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FW: Global Health and Development Research Analyst -- Paid Part Time Position
by Melody Clark 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

Remote research analyst position for those interested in global health, development, and/or research. Just passing along for Lia Zheng - please contact her at lzheng(a)intven.com with any questions. -- Melody Clark Communications Specialist Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) 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/> From: Lia Zheng [mailto:lzheng@intven.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 4:03 PM To: Melody Clark Subject: Global Health and Development Research Analyst -- Paid Part Time Position Hi Melody, I'm an UW alumnus and my employer, Global Good Fund, is looking for graduate students to join our Virtual Research Analyst Network, which is a paid part-time position. Members of the network can work remotely and on issues related to global health and development. Could you please distribute the attached JD and FAQ to the Change group? Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Thanks and best regards, Lia Xinliang (Lia) Zheng Ph.D Scientific Research Analyst Email: lzheng(a)intven.com<mailto:lzheng@intven.com> Office: 425.691.3173 www.globalgood.com<http://www.globalgood.com/> [GG_Logo_PMS 356 (2)] This message may contain confidential information which may also be legally privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient of the message, please delete it and notify the sender via reply email. Any unauthorized dissemination, distribution or copying of the material in this message, and any attachments to the message, is strictly forbidden.

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FW: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer fellowship to build high-impact technology products for underserved communities
by Melody Clark 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

-- Melody Clark Communications Specialist Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) melclark(a)uw.edu | 206.303.7910 Twitter: @taschagroup | @melodyrclark tascha.uw.edu -----Original Message----- From: liberationtech-jobs [mailto:liberationtech-jobs-bounces@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Yosem Companys Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 11:41 AM To: Liberationtech Jobs Cc: Alexis Sypek Subject: [liberationtech-jobs] Paid summer fellowship to build high-impact technology products for underserved communities From: Alexis Sypek <alexis.sypek(a)gmail.com> via social-enterprise-jobs(a)googlegroups.com Are you an entrepreneur, engineer, or designer interested in building meaningful new technology for underserved communities? 80% of low-income Americans own mobile devices but the technologies that would be most useful to many underserved Americans aren’t the ones we build. Blue Ridge Labs’ 12-week fellowship offers top talent the opportunity to create products for communities that are traditionally overlooked by technology. By taking a user-centered approach and pushing our teams to iterate quickly and cheaply, we aim to build products that really make a difference. We believe great products are born when innovators have the opportunity to work closely with their users, and our fellowship provides unparalleled access to underserved individuals around New York. We’ll also provide you with a robust network of topic experts and front-line organizations working with these communities as you rapidly prototype and test an MVP. We look for each of our fellows to fill one of three roles: product manager, designer, engineer. Great candidates will bring not only a great track record in their area of expertise, but also courage, empathy, and a love of fast-paced, collaborative environments. If that sounds like you, we’d love for you to join us! Learn more and apply here: http://labs.robinhood.org/fellowship/ -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at companys(a)stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech-jobs

