The ITHS TL1 program is a one-year mentored research-training program in translational science for predoctoral students. The TL1 program is open to applicants from all disciplines and backgrounds who meet the eligibility criteria.

The deadline to apply for the 2019-2020 cohort is coming up – January 15. It may be offered again next year, so mark your calendar to apply for the 2020-2021 cohort.

Program benefits include:

• A cross-disciplinary community of emerging researchers
• Funding (monthly stipend, tuition, and research activities)
• Mentorship and career development

Interested in attending the Annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington DC this February? Check out the following call for applications for a travel grant, due January 20, 2018.

The AAAS Social, Economic and Political Sciences Section  budget contains money that will allow help support several grad or post grad students to attend the February AAAS annual meeting from Wednesday February 13 through Sunday February 19.

Note that airfare must be purchased 14 days in advance at cheapest rates and student registration rates increase by $10 on January 22.  Also depending on the number of applicants for support it is possible if not likely that there will be a cap on the amount of support that any one student or post doc can receive.  (I am thinking of $600) Those supported should be studying for a degree or working as a post doc in one of the social science disciplines included under the Sections umbrella (broadly interpreted to include social sciences closely related to our named sciences if they are not represented by another AAAS section.). They should  also commit to attend the Section Business Meeting from 10 until noon on February 15.

Any person interested in applying for Section K support should send a support request to Professor Richard Lempert (rlempert@umich.edu) by January 20, 2018.  In their letter they should indicate the discipline in which they are studying for a graduate degree or working as a post doc; provide a budget indicating the minimum Section support they think they will need to attend the annual meeting;  and list other sources of support that they have available to attend the meeting.

Researcher for SSHOC project, Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, CEE (UMR 8239), Sciences Po (Paris, France)

Deadline for application: 25 January 2019

The Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics seeks to appoint a Researcher to work with Prof Laura Morales in the project “Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud (SSHOC)”, grant number 823782, of the H2020 programme INFRAEOSC-2018-2 funded by the European Commission.

SSHOC is a large-scale collaborative project and, within its larger scope, the team led by Prof Morales at CEE will take care of a sub-project in coordination with COST Action 16111 ETHMIGSURVEYDATA in order to consolidate a comprehensive (and constantly updated) database that lists all the hundreds of quantitative surveys undertaken with ethnic and migrant minority (sub)samples across Europe in a way that it complies with the FAIR principles. Additionally, the team at CEE will lead the development of a pilot sub-project that will allow assessing the feasibility of setting a full stream of the European Question Bank (EQB) dedicated to the ethnic and migrant minority (EMM) survey data that will be compiled by the COST Action ETHMIGSURVEYDATA, in coordination with other partners in the larger SSHOC project. The appointed research will thus join a large international team of experts from all across Europe on the integration of EMMs and on survey research and will have the chance to work on a research project that will break new ground in these fields. This is, thus, a unique opportunity to build a career in survey research focusing on this specific sub-population. Download the call for applications

Interviews will be planned for the week of 4 February 2019.

For more information please read the attached job description.

Today, we launched the ninth annual competition of the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. In 2019, the program will place up to 21 recent humanities PhDs in two-year positions at the nonprofits and government agencies listed below. Public Fellows will participate in the core work of these partner organizations and will have access to professional and peer mentoring. The fellowship carries a stipend of $68,000 per year, as well as health insurance, a relocation stipend, and $3,000 toward professional development activities. The program is made possible by the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The 2019 hosting organizations and positions are:

• Alliance Theatre (Atlanta, GA) – Community Engagement & Audience Development Manager
• American Public Media (St. Paul, MN) – Senior Research Analyst
• Center for Court Innovation (New York, NY) – Communications Project Manager
• Chicago Humanities Festival (Chicago, IL) – Program Manager
• Citizens Committee for the Children of New York (New York, NY) – Policy & Budget Analyst
• Committee to Protect Journalists (New York, NY) – Research Manager
• Community Change (Washington, DC) – Policy Advisor
• Data & Society Research Institute (New York, NY) – Editor
• The German Marshall Fund of the United States (Washington, DC) – Program Officer
• Harriet Beecher Stowe Center (Hartford, CT) – Grants Manager
• Library of America (New York, NY) – Outreach Programs Manager
• National Conference of State Legislatures (Denver, CO) – Legislative Policy Specialist
• National Low Income Housing Coalition (Washington, DC) – Research Analyst
• Natural Resources Defense Council (Washington, DC) – Campaign Advocate, Latin America Project
• PEN America (New York, NY) – Festival Programs Manager
• Public Books (New York, NY) – Associate Editor
• Rare (Arlington, VA) – Community Engagement Manager
• Reinvestment Fund (Philadelphia, PA) – Policy Analyst
• San Francisco Arts Commission (San Francisco, CA) – Community Impact Analyst
• Seattle Office for Civil Rights (Seattle, WA) – Senior Researcher
• World Justice Project (Washington, DC) – Program Manager

Read more about the positions at www.acls.org/programs/publicfellowscomp/. This year’s deadline is 9 pm EDT on March 13, 2019. Please spread the word to members of your network who may be interested in joining the ranks of Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows!

Sincerely,

John Paul

Deadline for applications: 17 February 2019.

Full desciption: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=98019&Lang=en-US

The Fifth Annual Berkeley Formal Demography Workshop – Special Emphasis Topic: Migration, to be held Monday-Friday, June 3-7, 2019 at the University of California campus.

