The Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) is seeking candidates for a faculty position in the field of climate change and health at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The successful candidate will serve as a core faculty member of the Yale Climate Change and Health Initiative, and will help shape this new initiative, which YSPH plans to build into a center. The initiative currently includes 28 Affiliated Faculty from across Yale.

YSPH is searching broadly for a scholar who 1) is well-grounded in a relevant discipline (including, but not limited to, epidemiology, environmental risk assessment, health policy, health economics, social and behavioral sciences, medicine, demography, mathematical modeling, or biostatistics); 2) applies his or her discipline to the study of climate change and health and related topics; and 3) has demonstrated capacity to bring together and work with investigators from other disciplines on research projects related to climate change and health.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity work to with an outstanding mathematical modeling group at YSPH, as well with faculty across Yale, including at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; the School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Departments of Geology and Geophysics, Economics, and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies; and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

Candidates should have a doctoral degree and a strong record of research accomplishments. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program, mentor MPH and PhD students, and teach at least one course at the masters/doctoral level.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a successful candidate is identified. Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, copies of up to five recent publications, and contact information for three referees. Please apply online at:

https://apply.interfolio.com/43928

The successful candidate’s department within YSPH will be determined based on his or her discipline and specific interests. For additional information and inquiries, please contact climatechange.search@yale.edu.

Indiana University, Bloomington is pleased to accept applications for the CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship for scholars studying race and ethnicity from a broad range of fields in the social sciences, humanities, education, law, public policy, and public health. These fellowships are designed to nurture the academic careers of new scholars by providing opportunities to pursue research while gaining teaching experience and mentorship from CRRES affiliates and faculty in host departments. Strong applicants will demonstrate evidence of scholarship potentially competitive for tenure-track appointments at Indiana University and other research universities.

Terms of Agreement Fellows are expected to pursue research, teach one course during each year of residency, and participate in CRRES as well as host department activities and seminars. These two-year positions begin on August 1, 2018 and end on May 31, 2020, at a 10-month annual salary of $51,500. Postdoctoral fellows will also receive Indiana University health benefits and $3,000 each year in research support.

Application Process We invite applications from qualified candidates at the beginning of their academic careers who do not yet hold tenure-track academic positions. Candidates must have a PhD and those who do not hold a PhD but expect to by June 30, 2018 must provide a letter from the chair of their dissertation committee, confirming the timeline for completion. All applicants must file their dissertations no later than June 30, 2018. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, research statement (3,000 words describing dissertation project, work in progress, professional goals, plans for publication, and proposed major field[s] of teaching), writing sample, and three letters of reference. Applicants may also submit materials demonstrating their aptitude as teachers. We prefer that applications be submitted online at: http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/4430. Materials sent by mail or any questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to: Prof. Michelle Moyd, Search Committee Chair, Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society, Indiana University – Schuessler Institute for Social Research 209, 1022 E. Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 or crres@indiana.edu. Applications received by November 10, 2017 at 11:59 pm EST will receive full consideration. Information about the Center can be found at: http://crres.indiana.edu.

 

The Population Research Center (PRC) at Portland State University (PSU) seeks an experienced and dynamic population researcher to manage the Center’s Oregon Population Estimates Program (OPEP). Affiliated with the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies (IMS) in the College of Urban and Public Affairs (CUPA), the PRC fulfills several Oregon statutory requirements through the Oregon Population Estimates program, the Oregon Population Forecast Program, and the Oregon Census State Data Center.

Additionally, the PRC works with local and state government and nonprofit agencies to conduct demographic analyses that support public and private decision making, such as school enrollment forecasts, analysis of trends and issues related to aging and public health, housing needs, and small geography population estimates. Center research faculty engage in a variety of research projects that provide data analysis to decision makers throughout the Portland metropolitan region and across Oregon.

Position Summary

The principal duty of the Oregon Population Estimates Program Manager is to produce annual population estimates for all cities and counties in Oregon on an annual basis, an annual Oregon Population Report, and quarterly supplemental reports.

The success of the program requires the Manager carry out the following responsibilities:
1) administration and planning (e.g., plan, manage, and implement the program research approach; establish and meet deadlines),
2) population estimation and demographic analysis (e.g. execution of data collection and database development, model development, and documentation of estimate assumptions), and
3) communication (e.g., reporting results in reports and public presentations).

Because population estimates drive decision making at the state and local level, the Manager is encouraged to engage with state and local decision makers and may be asked to make presentations explaining the assumptions and methodology of the estimates and to describe demographic conditions in Oregon. The position therefore may require some travel within Oregon. In addition, this position represents the PRC in the Federal State Cooperative for Population Estimates, requiring occasional travel to Census Bureau headquarters in the Washington, DC area.

