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Call for Applications: Evidence for Action, Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health

By Hiba Seager · Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health  is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports the Foundation’s commitment to building a Culture of Health in the United States. The program aims to provide individuals, organizations, communities, policymakers, and researchers with the empirical evidence needed to address the key determinants of health encompassed in the Culture of Health Action Framework. In addition, Evidence for Action will also support efforts to assess outcomes and set priorities for action.  It will do this by encouraging and supporting creative, rigorous research on the impact of innovative programs, policies and partnerships on health and well-being, and on novel approaches to measuring health determinants and outcomes.

Since applications are accepted on a rolling basis, there is no deadline for submission. Generally, applicants can expect to be notified within 6-8 weeks of their LOI submission. Applicants invited to the full proposal stage will have 2 months to submit their proposal once they receive notification. Full proposal funding decisions will generally be made within 6-8 weeks of the submission deadline.
Applicants must be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories. Awards will be made to organizations, not to individuals.Please visit the website for more details.

 

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Call for Applications: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Pioneering Ideas Brief Proposal

By Hiba Seager · Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

The Foundation welcomes “unsolicited” Pioneering Idea Brief Proposals for ideas that can help us anticipate the future and ensure we consider new and unconventional perspectives and approaches to improve health and healthcare.

The vast majority of our funding is to nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Historically, less than one percent of our funding has been to for-profit organizations, and always in instances where the institution’s project is an excellent fit with our strategies and we felt they were best suited to do the work.

Amounts awarded and time periods vary widely and depend on the scope of the project. Over the last five years, we have made awards ranging from $3,000 to $23 million with time periods ranging from one month to five years. However, most grants are in the $100,000 to $300,000 range, and run from one to three years.

Please visit the website for further details; the deadline appears to be rolling.

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Call for Applications: Gerda Henkel Foundation Research Scholarships

By Hiba Seager · Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

The Gerda Henkel Foundation provides funding and support for historical humanities scholars in the fields of Archaeology, Art History, Historical Islamic Studies, History, History of Law, History of Science, Prehistory and Early History. Applications for research scholarships can be made directly by postdocs or faculty and scholars with Post Doctoral Lecture Qualification. A research scholarship is usually applied for by one scholar who will work on a specific project on his/her own. An institutional affiliation is not necessary. For more information and application instructions, please click here.

The deadline for this opportunity is June 15, 2016.

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Call for Applications: Gerda Henkel Foundation Research Project Grants

By Hiba Seager · Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

The Gerda Henkel Foundation provides funding and support for historical humanities research projects in the fields of Archaeology, Art History, Historical Islamic Studies, History, History of Law, History of Science, Prehistory and Early History. Research Projects involve, depending on the type of project, the assumption of costs for personnel, travel, materials and/or other costs. For more information and application instructions, please click here.

The deadline for this opportunity is June 15th, 2016.

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Call for Papers: 14th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine

By Hiba Seager · Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

Columbia University, Princeton University, and The New York Academy of Medicine, are pleased to host the 14th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine on September 30 – October 1, 2016 in New York City. This year’s conference will take place at the New York Academy of Medicine.

JASMed is convened annually for the presentation of research by young scholars working on the history of medicine and public health. The meeting was founded in 2002 to foster a collegial intellectual community that provides a forum for sharing and critiquing graduate research.

We welcome student presentations on any topic and time period and especially hope to receive submissions that speak to this year’s theme of Organizing Medicine. Broadly conceived, this theme directs our attention to the ways medical professionals, health care providers, patients, and broader publics have sought to organize and re-organize the training, practice, regulation, and delivery of medical care. Additionally, the theme highlights the intersections of health, health care, and social justice, including the place of gender, race, sexuality, and disability in health movements. A focus on health-related organizing invites us to consider new perspectives on public and community health, professionalism in medicine, ethics, patient care, conceptualizations of rights, and historical experiences of who participates in medicine.

We encourage submissions from a wide range of scholarly disciplines and are eager to hear new voices in the history of medicine and allied fields. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words and clearly convey the argument, sources, and relationship to existing literature of the paper to be presented. Please submit an abstract no later than June 10, 2016 to jashistofmed.wordpress.com/submit/.

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Call for Applications: Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program

By Hiba Seager · Saturday, April 16th, 2016

The Foundation for Child Development  FCD Young Scholars Program (YSP) supports policy and practice-relevant research that is focused on the early learning and development needs of the nation’s children who are growing up under conditions of economic insecurity and social exclusion.

To view additional eligibility criteria, research focus, timeline, for more information about the YSP and to apply, please visit the FCD Website and download the YSP Guidelines.

YSP encourages applications from scholars who are:

  • Themselves from historically disadvantaged or underrepresented groups, e.g. first-generation college graduates, and those from low-income communities.
  • Scholars who represent a variety of disciplines and methodological approaches.

Research Focus

All proposed research should focus on the ways in which the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the early care and education workforce (ECE workforce) can support young children’s growth and development across the birth through age eight continuum.

Eligibility
Eligible researchers will have received their doctoral degrees (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., M.D., J.D., etc) within one to seven years of application submission. Ten years for physician applicants.