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Fwd: [dub] HCDE Invited Lecture: Neha Kumar - "Mobiles, Media, and Marginality"
by Trevor Perrier 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: HCDE News <hcdenews(a)uw.edu> Date: Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:27 AM Subject: [dub] HCDE Invited Lecture: Neha Kumar - "Mobiles, Media, and Marginality" To: hcde-community(a)uw.edu, dub(a)dub.washington.edu *Please join the department of Human Centered Design & Engineering next Tuesday, March 3, for a special guest lecture.* *Mobiles, Media, and Marginality* *Neha Kumar* Tuesday, March 3 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Sieg Hall, Room 233 Save to your calendar >> <http://eventactions.com/ea.aspx?e32=grzwn70mmdakr1hf9d3erasr7s> With the rapid proliferation of mobile phones across the world, marginal technology users are fast becoming the majority as they begin to engage with technologies on their own terms. My research focuses on understanding these emerging sociotechnical contexts in under-represented communities across the world and leveraging this understanding to design and build appropriate technological interventions for the benefit of these communities. I engage with a growing body of Science and Technology Studies (STS) literature to critically analyze and constructively inform the processes of technology design. In this talk, I will present my ethnographic findings on the appropriation of mobile technology by Indian youth from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. My research shows how these youth, through their offline and online media engagements, end up creating informal spaces of learning for themselves. Thus I emphasize that 'development-friendly' outcomes can and do result from less-studied recreational uses of technology. I will subsequently discuss how I operationalize these findings towards the design and implementation of two distinct mobile health initiatives, before presenting future directions for my work. *Bio:* *Neha Kumar *is a postdoctoral researcher at the Annenberg School of Communication in University of Southern California. Prior to this, she was at the University of Washington for a year, working as a postdoc with Profs. Richard Anderson and Gaetano Borriello in the Computer Science and Engineering department. She completed her PhD at the School of Information at UC Berkeley, where she was advised by Prof. Tapan Parikh. She carries two masters degrees from Stanford University, one in Computer Science and the other in Learning, Design & Technology. She was a recipient of the Google Anita Borg Memorial Fellowship in 2012. Human Centered Design & Engineering <http://www.hcde.uw.edu/> *[image: University of Washington Signature]* <http://www.washington.edu/marketing/files/2012/10/wsignature.gif> Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/hcde.uw> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/hcdeUW> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Human-Centered-Design-Engineering-2502822> _______________________________________________ dub mailing list dub(a)dub.washington.edu http://dub.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/dub

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Tomorrow at Change: Current Research Lighting Talks
by Trevor Perrier 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

*What*: Research Lightning Talks *When:* Tuesday, March 3 at 12pm *Where:* The Allen Center, CSE 203 Please join us this week for the last Change Seminar of the quarter. This week we will be having lighting talks from CS and iSchool grad students. This is a great opportunity to learn about some of the current research going on at UW right now. Each lighting talk will be 8-10 min with some time for questions and answers while we switch speakers. *Participants:* *Lassana Magassa *on *Digital Literacy Level of the Incarcerated* *Abstract: *A proposal to validate a framework of digital literacy that includes a social behavioral dimension and an instrument designed to measure the digital literacy level of those incarcerated. Additionally, trying to uncover what being digital literate means for individuals leaving prison and returning to the community. *Bio: *Lassana Magassa is a 6th year PhD candidate developing instruments to measure the digital literacy level of incarcerated people. He is in the Information School and is advised by Karine Nahon. *Trevor Perrier* on *USSD as a Patient Interface * *Abstract:* A proposal for extending two-way SMS messaging to an USSD based menu system. What would such a system look like, how could it be used, would it provide a net benefit to justify the costs. *Bio:* Trevor Perrier is a 3rd year PhD student working with SMS for data reporting and health literacy. He is in the Computer Science and Engineering department and advised by Richard Anderson. *Raza Khan* on *Behavioral Modeling for Churn Prediction in Developing Countries* *Abstract:* This presentation is going to describe our work on churn prediction on data from a Telecom Operator of South Asia. A key highlight of our work is the identification of some unexpected features of customer attrition. *Bio:* Muhammad Raza Khan is a 2nd year PhD student in the Information School, University of Washington working under Dr. Joshua Blumenstock. Raza has been working on different big data projects related to product adoption and churn. *Philip Reed* on *Patterns of mobile phone use based on gender and work status.* *Abstract:* In this work, in collaboration with Raza Rehman, we are examining patterns of mobile phone use between men and women, further subdivided into women who work outside the home and those who do not. We aim to help disentangle conflicting claims in the literature about whether differential access to ICT is primarily a reflection of general socio-cultural marginalization or whether it has other stronger roots. *Bio:* Philip J. Reed is a 3rd year PhD student in the Information School. Within the field of ICTD, he studies the effects of access to technology on people's job and career aspirations. His adviser is Ricardo Gomez.

