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- Scholarships, Internships, and Other Funded Junkets
Grant: 2010 Gloria Lyerla Research Travel Grant call for applications - The Texas Tech University Libraries Faculty Research Committee invites applications from full time TTU tenure track or tenured faculty members. Gloria Lyerla worked for more than 30 years at the Texas Tech University Libraries. Her dedication to the support of research on the TTU campus and throughout Texas was an inspiration to her colleagues. Her leadership within the Interlibrary Loan area brought state-wide and national regonition to Texas Tech. In memory of her years of service, a fund has been established by friends and family to support Texas Tech University researchers in their efforts to acquire from and/or difficult to retrieve materials. The purpose of the Research Travel Grant program is to assist Texas Tech University researchers in meeting the costs of travel to research collections of libraries, archives, museums and other repositories throughout the world. Successful applications will receive an award of up to $750.00 in a single payment. The award must be used for the exclusive purpose of helping defray the researchers' travel expenses, and is intended to be used in the twelve months immediately following the award announcement. Deadline: February 15, 2010. For more information and to submit an application: http://library.ttu.edu/research_grants/fund.php
Internship: Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research International Peacebuilding Summer Internship, New York or Washington, D.C. The Peacebuilding Initiative, a project of HPCR International seeks interns to help develop a thematic portal on peacebuilding. Candidate should have demonstrated interest and experience in peacebuilding, excellent research and writing skills in English, extensive experience in using the Internet and specialized databases, and great attention to detail. To apply, send resume and cover letter at earliest convenience to Ms. Suneeta Kaimal at skaimal@hpcr.org
Study Abroad: Arizona State University Field Schools and Study Abroad- The School of Human Evolution and Social Change offers a diverse lineup of opportunities for students to study in the field and get hands on experience in a range of disciplines. For more information: http://shesc.asu.edu/global
Job Opening: Project Director, funded by NIH grant. This federally funded research project is a multi-method study that includes all household members over the age of 8 years old to improve our understanding of the personal dynamics involved in holding a job that requires frequent travel. The Post-Doc or Research Associate will fulfill the following responsibilities:
§Maintain and monitor data collection and data management procedures
§Plan and supervise the work of multiple graduate research assistants
§Recruit research participants and supervise participation process, including
payments to participants
§Contribute to research activities (analysis, submissions, presentations, and manuscripts)
§Prepare brochures, newsletters, and reports for participants, funding agency, and other stakeholders
§Liaise with research and program officers at Texas Tech University and the National Institutes of Health
§Prepare annual budgets, financial and activity reports for funding agency (NIH) as well as host institution (Tech)
The PI intends to write another grant and to work on establishing a Center on Work and Family Life which would include possibilities for continuing appointment and progressively more responsible positions. For more information, contact Anisa Zvonkovic at anisa.zvonkovic@ttu.edu.
- Conferences, Calls for Papers, and Other Extras
April 8, 2010: “Being and Thinking as an Academic Mother: Theory and Narrative,” symposium held by the Association for Research on Mothering and the Simone de Beauvoir Institute at Concordia University. Deadline for submissions Dec. 1, 2009. For more information, contact Lynn O’Brien Hallstein at lhallst@bu.edu
April 14-17, 2010: Western Social Sciences Association 52nd Annual Conference, Reno, NV. Deadline for submissions Dec. 1, 2009. For more information: http://wssa.asu.edu
June 25-28, 2010: “Feminism, Science, and Values,” conference at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. For more information: http://www.uwo.ca/iaph2010
- Kudos and Cool Stuff: WS Faculty and Friends
Several Women's Studies affiliated faculty win in the
Research Enrichment Fund Grant Competition:
- Laura Beard,
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Classical and Modern
Languages and Literatures
$24,092 for a proposal entitled, “Killing the Indian in the Child: Narratives of the Indian Residential School Experience.” - Stacy Elko,
College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Art
$30,000 for a proposal entitled, “Print Media as Source for Artistic Social Research.” - Ann Hawkins,
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English
$35,000 for a proposal entitled, “Romantic Women Writers Reviewed, 1789-1824.” - Elizabeth Sharp,
College of Human Sciences, Department of Human Development and
Family Studies
$22,286 for a proposal entitled, “Intimacy and Eating Disorder Recovery for Single Women.”
Co-PI: Nancy Bell, College of Human Sciences, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Dr. Kanika Batra, Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Literature in the Department of English, will publish an interview with Jasbir Jain (Indian feminist activist, writer, and cultural critic) titled "Contesting Postcolonialism: Cynthia Leenerts and Kanika Batra in Conversation with Professor Jasbir Jain" in the journal South Asian Review (June 2010).
Dr. Francesca di Poppa, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, presented a paper entitled "Hobbes and the Inscrutable God" to the South Central Seminar in the History of Early Modern Philosophy, University of Texas, San Antonio, October 23-24, 2009.
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