Application Deadline

LOIs must be submitted by June 1, 2016, 3:00 PM, New York time.  Please see the FCD Website for additional information.

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Call for Applications: Data Science Institute Provost Ignition Grants

By Hiba Seager · Friday, April 15th, 2016

The Institute is pleased to announce a call for proposals from Columbia University faculty and research staff.  Aimed at advancing research that combines data science expertise with domain expertise, the ROADS Provost Ignition grant is intended to assist researchers who are interested in this theme to come together. We are particularly drawn to faculty teams whose proposed project will enable them to develop successful proposals for large scale grants.  We will look for applications that propose unique and novel approaches to bring scholars together to work on projects that cross traditional discipline boundaries. In essence, we are looking for methods that are not just “business as usual.”

Proposals are due May 26th. More details can be found here.

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Job Opportunity: A&S Computer Support Technician

By Hiba Seager · Monday, April 11th, 2016

Our Faculty Desktop Support (FDS) group has an opening for a graduate student computer support technician. As a member of FDS, the student will work with faculty and administrators from various departments in the Arts and Sciences who need assistance with software, hardware, and web applications in order to enhance and enable their teaching and research. Aside from the technical (PC software and hardware) knowledge needed (see below), it is helpful if the applicant is able to work one-on-one with computer novices in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The FDS group is located in 105 Low and receives administrative support with funding from the Office of the Vice President for Arts and Sciences.

Requirements:

—  Availability 8-10 hours per week; weekly schedule is flexible
—  People skills and abundant patience. Experience in technical support, training, or teaching can be very helpful
—  Strong analytical skills, as well as diagnostic and research skills, for troubleshooting PC and/or MAC technical problems
—  Familiarity with using a broad range of PC or MAC hardware and software, operating systems, networking and cloud basics, and printers is helpful
— Basic understanding of computer hardware components is helpful

Compensation is $20/hr.
Interested students should send a resume or short bio to [email protected].

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Call for Papers: Workshop for the History of Environment, Agriculture, Technology, & Science

By Hiba Seager · Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

The Department of History at Rutgers University is pleased to be hosting the annual WHEATS meeting September 30 – October 2, 2016. Now in its twelfth year, the Workshop for the History of Environment, Agriculture, Technology, and Science (WHEATS) brings together graduate students and recent PhDs studying the history of the environment, agriculture, science, and/or technology. WHEATS is open to submissions from any discipline with interests in these fields. Papers—generally 25 to 30 pages—are circulated in advance to all participants. During the workshop, papers receive individual feedback from participants and senior scholars through roundtable discussion. This format is well suited for works in progress, including articles and dissertation chapters. The workshop will include a session on publishing and provide opportunities for participants to engage with students and faculty affiliated with the Science, Technology, Environment, and Health program in the Department of History at Rutgers. Food and housing (two nights) will be provided for the duration of the conference, and presenters will receive a travel grant of up to $300 to help cover their travel to New Brunswick.

 

Potential participants should submit a one-page abstract (up to 250 words) and a brief curriculum vitae by April 15, 2016. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by May 15th, and completed papers from accepted applicants will be due for pre-circulation on August 15. Please see the conference website for details and to apply.

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Call for Applications: Graduate Fellowship in Precision Medicine: Ethics, Politics, and Culture

By Hiba Seager · Thursday, March 24th, 2016

Columbia University’s new working group on Precision Medicine: Ethics, Politics, and Culture is seeking graduate fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year. Graduate students from any of Columbia’s schools whose work is related to any aspect of precision medicine are invited and encouraged to apply.

Project Description:

Precision Medicine—an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person—raises a myriad of cultural, political, and historical questions that the humanities are uniquely positioned to address. As part of its overall Precision Medicine Initiative, Columbia is initiating a broad based exploration of questions that precision medicine raises in law, ethics, the social sciences, and the humanities, which we believe will establish the University as the center for scholarship relating to precision medicine and society. The Precision Medicine: Ethics, Politics and Culture Project will be the first of its kind to bring Columbia faculty from the humanities, social sciences, law, and medicine into dialogue with leading scholars from the United States and abroad to discuss how humanistic questions might enhance our understanding of the ethical, social, legal, and political implications of precision medicine research, and to inform humanists about evidence, evaluation, and research outcomes from serious interdisciplinary engagement with this emerging medical field.

The working group provides an excellent opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary discussion, networking, and other work related to recent developments and the future of precision medicine and society. The project is co-directed by Rachel Adams, PhD (Columbia University), and Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD (Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons).

Fellowship Requirements:

Graduate fellows will be expected to attend all meetings (6 public events followed by working group meetings led by visiting scholars during the academic year); read circulated materials prior to the meetings and take part in conversation; assist with promotion and publicity for meetings on Columbia’s campuses; and otherwise support and facilitate the work of the group. Fellows will receive a $2,500 stipend for the year. Only Columbia graduate students are eligible. Applicants with disabilities and applicants belonging to minority groups are encouraged to apply.

To apply, please submit a one-page letter of interest, CV, and informal transcript to Liz Bowen ([email protected]) by April 22. Questions about this fellowship and the project more generally can be sent to this email as well. Successful applicants will be notified by May 31, 2016.

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