Announcements

Applications are invited to fill a visiting post-doctoral research position. The candidate should have rigorous training in analytical and economic modeling and strong interest in the areas of innovation and technology management. Ability to do rigorous and innovative research is more important than specific research backgrounds or past topics. The ideal candidate will be someone who is capable of defining the research questions, building analytical models, conducting rigorous analyses, drawing insightful results, and writing up the results for publications in top-tier academic journals.

The candidate is expected to show initiative and creativity in research, be able to communicate, and work effectively with other researchers and faculty. An aptitude for or experience in economic modeling (especially game theory) is highly desirable. The candidate should have a strong interest in innovation and technology, have taken graduate-level courses in game theory, industrial organization, and optimization, and is familiar with literature on R&D, market microstructure, and economics of technological innovations.

The scholar will report to Professor Kevin Zhu ( http://rady.ucsd.edu/faculty/directory/zhu/ ), and have an opportunity to work closely with faculty and industry sponsors on cutting-edge research in the UCSD Rady School of Management ( http://rady.ucsd.edu ), and the interdisciplinary California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology ( http://www.calit2.net ). This position is jointly supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and the University of California . Office space will be provided in the newly-finished ocean-front building for the Rady School .

A Ph.D. degree in a relevant discipline (such as economics, operations/technology management, information systems, and strategy) is required. The candidate must show proof of Ph.D. degree received prior to the start date. The appointment period will be one or two years, starting July 1, 2007. Salaries are commensurate with qualifications and UC guidelines.

Please forward the following application materials to radyoperations@ucsd.edu :

Curriculum Vita
Two or three sample publications or working papers
One-page statement of research interest and methodology training
Transcripts of graduate coursework (or a list of courses taken at Masters and PhD levels)
Two or three recommendation letters (submitted separately).

Please indicate reference job code: Postdoc on the subject line. Apply as soon as possible; applications received before April 30, 2007 will be guaranteed consideration.

JUNE 7 TH – APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED – PLEASE APPLY!!!!!!

Call for Papers

Deadline for submissions is Sunday July 1st 2007.
The School of Economics at Universidad de Guanajuato invites all recent Ph.D.'s and Ph.D. candidates in Economics to submit papers for the Second Guanajuato Workshop for Young Economists.

The workshop is intended to foster cooperation between economists working in economic theory and economic development.

Francis Bloch (GREQAM/U of Warwick ) and Inés Macho-Stadler (UAB) will give the keynote lectures.

The workshop will take place on the weekend of August 10-12 at the School of Economics in Guanajuato, México. The School will provide lodging, breakfast and supper for those accepted.

Please send a copy of your paper and a CV in PDF format to workshop@ugto.org .

Deadline for submissions is Sunday July 1st 2007.

For more information please visit http://econ.ugto.org/workshop.htm .

IRPS EVENTS

http://irps.ucsd.edu/news/events/event_2007050317954.htm
Public Lecture, Book Signing & Reception

Robert D. Hormats
Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs
May 23, 2007
4:00 p.m.
Location: IR/PS Gardner Room
Open to: Public
"The Price of Liberty: Paying for America's Wars"

Robert D. Hormats is Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International) and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1982. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs from 1981 to 1982, Ambassador and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 1979 to 1981, and as Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs at the Department of State from 1977 to 1979.

He also served as a Senior Staff Member for International Economic Affairs on the National Security Council from 1969 to 1977 during which time he was Senior Economic Advisor to Dr. Henry Kissinger, General Brent Scowcroft and Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski. Mr. Hormats was a recipient of the French Legion of Honor in 1982 and Arthur Fleming Award in 1974. In 1993 President Clinton appointed him to the Board of The U.S.-Russia Investment Fund.

Mr. Hormats publications include: American Albatross: The Foreign Debt Dilemma and Reforming the International Monetary System. Other publications include articles in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, American Banker, and The Financial Times. He was also a visiting lecturer at Princeton University in 1983.

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http://irps.ucsd.edu/news/events/event_2007050317957.htm
Public Lecture, Book Signing & Reception

Susan Shirk
Director, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Professor of Political Science and China Studies, IR/PS May 30, 2007 4:00 p.m.
Location: IR/PS Robinson Auditorium
Open to: Public
China: Fragile Superpower

Susan Shirk is director of the University of California system-wide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and professor of political science. Shirk first traveled to China in 1971 and has been doing research there ever since. During 1997-2000, Shirk served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, with responsibility for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mongolia.
She founded in 1993 and continues to lead the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD), an unofficial "track-two" forum for discussions of security issues among defense and foreign ministry officials and academics from the United States, Japan, China, Russia and the Koreas.

