Call for Applications: WISIR (Washington Institute for Study of Inequality & Race) Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research Grants

WISIR is accepting proposals for innovative student projects that are focused on the study of race, ethnicity, immigration, or inequality and politics. WISIR will offer research grants ranging from $250 to $1,000 to help undergraduate and graduate students conduct research projects. Students can utilize the funds to subsidize research costs such as visiting historical archives, fielding surveys, or completing interviews etc.

Undergraduates are encouraged to present their findings at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Graduate students should incorporate their funded work into conference papers, journal articles, and dissertations.

Eligibility:  Currently enrolled UW graduate students or undergraduate students are eligible to apply.

To apply:  Submit the following information to the online application:

1) Project description (maximum of 3 pages single spaced)

2) Budget and discussion of when the research will be conducted

2) Updated copy of Resume/CV

3) One letter of recommendation emailed directly to sophiajw@uw.edu.

Please fill out the application and upload information here:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sophiajw/341578

Questions: Contact Prof. Sophia Jordán Wallace, Associate Professor of Political Science, at sophiajw@uw.edu

Deadline:  November 15, 2017 by 5:00PM PDT

Notification of Decision: November 30, 2017

More information about WISIR: http://depts.washington.edu/wisir/

On behalf of the Young Demographers, Department of Demography and Geodemography, and the Geographical Institute (Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science) we would like to invite you to the 9th Demographic Conference of Young Demographers called traditionally “Actual Demographic Research of Young Demographers (not only) in Europe”.

The conference is planned for two days (February 15th and 16th, 2018) and will take place at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, Prague 2. All participants will have the possibility to present their actual research and discuss it with colleagues from other countries or fields of study. Although the conference is focused mostly on PhD students of Demography, all young (or a bit older) researches (not only demographers – a section for non-demographers is planned) will be welcomed. The working language will be English and except for a few online posters all presentations are expected to be in oral form. At least one section will be devoted to presentations of research based on usage of the SAS software. The SAS Institute of the Czech Republic and the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, partners of the conference, will award a prize of the best presentation using the SAS software or the best presentation with social context.

If you are interested in participating, please submit the title of your proposed presentation, a short abstract in English (maximum 250 words) and 3–5 keywords via registration form before November 15th, 2017. You will be informed about the acceptance before the December 15th, 2017.

To learn more and submit an abstract, please visit our website: http://www.demografove.estranky.cz/en/.

ICF has an opening for a Spatial Epidemiologist for its Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. The DHS Program is a US Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project that supports the collection of demographic and health data through nationally representative population and facility-based surveys.

The Spatial Epidemiologist will primarily focus on using spatial analysis techniques to analyze demographic and health issues using the DHS survey data. Tasks will include: creating spatial analysis outputs for use in program decision making, developing and conducting research and analysis of DHS spatial and survey data, collaborating with other staff to integrate geographic data in their analyses, writing analytical reports for publication, management and oversight of spatial data coming in from the field, and providing guidance on appropriate data use. Creation and use of interpolated (gridded) surfaces is an expanding field within the DHS and will be one area of focus of the position. The Spatial Epidemiologist would also be involved in other cross-cutting projects at ICF with a need for geo-spatial analysis including biodiversity and health, nutrition and agriculture.  Some travel internationally is possible but would likely be less than 15% of the time. The full-time position is based in Rockville, MD (in the Washington, DC metro area).

Visit the following link to learn more and apply: https://icfi.taleo.net/careersection/icf_prof_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=1700003608.

Thursday, October 12
5:00-6:30 p.m.
HUB 250
Please RSVP

Are you interested in research, collaboration and travel opportunities in Japan?

Hundreds of fully-funded fellowships are available for all fields (social-science, humanities, STEM, multi-disciplinary) for research at any Japanese university or public research institution.

• Faculty fellowships at junior, mid-career and senior levels (short and long term)
• Pre-PhD students (summer and short-term fellowships)
• Postdocs (summer, short and long term fellowships)

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn about funding options directly from alumni and staff of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Networking to follow the presentation. Free food and drinks will be provided.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), established in 1932, is the largest research-funding agency in Japan. For over 80 years the JSPS has worked to advance the sciences and build an international network of over 9,300 researchers. For more information, please visit www.jspsusa-sf.org.

The Department of Geography at the University of Oregon invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the ranks of Assistant and Associate Professor in the area of Data Science for Social Equity, to begin in fall 2018. We seek candidates who specialize in spatial data science, including (but not limited to) big data, spatial data visualization, spatial cyberinfrastructure, and/or geospatial technologies, and who advance research that makes positive impacts toward resolving urgent societal challenges.

Specifically, we seek scholars who harness data-driven science to analyze and advance social equity, apply research results to generate tangible products, applications, and/or other outcomes that address grand societal challenges, such as accessibility, health and wellbeing, food security, technology access and the digital divide, environmental problems, or other social and spatial disparities.

