The Department of Public Policy (DPP) at the University of Connecticut seeks to fill a one-year visiting position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. DPP is home to the NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration program (MPA), the on-line Graduate Program in Survey Research (GPSR), the minor in Public Policy, the Master of Public Policy (MPP), and four graduate certificate programs in Nonprofit Management, Public Financial Management, Leadership and Public Management and Survey Research.
The Department of Public Policy is located on the University of Connecticut’s Hartford Campus in Hartford, Connecticut. The University of Connecticut is a premier research institution–designated as a Research University/Very High research activity by the Carnegie Foundation. The Department of Public Policy has 14 faculty (plus adjunct) and over 1,000 alumni. The Department’s MPA program is ranked by the U.S. News and World Report as 44th among public programs and 9th among public finance and budgeting programs.
This position will be filled at the Visiting Assistant Professor level. This is primarily a teaching position and the right candidate will be expected to teach in the area of public and nonprofit management, and/or other areas of specializations within the Department. Preference will be given to candidates who have research and/or teaching interests in public management, organization theory and behavior, human resource management, project management, labor relations, evaluation of nonprofit programs, fiscal health or financial management of nonprofit organizations, economics of philanthropy and charitable giving, and/or social entrepreneurship.
The successful candidates’ primary teaching assignments will be to offer core and elective classes in the MPA program, the MPP program and the undergraduate minor. The specific teaching assignment will be determined based on the abilities and interests of the candidate and the needs of the Department and might include graduate or undergraduate classes at the Hartford Campus or the main campus in Storrs. Duties include teaching and service to the Department and University.
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Although migration is a natural phenomenon that has always been an integral part of human history, the politics, regulations and debates about migration have intensified in recent years. Today, more than ever, institutions that contribute to the advancement and improvement of the human race, need to include migration as a priority area due to the worldwide magnitude of the effects of this phenomenon.
The Annual Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health is an event that has gained national and international recognition, since it is one of the few academic spaces dedicated to present and analyze the interrelation between migration and health, from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The Summer Institute provides researchers, faculty, graduate students and professionals working with migrant communities around the world, a unique opportunity to learn about different health issues that affect mobile populations.
The four-day course includes a combination of lectures, workshops, poster sessions, and field trips, to offer an exceptional opportunity not only to learn, but to create professional networks. This year’s agenda will include content in global and regional policies and strategies to address migrant health, human trafficking, refugee health, mental health, vulnerable populations such as children, elderly and women, research methodologies, and so much more!
Poster Presentations
The Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health provides an opportunity to researchers and students to showcase their investigations or successful interventions through a poster presentation. All posters must relate to topics concerning migration and health.
For Instructions look under the tab “Poster Presentations”.
We are delighted to announce an open request for proposals for character development research and implementation projects in low and middle income countries worldwide, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ten proof-of-concept awards for up to $234,000 USD will be provided to proposals that:
1. Develop and evaluate novel approaches to fostering character strengths
2. Develop contextually appropriate scales for measuring character strengths
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Foundation seeks to develop a portfolio of scientific innovations to promote character development, through proof-of-concept and transition-to-scale awards.
Successful proposals will demonstrate a clear path to generating impact on individuals through demonstrable changes in knowledge, awareness and the practice of character strengths. They must include a rigorous evaluation methodology.
The Foundation is also offering an award of up to $1 million USD to scale up a character development innovation. This opportunity is open to innovations that have a peer-reviewed evidence base, and that are ready to achieve substantial impact through widespread implementation.
