Events at the Center

Turner Welcome Dinner, Wednesday October 3, 6-9 pm, Old Field Club

IACS Information Session, Thursday, October 11, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, IACS Seminar Room – RSVP

College Teaching Journal Club, Thursday, October 18, 12:30 pm, Graduate School Conference Room – RSVP

Research Café with Jinnette Tolentino, Friday, October 19, 12:30 pm, CIE space – RSVP

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the CIE, Tuesday October 23, 12:30 pm, CIE space

 

Conferences, Fellowships, Forums, and Networking Opportunities

Pathways to Science – We have 29 fellowships in our database for masters level students and 32 fellowships for doctoral level students.  This includes NSF, NASA, NIH, and more! More information and tips on applying can be found here. Our advanced search is also a great tool to filter programs by upcoming deadline.

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of religious and ethical values in all areas of human endeavor. Eligible proposals have religious or ethical values as a central concern, and come from fields within the humanities and social sciences. Ph.D. and Th.D. candidates who will be in the final year of dissertation writing during the 2019-2020 academic year may apply.  The competition deadline is November 15, 2018. Find more information here.

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women’s Studies
The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies encourages original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Previous Fellows have explored such topics as transnational religious education for Muslim women, feminist technology design, the complex gender dynamics of transidentity management, women’s electoral success across racial and institutional contexts, women’s sports, and militarism and the education of American women. The competition deadline is October 15, 2018. Find more information here.

Please see the website for further information: woodrow.org
Questions about the Fellowships may be sent to:
Newcombe Fellowship: newcombe@woodrow.org
Women’s Studies Fellowship: ws@woodrow.org

University of Sydney PhD Research – The following research opportunities will be based out of the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney.

• Neighborhood Approaches in Humanitarian Programming This research seeks to unpack area-based, settlements, and neighborhood approaches in humanitarian programming used in disasters and conflicts, exploring the effectiveness of these strategies in promoting recovery of communities. Potential areas of focus will include unpacking organizing principles of integrated humanitarian approaches, cross-case comparison of community recovery outcomes, or organizational change of humanitarian organizations to adapt to new delivery mechanisms. Findings will inform best practice for international donors and humanitarian organizations seeking to fund and implement programs using one of the considered approaches.
• Scaling Sage Construction in Humanitarian Shelter This research seeks to investigate strategies to scale safe shelter and housing construction practice in the aftermath of disasters and conflicts in developing communities. Potential areas of focus may include behaviour change and household motivations for safer construction, performance of non-engineered building components, and ‘self-recovery’ strategies in humanitarian shelter programming. Findings will offer policy recommendations to extend the impact of humanitarian shelter assistance in developing communities.

Vanderbilt University Academic Pathways Scholars Program – This program is designed to prepare recent PhD graduates for competitive academic careers. In addition to research opportunities across the spectrum of biomedical research at Vanderbilt. There are opportunities for training in teaching, grant and manuscript preparation, leadership skills, and multi-level mentoring. The program offers an annual stipend of $60,000 plus benefits, travel funding, and a research allowance for the lab. For more information on this new program please visit here.

STPI’s Science Policy Fellowship Program – IDA’s two-year Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) Fellowship provides recent bachelor’s degree recipients with a unique opportunity to use their critical thinking and analytic skills to work on a diverse set of challenges in science and technology (S&T) policy areas, including energy and the environment, space sciences, innovation and competitiveness, evaluation, life sciences, information technologies, national security, and STEM education. Fellows will be involved in collaborative research for leaders in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President and other Federal Government organizations, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Applications are accepted each year beginning in the fall, and selections are made in the spring of the following year. Find more information here.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the largest Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is looking for science students with a passion to advance global health research in the 21st century for its Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) program, held February 4–7, 2019, in Bethesda, Maryland. We are looking for dedicated science students interested in joining the NIAID research community. Candidates who are college-level seniors, medical school students, or doctoral candidates nearing their dissertation defense and from a population underrepresented in the biomedical sciences are eligible. More information can be found here.

