Kam Wing Chan, CSDE Affiliate and Professor of Geography at UW, recently spoke with The Sydney Morning Herald about Chinese urban architecture and urbanization. Chan, a leading expert on population change in China, cautions of a real estate bubble forming in the country. To read the full story and learn more about China’s population trajectory, visit the link below.
Intro to GIS
This workshop will begin by presenting an overview of the basic concepts of Spatial Analysis and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Armed with an understanding of what GIS is, students will complete a hands-on tutorial introducing ESRI’s ArcGIS software. Topics covered during the first week’s lab will include working with GIS data, simple data queries, and map creation (symbolization, labeling, layout and export). Building on the basic concepts covered during the first week, week 2 will focus entirely on hands-on training in GIS for demographic research. Topics covered in the second week’s lab will include acquiring GIS and census data, synthesizing multiple data sources, and basic GIS analysis.
This workshop meets twice, Monday April 10th and Monday April 17th from 1pm to 4pm. Signup once to be registered for both meetings. The workshop assumes no prior knowledge of GIS.
Gunnar Almgren Publishes Health Care as a Right of Citizenship
Gunnar Almgren, CSDE Affiliate and Associate Professor of Social Work at UW, has published a new book—Health Care as a Right of Citizenship: The Continuing Evolution of Reform. The book outlines the Affordable Care Act’s impact on both health policy and public perception, arguing that the bill’s most significant achievement lies in its popularization of universal health care as a right of democratic citizenship. You can learn more about the book below, and you can also discuss it with the author himself at an upcoming book talk.
Call for Papers: Global Social Movements – Left and Right
Now accepting 100-word abstracts by May 10, 2017 on all topics examining aspects of globalization.
Send your abstract, full name, affiliation, and current email address in the body of an email to Jerry Harris at gharris234@comcast.net.
QUAL Workshop – Spring 2017
The QUAL Workshop this term will take place Friday, May 5 in Savery Hall 117. This is a hands-on tutorial using qualitative data analysis (QDA) software. The day-long workshop is free and open to UW graduate students, faculty and researchers. The workshop is structured to introduce participants to QDA software in the framework of a mock research project and to demonstrate how such software can be used to conduct a literature review and preliminary qualitative data analysis. The schedule will include a break for lunch.
Postdoctoral Associate at Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Innovative and highly motivated candidates with strong track records of research productivity are invited to apply for a Postdoctoral Associate position with the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University. The position will involve interdisciplinary research that integrates spatial, socioeconomic, and environmental sciences, with a focus on the operationalization of the telecoupling framework (socioeconomic and environmental interactions between coupled human-natural systems over distances, http:///www.telecoupling.org). The successful candidate will have opportunities to work and collaborate on one or more of the following tasks:
- Develop spatially-explicit models and tools to describe and quantify socioeconomic and environmental interactions between coupled human-natural systems
- Compile and collect socioeconomic and environmental data at local, regional, national, and international scales to quantify various factors affecting feedbacks between global food security and land use
- Analyze and synthesize multi-scale data to understand relationships among various factors to facilitate modeling of feedbacks between food security and land use
- Modify or integrate existing global trade modeling approaches (e.g. GTAP, PEATSim) into the telecoupling framework using data and analyses listed above to allow simulation of long-term consequences for land use and food security under various scenarios (e.g., various decisions and policy options regarding land use and food security, changes in population size, climate, urbanization, biofuel demand etc.)
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic interdisciplinary group with collaborators in Brazil, China, UK, US, and other countries. Selected candidates will have a unique opportunity to develop and expand collaborations within the Center and across international research groups. Preferred applicants will already have an interdisciplinary background with experience integrating GIS with analytical approaches from the economic, social, geographic, ecological, or/and agricultural sciences; have some basic experience in spatial analysis/modeling and good programming skills (e.g. Python, R, or C++); and have excellent communication skills and a PhD in a related field (e.g., computer science and engineering, conservation, ecology, economics, geography, environmental science, international trade, land science, spatial science, systems modeling and integration). This position is initially for one year, renewable depending on performance and funding. A competitive salary and benefit package will be offered commensurate with experience.
Application materials should include: (1) letter of application, (2) statement of professional goals and research experiences/interests (e.g., how experiences and interests fit with the tasks listed above), (3) CV or resume, (4) transcripts (unofficial ones are OK initially), (5) list of 3-4 references (names and contact information), and (6) up to three representative publications, models or software programs developed by the applicant.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their application materials as soon as possible. Please visit https://jobs.msu.edu(using posting number 5169) for more information and application submission. Applications are welcome until a suitable candidate is identified. Reviews of applications will begin on April 25, 2017. Start date is relatively flexible.
Call for Proposals: UW Three-Minute Thesis
Want to win $300.00 in 3 minutes? If you are in the advanced stages of completing your Master’s or Doctoral degree, submit a proposal for a chance to present your Capstone, research-based Thesis, or Dissertation project in three minutes to panel of judges and a live audience. Your presentation could win a cash prize! This event is organized by Core Programs in the Graduate School and the UW Libraries Research Commons.
Visit the UW 3MT page for eligibility criteria, proposal submission link and details, and more.
Graduate Adviser Training: What to Know about the Seattle Job Market in 2017
Seattle’s economy is booming, but how does that apply to UW students? We will review economic indicators, consult national and local sources, and examine just how UW students can prepare for the local economy, regardless of their major or program of study.
Facilitator: Catherine Basl, Career Counselor, Career & Internship Center
Can’t make it? We’ll be attempting to record the session (slides + audio) to share with attendees. If you are unable to attend but would be interested in the audio recording, please register and indicate “yes” on question 2. Thanks!
Book Event: Health Care as a Right of Citizenship
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend a presentation and discussion of the arguments for health care as a right of democratic citizenship, as advanced in CSDE Affiliate Gunnar Almgren’s newly released book—Health Care as a Right of Citizenship: The Continuing Evolution of Reform.
The event will feature Almgren offering a brief overview of the evolution of American exceptionalism in health care, explaining the current political and social context that motivated the book, and unpacking the book’s main arguments. A discussion, facilitated by UW Professor of Philosophy Bill Talbott, with and among the audience will follow. The event is free and open to the entire three-campus UW community.
Research Project Manager at King County Housing Authority
The Research Project Manager will be responsible for the oversight and management of KCHA’s efforts in the Creating Moves to Opportunity (CMTO) demonstration study to explore strategies to increase utilization and geographic choice among families receiving a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV).
This work will involve:
- Management across multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Oversee the development of applied intervention and evaluation designs
- Conduct training and oversight of contract agencies responsible for services delivered under the CMTO study
- Manage processes between research and agency operations staff to ensure effective study implementation and learning