A secondary duty of the Oregon Population Estimates manager is to develop custom estimates, such as small area estimates, for local governments and nonprofit organizations, and to develop other custom demographic analysis on a contract basis. The position will also contribute to the Center’s other programs, such as the Oregon Population Forecast Program. This position, if qualified, might also teach courses within PSU’s Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, toward the Graduate Certificate in Applied Demography, managed by the PRC.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Demography, Sociology, Geography, Economics, or a related field and demonstrated proficiency with population estimation and forecast methodologies and research design.
• At least three years of applied work experience in applied demography or other social science research demonstrating proficiency with population estimation methodologies and research design.
• Solid experience with spreadsheets, databases, statistical analysis software, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Strong familiarity with Census data.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• An entrepreneurial and collaborative attitude.
• Experience managing complex, high visibility research projects requiring public outreach and input.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Demography, Geography, or Sociology, Economics or a related field.
• Interest and experience in teaching courses in applied demography.
• Competency with relevant programming languages such as R and Stata.

Key Cultural Competencies

• Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages and celebrates differences.
• Functions and communicates effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities and cultural backgrounds.
• Seeks opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement.
• Adheres to all PSU’s policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.

 

The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University aspires to promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching, and public engagement. Central to this mission is the Watson Postdoctoral Fellows Program, an effort to galvanize the careers of young social scientists conducting research related to the Institute’s three core thematic areas: development, governance, and security. Participants in this program will join an interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in theoretically and substantively important research addressing the most pressing global issues of our time. Fellows receive two years of support, to be taken within a three-year period, with the expectation that they will pursue research and participate fully in the intellectual life of the Institute. Fellows will also teach one course per year in the Institute or in an affiliated Brown University social science department.

The fellowship competition is open to candidates from across the social sciences working in any area of the world on issues that can be understood in a comparative global context. Scholars of all nationalities who have received their PhDs within two years of the application deadline are eligible to apply. Individuals who are currently – or have previously been – postdoctoral fellows in other programs are not eligible to apply. As full members of the Watson Institute’s scholarly community, fellows are required to be in residence during the academic year. Fellows will receive an annual stipend of $55,000, plus a health-insurance subsidy. Additional funding of $3,000 may be made available for conference-related travel, research expenses, and research-related programming on campus. Candidates selected for the Postdoctoral Fellows program who have not completed their dissertations by July 1, 2018, will be paid a reduced salary until their dissertation is defended.

To receive full consideration, the following materials should be submitted by October 20, 2017, to the application portal http://apply.interfolio.com/44383

• A cover letter stating the applicant’s academic field, status of their dissertation, and proposed research to be conducted during their fellowship period. The cover letter should not exceed 2,000 words and should make clear where in the Institute’s core areas of security, development, or governance the proposed research best fits.
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae.
• An copy of each graduate transcript.
• A writing sample.
• Three letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with the applicant’s research.

Review of applications will begin on October 20; to receive full consideration applications should be received by that date. Awards will be announced in January 2018.

For further information regarding the Watson Institute Postdoctoral Fellows Program, please visit the Watson Institute website (watson.brown.edu) or contact:

Professor J. Nicholas Ziegler, Faculty Director of the Watson Postdoctoral Fellows Program, Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University 111 Thayer Street, Box 1970 Providence, RI 02912.   J_Ziegler@brown.edu

For information about the application process, please email: Watson_Applications@brown.edu

The Faculty of Science and School of Geography seek to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Demography/Population Geography. Reporting to the Head of School, the appointee will lead the development of an innovative demography research and teaching program in the School of Geography. We require candidates with internationally recognised research records and an excellent track record of teaching, relative to opportunity

The appointee is expected to lead a research program of exceptional promise that will attract postgraduate students, engage international collaborators and secure external research funding from national competitive research schemes, as well as potential industry partners. The appointee will have a core commitment to research, and will also teach within the School’s undergraduate and MSc programs, and supervise research students at undergraduate, MSc and MPhil/PhD levels. The appointee is expected to lead and develop interdisciplinary collaborations, in particular with other members of the Faculty of Science and with researchers from the School of Population and Global Health.

This is a continuing position and the appointment will be made at Level B (Lecturer), C (Senior Lecturer) or D (Associate Professor), depending on track record and experience.

Link to Unimelb Careers @ Melbourne webpage – careers.pageuppeople.com/422/ci/en/job/891673/

Close date: 8 Oct 2017

Provost Bridge Funding Program

 Upcoming Deadline: November 1, 2017

 The Provost’s Office provides bridge funding to support faculty to span the gap in critical research programs.