Join us for an educational program designed to train the next generation of population researchers in the methods in formal demography. This week-long program, with funding by NICHD R25HD083136 at Berkeley consists of three days of hands-on training followed by two days of research presentations by invited faculty.  The workshop is targeted to advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, assistant professors and other early career researchers.  We are particularly interested in supporting underrepresented minorities.  Those studying aspects of migration, health disparities, economics, sociology and/or public health will particularly benefit, but those with other interests should also apply.

Financial Support: Trainees’ expenses for materials, lodging and meals will be covered.  Need-based support for travel is available.  We regret that we cannot cover travel from outside the United States.

DEADLINE:  March 1, 2019. Application materials and more information about the program and formal demography can be found on the Workshop Website:  http://www.populationsciences.berkeley.edu/population-center/programs/formal-demography.

For more information, contact Dr. Leora Lawton, Executive Director, Berkeley Population Center, at Popcenter@demog.berkeley.edu, or 510-643-1270.

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Aging & Social Change: Ninth Interdisciplinary Conference, held 16–17 September 2019 at the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria.

We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, colloquia, innovation showcases, virtual posters, or virtual lightning talks. The conference features research addressing the annual themes and the 2019 Special Focus: “Aging in Times of New Nationalisms: Inequalities, Participation, and Policies.”

The Canada Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship will host the International Metropolis Conference 2019, a major international gathering of world experts from academia, governments and civil society in the fields of migration, integration and diversity. The conference’s program will reflect both Canadian and international strategies regarding immigration, integration, diversity and inclusion.

The call for proposals for workshops, posters and individual papers for the 2019 International Metropolis Conference is now open.

For more information, please go to the website: https://www.internationalmetropolis2019.ca

For any questions, please send an email to the International Metropolis Conference Project Team at canada@internationalmetropolis2019.ca.

 Program Overview

The UW eScience Institute, in collaboration with the Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative, opened applications in late 2018 for the fifth offering of the Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) summer program, to be held during the summer of 2019.

We invite short proposals for 10-week data-intensive research projects requiring collaboration in data science approaches, such as scalable data management, statistical analysis, machine learning, open source software development, cloud and cluster computing, and/or data visualization.

We seek proposals that have an applied social good dimension and broadly address questions related to social science, human services, public policy, environmental impacts, and urban informatics. We welcome proposals submitted by academic researchers, public agencies, non-profit entities, and industry.

Accepted proposals will need to designate a Project Lead (usually the author(s) of the proposal) who will closely collaborate with one or more Data Scientists from the eScience Institute and an interdisciplinary team of 4-5 student fellows support by eScience (see Project Team Composition and Time Commitment below).

This program is inspired by a similar endeavor at the University of Chicago and is delivered as part of our Data Science Incubator program. The projects on those websites and especially the projects from our previous DSSG programs may serve as useful inspiration.

In reviewing the proposals, we will be looking for projects with well-defined deliverables that clearly articulate how the DSSG program can help advance your project.

This program is sponsored in part by Microsoft and the Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative.

Submit proposals here.

Important Dates for DSSG 2019

·  Wednesday, November 28, 2018 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Information Session 1, Data Science Studio Meeting Room, 6th floor Physics/Astronomy Tower, UW campus – DSSG_info_session_slides

·  Wednesday, January 16 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm:  Information Session 2, Data Science Studio Meeting Room, 6th floor Physics/Astronomy Tower, UW campus – DSSG_info_session_slides

·  Monday, February 18, 2019 midnight PT: Deadline for submitting project proposals

·  Friday, March 15, 2019: Project proposal short-list notification

·  March – June 2019: Project scoping meetings with data scientists (2-3 meetings)

·  Monday, June 17 – Friday, Aug 23: DSSG Program

Project Team Composition

DSSG projects will be executed by a team consisting of an external Project Lead (typically the author of the proposal), one or more Data Scientists from the eScience Institute, and four or five students (graduate and advanced undergraduate) who will be selected and paid by the eScience Institute.

The Project Lead is expected to submit the project proposal. Together with the Data Scientists, the Project Leads will co-manage the student teams. The Project Lead will bear primary responsibility for project design and execution throughout the summer. The Data Scientists will provide guidance on methods, technologies, and best practices in extracting knowledge from large, noisy, and/or heterogeneous datasets, as well as general software engineering. Student responsibilities will vary from project to project, but their role may include developing code, selecting methods, conducting analyses, contributing to design, preparing documentation, and incorporating stakeholder perspectives into the project. The project team may also include external mentors and stakeholders as appropriate. In addition to their direct contributions to projects, students and Project Leads will have the opportunity to participate in a number of technical tutorials and research talks.

Time Commitment

The DSSG takes place from mid June through late August. Project leads are expected to spend the equivalent of at least two days per week (16 hours) in the Data Science Studio (DSS) working face-to-face with their team members. For the most part, Project Leads have the flexibility to establish a schedule that works for them and their teams. However, please note that the first week of the program consists of several mandatory orientation and teamwork sessions led by eScience staff, and Project Leads are encouraged to participate in a regularly scheduled standup meeting and social hour each week. Data Science mentors from eScience also commit the equivalent of 16 hours per week to the project, while student fellows will be employed full-time throughout the summer, and are expected to work in the Data Science Studio during business hours Monday-Friday.

Proposal Submissions

Project proposals should be submitted through the online submission form by 11:59 pm (Pacific Time) on February 18th. Click here to apply.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please see our FAQ page for prospective Project Leads.

Inquiries

If you are considering submitting a project proposal to DSSG, we hope you’ll attend one of our information sessions listed above, but we also encourage you to reach out to us early on with any questions you may have about the program, selection process, or what makes a successful project. For general inquiries, please contact Anissa Tanweer (tanweer@uw.edu).