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NIA Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center

2017 NIA Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Population Studies Center has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). This position is available immediately, with a start date no later than January 1, 2018. Applicants must have a PhD in demography, public health, or one of the social sciences (e.g., sociology, economics, psychology) at the starting date.

Applicants for the NIA position do not need to have a background in aging research (although it is desirable), however they must propose an aging-related research project which focuses on the health of the elderly or near-elderly population as part of their application.

Selection will be based on scholarly potential and compatibility with the interests of a faculty mentor. When considering applicants we will take into consideration current NIH guidelines with respect to the scope of the research the Institute supports. See NIH guidelines.

Fellows devote most of their time to independent research, but may also take selected courses and/or teach on a light-load basis. Positions offer exceptional opportunity for collaboration with staff of the Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center on major projects in the U.S. and overseas.

Term of appointment ends August 31, 2018, with the possibility of an additional year (September 1, 2018-August 31, 2019), contingent on continued funding. Stipend will be commensurate with experience, based on levels mandated by NIH.

Fellowships sponsored by NIA are funded by the Federal government and are therefore restricted to U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents. Applicants must be Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States at the time of application.

Screening of applications will continue until the position is filled with full consideration being given to those applications that are complete as of September 15, 2017.

Send letter of application, curriculum vitae (which must include citizenship status on the first page), 1-2 page statement of research interests detailing your planned research while at PSC and examples of written work via email to PSCPostdoctoralRecruitment@umich.edu.

Also, please arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly from the author to the above email address by September 15, 2017. Applications are not considered complete until recommendation letters are received. All documents should be in PDF format and contain the applicant’s last name in the file name. The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan seeks to recruit diverse postdoctoral fellows as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. The University of Michigan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Assistant Professor of Global Studies

The Department of Global Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor whose work focuses on issues of global conflict and violence, beginning July 1, 2018. Apply by November 1, 2017 for primary consideration.

Seeking a scholar with broad historical and/or theoretical background who can analyze complex issues of conflict and violence in contexts that characterize the 21st century. Particularly interested in applicants with expertise in several areas: conflict over religion, ideology, ethnicity, environmental degradation and natural resources, state violence, terrorism, mercenaries-non state actors, genocide, and regional/civil wars. Position requires a PhD at time of appointment.

Please send cover letter detailing your research interests, teaching philosophy and experience, and relevant work in grants and administration. Application materials should include your curriculum vitae, one writing sample (25-30 pages max), and sample syllabi. Applicants should arrange to have 3 letters of recommendation submitted via UCSB’s Recruit website: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01032.

The University is especially interested in candidates who contribute to diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service appropriate to the position. Visit our website: www.global.ucsb.edu.

Cori Mar Publishes Article on Variance Estimators for Respondent-Driven Sampling

Cori Mar, CSDE Methods and Data Director, recently co-authored an article titled “Evaluating Variance Estimators for Respondent-Driven Sampling” that was published in the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. The authors evaluated the performance of RDS variance estimators via a simulation study based on 40 respondent-driven sampling (RDS) surveys of injection drug users in the U.S.  This analysis was the first to study the performance of the multiple RDS variance estimators.  The study showed that confidence intervals and design effects of RDS variance estimators are often acceptable, although imperfect.  There was strong evidence that simple random sample estimators and related confidence intervals significantly underestimate variance, and should therefore not be the choice for analyzing RDS data.

David Grembowski Analyzes Vermont’s Health System Transformation

Affiliate David Grembowksi, Professor and Director of the PhD Program in Health Services, recently published an article about Vermont’s new statewide health system in Population Health Management. In the article, Grembowski and his co-author discuss the ten conditions that advanced the state’s readiness to implement a unified, all-payer integrated delivery system. According to the authors, these consist of a mix of social conditions–including a common vision and collaborative culture–and support conditions, –such as statewide data and legal infrastructure–all of which may have a higher chance of occurring in states with regulated markets. You can access the full article below.

Dan Goldhaber on U.S. Teacher Shortages

Affiliate Dan Goldhaber, Director of the UW Center for Education Data and Research, was quoted in a recent CNN article on nationwide teacher shortages. Compounding the issue of current shortages is declining interest in teaching as a career, which Goldhaber ascribes to stagnant salaries for secondary school teachers, along with the demanding nature of the profession. According to Goldhaber, possible solutions include helping students in teaching certification programs to strategically locate job opportunities, creating partnerships between school districts and college and university programs, and making the teacher certification exam national rather than state-specific. You can access the full article below.

Butch de Castro Selected as Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at School of Nursing

Affiliate Butch de Castro was recently named Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at the School of Nursing. Dr. de Castro is returning to UW, where he was previously an Assistant Professor, after spending four years at UW Bothell as a faculty member in Nursing & Health Studies. Dr. de Castro will also resume a position in the Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, as a Professor. You can read more about his appointment below.

Population Young Author Prize

The Population Young Author Prize is open to students or young researchers working in the field of population studies and will be awarded to the most outstanding original paper submitted to the competition jury.

Who is eligible to compete?

  • Students enrolled in PhD or Master’s programs
  • Young researchers who have defended their PhD thesis in the last seven years

What types of paper are eligible to compete?

  • Papers written under the researcher’s own name
  • Papers may also be co-authored by several young researchers.