The Foundation conceives of character strengths as learned and learnable attributes, virtues, skills, habits, or capabilities that enable individuals to live better, more fulfilling, and prosperous lives. Examples include, but are not limited to: gratitude, honesty, humility, kindness, perseverance, responsibility, forgiveness, and empathy. We strongly encourage the identification and study for character strengths, not listed
As a whole, American metro areas have seen a decline in racial stratification since 1990 – yet some cities continue to defy this pattern. The Washington Post conducted an analysis to explore why, and they turned to CSDE Affiliate Kyle Crowder, Professor of Sociology, for context. He explained: “The separation of different racial and ethnic groups into separate social worlds means that members of different racial and ethnic groups have different lived experiences. They have different daily rounds. They’re exposed to different neighborhoods on a daily basis. Residential segregation has separated these groups by educational quality and occupational opportunity.”
Earlier this year, Crowder and co-author Maria Krysan published Cycles of Segregation, a book examines the systems that continue to reinforce residential segregation five decades following the passage of the Fair Housing Act. You can learn more about Cycles of Segregation here.
The Washington Post’s interactive analysis focuses on three cities: Washington, D.C., which has diverse suburbs; Chicago, which has legacy segregation; and Houston, which has rapidly integrated. Click below to explore the analysis in full.
We’re thrilled to announce that five students earned CSDE’s Demographic Methods Certificate in the 2017-18 academic year: Michael Esposito, Christian Hess, Yuan Hsiao, Charles Lanfear, and Madison Leia.
The CSDE Demographic Methods Graduate Certificate Program is the academic pathway to advanced population research at UW, with a curriculum that integrates a variety of disciplines and core demography, a professional development seminar series, a weekly research seminar, and opportunities for research collaboration with CSDE Faculty Affiliates.
Learn more about the 2018 Demographic Methods Certificate holders below:
- Michael Esposito will be receiving PhD in Sociology this summer and moving to Ann Arbor for a Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center.
- Christian Hess is a doctoral student at UW’s Department of Sociology. His dissertation investigates the consequences of rising suburban poverty for continued racial and ethnic inequalities in neighborhood context, with empirical analyses that draw on Census data and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics.
- Yuan Hsiao was awarded a Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research this summer. In addition to Sociology, he is expected to complete his Master’s Degree in Statistics in Spring 2019.
- Charles Lanfear is a doctoral student at UW’s Department of Sociology. His research explores how neighborhood social context and illicit opportunity structures influence the production and control of crime.
- Madison Leia graduated with an MA from UW’s Department of Sociology in Fall 2017. Her thesis was titled: Not So Black and White: The Association between Allostatic Load and Racial Residential Segregation in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort.
This milestone is the result of hard work and dedication. Come celebrate CSDE’s newest certificate holders this Friday at the End of Year Reception!
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the premier biomedical research center for the world. Its 27 Institutes and Centers employ approximately 18,000 employees doing a vast array of jobs, all supporting efforts for a healthy nation. For information on the NIH mission, goals, and Institutes and Centers, visit NIH Overview.
Join one of the 24 Institutes and Centers within the NIH that awards extramural grants! Extramural grants account for approximately 80 percent of NIH’s budget and are awarded to investigators at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research organizations around the world. As a Health Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review Officer), you will take on a challenging, rewarding role with a direct opportunity to advance the mission of the NIH through stimulating, planning, advising, directing, and evaluating program activities for a portfolio of research projects and programs.
To learn more about the grants process, types of grant programs, and the peer review process, visit the website for the Office of Extramural Research.
These positions are located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), within multiple Institutes/Centers or the Office of the Director.
As a Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator (Scientific Review Officer(SRO)), you will take on a challenging, rewarding role with a direct opportunity to advance the mission of the NIH through stimulating, planning, advising, directing, and evaluating program activities for a portfolio of research projects and programs.
While not required, a post-baccalaureate degree (e.g., Ph.D.) or advanced training in an academic field related to the social or behavioral sciences is preferred. See Qualifications section for position requirements.
To learn more about the grants process, types of grant programs, and the peer review process, visit the website for the Office of Extramural Research: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
These positions are located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), within multiple Institutes/Centers or the Office of the Director.
Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have identified Smart and Connected Health as a program focus. The purpose of this interagency program solicitation is the development of technologies, analytics and models supporting next generation health and medical research through high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering and technology, behavior, cognition, robotics and imaging. Collaborations between academic, industry, and other organizations are strongly encouraged to establish better linkages between fundamental science, medicine and healthcare practice and technology development, deployment and use. This solicitation is aligned with previous reports by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and others calling for new partnerships to facilitate major changes in health and medicine, as well as healthcare delivery and is aimed at the fundamental research to enable these changes. Realizing the promise of disruptive transformation in health, medicine and healthcare will require well-coordinated, multi-disciplinary approaches that draw from the computer and information sciences, engineering, social, behavioral, and economic sciences, medical and health research and biology.
The following will be considered in response to NSF’s solicitation NSF-18-541:
- Integrative Projects: Multi-disciplinary teams spanning 2 to 4 years and may receive NIH support from $300,000 total costs per year.
Scientists and engineers from all disciplines are encouraged to participate.
Application submission is through the National Science Foundation via solicitation NSF-18-541. Following a jointly conducted initial peer review of these applications, likely NIH awardees applications will be forwarded for NIH processing. The general interests of the participating NIH Institute organizations are outlined here.
As we close out the 2017-18 academic year, we’re excited to recognize the achievements of CSDE Fellows and Trainees. Learn more about their accomplishments below, and celebrate another successful year with us at the End of Year Reception on 6/1/18 from 12:30-1:30 in the Peterson Room. CSDE Affiliates, trainees, staff and anyone interested in joining the CSDE community are welcome to attend.
- CSDE Fellow Hilary Bethancourt successfully defended her dissertation, and has a Postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State.
- CSDE Fellow Michael Esposito will become a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center, University of Michigan in September.
- CSDE Fellow Michelle O’Brien will start as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University this September.
- CSDE Fellow Tiffany Pan received a Wenner-Gren doctoral field work grant and an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG).
- CSDE Trainee Erin Carll received a “James McCann Graduate Student Research Endowed Fund Award.
- CSDE Trainee Baishakhi Basu received an NSF SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG).
- CSDE Trainee María Vignau Loria has been accepted into UC Berkeley’s Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods.
- CSDE Trainee Yuan Hsiao received a Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research this summer.
Our goal for the WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships
WRF aims to support up to 10 new highly creative and dedicated postdoctoral scientists each year at research institutions in Washington state. Fellows will conduct groundbreaking work on their own original projects addressing unmet public needs. Our ultimate goal is for the Fellows’ research to benefit the public through the creation of products and services.
WRF Postdoctoral Fellows:
- Will be chosen by an outstanding external selection committee
- Will be supported for three years at an eligible research institution in Washington state
- Will choose the laboratories at which they will conduct their research
- Will choose a 2019 start date of January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1
- Will receive a stipend of $65,000 for the first year, $67,500 for the second year and $70,000 for the third year, plus benefits of up to $20,000 per year
- Will have a budget of up to $5,000 per year for research supplies, equipment and/or travel
- Will attend periodic lectures and networking events
Applicants:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (Green Card holder)
- Must have completed a doctorate from an accredited graduate program prior to commencement of their Fellowship. Preference will be given to applicants who gained their PhDs on or after July 1, 2017
- Can have a background in any STEM field, but preference will be given to applicants whose project proposals are in life sciences and enabling technologies
- If selected, must be available to attend a one-day interview in Seattle on a date of WRF’s choosing between September 15-23, 2018. WRF will provide a travel allowance
- Must have an institution and lab chosen prior to their interview, if selected
Closing Date: end of the day on Sunday, July 15, 2018
Selection process and timeline:
- Following a review of all completed applications by the selection committee, an in-person interview will be offered to each shortlisted candidate. Applicants will be notified in late August if they have been shortlisted
- In-person interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place in Seattle between September 15-23, 2018
- Successful candidates will be notified that they have received a WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship no later than November 2018
If you have further questions, please contact us at postdoc@wrfseattle.org.