The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) invites women from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who are interested in the study of policy issues affecting women to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship. The fellow will work in IWPR’s Washington, DC, office with an experienced, multi-disciplinary team of PhD-level researchers and research associates on a variety of topics related to employment, education, income security, work and family, health and safety, and women and girls of color. Applicants should submit their applications as soon as possible, but no later than June 15, 2017.

The Scholars Strategy Network is inaugurating a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship to support early-career scholars in any discipline who wish to engage in research and public scholarship to improve public policy and strengthen democracy. After an intensive, short boot camp at Harvard University, each fellow will be based at a university in one of SSN’s regional chapters. As many as six fellowships may be available for the inaugural 2017-19 cohort. More information is available below.

This Labor Studies Fellowship was created in 2004 to honor the memory of Martha H. Duggan, who died on July 24, 2003. Marty provided essential support to her husband, Robert Duggan, as he pursued his law degree. This fellowship acknowledges that Bob Duggan’s life work would have been impossible without the caring labor of his life partner. Marty and Bob were both staunch supporters of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and associates of the great ILWU leader, Harry Bridges. After Harry’s death in 1990, they became founding supporters of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.

The fellowship shall be awarded to any graduate student who has demonstrated academic merit. Preference for the award shall be given to graduate students committed to researching or serving those who provided caring labor, or who themselves have provided caring labor or assisted partners or other family members in gaining advanced education.

The fellowship may be awarded to a student in any field as long as her or his work has a focus on labor.

The fellowship winner must demonstrate high academic achievement and be enrolled at the UW for the upcoming Autumn Quarter. The fellowship has a value of $10,000 to be applied to tuition costs or provide support for living expenses, books, fees, and other educational expenses. Duggan fellows will consult with the Coordinator of the Bridges Center regarding the allocation of funds. The fellowship must be used within two years of receiving the award and while the student is still active at the University of Washington.

The Duggan fellow will be asked to assist the Bridges Chair in maintaining the focus on caring labor as a visible and ongoing part of the Center’s program. This might involve the identification and invitation of an important speaker in this field, or it may involve developing an activity (such as a conference or workshop) where scholars, practitioners, and/or activists who are concerned with caring labor can meet and exchange ideas. Additional funds may be available from the Bridges Center to be used by the Duggan fellow in these pursuits.

Amazon and the University of Washington have teamed up to create Amazon Catalyst, a new program to help you launch your next big idea. If you’ve got a big, bold solution to a problem in the world, we want to hear it – and you could get up to $100,000 to bring it to life.

The program is open to all current students, faculty, and staff at the Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses, and proposals are selected in any field, including the humanities, engineering, the sciences, and the arts. Winners join a community of innovators—Amazon Catalyst Fellows—who share a passion for building solutions to real-world problems.

King County Housing Authority (KCHA), an independent municipal organization, is a high-performing, nationally recognized leader in affordable housing and in providing innovative and effective housing solutions so that people and communities can prosper. Our vision is that all residents of King County have quality affordable housing. KCHA is the largest housing provider in the County, and annually, the agency serves over 50,000 low-income individuals.

We are recruiting for a Research Project Manager to join our Policy and Research Department to oversee the development and implementation of KCHA’s research initiatives related to mobility and geographic choice. The ideal candidate will have a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful, applied research on housing and social policy in collaboration with leading academic institutions, research firms, and practitioners.

The Research Project Manager will be responsible for the oversight and management of KCHA’s efforts with Creating Moves to Opportunity (CMTO), a three-year demonstration study to explore and understand families’ access to opportunity neighborhoods, perceptions and behaviors related to geographic choice, and strategies to increase utilization of Housing Choice Vouchers.

This work will involve:

• Management across multiple internal and external stakeholders;
• Overseeing the development of applied intervention and evaluation designs;
• Conducting training and overseeing contract agencies responsible for services delivered under the CMTO study; and
• Managing processes between research and agency operations staff to ensure effective study implementation and learning.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and four years of experience in applied research, program evaluation, and/or project management. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be evaluated on a year for year basis.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated project management skills involving multiple stakeholders with diverse perspectives and interests.
• Ability to apply effective written and verbal communication techniques to convey clear and timely messages to internal and external stakeholders.
• A collaborative team member who is also a strong leader with well-developed organizational and time management skills; ability to develop effective working relationships with internal and external partners; ability to work cooperatively, exchange ideas, and address issues in a constructive manner.
• Use critical, creative, and reflective thinking skills to identify problems, analyze and evaluate and implement various solutions, and monitor their effectiveness; ability to generate unique but workable and useful solutions to difficult problems.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast paced environment; adapt to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities; respond to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives.
• Value diversity and possesses an understanding of multicultural and cultural competencies; ability to work effectively and positively with individuals of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds; understand power, privilege, and inequity.
• Proficiency using MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and the internet; skill and ability to learn and use agency software programs.

For more information and to apply, go to www.kcha.org/employment/openings.

The Sociology Program at Concord University invites applications for a one-year, non-tenure-track position at the rank of Instructor to begin August 14, 2017. The position is a full-time appointment with benefits. Teaching responsibilities for the fall semester will include five courses.

Teaching responsibilities for the fall semester will include five courses, specifically Race and Ethnicity, Social Problems and three sections of Introduction to Sociology. Teaching responsibilities for the Spring 2018 semester will also include five courses, specifically Social Theory, three sections of Introduction to Sociology and either Sociology of Families or Social PsychologyThe Sociology Program at Concord University invites applications for a one-year, non-tenure-track position at the rank of Instructor to begin August 14, 2017. The position is a full-time appointment with benefits. Teaching responsibilities for the fall semester will include five courses.

Applicants should upload a cover letter, CV, and roster of three to five individuals with contact information, to serve as professional references. Contact information should include reference’s name, email address and phone number(s). Provide evidence of teaching excellence.