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Research Coordinator job opening for University of Washington, Digital Financial Services research group
by Richard Anderson 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Note: The following job has been posted on the UW Human Resources system. The job is posted on the UW employment web page: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/index.html Select "FIND A JOB", and then enter Requisition 137127. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible. JOB DESCRIPTION Research Coordinator (1757), Digital Financial Services Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington As part of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)-funded project in Digital Financial Services, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of Washington is seeking a Research Coordinator. The Digital Financial Services (DFS) Research Group was formed to investigate technologies that will improve the ability of banks and mobile operators to deploy digital financial products that reach the poor. The research group is led by Professor Richard Anderson and includes Professors Yoshi Kohno, Franziska Roesner, and Kurtis Heimerl in Computer Science & Engineering. The project aims to develop and deploy technological solutions to specific challenges that impede the introductions and wide scale deployment of these financial products. Low profitability, lack of client demand, and the outright failure of many DFS launches can be traced back to difficult barriers and frictions that hinder the business model and scalability of DFS systems. Challenges that have been identified include fraud and cyberattacks, network failures, the proximity payments user experience, managing identity and on-boarding, the lack of analytics for product development and risk scoring, agent management, and financial education for end users. The Research Coordinator will support and coordinate with a group of four faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, a postdoctoral fellow, external visitors, and departmental fiscal staff. The group's activities will include assessing the usability and security of financial technologies, developing tools to support introduction of financial products, managing financial services data sets, and conducting technology assessments. The group will be producing a series of research reports in addition to developing prototype technologies for field deployment. The Research Coordinator will be responsible for group coordination, managing external partnerships, supporting evaluation studies, creating a communication strategy, managing publications, and communications including grant- and report-writing. This position will not be responsible for financial tracking or budgets. Reporting to Professor Richard Anderson, this position will be responsible for the following: Research Group Coordination * Provide overall coordination of the research team. Ensure effective and efficient team functioning. * Manage team communication, provide regular study updates. * Coordinate research team meetings to be held on a regular and as-needed basis including coordinating scheduling, creating and carrying out agendas, preparing meeting documents, and creating and maintaining related meeting documentation. * Act as a change agent in developing and implementing process change within the research team. * Prepare human subjects applications for product testing; responsible to ensure that the DFS research program is consistent with ethical standards and other regulations. * Develop forms, questionnaires, and procedures for collecting and summarizing observations and data. Communications * Oversee the communications strategy for the group. Develop and implement goals, priorities, and approaches that will showcase the group's work and promote the results of the project to provide technological solutions for improving the deployment of digital financial products for the poor. * Maintain the group's website, update content, write new content, and solicit submissions from others. * Prepare research reports and progress reports. Write administrative reports for funding agencies, primarily for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Assist in writing the annual report. * Prepare presentations and manuscripts for peer-review publication. * Play a major role in preparing grant applications and submissions, including literature review, drafting background and methodological content, budget justifications, draft of grant figures and tables, completion of grant submission forms, and copy editing. External & Third-Party Relations * Act as a liaison between the DFS group, program partners, research study sites, funding agencies, and other relevant administrative departments and agencies. * Maintain communications with external partners. * Track research of external researchers and organization that is relevant to the group's activities. Requirements: * Bachelor's degree in international development, economics, public policy, or related area AND at least two years of applicable experience. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills; capable of producing high-quality written documents. * Fluency in English * Strong project management skills; demonstrated success managing multiple projects. * Three months' experience working on a global development project while living in a developing country. * Ability to effectively bridge communication between technical research staff at UW, funding staff at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and third parties. * Computer proficiency with intermediate skills or higher in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Google docs. Desired * Master's degree in international development, economics, public policy, or related area. * Project experience with mobile banking or microfinance. Conditions: The position may involve international travel, possibly one or two international trips per year.

