The GWIS National Fellowships Program is proud to offer fellowships to help increase knowledge in the natural sciences and to encourage research careers in the sciences by women.

More than 50 different types of scholarships are available through a single application. All funds promote leadership and diversity in the LGBTQ community.

Provides up to $300 for domestic conferences and $500 for international conferences.

Funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and regions that are underrepresented in study abroad programs, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are excluded.

A graduate fellowship designed to broaden participation in research related to diabetes and its complications at the UW. Provides a $20,000 stipend and benefits.

University of Southern California

Sol Price School of Public Policy

Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis

Tenure-track Faculty Position in Housing and the Built Environment

Position Description and Qualifications:

The University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of housing and the built environment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.

Applicants should hold an advanced degree in urban planning or a related field. These could include, but are not limited to, public policy, sociology, urban design, geography, environmental or civil engineering, etc. Applicants encompassing a broad range of research agendas are encouraged to apply. Research projects sited domestically and globally are both welcome.

This position is part of a multi-year departmental hiring strategy focused on two complementing and cross-cutting themes. 1) Data and the built environment: We seek cutting edge scholars who will lead planning’s navigation of the new data, visualization, and media landscape in service of the field’s core function at the nexus of human behavior, policy, and the built environment by critically evaluating and adapting new data streams. This innovation could entail novel ways of a) accessing, interpreting, and analyzing data as well as b) innovative ways to communicate, manage, and publicly engage with data. 2) We are equally focused on advancing social justice. We seek new generation scholars who articulate a concrete vision of a more just and inclusive society and actively explore effective strategies. Example research topics could include, but are not limited to, segregation and inequality, algorithmic justice, policing and criminal justice system reform, environmental justice, gentrification and displacement, etc.

Related degree programs offered by the Price School include an undergraduate major in Urban Studies and Planning, a master’s degree in Urban Planning, an Executive Master of Urban Planning, and a PhD degree in Urban Planning and Development.  Our new colleague will contribute to teaching in our planning programs at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels.

About the Sol Price School of Public Policy:

The mission of the Sol Price School of Public Policy is to improve the quality of life for people and their communities, here and abroad.  We achieve this mission through education and research that promote innovative solutions to the most critical issues facing society, with a particular focus on governance, urban development, and social policy. The Price School offers Ph.D. programs in Public Policy and Management and in Urban Planning and Development; masters’ degrees in Public Administration, Public Policy, Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Urban Planning, Health Administration, and Real Estate Development; executive masters’ degrees; and undergraduate degrees.

USC is one of the world’s premiere research universities, and the Price School is a major contributor to the university’s reputation.  We are ranked as the top school in the nation for urban policy. Our school supports an array of thematic research centers with $41 million in active sponsored research, ranking third overall in funded research at USC on a per faculty basis. Much of the school’s research is conducted through its centers, institutes, and research groups. Among them are the Spatial Analysis Lab (SLAB), Population Dynamics Research Group, Lusk Center for Real Estate, Price Center for Social Innovation, Bedrosian Center on Governance, Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), Center for Economic Development, Center for Sustainable Cities, METRANS Transportation Center, Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, and the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy.

For additional information, see our website: www.usc.edu/schools/price/

Compensation and Benefits:

The University of Southern California offers a competitive salary within an academic environment based on the candidate’s experience and accomplishments. The university also offers excellent benefits to employees, which include: health, dental and life insurance; tuition assistance; disability and retirement plans; credit union membership; and participation in cultural and social events, as well as access to athletic and recreational facilities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer:

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring ordinance. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

Apply for this Position:

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and three letters of reference.  Applicants should also include a succinct statement on fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion. For priority consideration, please submit applications by January 25, 2019.

IPA is recruiting a Research Methods and Quality Director. We are looking for someone with a PhD in economics or related fields, and experience with experimental research and/or survey methodologies. If you have ideas of people who might be interested, please don’t hesitate to pass this JD on, or to let me know.

This role will lead the development of our new Research Methods Initiative focused on driving innovations in research design, data collection and measurement, which is a collaboration with the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University. S/he will also oversee the team that is responsible for the development of research standards, resources, and training programs to ensure research quality at IPA. This is a great opportunity to be involved in a research leadership role, and to participate in exciting, innovative research in collaboration with a large network of researchers.

