Every few months, an image makes the rounds on social media that forces us to pay attention. A tiny body washing ashore on a Turkish beach; a dazed Syrian child sitting in an ambulance and covered in dust and blood. These are the images of mass migration, but they are more than just images. They are the reality of the violence and insecurity within countries in turmoil; which are home to 43 percent of the global population.
In the midst of this devastation, numerous international non-profit organizations are working to find solutions. Join GlobalWA along with leaders from AmeriCares, International Rescue Committee and Oxfam America for a panel discussion addressing their roles in this crisis and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
It’s been 20 years since the federal government overhauled the welfare system, ending some benefits and encouraging work by offering training and childcare funds. While the number of people relying on welfare has dropped, Jennifer Romich, CSDE Affiliate and Associate Professor of Social Welfare at UW, makes an important public point: there’s another way to assess this reform’s regional impact.
From a child’s perspective, summer and winter holidays are some of the happiest times of the year… But this view isn’t always shared by parents. According to recent research from CSDE Affiliate and Associate Professor of Sociology at UW Julie Brines, couples are at highest risk of divorce during these two periods. Check out the coverage of her studies below.
UW recently announced the 30 members it has chosen to govern its new Population Health Initiative, and CSDE has multiple seats at the table: Director Sara Curran and Affiliates Hedy Lee, India Ornelas, and Vicky Lawson were all named to the Executive Committee. The council’s members will lead the development of a 25-year vision for population health at the UW. Congratulations to those involved! We’re looking forward to watching the initiative develop.
Introduction to the statistical programming language R. Assumes no prior experience with R.
The Yale University Program in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration seeks to make at least one senior appointment of a scholar working in Asian American Studies, Latina/o Studies, Native American or Indigenous Studies, or Comparative/Transnational Ethnic Studies. Applications are welcome from scholars at the level of advanced Associate or Full Professor who have demonstrated exceptional scholarship and teaching, as well as leadership in their field and in the profession.
Specialization is open, but the committee particularly encourages applications from scholars pursuing ethnographic field research and critical analysis, or from social scientists, humanists, or interdisciplinary scholars whose work engages one or more of the following areas: geography, critical demography, education, environmental justice, science/medicine/technology, or stratification and inequality.
The successful candidate or candidates will begin on July 1, 2017 and hold a joint appointment in the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program and another fitting academic department or program.
The Department of Social Work at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for assistant professor. This is a 10-month full-time tenure-track position to begin Fall 2017. The Department of Social Work is recruiting one faculty member with expertise in aging and working with older adults. The appointee will teach a range of courses within the curriculum in the areas of practice/policy/research (e.g., advanced aging practice, aging policy, capstone research project courses, and electives). The individual who is hired will be expected to conduct and publish research, and seek external funding. Additional responsibilities will include participating in university, college, and department service committees. The appointee will be expected to teach in both the Fullerton and Irvine campus programs.
The DHS Program is seeking a data analyst for its analysis team. The DHS Program is USAID’s flagship program–and longest running project–to collect data on population and health indicators in low and middle income countries. The DHS Program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated representative data on population, HIV, malaria, and nutrition through more than 300 surveys in over 90 countries.
The Department of Government seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Political Economy. We are particularly interested in scholars working on the political economy of developing areas, but this is not a requirement. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2017. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Doctorate or terminal degree in Political Science, Economics, or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins. Demonstrated excellence in teaching is desired.
The Departments of Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, and the Brian Lamb School of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University are conducting a cluster hire for two positions in quantitative methodologies and/or formal theory at the Assistant or Associate Professor ranks, with initial positions starting in the fall of 2017.
The successful candidates for these positions will be expected to contribute to the research and teaching programs of the departments in which they affiliate, and to collaborate with others within the cluster and across the university in interdisciplinary and extramurally funded research. Candidates will also be expected to contribute to an anticipated multi-college, shared graduate training platform, including a graduate certification program in advanced methodologies.