Upcoming opportunities for faculty

May 14, 2021

From:  Annemarie Nicols-Grinenko, University Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

The CUNY College NOW STEM Research Academy gives high school students opportunities to take a free College Now science course during the spring and participate in an immersive hands-on summer research mentorship experience. Students are matched and placed in the laboratories of faculty researchers across 10 CUNY campuses. The Academy is looking for engaging, motivated, and passionate faculty mentors. Do you want to help bring rich STEM related experiences to underserved students? Do you want to help cultivate a spark/love of science? As a participating faculty member you would provide mentorship, guidance, and support to high school students as you introduce them to a variety of research models, collect and manage data, and experience work in a real research lab. To apply to be a mentor, please complete our Mentor Recruitment Form and check out our FAQ’s!  

Con Edison Social and Behavioral Research Award
Deadline Monday, July 12, 2021 11:59PM
https://ybephbsyus.formstack.com/forms/2021_con_edison_social_behavioral_research_award

The CUNY Office of K-16 Initiatives is requesting proposals from social and behavioral research projects in support of Con Edison’s goal of increasing public awareness of gas safety and of the importance of reporting natural gas odors. Eligible projects are those that aim to better understand factors that may or may not prompt community members to contact Con Edison or call 911 when they detect a gas leak or gas odor. Research areas may include but are not limited to:

• Exploring the question that has troubled the utility industry for decades: what does and does not prompt the public to notify a utility or 911 of a detected gas leak?
• Determining the efficacy of odor alarms vs. nuisance alarms
• Measuring the effectiveness of Con Edison’s current education campaign: Smell Gas, Act Fast
• Assessing the effectiveness of public health messaging:
• Enabling utility companies to learn from other public health messaging
• Demonstrating how public awareness programs have guided and influenced human behavior

Faculty researchers in the areas of public health, human and social behavior, and public affairs or any other relevant fields are encouraged to apply. We especially invite applicants from the following: Hunter College Urban Planning Department, the Silberman School of Social Work, the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch, the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, and other departments of urban studies.  We anticipate awarding 5-8 projects with funding levels of $25,000-$35,000 in 2021. Please see the attached RFP. Applications must be submitted via the online application portal. Awardees will be notified by September 1, 2021. Please direct any inquiries to: Sarah McConnell, Deputy Director, K-16 Initiatives, sarah.mcconnell@cuny.edu, https://k16.cuny.edu/.

Annemarie Nicols-Grinenko, Ph.D.
University Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
City University of New York
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