On Thursday, May 25th, the UW Libraries is hosting the UW GIS Symposium in the Research Commons from 9am – noon.

They are still seeking faculty, students, or staff to present lightning talks and/or posters. Submissions will be reviewed as they are submitted. Deadline for submission is May 14th. Submit your lightning talk or poster presentation proposal below (space is limited!).

The Kickoff Speaker will be UW Geography alum Sarah Battersby (BS ’99). Sarah received her PhD in Geography in 2006 from UCSB and is currently a Senior Research Scientist at Tableau.

They will be publishing abstracts of the presentations and posters in the inaugural issue of Proceedings of the UW GIS Symposium following the event. More event information is available on the UW GIS Symposium website.

Welfare Rules, Incentives, and Family Structure

This study provides a new examination of the incentive effects of welfare rules on marriage and cohabitation among low-income women.  Focusing on the AFDC and TANF programs and how they treat the presence of men in the household, the study notes that the eligibility and benefit rules are based more on the biological relationship between the children and any male in the household than on marriage or cohabitation per se.  A new empirical analysis of the effect of 1990s welfare reforms on family structure that matches these rules correctly shows that the effects of those reforms on marriage and cohabitation differ depending on whether the union formation in question involved men who were biological fathers of the children.  The effects of reforms which involved harsh work-related policies had more effects than reforms which involved family structure per se.

Robert Moffitt is the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University, where he is also an Associate of the NICHD-funded Hopkins Population Center.  Professor Moffitt’s research focuses on the U.S. welfare system and its effect on low income families and children as well as on general issues related to poverty, and he has conducted research on statistical methodology, including methods for conducting causal inference with observational data and on the estimation of models of social interactions and networks. He was the 2014 President of the Population Association America and is a recipient of an NICHD MERIT award.

Come hear from UW Labor Studies alumni about their experiences fighting for social justice in labor unions, law practice, and non-profits.

Meet staff from local labor organizations. Learn about on-going opportunities, including paid internships and scholarships, that can prepare you for working in the labor movement. Hear how graduate students can apply their skills and education in non-academic settings. Refreshments will be provided!

RSVPs are not required, but are requested. To RSVP, contact the Bridges Center at 206-543-7946, or e-mail hbcls@uw.edu

Nominations are now open for the 2017-18 GO-MAP Dissertation Fellowships. The GO-MAP Dissertation Fellowship award is intended to assist Ph.D. candidates of color in the final stages of writing and completing their dissertations. The 2017-18 GO-MAP Dissertation Fellowship is a three-quarter award established with support of the Stroum Endowment. Departments may submit no more than one nominee for this award.

The award must be used during the 2017-18 academic year (Fall 2017 through Summer 2018). The choice of the consecutive quarters will be left to the discretion of the graduate student in consultation with their supervisory committee chair.

2017-18 NOMINATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017; 5 PM

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, the student must:

• Have passed the General Examination and attained candidate status by the time of nomination.
• Have demonstrated progress on the dissertation that indicates completion by end of Summer 2018 or sooner.
• Be in a tuition-based program; students in fee-based programs are not eligible.
• Not have received another dissertation award from the Graduate School (e.g., Gatzert, Presidential).

Nomination Process

SUBMIT NOMINATIONS VIA CATALYST

Nominations are due no later than 5 PM, Thursday, May 11, 2017. No late materials will be accepted. Nominations will not be considered unless they are complete and submitted by the deadline.
Nomination Materials Nomination materials should be submitted only by the department as one file in PDF format. Nominations must include the following: 1. A completed nomination cover sheet (see email attachment). 2. A one-page letter of nomination from the GPC or chair of the department. Information about the student’s status and performance in the program or comparison with other recent students would be useful. 3. A one-page statement from the dissertation advisor demonstrating their opinion of: o The significance of the research. o The progress made to date (e.g., data collection, chapter drafts submitted), including the anticipated completion date. 4. A personal statement from the student (not to exceed 2 pages, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman, 1 inch margins) addressing factors such as economic and/or educational disadvantages, overcoming personal adversity, and cultural awareness. 5. A one-page statement of career goals from the student. 6. A one-page timeline of expected dissertation activities in 2017-18. 7. The student’s curriculum vitae. 8. A copy of the student’s current UW transcript. An unofficial copy is sufficient.