The Center for Multilingual & Intercultural Communication will be hosting the MIC Writing Workshop Series (in collaboration with the Program in Writing and Rhetoric). Workshop I, Tackling the Literature Review: Skills for Taking Your Position in the Field, will be held on Thursday, October 4 at 5:30-7:30 pm at Frey Hall, Room 305. Find more information here.

International Whitman Week 2019 – To celebrate Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday on May 31, 2019, International Whitman Week will be held in Whitman’s New York!  Please join us for world-class presentations, lively discussions, walking tours and Whitman-centric performances and events.  International Whitman Week will be held in various locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn for five days; on Whitman’s birthday, all participants will be transported to the poet’s birthplace on Long Island. MONDAY MAY 27- SATURDAY JUNE 1, 2019. Find more information here.

SBU LGBTQ* Grad Hour – In The LGBTQ* Center on Thursdays form 9:30-11:00 pm there will be a Grad Hour for LGBTQ* folk to come out and meet other graduate students in the communities. It will be a casual setting for discussion and community as well as a place for graduates to make changes to Stony Brook to benefit it. Find more information here.

 

Career

Pathways to Science – Available database contains programs and resources for prospective and current STEM postdoctoral researchers — including postdoc positions, postdoctoral fellowships, travel awards, and professional development opportunities. More information can be found here.

School for Environment and Sustainability University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan is seeking applications for full-time, nine-month, tenure-track faculty position, which will be part of a suite of new faculty hires at SEAS. There are Assistant Professor positions open in the following areas of study: Data Science, Geovisualization and Design, Energy Systems Analysis, Spatial Science of Coupled Natural-Human Systems and Water Policy, Politics and Planning. For more detail, including required application materials visit here.

The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers U.S. and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections. Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and space operations, and astrobiology. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent degree in hand before beginning the fellowship, but may apply while completing the degree requirements. U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and foreign nationals eligible for J-1 status as a Research Scholar, may apply. Stipends start at $60,000 per year, with supplements for high cost-of-living areas and for certain academic specialties. Financial assistance is available for relocation as well as subsidized health insurance, and $10,000 per year is provided for professional and programmatic travel. Applications are accepted three times each year: March 1, July 1, November 1. Current research opportunities can be viewed on-line.  Further information and to apply. Send questions to npphelp@usra.edu.

The College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of Colorado, Boulder is currently seeking applications for tenure-track faculty positions at all levels in the area of Quantum Information Science and Engineering. The College is the highest ranked engineering college in the Rocky Mountain time-zone and hosts several nationally ranked departments. These positions are part of the long-term growth plans for the CEAS, and we are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and service, to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. Within the broad area of Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) we are focusing on candidates in the areas of Quantum Computing and Communications Systems, Quantum Sensors and Metrology, Quantum Materials and Devices, as well as supporting technologies.

The positions will likely be rostered in either the Electrical, Computer or Energy Engineering (ECEE) or Mechanical Engineering (ME), or Computer Science (CS) departments. Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. The College supports the focus area in Quantum Information Science and Engineering with activities in several departments and funding for an interdisciplinary research theme (IRT) in the area. Faculty in Quantum Science and Engineering have strong ties with Physics, JILA and the NIST laboratories in Boulder. For more information about the Quantum Integrated Sensor Systems IRT; For more information about the CEAS; For inquiries, please contact the search committee chair, Kelvin Wagner at kelvin.wagner@colorado.edu.

Applicants must submit their applications on-line at CU Boulder Jobs, job posting number 13232. Submit a PDF file containing a cover letter stating your research areas (1 pg.), names and contact information for 3 to 5 references, curriculum vita, and statements describing your goals related to teaching (2-3 pgs.) and research (2-3 pgs.). The position will remain open until filled, though for full consideration applications should be received by November 15, 2018.