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Fwd: UW CSE Colloquium / Tuesday, March 3, 2015 / Heimerl / UC Berkeley / Community Cellular Networks
by Trevor Perrier 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: UW CSE Colloquium / Tuesday, March 3, 2015 / Heimerl / UC Berkeley / Community Cellular Networks Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:03:25 -0800 From: Info about upcoming UW CSE Colloquia <talks(a)cs.washington.edu> Reply-To: talks-request(a)cs.washington.edu To: tperrier(a)cs.washington.edu Next Tuesday... UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Computer Science and Engineering COLLOQUIUM SPEAKER: Kurtis Heimerl, UC Berkeley TITLE: Community Cellular Networks DATE: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 TIME: 3:30pm PLACE: EEB-105 HOST: Richard Anderson ABSTRACT: Cellular networks are one of the most impactful technologies of the last century, with over 3.5 billion active users in just under 25 years of operation. However, over a billion people, primarily in rural areas, still live without this basic service. There are two primary reasons for this: First, rural areas are difficult for incumbents to cover profitably, as costs are higher and revenue is lower. Second, current cellular regulations only allow for incumbents to bring coverage, forbidding other organizations from covering underserved areas. In order to resolve these concerns and bring coverage to communities, we developed three core technologies. The first is "Community Cellular Networks": small-scale, locally owned and operated cellular networks. The second is Virtual Coverage, a mechanism for reducing the cost of rural cellular through smart duty cycling. The third is GSM White Space, a technology and regulatory framework for community cellular networks utilizing spectrum sensing available on standard GSM phones. We demonstrate the value of all three technologies through an ongoing, sustainable, 2 year long installation in rural Papua, Indonesia, which generates over 1000 USD/month in revenue for the local community while supporting over 400 subscribers and handling over 500,000 communications. Lastly, we discuss the future of cellular in the context of our company Endaga, the broader Community Cellular movement, and opportunities in disaster relief. Bio: Kurtis Heimerl is a postdoctoral researcher in UC Berkeley's TIER group as well as the CEO and cofounder of Endaga. Kurtis received his BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Washington and his MS and Ph.D in Computer Science from UC Berkeley under Professors Eric Brewer and Tapan Parikh. Kurtis's research focuses on enabling rural cellular access through empowering local entrepreneurs to set up and manage their own community cellular networks, for which he was named to Technology Review's 2014 list of "35 under 35" Innovators Heimerl profile Kurtis has previously worked on education (Metamouse, a system for converting single-player educational games into multiplayer games) and crowdsourcing (Umati, the crowdsourcing vending machine). He has published widely and won numerous paper awards including best paper at CHI and DySPAN and a community award at NSDI. Refreshments to be served in room prior to talk. *NOTE* This lecture will be broadcast live via the Internet. See http://www.cs.washington.edu/news/colloq.info.html for more information. Email: talk-info(a)cs.washington.edu Info: http://www.cs.washington.edu/ (206) 543-1695 The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accomodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance of the event at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or email at dso(a)u.washington.edu.

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Looking for student programmers
by Justin McReynolds 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

We're looking for students with programming skills (PHP, Python, Ruby and/or Java) to work on open-source health informatics software with the UW's Clinical Informatics Research Group (http://cirg.washington.edu) Requires significant experience working with Linux systems, and databases; health/clinical experience not necessary. The work will include web & mobile development with open source tools, database management, and software testing. 12-20 hours per week, possibly more during the summer. This is a paid gig and a great opportunity to gain experience working with teams on domestic and international clinical and public health informatics projects. Likely opportunities for collaboration on posters and publications. Contact mcjustin(a)uw.edu<mailto:mcjustin@uw.edu> for more information. Justin McReynolds Technical Program Manager Clinical Informatics Research Group University of Washington

