Weekly News – October 16, 2017 - Population Sciences

EVENTS
Wednesday, 12:10-1:15 PM. Marcia Castro (Harvard University) will present, “Impact of the Zika Virus Outbreak on Brazilian Fertility.” Demography Seminar room. 2232 Piedmont Ave. Refreshments and cookies served. [Grad students: Prof. Castro is available to meet Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. Contact Prof Jenna Johnson-Hanks, johnsonhanks@berkeley.edu, for more information.
Brown Bag talks are recorded and posted on the Berkeley Population Sciences vimeo channel, https://vimeo.com/berkeleypopscience.

Monday, October 16, 2-3:30 PM. “Trading Land for Welfare”: Inequality and Citizenship Reform in Rural China. With Julia Chang, Boston College. Barrows 402.

October 17th, 12-1:30. Michael Tesler, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC Irvine, “Racial Attitudes and the Rise of Trump.” Moses 119. A healthy and delicious lunch will be provided.

Monday, October 16, 2-3:30 PM. “Trading Land for Welfare”: Inequality and Citizenship Reform in Rural China. With Julia Chang, Boston College. Barrows 402.

October 17th, 12-1:30. Michael Tesler, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC Irvine, “Racial Attitudes and the Rise of Trump.” Moses 119. A healthy and delicious lunch will be provided.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 4:10–5:00 PM (Arrive at 3:30 PM for tea, coffee and discussion). Lisa Garcia Bedolla; Professor, Political Science & Education “Data for Social Good: Possibilities and Potential Pitfalls.” 190 Doe Library.

Thursday, October 19 | 2-3:30 p.m. “The Costs of Job Displacement over the Business Cycle and Its Sources: Evidence from Germany” with Till Von Wachter, UCLA. | 648 Evans Hall.

Oct 19, 5-8 PM “In Defense of People on the Move (Latina/o Immigrants) in the Racist Era of Trump,” with Alvaro Huerta, Cal Polytechnic, Pomona. (UC Berkeley’s Dept. of City and Regional Planning or DCRP). 112 Wurster Hall. Reception from 5-5:30. https://ced.berkeley.edu/events-media/events/dcrp-lecture-alvaro-huerta.

Friday, October 20. 12 noon-1:30pm Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society (HIFIS) Research to Impact. Talk title: “The Costs and Benefits of an Addiction Diagnosis: A Critical Look at Racial Disparities in Prison-Based Drug Treatment Rhetoric Buy-In” with Erin Kerrison, School of Social Welfare. Room C325, Earl F. Cheit Hall, Haas School of Business. http://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/erin-kerrison-costs-and-benefits-addiction-diagnosis.

OFF CAMPUS EVENTS
My ‘Paper Son’ Story: Reflections and Lessons. Saturday, October 28, 2017, 2-4 PM. Panelists are all descendants of paper sons and daughters: Buck Gee, Katie Quan, William Gee Wong, Judy Yung. Panel discussion will be preceded by a special advanced screening, of a 35-minute section of a PBS American Experience documentary, to be aired in May 2018, “The Chinese Exclusion Act,” by Emmy-award winning filmmakers Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu. At San Francisco State University, Humanities Building, HUM 133, On Tapia Drive (from 19th Avenue, turn on Holloway Avenue, then Tapia Drive), Map is here. Parking is available on the street, as well as in the parking structure on North State Street. RSVP: info@aiisf.org.

CONFERENCES
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 (15th and 16th February 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 Ph.D. 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. For more information, http://www.demografove.estranky.cz/en/articles/conferences/9th-demographic-conference-of–young-demographers——call-for-papers.html.

SABBATICAL OPPORTUNITY
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Research Fellow Program. The program’s main objective is to facilitate collaboration between academic scholars and government researchers in fields such as statistics, mathematics, economics, survey methodology, behavioral science, and other related fields. Research Fellows have unique opportunities to expand their work to address some of the difficult methodological problems and analytic challenges BLS faces. Fellows are funded to conduct research at the BLS headquarters in Washington, DC, use BLS data and facilities, and work closely with BLS staff. There is more information available on our website at http://www.bls.gov/osmr/asa_nsf_bls_fellowship_info.htm or in our brochure at http://www.amstat.org/careers/pdfs/ASANSFBLSFellowshipProgram.pdf. Proposals are due January 2, 2018 with final decisions anticipated around April 15, 2018. Professor Nicholas Horton of Amherst College and a 2011 Fellow (Smith College) and a 2011 Fellow wrote about his experience here. Fellowship applicants should have a recognized research record and considerable expertise in their area of proposed research. Applicants must submit a detailed research proposal, which will be evaluated on the applicability of the research to BLS programs, the value of the proposed research to science, and the quality of the applicant’s research record. Applicants do not need to be U.S. Citizens, but they must be employed by a U.S. institution of higher learning or a non-profit institution (IRS code 501(c)(3) entity) and are expected to retain their position for the duration of the fellowship. U.S. Government employees are not eligible. We encourage interested researchers to contact us before submitting a proposal, so we can provide assistance in tailoring the proposed topic to best utilize your skills and interests in addressing BLS issues. Please contact Daniel Yang (yang.daniel@bls.gov) if you have any questions.

GRADUATE STUDENTS
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. The program currently awards approximately 1,900 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding. Staff from the Institute of International Education (IIE) will be holding an informational session on the Fulbright U.S. Student Program on: Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 11 am to 12 pm, 309 Sproul Hall. For more information about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, visit the Fulbright website at https://us.fulbrightonline.org/.

Thomas Perry Research Fellowship provides an opportunity for two (2) outstanding graduate students to develop research that examines health and wellbeing as contributors to workforce productivity. The fellowship program will cultivate the next generation of scholars who can expand the evidence base for public and private investment in policies, programs, and strategies that promote long, healthy, and productive working lives. The award year is from March 2018 to March 2019. The annual fellowship includes an award of $8,500 as a student stipend, up to $2,250 for data acquisition and/or research-related fees, and travel reimbursement to attend IBI’s annual Forum as a presenter at the end of the fellowship. The deadline for proposals is October 31, 2017. Awardees will be notified in January 2018 and funds made available in March 2018. See the attached file for more information.

D-LAB
D-Lab sponsors workshops and training in courses, one-on-one consulting for faculty, grad students and undergraduates, and working groups of focuses topics. This week includes Creating Maps in R, Intro to STATA, R, Tableau and Python. One-on-one consulting also available. For more information and registration, visit http://dlab.berkeley.edu.

JOBS
All jobs and postdoctoral fellowships are posted as we receive them on the Demography Department Jobs Listserv, http://lists.demog.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/jobs. This list advertises positions of all sorts relevant for social and behavioral scientists with advanced degrees.

MIGRATION MAILING LIST
Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (BIMI.berkeley.edu) is a research center for the study of immigrants and immigration. BIMI has a mailing list (immigration_group@lists.berkeley.edu), which is where a good deal of immigration and migration announcements are posted, and not all of that material is posted on the PopSciences Weekly News.