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Fwd: [Cs-grads] FW: Call for Applications IHME Post-Graduate Fellowship 2012
by Yaw Anokwa 31 May '11

31 May '11

Begin forwarded message: > From: Lindsay Michimoto <lindsaym(a)cs.washington.edu> > Date: May 31, 2011 12:15:18 PDT > To: cs-grads - Mailing List <cs-grads(a)cs.washington.edu>, cs-grads-jobs - Email Alias <cs-grads-jobs(a)cs.washington.edu> > Subject: [Cs-grads] FW: Call for Applications IHME Post-Graduate Fellowship 2012 > > ----Original Message----- > From: IHME PGF Program [mailto:pgf@healthmetricsandevaluation.org] > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:46 AM > To: Lindsay Michimoto > Subject: Call for Applications IHME Post-Graduate Fellowship 2012 > > Dear Colleague, > > I am contacting you with a great job opportunity for your graduating PhD and MD students. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington offers a Post-Graduate Fellowship program that combines academic research, education and training, and professional work with progressive, on-the-job training and mentoring from an illustrious group of professors and researchers. We are now accepting applications for our 2012 cohort and would greatly appreciate it if you could notify potentially interested students about this opportunity. The program description and instructions on how to apply are attached and copied below. > Our application deadline is November 1, 2011. > > If there is anything else I can do to provide you or your students with more information, please let me know. > > Best Regards, > > Dane Boog > > Education Program Manager > Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | University of Washington > 2301 5th Avenue, Suite 600 | Seattle, WA 98121 > Tel: +1-206-897-2800 > <http://healthmetricsandevaluation.org/> > http://healthmetricsandevaluation.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Post-Graduate Fellowship > Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation > Call for Applications > > The Post-Graduate Fellowship (PGF) is an intensive training program that provides opportunities both for self-directed research and interdisciplinary collaboration in health metrics. Strong candidates for this program have graduate-level training in quantitative methodology from one of the following areas: health policy, economics, mathematics, computer science, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, health services, demography, engineering, physics, medical sciences, or other related fields. > > The PGF program combines academic research, education and training, and professional work with progressive, on-the-job training and mentoring from an accomplished group of professors and researchers. > > The purpose of the fellowship is to: > > . Enhance skills in conducting in-depth, methodological research on > a variety of global health topics with mentoring from faculty and researchers who are the leading minds in their fields > . Advance knowledge of quantitative analytical methodologies and > their application to global health > . Develop understanding of the current global health landscape and > its challenges > . Strengthen the ability to design and implement research projects > and mentor junior researchers > . Prepare fellows for future positions in academia, national health > agencies, international organizations, and foundations > > IHME fellows work to support the Institute's core research to answer these three critical questions: What are the major health problems? How well is society addressing these problems? How do we best dedicate resources to maximize health improvement? To achieve that end, fellows will work in one or two of the following research areas: > > . Measuring Health: generate systematic estimates of health > outcomes, including mortality, causes of death, and the overall burden of disease > . Tracking Performance: measure effective intervention coverage and > conduct impact evaluations of policies and programs and assess health system performance; monitor costs and social determinants and analyze public and private development assistance for health and how that funding affects health spending by developing countries > . Maximizing Impact: estimate the cost effectiveness of health > service delivery platforms, interventions, and constraints, providing guidance about optimal resource allocation > . Innovative Measurement Systems: develop survey instruments and > create analytical tools to harness the value of data from national and international health information systems and improve integrated surveillance systems through devising computational algorithms > > Fellows receive training through on-the-job research, methods workshops, access to University of Washington courses, and on-site lectures and seminars. Fellows contribute directly to IHME's research agenda through their involvement in research teams, development of new methods, and managing and driving research projects to meet deliverables. > > Post-Graduate Fellows are appointed at IHME for one year beginning in September, with the possibility of renewal for a second year upon mutual agreement. The salary is $50,000 USD. As University of Washington employees, fellows are eligible for an insurance benefits package that includes a choice among several medical and dental insurance plans, life insurance, and long-term disability, and retirement benefits. > > Eligibility > > To be considered for a Post-Graduate Fellowship, candidates must have the > following: > * A PhD or MD > * A strong quantitative background > * Advanced research experience, especially with data analysis and > statistical methods > > Application requirements > > Applications for the IHME Post-Graduate Fellowship are due November 1 and must include: > 1. A cover letter that includes: > * Your full contact information (address, phone number, and email) > * The name, affiliation, and full contact information of three > references > * Which of IHME's areas of work most interest you > * How you learned about the program > 2. Your curriculum vitae or resume. > 3. A personal statement describing your interest in IHME and your > professional and academic interests and objectives. Personal statements should be between 750 and 1,000 words. > 4. Three sealed letters of recommendation. > 5. The educational transcript from your highest degree attained. If > your transcripts are not in English, please also provide a listing of all coursework with grade and credit hour information. > 6. An English reprint of your most significant publication or research > paper. > 7. Proof of proficiency in English for candidates whose native language > is not English. Candidates who have completed a degree wholly in English can provide a copy of their degree. All other candidates should send a copy of their scores on an approved English language test, specifically: > * The Princeton Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): For the paper-based test, minimum overall score of 600, including a minimum score of > 5.0 in the test of written English; for the computer-based test, minimum overall score of 250, including a minimum score of 5.0 in the test of written English; for the Internet-based test, a minimum overall score of 100, including a minimum score of 24 in the test of written English > * The British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS): > A minimum score of 7.0 overall, including a minimum score of 7.0 in the written component. > 8. Proof of proficiency in English for candidates whose native language > is not English. Candidates who have completed a degree wholly in English can provide a copy of their degree. All other candidates should send a copy of their scores on an approved English language test, specifically: > * The Princeton Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): For the paper-based test, minimum overall score of 600, including a minimum score of > 5.0 in the test of written English; for the computer-based test, minimum overall score of 250, including a minimum score of 5.0 in the test of written English; for the Internet-based test, a minimum overall score of 100, including a minimum score of 24 in the test of written English. > * The British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS): > A minimum score of 7.0 overall, including a minimum score of 7.0 in the written component. > > How to submit your application > > Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their application online starting August 1, 2011. If you are in a resource-poor setting or do not have internet access, applications can be mailed to: > > Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation > University of Washington > Attention: PGF Program > 2301 Fifth Ave., Suite 600 > Seattle, WA 98121, USA > > Questions may be emailed to pgf(a)healthmetricsandevaluation.org > > More details about the PGF program can be found at: > http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/education-training/post-graduate-f > ellowship. > > > > >