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Make research more accessible, by joining Stanford Scholar to collaborate and create short talks on top CS papers!
by Rajan Vaish 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

There are thousands and thousands of research papers that go unread, some are behind paywall, some are hard for non-researchers to read and understand - besides writing papers, researchers are unable to spend a lot of time making that valuable knowledge accessible. Can we can help? Our goal is to make world's research more accessible, by collaboratively creating short talks on influential papers, starting with computer science. Not only you'll expand your knowledge, presentation skills, but your work will be viewed by people around the world. We'll also notify original authors about it, and possibly get more people involved and connected. By signing up below, you're gonna be part of a new STANFORD SCHOLAR PLATFORM, where we'll invite researchers and non-researchers to collaborate and help science. This is the beginning of a large scale effort, and hope you'll join us <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd97PTIFo0lTaUB3E7PpalFQ6wsStAwEBc…> ! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me back at rvaish(a)cs.stanford.edu. Also, please spread the word in your universities or organizations, let's make it big! Thank you so much, Rajan Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University stanford.edu/~rvaish -- Rajan Vaish Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University | stanford.edu/~rvaish

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Fwd: ACM DEV 2016 Call for Posters
by Brian DeRenzi 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jay Taneja <jtaneja(a)umass.edu> Date: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 9:50 PM Subject: ACM DEV 2016 Call for Posters To: <jtaneja(a)umass.edu> Please circulate among your networks. --- *ACM DEV 2016 * *November 18-21, Nairobi, Kenya* *Important Dates* *Poster Submission Deadline: *September 7, 2016 - 11:59pm UTC *Conference*: November 18-21 in Nairobi, Kenya http://acmdev.org/ http://acmdev.org/call-for-posters/ *Call for Posters* DEV 2016 provides an international forum for research in the design, implementation, and evaluation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social and economic development. In particular, we focus on contexts where conventional computing solutions are often inappropriate due to various contextual factors - including, but not limited to: cost, language, literacy, different social structures, and the availability of power and bandwidth. All DEV poster submissions should either provide or directly motivate a novel technical solution that has direct implications for development. Posters should describe original and previously unpublished research and innovative experiments. We also encourage poster submissions that describe work-in-progress, as a way to generate early feedback and discussion on projects. The poster deadline for DEV 2016 is September 7th at 11:59PM. Poster abstract submissions can be *up to 4 pages* and all submissions must be in ACM format, submitted as a PDF via the submission site <http://posters.acmdev.org/>. The topic of ICT for development is inherently multidisciplinary, and encompasses a broad array of fields within the computer science discipline. We also welcome novel ICT contributions from development practitioners. As a guide for poster submissions, we provide a list of focus topics below, but we also welcome posters outside of the listed topics that address the DEV focus on computing innovations supporting social and economic development. *Systems* Low-cost connectivity and computing devices Network solutions for poorly connected regions, including white space spectrum Power-efficient systems Mobile systems and applications Special-purpose systems, e.g. sensors, wireless, IVR Systems challenges and opportunities in development, e.g. security, sustainability, resilience Cellular phone systems and applications Novel tools and applications for development Measurements of existing technology in developing regions (e.g. network deployments) *HCI* User interfaces for low-literacy populations Multi-lingual computing User interfaces for low-cost devices Participatory methods and user-centered design Accessibility to disabled populations in developing regions Design and evaluation of applications in health, microfinance, education, agriculture, entertainment, social media, and other DEV-related areas Adapting content and applications to local languages and education levels Understanding social relationships and information flows in disadvantaged societies *Data Science* Computational sustainability Computational social science Econometric models and developmental economics Data science for social good Machine learning techniques for large-scale data analysis in development contexts Speech interfaces and translation for low-resource languages Computer vision challenges and opportunities in development Understanding social networks and digital media in developing regions The accepted posters will be published in the companion conference proceedings. Papers should be submitted via the submission site <http://posters.acmdev.org/>. Please direct any questions to acmdev16posters(a)gmail.com.

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World Bank’s ICT team, focused on digital development
by Yosem Companys 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

From: Bertram Boie <bboie(a)worldbank.org> We are currently having a need for a short-term consultancy (STC) support here in the World Bank’s ICT team, focused on digital development. Kind regards, Bertram _______________________________________________ Bertram Boie Economist, Office of the Senior Director Transport & ICT T +1 202 45 84633 E bboie(a)worldbank.org A 1818 H Street, NW, MC 6-104, Washington DC 20433, USA

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FW: Social Science Faculty positions - IIIT Delhi
by Chris Coward 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