Terms of Award

• This is a consecutive three-quarter award.
• The award must be used during the 2017-18 year (Fall 2017 – Summer 2018).
• The student may not receive funding or employment from another source without prior approval from GO-MAP.
• The award provides a stipend of $20,000 for three quarters ($2,222 per month), GAIP insurance, and UW state tuition and fees (excluding UPASS).
• The number of awards will be determined by the caliber of the applications and the amount of funding available.
• International students and students in fee-based programs are not eligible.

Awards will be announced in early June.

The Los Rios Community College District is seeking a pool of qualified applicants for possible temporary part-time teaching assignments. These positions are filled on an as needed basis and are on-going recruitment. Assignments may include day, evening and weekend courses.

(For complete information on the adjunct faculty recruitment process, select “Home” on the navigation bar to the left, then click Los Rios Jobs and select “Adjunct (PT) Faculty Recruitment Overview” in the “Applying for Positions at LRCCD ” section.)

Assignment Responsibilities

General Responsibilities:
The adjunct faculty member shall be responsible for the following: teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in his/her regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of an adjunct faculty member as outlined in the college faculty handbook.

More information is available below.

The Professor in Design and Social Inquiry will play a leadership role in formulating new approaches to design practice and will help the university to develop new forms of social inquiry through design practice. Her or his work should be informed by social and political inquiry while also being keenly attuned to emergent trends in science and technology. Thus, this interdisciplinary position is conceived to cross all schools and colleges of the university, including, Parsons School of Design, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, The New School for Social Research, the Schools of Public Engagement, and the College of Performing Arts.

Qualified applicants will demonstrate an exceptional record of design achievement as well as an ability to work effectively across such fields of social research as philosophy, anthropology, politics and policy. The New School has an historical commitment to experimental pedagogy and research, and applicants must show evidence of non-traditional approaches to teaching and creative practice as well as a track record of collaboration across disciplinary boundaries in teaching and/or research. Candidates will be expected to be able to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level and to create new types of courses that appeal to students from across the university’s colleges and schools.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Ph.D. or MFA (or equivalent standing) in a relevant field
• An international reputation for design leadership in education and/or practice
• A commitment to curricular innovation and experience with its implementation
• A demonstrated record of leadership in cross-disciplinary, studio-based projects or research experience
• A record of publication in theory and criticism in a design field
• Experience in teaching in or running a program at the graduate level
• A track record for developing successful collaborative opportunities with industry partners, non-profit organizations, and other external entities

Applicants for faculty positions must apply on-line using the streamlined faculty application on The New School human resources website http://careers.newschool.edu. Applicants may be contacted at the discretion of the search committee for additional materials.

Postdoctoral positions in quantitative epidemiology and network science, with a focus on methodology for respondent-driven sampling and network sampling, are available in Forrest W. Crawford’s group in the Department of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health: http://www.crawfordlab.io/

 

Research areas: quantitative social science, network-based epidemiology, link-tracing network sampling designs, causal inference.

Qualifications and skills:

1. Recent PhD in related discipline

2. Programming skills (e.g. R, Python) and familiarity with scientific computing workflows (e.g. git, Unix/Linux, TeX/LaTeX)

3. Quantitative skills in applied mathematics, probability, statistics

4. Outstanding communication skills and ability to work in a team environment

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Application instructions: Please send a cover letter explaining your qualifications and interests, along with a current CV and contact information for three references to forrest.crawford@yale.edu. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

For further information about our school, please visit http://publichealth.yale.edu.