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FW: [dub] HCDE Invited Lecture: David Mellis - "Democratizing Electronics: Accessibility and Meaning in Technological Making"
by Melody Clark 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Passing along...may be of interest. -- Melody Clark Communications Specialist Technology & Social Change (TASCHA) 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/> From: dub-bounces(a)dub.washington.edu [mailto:dub-bounces@dub.washington.edu] On Behalf Of HCDE News Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 11:28 AM To: hcde-community(a)uw.edu; dub(a)dub.washington.edu Subject: [dub] HCDE Invited Lecture: David Mellis - "Democratizing Electronics: Accessibility and Meaning in Technological Making" Please join the department of Human Centered Design & Engineering next Tuesday, February 24, for a special guest lecture. Democratizing Electronics: Accessibility and Meaning in Technological Making David Mellis, MIT Media Lab Tuesday, February 24 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Sieg Hall, Room 233 Save to your calendar >><http://eventactions.com/ea.aspx?e32=wfzf6maz82sps761yc4g5j7u4r> [cid:image004.jpg@01D04C39.92952880]My work seeks to democratize electronics making. I develop tools, examples, and contexts that help designers, artists, students, hobbyists, and others prototype, design, and fabricate interactive artifacts. That involves not only making technology accessible to new audiences but making it relevant and meaningful for those audiences. In this talk, I share lessons from my work on electronics prototyping platforms; on supporting the use of electronics in design, craft, and art; and on do-it-yourself electronic devices. Based on my experience as the lead software developer for the Arduino electronics prototyping platform, I discuss approaches to supporting the design and prototyping of interactive objects and their behaviors. Drawing on my time teaching physical computing in design and art contexts, I discuss strategies for translating electronics and embedded computation into natural materials for creative practice. My research at the MIT Media Lab investigates the application of an open-source approach to the making of electronic products. I discuss the opportunities and constraints I've encountered in redesigning devices (like radios and cellphones) for personal production using digital fabrication. I share strategies for engaging others in making electronic devices for use in their daily lives. Finally, I discuss future research opportunities, including both potential new platforms for the making of interactive artifacts and means of engaging new audiences in these activities. Bio: David A. Mellis is a PhD student at the MIT Media Lab, in Prof. Mitchel Resnick's Lifelong Kindergarten group. David completed his master's degree at the Media Lab in Prof. Leah Buechley's High-Low Tech group. Prior to the Media Lab, David was a member of the faculty for the pilot year at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, an international master's program. David has a master's degree from the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea (Italy) and is a co-founder of the Arduino electronics prototyping platform. Human Centered Design & Engineering<http://www.hcde.uw.edu/> [University of Washington Signature]<http://www.washington.edu/marketing/files/2012/10/wsignature.gif> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/hcde.uw> | Twitter<http://twitter.com/hcdeUW> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Human-Centered-Design-Engineering-2502822>

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List of ICTD orgs in India
by Anupam Jain 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

Hi folks We are trying to do so mapping out of the ICTD space in India (mostly practitioners) and wanted to start off by listing down all orgs (only India as of now) actively involved in building tech for development and classifying them under broad domains. Wanted to check if anyone knows of other such lists that we could refer to as well? (have seen this <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICT4D_organizations> one) Thanks Anupam --------- Anupam Technical Project Manager Dimagi

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Change Tomorrow: Samia Razaq - Maternal and Child Health Projects in Pakistan
by Trevor Perrier 16 Feb '15