What are the rules for submitting a paper?

  • Compliance with the journal’s editorial rules
  • Paper written in English or French
  • Paper submitted before 15 November 2017
  • Proof of enrolment in a Master’s or PhD program, or of PhD completion

What is the prize for the winner?

  • Accelerated publication
  • Immediate online open access to the newly published article
  • 1,000 euros (to be shared if there are several young co-authors)
  • One-year free subscription to Population 

The competition results will be announced on February 28, 2018.

To submit an article: http://www.journal-population.com/

Mention you are competing for the Young Author Prize when submitting your paper.

NIAID Funding Opportunity: Detection of HIV for Self-Testing

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support bi-phasic developmental, discovery-driven, or hypothesis-driven research focused on innovative strategies to detect HIV either within the first two weeks of infection or to monitor viral rebound after stopping or developing resistance to antiretroviral therapy. Applications should propose simple diagnostic tools that would be feasible for a self-testing platform to allow untrained individuals to detect HIV. Interdisciplinary collaborations that include biomedical, physical, and behavioral sciences are highly encouraged.

Visit the following link to learn more and apply: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-471.html

Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship

Cornell University Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows are high-profile postdoctoral research positions with significant independence and resources to attract some of the world’s best young scholars to interact deeply with faculty and students on Cornell’s Ithaca-based campuses.  Candidates from all areas of research and inquiry, who will be no more than two years past the award date of their doctoral degree at the time of the appointment, are eligible for this program. Successful candidates will have access to the full range of talent and considerable resources available at Cornell, and will be encouraged to interact broadly with the Cornell intellectual community, in addition to their postdoctoral research with a tenured faculty member (sponsor) and their research group. Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows will also receive lifetime membership in the Society of Cornell Fellows along with the participants in other named prestigious and competitively awarded Cornell postdoctoral fellowships.

Six Presidential Fellowships will be awarded each year beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. Appointments will be for up to three years, dependent on positive annual evaluations and may include a teaching component where appropriate of no more than 25% averaged over the length of the appointment.  The stipend for appointments in the 2017-2018 academic year will be $68,000 plus full Cornell University employee fringe benefits. Each Fellow also will be provided $5,000 annually for discretionary research expenses including travel. Interested individuals can contact any tenured Cornell faculty member(s), i.e. associate or full professor, who, if agreeable to serve as the lead sponsor(s), will endorse and submit the candidate’s application. A tenure track assistant professor may serve as a secondary sponsor. Applications will be judged on the qualifications of the candidate, and the quality and originality of the proposed research and its potential impact.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE 
Interested individuals can contact any tenured Cornell faculty member(s) who, if agreeable to serve as the sponsor(s), will endorse and submit the candidate’s application.

APPLICATION MATERIALS
1.  Candidate CV, including publication list. 
2. One-two page description of proposed research that should include a clear statement of objectives and of the significance and expected impact of the proposed research if successful.
3. Two Letters of Recommendation, including one from the candidate’s PhD thesis advisor, to be sent directly to the lead faculty sponsor that provide detailed assessments of the candidate’s qualifications and potential for innovative, ground-breaking independent research.
4. Additional letter(s) of support from Cornell lead (and secondary if applicable) faculty sponsor(s) including a brief statement of any financial and logistical support of the proposed research that will be provided by the sponsor(s).

The lead faculty sponsor(s) should forward all materials as a single file (pdf format required) to: pres.pdfellows@cornell.edu

Deadline for all materials:  October 1, 2017

Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage.  We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

If you have questions about this program, please contact:
Office of the Vice Provost for Research
222 Day Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Email: vp_research@cornell.edu

Call for Papers: XIX International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology

This is an invitation to present at the session “Missing the Sociopolitical Links: Food, Energy, and Water Security in Cities,” (8799) for the XIX International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018) to be held in Toronto, Canada.

Session Description

Urbanization and climate change, two major human forces unleashed by the industrial age are on a course that poses both unprecedented risks to food, energy and water (FEW) security, and compelling opportunities. Cities are both security hotspots, crucibles of innovations to enhance populations’ security.

Scholarship has underscored that FEW systems are so interconnected that actions in one frequently have impacts on the others. Thus, in order to reduce trade-offs and enhance synergies, proponents of a nexus framing of FEW-security encourage integrative approaches to analysis, planning and decision-making.  An emphasis on these integrative approaches has moved development and research communities to pursue an array of frameworks to uncover the analytical and normative dimensions of FEW-security.

Urban decision makers are grappling every day with the operational challenge of providing their populations with FEW, and protecting FEW availability and access against floods, droughts and other climate-hazards.  Therefore, innovative science and policy actions are needed to help them match their sustainability and resilience goals with reality, and that see this challenge as a sociopolitical and ethical one, and not only a technical one. This session invites presentations that engage with the following questions: how have social sciences engaged with the conceptualization of urban FEW-security, and what does it mean to have a city that is “FEW-secure”? Are methodologies adopted to measuring FEW-security a concern? How are political and ethical questions of equity, which any attempt to create FEW-security unavoidably raises, to be achieved? What are the sociopolitical challenges of achieving knowledge and policy integration?

Link for abstract submission:
https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc2018/webprogrampreliminary/Symposium461.html