Note that this opportunity is not intended to initiate new research projects. For those needs, researchers should apply to the Royalty Research Fund seed grant program (http://www.washington.edu/research/4researchers/rrf.php).

Eligibility

1. Faculty with a track record of extramural funding who have lost all of their research support at the time of the Bridge application, or who will lose all of their research support within six months of the Bridge application deadline. Exceptions will be made for faculty who have lost or will lose 50% or more of their salary support. Such faculty are eligible for Bridge funding even though they have existing funding. Bridge funds from the Provost cannot be used for salary; required department and/or college matching funds can be used for any expenditure that supports research, including faculty salary. In addition, faculty members who have a grant that is restricted to pay only their salary (such as some NIH K awards) are eligible if they have no other research funding.
2. Junior faculty with a record of productivity who have exhausted their startup funds, but who have not yet obtained their first research funding (including an RRF award) either as a PI or as a co-investigator.
3. A facility providing a key resource to multiple faculty that has lost extramural support. One faculty member should submit the proposal on behalf of the team.
4. Faculty who hold an RRF award are eligible if the amount of the award remaining at the time of Bridge Funding application is less than $30,000. Please note that applicants who apply to both programs (Bridge and RRF) simultaneously will only be given one award. If an individual holds a Bridge Fund award and subsequently receives an RRF award of $30,000 or more, any remaining Bridge Fund monies must be returned.

In all cases, evidence must be provided to demonstrate efforts to establish or re-establish funding. Evidence such as grant reviews with priority scores will be used to evaluate these efforts. In addition, for faculty with joint, adjunct, or affiliate appointments involving the UW and a separate institution, eligibility requires that grants have been processed through the UW. If you process grants through the other institution, you are not eligible for UW bridge funds.

Application Contents and Submission Process

Applications from faculty should be submitted to the applicant’s department chair, who should prioritize requests before forwarding them to the dean of the college/school. In non-departmentalized colleges/schools, applications should be submitted to the dean or his/her designee.

Your submitted application should include the Application Cover Page and  the following five required sections in the order listed:

1. Curriculum vitae, including record of funding for the past 5 years with dollar amounts and funding periods listed for each grant (maximum of 4 pages combined). You may list either direct costs only, or direct + indirect, but indicate which is listed.

2. Demonstration of attempts to obtain funding (e.g. abstracts of submitted grants, panel summaries, priority scores or other evaluations and comments; do not send complete grant applications).
3. Description of proposed research (maximum of 5 pages including the bibliography). The abstract of a submitted grant is sufficient, if it is appropriate.

1. Budget and justification, including the match commitment (see below).
2. Statement of how this funding will increase chances of future funding.

Maximum Award From the Provost: $50,000

Given for one year, or until extramural funding is re-established. Can include supplies, equipment, lab personnel (technicians, students, and fellows), travel and other research expenses. Salary requests must include benefits. Provost funding cannot be used for the salaries of faculty.

Matching Requirement: All funding requests must be matched 1:1 by the applicant’s college/school.

Matching can be in any category that supports the research, including faculty salary, providing it is not currently being supplied by the department, school, or college. Faculty with 11-month appointments cannot use departmental salary as matching. The match must occur in the same time period that the research is carried out. Matching funds must be a new commitment. It cannot be funding that was in place before the faculty member started to lose their funding.

Documentation of the matching commitment and a budget for the match must be included with the request. The matching commitment should be confirmed by the chair or dean who provides the funds. An email confirmation is sufficient.

Submit the budget for the matching amount from the department. If all costs will be split 50:50, just state that under the budget.

Funding Established or Re-established

At the time funding is established or re-established, unspent funds will be returned to the bridge program so that others can benefit.

Deadline and Notification of Award

Deadline for the proposals will be twice each year, November 1 and May 1. Proposals will be reviewed by a committee in the Office of Research and recommendations will be made to the Provost. Notification of award will be made within one month of submission. A total of $500,000 is available for each round of awards

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Le: hient2@uw.edu or visit our web site at:  http://www.washington.edu/research/or/bridge-funding-program/. Please review this site for important detailed eligibility information as well as FAQ’s.

 

 

Offered by Ellie Brindle, CSDE Biodemography

CSDE is offering a hands-on workshop that will demonstrate methods for collecting biomarker data in non-clinical settings without the need to transport samples back to a lab. We’ll practice proper technique for measuring height, weight, body composition and blood pressure, and the use of simple tools for biomarker testing with blood collected from a finger prick. A brief lecture component will cover costs, logistical considerations, and some of the advantages and limitations of these techniques.

Please contact Ellie Brindle (ebrindle@uw.edu) to register.