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Fwd: EGG-Energy dev fellowship
by Yaw Anokwa 30 May '11

30 May '11

egg-energy inc (http://egg-energy.com/) is a for-profit venture with a mission to deliver electricity to low-income customers in africa, starting with tanzania. they are looking for a manager of information systems in tanzania (see attached for more). the dates are flexible...

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Ilda Ladeira on Current Research in the ICT4D Lab at the University of Cape Town
by Eleanor O'Rourke 28 May '11

28 May '11

This Thursday at Change we will be hosting a talk by Ilda Ladeira<http://people.cs.uct.ac.za/~iladeira/> from the ICT4D Lab <http://www.ict4d.cs.uct.ac.za/> at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. *Ilda Ladeira is a final year PhD student from the ICT4D Lab at the University of Cape Town run by Prof. Gary Marsden<http://people.cs.uct.ac.za/~gaz/> and Prof. Edwin Blake <http://people.cs.uct.ac.za/~edwin/>. She will be giving a talk describing a number of projects from the ICT4D lab including work in e-Health, e-Learning, mobile internet, community information, climate prediction and job seeking technology. She will also talk about her own work which spans two interest groups at the UCT Computer Science Department: that of the ICT4D Lab and the Virtual Environments Group (VEG). Her PhD is primarily concerned with digital storytelling as a means of preserving narratives of people who lived though South Africa’s Apartheid regime. This work is being carried out in collaboration with the District Six Museum in Cape Town. She has used ethnography to understand real-life oral storytelling in order to inspire the design of virtual storytellers capable of dynamic and interactive storytelling.* Please join us for sandwiches, and to learn more about current research by the ICT4D Lab at UCT! *What:* Ilda Ladeira on Current Research in the ICT4D Lab at the University of Cape Town *When:* Thursday, May 26th at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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Re: [change] Postponed: TASCHA Talk - May 12: Digital inclusion - Developing a framework for the U.S. National Broadband Plan
by Karen Hirst 26 May '11

