Announcements

Call for Papers for Engaging Data: First International Forum

By Jamaica Baldwin, May 14 2009

Engaging Data: First International Forum on the Application and Management of Personal Electronic Information at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology now is accepting papers for the conference taking place on October 12th and 13th, 2009.

Three Degrees of Influence

By Ann Starkey, November 4 2009

In Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, IQSS Faculty Associate Nicholas Christakis and coauthor James Fowler describe research into the ways in which our social networks influence us.

ICPSR Summer Undergraduate Internship Program

By admin, September 24 2008

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world’s largest archive of digital social science data, is now accepting applications for its annual summer undergraduate internship program which will take place June 8 through August 14, 2009.

Two Postdoc Positions Available At MIT

By admin, March 2 2008

Two year positions available as part of research program investigating privacy and data sharing, public health, and the diffusion of innovations within the context of advanced mobile devices. The program will deploy 'smart phones' within medium-sized residential and academic communities, offering users 'next generation' services in return for assessing their use patterns.

Call for proposals: PolMeth XXV, The 25th Annual, Silver Edition

By admin, March 7 2008

Summer Meeting of the Society for Political Methodology

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 9 - 13 July 2008 (Core Program: 10-12 July 2008) The 25th Annual, Silver Edition, Summer Methodology Conference will be held 10-12 July 2008, on the campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Grad Students--Get Funding for Your Dissertation (January Deadline Expired)

By Emily Ware, November 24 2008

Every year the National Science Foundation awards a number of grants to improve doctoral dissertations in social science. These awards can be used for travel expenses, data acquisition, and other costs accrued during a maximum of two years of dissertation research. IQSS provides assistance, if you choose to submit a proposal.

Post-Graduate Fellowship at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

By Beverly MacMillen, April 30 2008

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington is accepting applications for the Post-Graduate Fellowship program. The vision of IHME is to make available high-quality information on population health, its determinants, and the performance of health systems for all countries.

Samuel Abrams: New Study on American Jewish Voting Behavior

By Emily Ware, November 10 2008

Sam Abrams recently co-authored the paper "American Jews and the 2008 Presidential Election: As Democratic and Liberal As Ever?" The paper questions the impact that changing economic concerns may have on the voting behavior of the American Jewish population.

Campaign Finance Institute: An opening for an ABD or postdoctoral researcher

By Anonymous, March 13 2008

The Campaign Finance Institute has an immediate opening for an ABD or postdoctoral researcher. The position can either be full or part-time and will last for at least one year, possibly longer dependent upon continued funding of the position.

IQSS Faculty Member to Appear on CBS as Electoral Pundit

By Anonymous, November 3 2008

Professor Stephen Ansolabehere, a member of the IQSS faculty and Harvard’s Government Department, will serve as a pundit for CBS on November 4th, helping to sift through the final results of this historic race.