-----Original Message----- From: P. VIGNESWARA ILAVARASAN [mailto:vignes@iitd.ac.in] Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 11:13 PM To: Chris Coward <ccoward(a)uw.edu> Subject: Social Science Faculty positions - IIIT Delhi Dear Prof.Chris Coward, Greetings! I am advising the Center for IT & Society, being established at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT Delhi). We are looking for highly motivated, research oriented social sciences faculty members at all levels. Could you please forward this call among your contacts? Thank you very much! Warm regards, Vignesh. http://web.iitd.ac.in/~vignes/ ________________ IIIT Delhi is one of the most promising young institutions in IT in India with vibrant faculty community (two third of them have PhDs from top global institutions). It has a strong research culture, dedicated research groups, industry sponsored labs and innovative education programs which aim to prepare leaders to create and engage with the technology of the future. The Institute is establishing a multidisciplinary Center on IT and Society, which needs highly motivated, research oriented social sciences faculty members at all levels. The working environment is on par with the world class universities. This center is likely to have collaborators from Center for Digital Media and Design and other departments. The institute provides strong support for research, has a good teaching-research balance, and has among the best compensation in academia in the country. All regular faculty will be provided on-campus or leased accommodation. Other benefits include initiation research grant, travel support, professional development fund, etc., and personal benefits such as health insurance, leave travel concession, contribution to pension plan, etc. For an Assistant Professor position, a candidate must have a PhD plus three years' experience. The experience shall be waived for candidates with PhDs from reputed universities and good research / academic record. The candidate should share the evidence of training in any social sciences discipline. It can be either one of the following: Master degree in social sciences (Economics, Psychology, Communication and Anthropology etc); relevant doctoral level courses or teaching; and publications in high rated social sciences journals. Faculty Selection in London and Paris in October 2016: Faculty selection committee meetings are to be held UCL London in October, first week and in INRIA Paris during October, second week. Candidates from UK are encouraged to apply for consideration in London selections, and candidates from EU are encouraged to apply for Paris selections. Shortlisting for the personal meetings shall be done on the basis of CV and an e-seminar to the IIIT-D faculty during August - September. Travel reimbursements upto USD 500 for personal meeting shall be given. The results of the selection shall be declared by the end of October. All vacancies are Tenure Track positions. Applications from all nationalities are most welcome. For London and Paris rounds, deadline is September 30, 2016. Else, positions are open till filled. Please send your CV to faculty-applications(a)iiitd.ac.in. For further details, please refer: https://www.iiitd.ac.in/careers/faculty/2016 or write to faculty-applications(a)iiitd.ac.in _______________________________________ P. VIGNESWARA ILAVARASAN, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India. +91 9910230407 vignes(a)iitd.ac.in http://web.iitd.ac.in/~vignes/

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FW: [liberationtech-jobs] Job Posting in DC
by Melody Clark 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

From: liberationtech-jobs [mailto:liberationtech-jobs-bounces@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of John Pope Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:35 AM To: liberationtech-jobs(a)lists.stanford.edu Subject: [liberationtech-jobs] Job Posting in DC The PeaceTech Lab based out of Washington DC is an international NGO that works at the intersection of technology, media, and data to help reduce violent conflict around the world. We're posting a new, yet pivotal position that supports one of PeaceTech Lab’s growth areas: educating the next generation of humanitarian engineers. The Peacebuilding Engineers Program will sharpen the skills of talented young technologists and engineers and will give them the opportunity to serve communities in conflict zones around the world who are working to create sustainable peace. We are looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial thinker/doer who can motivate, teach, mentor peacetech entrepreneurs in the field, while embracing the core values of peacebuilding. The Executive Director takes the lead role in the Peacebuilding Engineers Program, responsible for organizing and teaching courses, mentoring students, further development and planning of the program, financial management, and public outreach. The position requires a unique mix of skills ranging from teaching and peacebuilding expertise to entrepreneurism and tech savvy. Full role description and desired qualifications can be found here: http://www.peacetechlab.org/executive-director-peacebuilding-engineers-prog… We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. Best, John ----- John Pope Special Assistant to the President PeaceTech Lab (202) 429-4734

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Fwd: [dub] Technology & Justice Symposium - Friday, September 9
by Trevor Perrier 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: emcr <emcr(a)uw.edu> Date: Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 9:46 AM Subject: [dub] Technology & Justice Symposium - Friday, September 9 To: "dub(a)dub.washington.edu" <dub(a)dub.washington.edu> The Washington State Access to Justice Board is pleased to invite you to the first Technology & Justice Symposium <https://atjtechsymposium.splashthat.com/>, September 9-10, 2016, at the University of Washington School of Law. On Friday, September 9th we will hold a day-long event exploring the opportunities technology offers for the improvement of access to justice and examining the progress of the Washington State ATJ Technology Principles <http://www.atjweb.org/>. Our goal is to connect those working in technology, legal aid, and nonprofits towards improving outcomes in access to justice through a series of panels, flash talks, and small group workshop sessions. We hope you will be able to join us for this important conversation. For questions please contact, Emily McReynolds, emcr(a)uw.edu. _______________________________________________ dub mailing list dub(a)dub.washington.edu http://dubber.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/dub