16 Feb '15

Just a quick reminder that we will be having Change tomorrow. ** *What*: Samia Razaq - Maternal and Child Health Projects in Pakistan *When:* Tuesday, Feb 17 at 12pm *Where:* The Allen Center, CSE 203 Please join us this week for Change. Smaia Razaq from ITU-Punjab will be presenting information needs surrounding maternal health awareness in Pakistan. *Abstract:* Pakistan has the third highest maternal deaths in South Asia. Globally, more than 350,000 women die each year from preventable complications linked to pregnancy. Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is relatively higher in developing countries with a concentration in rural and underserved communities. In Pakistan around 30,000 women die each year due to the pre and postnatal complications. In this talk Samia Razaq talks about three maternal health mHealth initiatives from ITU-Punjab to address these issues. Projects include an SMS and IVR system to inform women about family planning, pre-maternal illness and general health, a digitized Android based IMCI protocol being deployed at Ganga Ram hospital, and work on digitizing immunization records. All three projects help alleviate health information gaps among women, communities and health officials. *About the speaker:* Samia Razaq completed her Masters in Computer Sciences from the School of Science and Engineering (SSE) at LUMS. During her time at LUMS, she was part of the research lab, Neighborhood for Emerging World Technologists (NEWT). As part of her research work she worked in the area of ICTD and Language Technologies and worked on several collaborative projects with the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA. Currently, Samia is teaching the D-Lab course at ITU-Punjab, which is inspired from D-Lab MIT, where she hopes to relay her knowledge of 6 years of research in robotics and ICT4D to the students. She believes that a person can better impact the world, by building solutions and designing systems that facilitate the development of the world.

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Fwd: Product Manager position at Creative
by Ted McCarthy 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

Creative is hiring a Product Manager - Technology for Development. ----------------------------- Contact: Jacqui Deelstra - jacquid(a)creativedc.com Job description: https://rew21.ultiproworkplace.com/CRE1010/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*1… Job Details Requisition Number14-0102Post Date1/22/2015TitleProduct Manager - T4DCity WashingtonDescription *Product Manager* *Technology for Development* *Position Location:* Washington D.C. *Background:* Creative Associates International (Creative) is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, youth, democratic institutions, crisis mitigation and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 15 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. *Position Summary:* Technology for Development (T4D) is a growing focus for Creative. Housed in the Cross-Functional and New Markets group, it is responsible for incubating innovative technologies for use in international development programs, and supporting various Creative divisions in the appropriate and creative application of these mobile and other information and community technologies for education, citizen engagement, workforce development and the like. The T4D Product Manager will lead the product strategy, management and design of the technologies Creative invests in, as well as contribute in shaping future Creative investments in technology. *Reporting & Supervision:* The position will report to the Sr. Associate, Technology for Development. *Primary Responsibilities:* · Manage the product user research, design, usability, acceptance testing, roadmap, and sprint planning forCreativeU <http://creativeu.com/> – a new home-grown responsive platform for blended learning for use in development. Interact with customers and clients, and liaise with the contracted software development team to strategize and grow CreativeU. · Manage the product development of an open-source mobile geospatial data collection and analysis toolset for improving development data analytics, visibility and sustainability. Collaborate in defining the vision of the product, and the adoption of it by the open source software community. · Experiment with and deploy various off the shelf and open source platforms for applications in Creative programs in different developing countries. E.g. installing, customizing and setting up KoBo Toolbox for data collection in a project; or KA Lite on Raspberry Pi for access to educational materials in schools with no internet access. *Required Skills & Qualifications:* · 5 to 7 years of online and mobile product management experience · Experience in usability testing methods with a sharp eye for user experience and modern interface design · Rapid prototyping and programming skills in LAMP, RoR, Python, or similar stack · Adept in Agile software development processes and tools · Experience working with remote and multicultural tech teams · Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills · Must be analytical, organized, customer focused, decisive, proactive, optimistic and creative. · Have demonstrable projects or a portfolio *Desired Skills & Qualifications:* · Bachelors and master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, design, human-computer interaction or business related field · Open source software development experience, with a github profile of contributions · Experience with e-learning · Experience with geographic information systems (GIS) · Experience with product users from Middle East, Africa, and Latin America · Familiarity with Information & Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) research, technologies, vendors, funders and implementers · Passion for the potential of technology for assisting the underserved *Creative Associates International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. AA/V/D.*

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