CIFAR invites exceptional early career researchers to join CIFAR’s global network of 370 researchers from 18 countries who together are pursuing answers to some of the most complex challenges facing the world today. The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program provides funding, skills training, mentorship, and opportunities to collaborate with outstanding colleagues from diverse disciplines to position scholars as leaders and agents of change within academia and beyond.

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars receive:

• $100,000 CDN in unrestricted research support
• A two-year membership to a CIFAR research program, with outstanding research leaders from across disciplines. Learn what it’s like to be a CIFAR Fellow
• Specialized leadership and communication skills training

Eligibility

Applicants can be from anywhere in the world, must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be within the first five years of a full-time academic appointment. Please note that postdoctoral fellows are not eligible to apply to the program. Scholars’ research interests must be aligned with the themes of an eligible CIFAR research program.

In 2018, the eligible programs are:

• Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness
• Bio-Inspired Solar Energy
• Gravity & the Extreme Universe
• Humans & the Microbiome
• Molecular Architecture of Life

How to apply

All applications are submitted online and must include letters of reference. See detailed overview of the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program.

Deadline 

The deadline for applications is February 22, 2018.

Please contact us with any questions.

The University of Southern California Multidisciplinary Training in Gerontology Program will make two postdoctoral appointments for two years in the Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia as part of its NIA supported training grant. Candidates should be planning a research career in ADRD related research.

US citizenship or permanent residency is required for these appointments. Candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Read more about the program and application process here: http://gero.usc.edu/mrtraining-in-gero/.

Deadline for Application Submissions is January 30, 2018.

Researchers from the University of Michigan invite you to apply to the Genomics for Social Scientists workshop, held at the University of Michigan from June 18-22, 2018.

The purpose of this NIA-sponsored workshop is to familiarize researchers with genetic data and provide hands-on training on incorporating genetic information into social science analyses. Using both lecture and lab formats, participants will use tutorial versions of the Health and Retirement Study core survey data and genetic data files. The week-long workshop will offer a multitude of opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among attendees and feedback from University of Michigan investigators and course instructors. This year’s guest speakers include:

• Pam Herd, Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology University of Wisconsin – Madison and Principal Investigator, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
• Ben Domingue, Assistant Professor, Stanford

For more information on how to apply, available travel stipends, and curriculum, please visit: https://hrs.isr.umich.edu/genomics-workshop

 

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Breaking the Silence is a speaker series on domestic violence and sexual assault hosted by the UW Women’s Center and the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD). This first event will have have four panelists and one moderator addressing the issue of gender-based violence in immigrant and refugee communities.

Panelists:
• Carlin Yoophum, Domestic Violence Program Director – Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA)
• Farhiya Mohamed, Domestic Violence Advocate – Somali Family Safety Task Force
• Norma Guzman, Domestic Violence Program Manager – Consejo Counseling Services
• Senait Habte, Assistant Director – UW Women’s Center

Moderated by Lan Pham, HSD – Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Event Details

Date: Thursday, January 18th, 2018
Time: 3:30PM – 5:00PM

More details at: https://www.facebook.com/events/553458561661942/

Location

4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195

Husky Union Building (HUB), 332
University of Washington

RSVP

The event is free, but please RSVP!

Call for Contributions: 

Research workshop on Demographic Research in the Digital Age
Denver (Colorado), United States, 25 April 2018, from 1 to 5 pm.
Organized by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Big Data and Population Processes, as a side event at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the PAA.

Deadline for submissions: February 15, 2018

The IUSSP Panel on Big Data and Population Processes invites contributions from colleagues interested in Digital Demography. The Panel encourages submissions from researchers who wish to present their work, as well as the attendance of scholars and students interested in broadening their exposure to the topic.

Read the full call for contributions.

Organizing Committee: Emilio Zagheni, Francesco Billari, and Guy Abel

Keynote Speaker: Dennis Feehan: “Estimating Internet Adoption around the World using a Sample of Facebook Users.”

Dennis Feehan will also offer a mini-tutorial on “Getting started with network methods for estimation of demographic quantities.”

This workshop is intended to favor communication and exchange between researchers who study the implications of digital technologies for demographic behavior as well as the applications of new data from digital sources to understand population processes.

Topics that are relevant for the workshop include, but are not limited to:

• Population research with social media data
• Demographic features of online communities or services
• Sentiment analysis associated to demographic events like immigration
• Implications of social media and Internet for demographic behavior
• Nowcasting fertility, mortality or migration with online data
• Understanding population health with social media data
• Methods for extracting information from non-representative samples
• Applications of demographic methods to online populations
• Applications of data for online advertisers to demographic research

Submissions and Registration:

ALL participants who would like to attend the workshop session must register online, both those who would like to present and those who wish only to attend without presenting. There are a limited number of places, which will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Please note that IUSSP will not be able to provide any travel support. There is no fee to attend the workshop, but participants are expected to cover the costs for travel and accommodations.

APPAM is now accepting proposals for the 2018 International Conference. The conference will be held on July 19 – 20, 2018 in Mexico City. Join us at the campus of the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). The LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and the Instituto Tecnólogico Autónomo de México (ITAM) are jointly organizing the 2018 conference.

APPAM invites researchers, analysts and policymakers to critically reflect on their experiences working on issues of public policy and urban development. Submissions may be submitted under one of these core policy areas and categories: http://www.appam.org/events/international-conferences/2018-appam-international-conference-policy-areas/.

Please submit your research here by February 7, 2018: https://appam.confex.com/appam/int18/cfp.cgi.

For more information, please visit here: http://www.appam.org/events/international-conferences/2018-appam-international-conference/.

 

The University of Washington Department of Global Health and the Center for AIDS and STD are accepting applications for the 26th Annual Principles of STD/HIV Research Course. The course will be held July 23 – August 2, 2018, at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Please join us for 2 weeks of intensive cross-disciplinary training in STD and HIV research fundamentals. In this course, you will gain a practically-oriented overview of the latest in behavioral, clinical, epidemiologic, statistical, operational, and pathogenesis research in STD and HIV. This is a unique opportunity for graduate students, trainees, and early career STD/HIV researchers to learn from and network with expert faculty and colleagues from around the world through lectures, interactive learning sessions, social events, and field trips.

For detailed course information, online application, and payment information, please visit the Principles of STD/HIV Research Course website at the link below.

The City University of Hong Kong (CityU)has launched a worldwide search for talented faculty members in many areas of scholarship.  A senior delegation from CityU will visit Seattle and San Francisco in February 2018 to present the university’s vision for the future:

Date/Time	Venue
Seattle Reception 8 February 2018 (Thursday) 6:00-8:00pm	Fairmont Olympic Hotel 411 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
San Francisco Reception 9 February 2018 (Friday) 6:00-8:00pm	Fairmont San Francisco 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

You are cordially invited to attend the above reception(s) as appropriate to you.  Details of the reception are given in the attachment.  Please register for the Seattle reception at: https://seattle-reception.eventbrite.com.

Please register for the San Francisco reception at: https://sanfrancisco-reception.eventbrite.com.

The reception will be a great opportunity for participants to learn about CityU and meet with our senior faculty.  We would be grateful if you could pass this invitation to any colleagues or faculty whom may be interested as well as to outstanding postdoctoral scholars whom are seeking a faculty position.

You may also visit our Human Resources Office website and submit an online application (if appropriate) with curriculum vitae at the same URL or by e-mail to hrrecruit@cityu.edu.hk.

For enquiries about the receptions, please email us at reception@cityu.edu.hk.

We look forward to seeing you at the reception!