26 May '11

Apologies for the short notice, but this Thursday's regularly-scheduled TASCHA Talk has been cancelled. Thank you! Karen Karen Hirst Administrative Coordinator Technology & Social Change Group Information School 4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 400 Seattle, WA 98105 206-685-2492

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NSDR 2011 - Call for Participation
by Bill Thies 23 May '11

23 May '11

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - NSDR 2011 5th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions Co-located with MobiSys 2011 Washington, D.C., USA June 28th, 2011 http://www.dritte.org/nsdr11 --- Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate in the 5th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR 2011), to be held in conjunction with MobiSys in Washington, D.C., on June 28th, 2011. The program for the workshop is now available online: http://dritte.org/nsdr11/program.html The workshop will feature 11 peer-reviewed, technical papers at the intersection of technology and global development, spanning topics such as mobile applications, mobile infrastructure, computer security, and web acceleration. We are also very fortunate to have a keynote address by Joel Selanikio, M.D., the co-founder and CEO of DataDyne.org. Early registration closes on May 31st. We hope to see you in Washington, D.C. in June! Best wishes, Bill Thies and Richard Anderson PC Co-Chairs NSDR 2011

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Jan Flowers of I-TECH on Interoperability for Health Information Systems
by Eleanor O'Rourke 18 May '11

18 May '11

This Thursday at Change we will be hosting a talk by Jan Flowers of I-TECH<http://www.go2itech.org/>. I-TECH, or the The International Training and Education Center for Health, is a center in the University of Washington’s Department of Global Health that has 10 offices and some 600 worldwide staff in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the United States who work with partner organizations to support the development of health work forces and health delivery systems. Jan will be speaking about some of her group’s recent work relating to the interoperability of health information management systems in developing countries. In many under-resourced health systems, facility staff enter data into multiple siloed information systems that do not communicate well. One way to address this issue is through the development of unified standards for health system architecture designs. Jan will discuss I-TECH’s current efforts in this area, and will lead a discussion around ways to improve interoperability in low-resource health systems. Please join us for sandwiches, and to learn more about I-TECH’s work on interoperability for heath information systems! *What:* Jan Flowers of I-TECH on Interoperability for Health Information Systems *When:* Thursday, May 19th at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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FW: [TIER] Inveneo is looking for an engineer
by Richard Anderson 12 May '11

12 May '11

From: tier-bounces(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu [mailto:tier-bounces@tier.cs.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Eric Blantz Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 2:00 PM To: TIER Subject: [TIER] Inveneo is looking for an engineer http://www.inveneo.org/jobs/project-engineer Cheers, ---------------------------------------- Eric Blantz Sr. Program Director Inveneo (www.inveneo.org<http://www.inveneo.org>) email: eric.blantz(a)inveneo.org<mailto:eric.blantz@inveneo.org> tel: 415-901-1969 x1275 cell: 415-847-1232 AIM/Yahoo/Skype: eblantz fax: 415-449-6073 ............................................................... Watch Inveneo in action on CNN http://www.inveneo.org/?q=CNNPrincipalVoices Subscribe to Inveneo via: - Email: http://bit.ly/inveneo-email - RSS: http://bit.ly/inveneo_rss - Twitter: http://bit.ly/inveneo-twitter ...............................................................

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Fwd: Upcoming event
by Waylon Brunette 11 May '11