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FW: IFIP 9.4 2017 Conference - Call for Papers
by Richard Anderson 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

From: BAILEY,Arlene [mailto:arlene.bailey@uwimona.edu.jm] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 4:24 PM To: Maung Sein <maung.k.sein(a)uia.no> Cc: Fathul Wahid <fathul.wahid(a)uia.no>; Julian Bass <j.bass(a)computer.org>; Johanes Eka Priyatma <eko(a)usd.ac.id>; Jyoti Choudrie <j.choudrie(a)herts.ac.uk>; M Sirajul Islam <sirajul.islam(a)oru.se> Subject: IFIP 9.4 2017 Conference - Call for Papers Dear All, Hope things are going well. We are sharing again the Call for Papers for the IFIP WG9.4 2017 Conference which will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, May 22 - 24, 2017. The submission deadline is Tuesday November 15, 2016, and we look forward to your participation! Further details and links are included below: IFIP 9.4 2017 Conference - 14th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries Yogyakarta, Indonesia Submission Deadline: Tuesday November 15, 2016 Conference Dates: May 22 - 24, 2017 Conference Co-Chairs: Fathul Wahid, Julian Bass, Johanes Eka Priyatma Programme Co-Chairs: Jyoti Choudrie, M. Sirajul Islam Conference website - http://2017.ifipwg94.net/ Call for Papers - http://2017.ifipwg94.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CFP-IFIP-WG-94-2017.pdf Conference Tracks - http://2017.ifipwg94.net/submissions/tracks/ EasyChair Submission site - https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg942017 Hotel - http://www.royalambarrukmo.com/ Best wishes, Arlene

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smartphone usage in africa
by Yosem Companys 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

From: Arjuna Sathiaseelan <arjuna.sathiaseelan(a)cl.cam.ac.uk> all, was wondering if there are any data/papers on the smartphone usage in africa - penetration & types of smartphones that are prevalent across the continent? thanks in advance arjuna -- Arjuna Sathiaseelan Personal: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~as2330/ N4D Lab: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~as2330/n4d

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Re: [change] TASCHA is hiring a Research Assistant - Fall Quarter 2016 (possibility of extension)
by Melody Clark 15 Aug '16

