognizes UW sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students based on distinguished achievement in scholarship, leadership and service to the campus and community.

Promising predoctoral students from underrepresented backgrounds will obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting well-defined research projects in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.

Supports conference travel for graduate and professional students for conferences from April 24–June 4 with up to $300 for domestic conferences and $500 for international conferences.

Deadline	Open until filled
Date Posted	March 12, 2019
Type	Post-doc
Salary	Competitive
Employment Type	Full-time

Research Associate (Post-Doctoral Fellow) – Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean
Job ID: 20228
Compensation: $71,723
Closing Date: Open until filled with review of applications to begin on April 1, 2019

The Graduate Center, CUNY is the focal point for advanced teaching and research at The City University of New York (CUNY), the nation’s largest urban public university. With over 35 doctoral and master’s programs of the highest caliber, the Graduate Center fosters pioneering research and scholarship in the arts and sciences and prepares students for careers in universities and the private, nonprofit, and government sectors. The Graduate Center’s commitment to research and scholarship for the public good is exemplified by its more than 30 centers, institutes, and initiatives, including its Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), a 200,000 square-foot facility in upper Manhattan, designed to promote collaboration among scientists in five areas of global research and innovation: nanoscience, photonics, structural biology, neuroscience, and environmental sciences.

The Graduate Center (GC) benefits from highly ambitious and diverse students and alumni—who in turn teach hundreds of thousands of undergraduates every year. Through its public programs, the Graduate Center enhances New York City’s intellectual and cultural life.

The Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC) was founded to address the African presence in the Americas through scholarly research and public programs for the betterment of the public as well as the academic community. The Institute’s mission is to foster understanding and critical interpretation of the history, development, conditions, status and cultures of the diverse peoples of the African Diaspora.

As part of the Provost’s Diversity Initiative, the Graduate Center seeks a Research Associate/Post-Doctoral Fellow to support the development of early career scholars from diverse backgrounds (with particular attention to historically underrepresented groups in the academy) who show promise as innovative scholars in the field of Africana Studies. The incumbent will participate in activities related to IRADAC and to the Ph.D. program of his/her own discipline. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will engage in his/her own original research and scholarship and will publish the results of his/her research. S/he will present the research to scholars and the public through conferences, seminars, workshops and/or symposia thus furthering the mission of IRADAC as it pertains to the African Diaspora. Teaching opportunities are possible with an adjunct appointment. This position reports to the Director of IRADAC.

The appointment will be for the academic year 2019-2020, effective August 26, 2019.

Minimum Qualifications:
Doctoral Degree in a related field and demonstrated research ability.

Other Qualifications:
IRADAC seeks candidates who have received their Ph.D. in 2015 or later; candidates who will deposit their dissertation by July 1, 2019 will also be considered.

The Center is particularly interested in candidates from the fields of English, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Urban Education, though applications from any field within the humanities and humanistic social sciences will be considered.

Title
Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology

Posting Number
F00128JP

Department
Sociology and Anthropology

Position Summary

Bowdoin College’s Sociology Department invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral position to begin July 1, 2019. Fields open; the department seeks a candidate who will be able to contribute to and complement its course offerings. Applicants should demonstrate a promise of successful scholarly engagement and dedication to teaching excellence in a liberal arts environment. The teaching expectation is three courses per year, two courses in the fall semester, one in the spring semester. Applicants for this fellowship must have completed their Ph.D. no earlier than January 1, 2015.

Candidates who expect to receive their Ph.D. by June 30, 2019 should provide documentation from their home institution confirming this schedule. The appointment carries a stipend of $55,000 plus benefits. In addition, the position carries a $4,000 research and travel fund plus support to attend professional conferences.

We welcome applications from candidates committed to the instruction and support of a diverse student population and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s ethnic and cultural diversity. We value a community in which students of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed. In your application materials, we encourage you to address how your teaching, scholarship, and/or mentorship may support our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions. Please submit a letter of application, a CV, and the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation upon request.

Review of applications will begin on 15 April 2019 and continue until the position is filled.

Founded in 1794 on the Maine coast, Bowdoin is one of the oldest and most selective coeducational, residential liberal arts colleges in the country. Located in Brunswick, a 30-minute drive north of Portland, the College is in an area rich with natural beauty and year-round outdoor activities. Bowdoin’s reputation rests on the excellence of its faculty and students, intimate size, strong sense of community, and commitment to diversity (32.7% students of color, 6% international students and approximately 15% first generation college students). Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. For further information about the College and our department, please visit our website: http://www.bowdoin.edu.

Posting Date
03/05/2019

Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants
At the time of application, you will be required to include information for a minimum of three references, including name, title, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
Once you have provided the required reference information and submitted your application, the reference providers will receive an email which is generated automatically from the application system. The email will provide them a link within which to upload a confidential reference letter on your behalf.
You will not be able to view the reference letters but will be able to see how many have been submitted on your behalf.

Employment Category
Full Time Year Round
Job Start Date
07/01/2019
Job End Date
06/30/2020
Job Type
Faculty
Background Check Package Requirements
Faculty/Administrative