The fourth biennial poverty law conference, “Poverty Law? Where We Go From Here” hosted by Berkeley Law is happening on April 10-11, 2020. This conference will focus on the evolving nature of our collective obligation to each other, on changes to national, state, and local antipoverty programs, and on the future of poverty law as a field. This conference is a gathering for all those whose work focuses on the relationship between law and socio-economic marginality, broadly construed.

There are three main tracks to the conference:

1. The History and/or Future of Antipoverty Efforts and Programs
2. Antipoverty Teaching, Service, and Research
3. General Poverty Law (subject matter not limited)

If you would like to present, please submit a title and abstract by Oct. 18, 2019 to erosser@wcl.american.edu.

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)