The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announces grants to enable anthropologists to "visit" selected demographic centers and demographers to "visit" selected anthropology departments, for the purpose of collaborative research on developing country population questions. Proposals must be prepared in collaboration with one of the anthropology departments or demographic centers selected by the Foundation, and must be submitted to the Foundation by the institution (via the university with which it is affiliated) no later than September 1. Budgets must not exceed $60,000, or $70,000 for postdoctoral candidates. Proposals will be reviewed competitively. For further information regarding the program and the names of the eligible centers, please refer to the Foundation's website: www.mellon.org or contact SamanthaWheeler Marrs, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 140 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10021; swm@mellon.org
The Social Security Administration has issued an RFA for a cooperative agreement to establish a Retirement Research Consortium. Applications are due by July 15. For further information, contact Steven Sandell at ores.dpe@ssa.gov or by Fax: 202.358.6187.
The Department of Anthropology at Indiana University seeks post-doctoral fellows who would be interested in participating in any of the following on-going research programs: Population and Environment (Emilio Moran); Gender and Population Issues in Africa (Gracia Clark); Muslim Populations of Central Asia and the Middle East (Nazif Shahrani in collaboration with Barbara Anderson). This program is open to demographers who wish to work with anthropologists on a one-year sabbatical or a two-year post-doctoral fellowship. Preference is given to projects that examine fertility and population growth. Prospective fellows must apply no later than July 1 to the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University, which will submit one proposal to the Mellon Foundation by September 1. Fellowships can begin any time between January 1 and September 30, 1999. Please send a CV and brief project description to: Dr. Emilio Moran, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University Student Building 130, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA; Phone: 812.855.6181; Fax: 812.855.3000. Please direct inquiries regarding stipend amounts to Vonnie Peischl: vpeischl@indiana.edu. Inquiries in advance of application are encouraged.
Harvard University Center for Population and Development Studies invites applications for fellowships for research scholars, managers and policy makers in academic, public or non-governmental institutions to help strengthen their technical understanding, enhance their analytical skills, increase their managerial and decision-making competence, and further develop their leadership capabilities in the field of population and development. The deadline for the 1999-2000 year is February 1, 1999. Please submit the required application materials and your fax number to: Winifred Fitzgerald, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, 9 Bow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. For further information please contact the fellowship office at 617.495.3009; Fax: 617.495.5418; Email: cpds@hsph.harvard.edu.
UC-Irvine invites applications for the following four Post-Doctoral Research Positions in Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tobacco Policies: 1) Biostatistician: PhD in biostatistics, statistical epidemiology, demography, or equivalent. Knowledge of meta-analysis and statistical modeling techniques for Markov or other simulation models; 2) Health Economist: PhD in economics, health economics, or equivalent; 3) Tobacco and Public Health Specialist: PhD, DrPH, or ScD in public health field, MD/MPH, or equivalent. Extensive knowledge of the literature on the risk of disease from tobacco use and the effectiveness of tobacco control policies and interventions; 4) Computer Simulation Specialist: PhD or MS in computer science, engineering, or equivalent. Knowledge of computer simulation techniques, especially Markov and other state-transition methods. Experience with model validation. Flexibility to develop models in Microsoft Excel or write code. Initial appointments are for 6, 9 or 12 months and may be renewable. Start dates are flexible as grant funding is for three years. Review of applications will begin April 20 and continue until positions are filled. To apply, send letter, CV, and the names and addresses of 3-5 persons from whom letters of recommendation may be solicited to Tammy O. Tengs, Sc.D. Health Policy and Planning, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Social Ecology, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-7075; Email: tengs@uci.edu.
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) announces a Request for Applications for cooperative agreements to continue and expand the NICHD Family and Child Well-Being Research Network investigating the relationship of family factors to child welfare. The research network will continue to analyze existing data to examine the relationship of family factors to child well-being and cooperate in purusing multi-disciplinary data analysis that has public policy utility. In addition, the network may cooperate to collect data if resources are made available to it from sources outside of the network. Individual applicants may apply for up to $75,000 per year of direct cost to support their individual research program. In addition, $675,000 per year will be distributed according to the needs of the overall cooperative research plan across the participating members of the network. It is anticipated that nine 5-year awards will be made; a total of $1,350,000 (direct costs) has been set aside to support the network in the first year. Full details are available at: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-98-009.html or contact: V. Jeffery Evans, Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch, CPR, NICHD; Phone: 301-496-1174; Fax: 301-496-0962; Email: Jeff_Evans@nih.gov
Indiana University's Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC) is looking for a Post-Doctoral Scholar who has experience modeling environmental change processes. The Center's research addresses how local, regional and global political and economic processes are linked to human behaviors at household and community levels; how institutional arrangements influence the direction and size of the impact of human driving forces, such as population density and transportation networks. Relevant processes are occurring at multiple levels and are measured using remotely sensed data (satellites, aerial photos) as well as intensive field research methods. Dynamic models linking human and biological processes at one or more levels are being developed. Applicants may be from any discipline but they must be interested in global change processes and they must have extensive modeling experience. Prior experience using STELLA models or other dynamic ecosystem modeling approaches is highly desirable. Funding for this position is available for a Applications which arrive by July 15 will be assured consideration. The position will be filled when an appropriate candidate has been identified. Ph.D completed, evidence of experience in mathematical modeling of ecosystems, and interdisciplinary team-based research are particularly important. Applications (including a letter, vita, examples of writing, and 3 letters of recommendation) should be sent to Dr. Emilio Moran or Dr. Elinor Ostrom, Co-Directors, Center for the Study of Population, Institutions, and Environmental Change, Indiana University, 408 North Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana 47408.