11 May '11

*Challenging ourselves to go beyond good intentions in global development* *Monday May 23, 2011* /5-6:30PM/ CMU120 /Critical Development Forum (CDF)/ %2Fcriticaldevelopmentforum(a)gmail.com <mailto:criticaldevelopmentforum@gmail.com>/ Do you want to make a difference? Are you going abroad this summer? Are you interested or engaged in global development and social justice work -- either here or abroad? Do you want a chance to meet and hear from others like you? Join the Critical Development Forum (CDF) for a unique interdisciplinary panel and community debate on our role in global development. A few of the issues we will address: * How can we -- as students, staff, and faculty -- connect our academic work, service learning, study abroad, and activism to the global development issues that matter? What are we doing right? What could we do better? * Why are there so many organizations on campus with good intentions, and so little collaboration? How do we connect to one another and work together towards our common goals? * How do we deal with our conflicting motivations for engaging internationally -- from resume-padding to moral responsibility? * Has "development" become depoliticized? What can we do to reconnect social justice and development? * What should students with good intentions do to help? What should they know before going abroad? Learn from an interdisciplinary panel of scholars, practitioners, activists, and students while contributing your own voice! Panelists will courageously reflect on their experiences and invite the audience to participate in a lively discussion. All are welcome and no previous experience is necessary! Panelists include: * Stephen Bezruchka, MD, MPH (Global Health, Population Health Forum) * Susan Bolton, PhD (Forest Resources, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Global Health, Engineers Without Borders) * Rachel Chapman, PhD (Anthropology) * Dave Citrin (Anthropology, Global Health, SeaSol) * Christopher Dodd, MD (School of Medicine, Primary Health Care Americas) * Matt Sparke, PhD (Geography, Global Health) * Eva Tagoe-Darko, PhD (African Studies; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science * & Technology in Kumasi, Ghana) ...and students with experiences studying, researching, and volunteering abroad as well as leading the global justice movement here. A reception with light refreshments and roundtable discussions with panelists will follow the official program. /_______ / /Nikki Comeau MPA Candidate 2012 Evans School of Public Affairs/ /--------/ /Program Assistant/ /Latin American and Caribbean Studies/ /Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies/ /University of Washington/ comeaun(a)u.washington.edu <mailto:comeaun@u.washington.edu> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Aimee Khuu <aimee.khuu(a)gmail.com <mailto:aimee.khuu@gmail.com>> wrote: Well, team- we pulled that off quite well! We had over 60 people attend the conference, great workshops and keynotes. Evaluations have been very positive. Certainly exceeded my own expectations! Thanks for all the hard work everyone has put in. It certainly would not have happened without the help of all of you- from the initial brainstorming and encouragement to pursue the conference to gathering of speakers to the journals and packets to sitting at the registration desk and making sure things went smoothly on the day of the event. It was a lot of work but it definitely paid off!! We have a couple things to tie up now that the conference is over. 1. Thank you cards for speakers 2. Compile evaluation results 3. Other...?? Would anyone be willing to help with these items? It is a pleasure to work with all of you, Aimee -- Many Thanks, Aimee Khuu Program Director Esperanza International (206) 228-2082 <tel:%28206%29%20228-2082> aimee.khuu(a)esperanzaint.org <mailto:aimee.khuu@esperanzaint.org> www.esperanzaint.org <http://www.esperanzaint.org/> http://esperanzaint.blogspot.com <http://esperanzaint.blogspot.com/>

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Undergraduate Research Day
by Eleanor O'Rourke 11 May '11

11 May '11

This Thursday at Change we will be hosting Undergraduate Research Day! Three CSE undergrads will be giving short presentations on their current research in ICTD. The presenters and projects are as follows: - *Jeff Beorse* will be talking about his work on the ODK Collect user interface. In the current interface, each question type has a single available appearance. Jeff is working on designing new display options, with a focus on organizing multiple choice questions more efficiently, especially when fitting multiple questions on a single page. His goal is to discover whether offering a few display options would allow users to create forms that are easier to understand and quicker to complete. - *YoonSung Hong* will be discussing his work on ODK Tables. ODK Tables is an application for hosting a relational database on a smart phone that supports SMS-based interactions and allows import/export of tables to other storage whether in the cloud or on another local computing device. The objective of ODK Tables is to lower barriers experienced by entrepreneurs or other information providers in the developing world to field their own information services. - *Krysta Yousoufian* will be discussing her work on the Smart Connect project. Smart Connect is a system that allows rapid communication to and from rural health clinics via SMS. Krysta has been working to develop a pilot application for Vietnam that provides vaccine stock management and and monitors the temperature of a vaccine refrigerator. Please join us for sandwiches, and to support undergraduate research in ICTD! *What:* Undergraduate Research Day *When:* Thursday, May 12th at noon *Where:* Paul Allen Center, Room 203

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Postponed: TASCHA Talk - May 12: Digital inclusion - Developing a framework for the U.S. National Broadband Plan
by Karen Hirst 10 May '11

10 May '11

Apologies for the short notice, but Thursday's TASCHA Talk has been postponed. We will let you know when this talk has been re-scheduled. Thank you! Karen Karen Hirst Administrative Coordinator Technology & Social Change Group Information School 4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 400 Seattle, WA 98105 206-685-2492

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