We are a diverse and growing department with strengths in biophysical geography, human geography, environmental studies, and spatial data science. Successful candidates will join the Spatial Computation, Cognition, and Complexity (S3C) Lab, and will develop a collaborative research program with faculty from the S3C Lab, Geography, and/or other units on campus. Scholars will recruit, teach, and mentor students in the new Spatial Data Science and Technology undergraduate major and Geography undergraduate and graduate majors.

Minimum Requirements: PhD in Geography or related field by time of appointment; evidence of (or potential for) a strong research program and publication record in the area of spatial data science for social equity; an established track record of (or potential for) excellence in teaching courses in spatial data science at the undergraduate and graduate levels; and experience in (or potential for) mentoring graduate students. Salary is competitive.

Candidates should apply online at academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9772 by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research and teaching statement, and contact details (name, affiliation, mailing address, email) of three references. Application materials must be submitted by November 1, 2017, or until the post has been filled.

Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Department Name: School of Social Work
Job Location: 4101 15th Ave NE
Pay Rate: $18
Employment Period: 2017-18 academic year
Hours Per Week: Up to 19 hours per week
Contact Supervisor: Leo N Egashira

The vision of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute is to support the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples to achieve full and complete health and wellness by collaborating in decolonizing research and knowledge building and sharing.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, Research Scientist and Research Coordinator, Graduate Student Research Assistants will assist in:

• Conducting literature reviews
• Analyzing quantitative datasets
• Reading statistical outputs
• Locating databases and extracting data
• Developing data tables and summarizing them
• Creating infographics and presenting data in alternative forms
• Developing and updating research protocols
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Current graduate student in Statistics, Public Health, Nursing, Social Work, Psychology or I-School preferred; other educational qualifications considered
• Strong familiarity with statistics
• Experience in using programs such as SPSS, STATA, SAS, and R
• Translation and dissemination skills: Ability to describe & summarize data relevant to American Indian / Alaskan Native communities
• Interest or familiarity with American Indian / Alaska Native health issues.
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to get along and work well with others.
• Flexibility in working in a time-driven, sometimes hectic environment

Educational Benefits

Graduate Research Assistants will experience first-hand the how to create the deliverables of social science and public health research, by assisting researchers in writing papers. Students will conduct literature searches for the latest science in the field; and students will work with newly-collected data, as well as research existing databases to develop statistical summaries that drive the narrative of a published paper.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter addressing your quantitative strengths and your interest or experience in working with under-served communities, as well as your resume to:

Leo N Egashira
seattleo@uw.edu
206-616-6570

The call for nominations is open for the 2018 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award.  Named for the late Graduate School Dean Marsha L. Landolt, the Graduate School has recognized excellent faculty mentors annually since 1999.

The Graduate School is especially interested in generating a diverse group of nominations, including nominations of faculty members who are women, or from underrepresented minority groups, or with disabilities.

The Graduate School, with assistance from the President’s Office, sponsors this annual award in order to recognize outstanding mentoring of graduate students by faculty. The relationship between a graduate student and a faculty advisor is one that can have a profound, lifelong influence on both parties.  At its best, this mentoring relationship inspires and gives confidence to the student while providing the faculty member with a valued colleague. The Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award allows us to honor those members of the faculty who exemplify excellence in graduate education.  A single award, accompanied by $5,000 in discretionary funds that may be used to support the awardee’s scholarly activities, will be given and presented at the annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony in June 2018 in conjunction with other University-wide awards.

Complete information on this year’s nomination procedures and guidelines are available here: http://grad.uw.edu/for-faculty-and-staff/landolt-distinguished-mentor-award/

Questions about the Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award or nomination procedures may be directed to graddean@uw.edu.  Complete nomination packets must be received by 5 pm PST, December 20, 2017.

On Wednesday October 11, 2017, the Medical Anthropology and Global Health Seminar Series is pleased to present:

“Engaging with Dementia: Friendship and Abandonment at the Margins of Social Personhood”

Janelle S. Taylor, Professor of Anthropology, University of Washington

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

3:30-4:50 PM

Kane Hall, Room 110

In this talk, Professor Taylor will draw on recent interview-based research to discuss some of the creative and experimental ways that individuals engaged in friendships with older adults who have dementia may respond to the moral challenges presented by this situation, in contexts where dementia renders fragile claims to personhood and a life that has value.

Janelle S. Taylor is Professor of Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology, University of Washington. Her research engages many topics in the field of medical anthropology, such as medical technology and clinical care practices, medical decision-making at the end of life, and questions of personhood and caregiving in relation to dementia. Her work has been published in journals, ranging from Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, American Anthropologist, to Medical Anthropology Quarterly. Together with other colleagues, Professor Taylor received a grant from the National Institute on Aging that supports research to assess if and how differences in health outcomes and usage of health care services among older adults with dementia may be impacted by the availability, or absence, of family to offer informal caregiving support.

Next speaker: Wednesday 18 October – Seth D. Messinger, Affiliate Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Washington

“From Tactical to Practical”: Translating Positive Health Outcomes from Military Treatment to Civilian Care

For more information about the MAGH speaker series, please contact coordinator: Marieke van Eijk (mariev2@uw.edu)