Internships in Kenya, Mozambique, & Pakistan

December 7, 2018

Through a partnership with UW’s Population Health initiative, Aga Khan University offers international internships to UW students.  Applications for summer internships are due January 14th.  There are a total of 25 internships available in fields such as grant writing, research, finance, health management, communications, statistics, public health, IT, structural engineering, and events coordination.  There are 4 positions for which Aga Khan is specifically seeking UW students, which means UW applicants will be prioritized for these opportunities! These positions include:

• Communications Intern / Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health / Nairobi, Kenya
• Monitoring & Evaluation Intern / Aga Khan Foundation / Pemba, Mozambique
• Bioinformatics & Statistics Intern / Department of Medicine / Karachi, Pakistan
• Public Health Intern / Community Health Sciences / Karachi, Pakistan

Selected interns will receive monthly living stipend, shared accommodation (furnished apartments) and reimbursement of pre-arrival medical check-ups and internship visa cost. Please note that the selected intern will be responsible for purchasing their return ticket, travel and health insurance.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact​​ the Programme Coordinator at aku.iip@aku.edu.

With generous funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the University of Oregon’s Center for Environmental Futures invites applications for a fall-term Mellon Visiting Scholar position in the Environmental Humanities.

Department: Environmental Studies
Rank: Open Rank
Annual Basis: 9 Month

Review of Applications Begins
March 16, 2019; position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants
Please submit a brief research statement of the project to be undertaken during the fellowship period, a c.v., a writing sample of approximately 25 pages (or comparable evidence of scholarly accomplishment), and the names of three references (with email addresses, whom we will contact for letters of recommendation).

Inquiries about the search may be sent to monica@uoregon.edu.

Department Summary
The Center for Environmental Futures (CEF) is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and students that engages the environmental humanities, social sciences, art, and architecture, in dialogue with allied fields. Our mission is to encourage faculty and students in interdisciplinary environmental studies research and teaching, to encourage and support members of the community to participate in the University’s environmental studies programming and problem-solving and to cultivate relationships and build projects to address our most pressing environmental and social problems. The Center’s current co-directors are Stephanie LeMenager, the Barbara and Carlisle Moore Chair in English, and Marsha Weisiger, the Julie and Rocky Dixon Chair in U.S. Western History.

The environmental humanities, which stands at the core of CEF, contextualizes and complements environmental science and policy with a focus on narrative, critical thinking, history, cultural analysis, aesthetics, and ethics. For over twenty years, the University of Oregon has placed the environmental humanities at the center of conversations about our ecological futures. For more information, please consult: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/uocef/

Position Summary
The University of Oregon’s Center for Environmental Futures invites applications for a fall-term Visiting Scholar position funded by the Mellon grant in the Environmental Humanities. Applications are welcome from scholars who study the environment from any perspective in the humanities or allied fields (for example ecological approaches to literature, gender, religion, politics, philosophy, the arts, and/or race; animal studies; indigenous studies, environmental justice, ethics and sustainability; environmental history, cultural geography; anthropology, or sociology). The fellow will offer a public lecture, attend regular Center research colloquia, and pursue independent research and writing. Independent scholars are welcome.

Minimum Requirements
Visiting faculty appointments are for individuals who hold a like, similar, or relevant appointment at another institution or, pursuant to norms of the specific discipline, an individual who has recently obtained a terminal degree and is seeking further professional experience prior to seeking a professorship.

Specific qualifications related to this position are:
• PhD – Candidates must be at least 3 years beyond PhD.
• Candidates must be scholars of the environmental humanities or allied fields.
• Open rank, scholars of all ranks including independent scholars are encouraged to apply.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits .

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at uocareers@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5112.

UO prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in all programs, activities and employment practices as required by Title IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by UO policy. Questions may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, Office of Civil Rights Compliance, or to the Office for Civil Rights. Contact information, related policies, and complaint procedures are listed on the statement of non-discrimination .

In compliance with federal law, the University of Oregon prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and services. The Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at http://police.uoregon.edu/annual-report .