15 Aug '16

Just a quick, friendly reminder that applications are due on August 17th. Please apply and/or forward to those who might be interested. Thank you! Melody From: Melody Clark Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 1:26 PM To: 'change(a)change.washington.edu' <change(a)change.washington.edu>; 'EvansWorld(a)u.washington.edu' <EvansWorld(a)u.washington.edu>; 'jsisadv(a)u.washington.edu' <jsisadv(a)u.washington.edu>; 'publiclife(a)uw.edu' <publiclife(a)uw.edu>; 'gpaa(a)uw.edu' <gpaa(a)uw.edu>; 'cmuadv(a)uw.edu' <cmuadv(a)uw.edu>; 'mcdm(a)uw.edu' <mcdm(a)uw.edu> Subject: RE: TASCHA is hiring a Research Assistant - Fall Quarter 2016 (possibility of extension) To apply, please send application materials to iApply(a)uw.edu<mailto:iApply@uw.edu>. Thank you! From: Melody Clark Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:10 AM To: 'change(a)change.washington.edu' <change(a)change.washington.edu<mailto:change@change.washington.edu>>; 'EvansWorld(a)u.washington.edu' <EvansWorld(a)u.washington.edu<mailto:EvansWorld@u.washington.edu>>; 'jsisadv(a)u.washington.edu' <jsisadv(a)u.washington.edu<mailto:jsisadv@u.washington.edu>>; 'publiclife(a)uw.edu' <publiclife(a)uw.edu<mailto:publiclife@uw.edu>>; 'gpaa(a)uw.edu' <gpaa(a)uw.edu<mailto:gpaa@uw.edu>>; 'cmuadv(a)uw.edu' <cmuadv(a)uw.edu<mailto:cmuadv@uw.edu>>; 'mcdm(a)uw.edu' <mcdm(a)uw.edu<mailto:mcdm@uw.edu>> Subject: TASCHA is hiring a Research Assistant - Fall Quarter 2016 (possibility of extension) Hello! The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA)<https://tascha.uw.edu/> is hiring a Research Assistant for fall quarter 2016 (with possibility of extension). Full description below. Link here: https://ischool.uw.edu/about/jobs/students/research-assistant-technology-so…. Please check it out, apply if you qualify and are interested, and/or pass along to students that might be. Many thanks! Melody Position description: Research Assistant Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) - Autumn Quarter 2016 University of Washington Information School Location: The Information School, UW - Bloedel Hall Position Title: Research Assistant - Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) Start Date: Autumn Quarter 2016 - preferably 9/16/16, no later than 10/1/16 End Date: 12/15/16 with possibility of extension Deadline to Apply: This position is open until filled. Priority will be given to applicants that apply before 9/1/16. This position will average 20 hours per week. Position Description The University of Washington Information School's Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) has an outstanding opportunity for a student to provide key support to TASCHA's research communications activities. The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School explores the design, use, and effects of information and communication technologies in communities facing social and economic challenges. With experience in over 50 countries, TASCHA brings together a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and policy experts to advance knowledge, create public resources, and improve policy and program design. Our purpose? To spark innovation and opportunities for those who need it most. The student in this position will play an integral role by working directly with TASCHA's Communications Specialist, along with the leadership and researchers at TASCHA. The student will have an opportunity to learn more about TASCHA's research, the areas we work in, and to provide communications support to the TASCHA team. As we want this to be a mutually beneficial role, TASCHA's Communications Specialist will work with the student to identify and nurture their interests and goals in working at TASCHA, while still getting the important support needed to communicate our work effectively. Duties include: * Writing about TASCHA's research for dissemination on the group's website, social media platforms, and more * Assisting the Communications Specialist in managing and maintaining TASCHA's website, social media accounts, and other online research communications platforms * Actively monitoring and reporting on what is happening in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), Digital Development, Public Libraries (in and outside the United States), Innovation, eLearning, and more related to technology & social change * Providing regular updates on their work to both the Communications Specialist and other TASCHA members * Participating in TASCHA meetings as necessary and appropriate * Other duties as assigned Requirements * Current, or incoming, UW Masters student for the 2016-2017 academic year * Exceptionally strong written and oral communication skills * Strong organizational skills and positive work practices (i.e., take initiative, flexible with shifting priorities, and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team) * Ability to work independently - planning and carrying out tasks with guidance from the Communications Specialist * Working knowledge of WordPress * Savvy in strategic social media use and professional online communications * Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications * Interest in the work of the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) * Student must be enrolled for a minimum of 10 credits per quarter to be eligible. Desired qualifications * Previous experience in writing for online communications (website/blog posts, briefs, etc.) * Experience conducting desk research, literature reviews, and scanning the landscape of research areas to spot trends * Experience in managing and maintaining a WordPress site * Experience working in international development and/or public libraries Qualified students with an interest in the design, use, and effects of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in communities facing social and economic challenges and who are enrolled in the Information School autumn quarter 2016 are encouraged to apply. Students from other departments will also be considered for this position. Compensation Questions regarding salary and benefits should be directed to iSchool Human Resources at iHRhelp(a)uw.edu<mailto:iHRhelp@uw.edu>. To apply 1. Please include a cover letter briefly describing your skills and experiences relevant to this type of work in one page or less, please include your student ID number. 2. Attach a current resume that includes your work history and academic accomplishments. 3. Attach no more than 3 samples in PDF format of your very best writing samples, preferably on topics related to ICT4D, digital development, public libraries, or any other TASCHA research area. We will look at these materials for both style and content. Note: This job classification is governed by a negotiated labor contract and is subject to union shop provisions. For more information about union shop provisions, visit: www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/apl/union-info.html<http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/jobs/apl/union-info.html> The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. -- Melody Clark Communications Specialist Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) University of Washington Information School melclark(a)uw.edu<mailto:melclark@uw.edu> | 206.303.7910 Twitter: @taschagroup<https://twitter.com/taschagroup> | @melodyrclark<https://twitter.com/#!/melodyrclark> tascha.uw.edu<http://tascha.uw.edu/>

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