Reminder!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Center for Social Science Scholarship/CAHSS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship

Deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2020

Download the Fellowship Application here.

Applications are now being accepted for the Center for Social Science Scholarship/CAHSS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship (SFRF). The purpose of this fellowship is to support significant social science research among tenure-track and tenured faculty in CAHSS, resulting in a submittable product by December 2020.

Applications are welcome from any tenured or tenure-track faculty doing social science research in any CAHSS department. Fellows will receive a $6,000 award during the summer of 2020. Up to three fellowships will be awarded.

By December 2020, each Fellow agrees to complete a submittable product, which can include an external grant or fellowship proposal, journal article, policy paper, book manuscript, or book chapter; upon completion, Fellows shall provide a copy of this submitted product to the Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship. Fellows who are preparing an external proposal are expected to work with MIPAR for pre- and post-award assistance.

Interested faculty should complete and submit an application (linked above) by the specified deadline.

Applications will be reviewed and ranked by members of the Center for Social Science Scholarship Advisory Board, according to the following criteria:

• Quality of proposed research project;
• Significance of the project in its field;
• Publishing/funding potential of the work;
• Qualification of the faculty member to carry out the work, including the requisite expertise in the topic area and prior research productivity;
• Likelihood that the proposed work can be successfully completed with fellowship support and that it will result in a submittable product within the specified time period;
• Approval and recommendation of faculty member’s department chair.

Funds for this fellowship are provided by the Center for Social Science Scholarship, the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS), and the UMBC Vice President for Research.

Prospective accounting students and recent accounting graduates:  There are two auditing positions SSA OIG has issued on USAJOBS.com; an auditing internship position and a full time auditing position for recent accounting graduates. These positions provide an excellent opportunity for students and recent graduates who wish to pursue an exciting and rewarding career in the federal government.

Federal OIG’s serve as the watchdog of federal agencies, and strive to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse of government resources. SSA OIG’s responsibilities are to oversee the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the administration of SSA programs. This includes the prevention and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse in SSA programs and operations, and informing SSA and Congress about agency deficiencies and recommended corrective actions. You can find out more about our agency by following this link: https://oig.ssa.gov/.

All applications for US federal government positions are processed through USAJOBS (https://www.usajobs.gov/). Please remind students all required documents must be submitted through the USAJOBS portal prior to the closing date of the announcement. Otherwise, the application will not be accepted.  

The following vacancy announcements will be posted on USAJOBS January 27, 2020 – February 14, 2020:

Announcement #: SH-10702957

Position Title: Auditor (Recent Grad)

Series/Grade : GS-0511-07

Office: Office of Inspector General , Office of Audit

Location: Boston, MA and Woodlawn, MD

Who may be considered: Recent Graduates

Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/557487700

Announcement #: SH-10703372

Position Title: Pathways Intern (Auditor)

Series/Grade : GS-0599-04

Office: Office of Inspector General , Office of Audit

Location: Boston, MA and Woodlawn, MD

Who may be considered: Students

Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/557518500

The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences is pleased to formally announce the arrival of Melissa Penley Cormier, M.F.A. ‘17, as the manager of Research Graphics, a core facility within the college that offers research-related printing, imaging, and graphic design services to the entire UMBC community.

Ms. Cormier earned an M.F.A. from UMBC's Intermedia and Digital Arts program and a B.F.A. from Radford University. She most recently gained experience in the Department of Visual Arts as a professional staff program specialist, graduate program coordinator, and an adjunct instructor of drawing and visual concepts courses.

Both artistically and professionally, Ms. Cormier actively collaborates across the disciplines of art and science to better inform her work and feed her enthusiasm. Her work was recently published in a collection by Aperture in Seeing Science: How Photography Reveals the Universe by Marvin Heiferman. In addition, she was recently asked to speak on a panel at Brilliant Baltimore about her collaborative works in The Light Ekphrastic, an online journal founded by UMBC's Jenny O'Grady, which pairs writers and artists together to create new works.

Ms. Cormier is active in both the UMBC and broader Baltimore arts communities through participation in organizations such as the PSS Mentoring Program and the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) of Maryland Art Place. The PAC is comprised of nominated Maryland area artists and arts professionals who provide analyses and responses to proposals and annual exhibitions several times a year. The PAC is also responsible for advising the organization on contemporary art trends and best practices.

Ms. Cormier’s experience with photographic processes and printing techniques, as well as her personal interest in nature and the sciences, makes her a great fit and enthusiastic resource to anyone in the wider UMBC community searching for expertise in imaging and design to support their research, promote their lab's mission, and explore visual projects.

CNMS is pleased to offer a Research Graphics Open House for community members who would like to learn more about how Research Graphics can support their work.

Research Graphics Open House

Wednesday, February 26, 12 – 1 p.m.

Biological Sciences Building, Room 102

Light refreshments will be served.

Ms. Cormier will also be offering an AOK Library Spotlight presentation on April 1 from noon to 1 p.m. She can be reached at researchgraphics@umbc.edu for any questions.

Repost from CNMS myUMBC page.