Shirk's publications include her books, How China Opened Its Door:
The Political Success of the PRC's Foreign Trade and Investment Reforms; The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China; and Competitive Comrades: Career Incentives and Student Strategies in China. Her latest book, China: Fragile Superpower, was published by Oxford University Press in Spring 2007.

Shirk served as a member of the U.S. Defense Policy Board, the Board of Governors for the East-West Center (Hawaii), the Board of Trustees of the U.S.-Japan Foundation, and the Board of Directors of the National Committee on United States-China Relations. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and an emeritus member of the Aspen Strategy Group. As Senior Adviser to The Albright Group, Shirk advises private sector clients on China and East Asia.

China: Fragile Superpower
China today is the world's fastest growing economy, a dramatic turnaround that alarms many Westerners. But in China: Fragile Superpower, Susan Shirk finds that the real danger lies elsewhere, in the deep insecurity of China's leaders who face a troubling paradox:
the more developed and prosperous the country becomes, the more insecure and threatened they feel. Shirk offers invaluable insight into how they think-and what they fear. In this revealing book, readers see the world through the eyes of men like President Hu Jintao and former President Jiang Zemin. Theirs is a regime afraid of its own citizens, and this fear motivates many of their decisions when dealing with the U.S. and other foreign nations. In particular, the fervent nationalism of the Chinese people has made relations with Japan and Taiwan a minefield. Shirk argues that rising powers such as China tend to provoke wars in large part because other countries mishandle them. Unless we understand China's brittle internal politics and the fears that motivate its leaders, we face the very real possibility of conflict with China. This book provides that understanding.

Free Public Lecture by Brian Martinson, Ph.D., Health Partners Research Foundation

From Compliance to Integrity: Environmental factors and the need to broaden consideration beyond misconduct

"Overall, 33% of the respondents [U.S. scientists funded by the NIH] said they had engaged in at least one of the top ten [misbehaviours] during the previous three years." *

Garren Auditorium
Tuesday, May 22
5-6:30 pm

Sponsored by the UCSD Office of Research Affairs and the Research Ethics Program (http://ethics.ucsd.edu)

Register at: http://ethics.ucsd.edu/courses/martinson.html

Host: Michael Kalichman, ext. 22027

*Martinson BC, Anderson MS, de Vries R (2005): Scientists behaving badly. Nature 435, 737-738.

At UCSD, our commitment to excellence in research includes outstanding programs in research ethics. On May 22nd, the Office of Research Affairs, in conjunction with the UCSD Research Ethics Program, is providing an opportunity for our campus community to hear from a leading authority in research ethics.

Just over a year ago, Dr. Brian Martinson published an article in the journal Nature in which he described the results of a national study of the incidence of misbehavior in science. These results have implications both for researchers and for those who study research.

Dr. Martinson will be discussing what his results mean, what they don't mean, and how we can best foster ethics in research. The attachment provides additional information on the seminar. I hope you can join us.

Sincerely,

Arthur B. Ellis
Vice Chancellor for Research

Please note the following two schedule changes for our graduate student programming this spring:

* Just Added *

Job Hunting for Grad Students: Scientist Positions in the Biotech Industry

Tu 5/22 11:00a.m. – 12:30p.m.

This seminar will guide you through the job search strategies necessary for success in the biotech/pharma job market. Guest presenter Bill Lindstaedt, Director of the Office of Career and Professional Development at UCSF, will show you how to prepare resumes and cover letters for your industry job search. Leave with an understanding of the four job hunting techniques that comprise a comprehensive job search in the biotech industry. Free event - light refreshments will be served.

* Rescheduled to Fall 2007 *

FROM THE BOARDROOM TO THE DEAN'S OFFICE: A CAREER PROFILE

Tu 5/29 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m.

Need some career inspiration? Listen in as Gail Naughton, Dean of the SDSU College of Business Administration, walks you through her transition from the laboratory to the Boardroom to the Dean's office. Learn how to expand your horizons and take advantage of diverse career opportunities for advanced degree holders.

Also, please remind students that the Graduate Student Mini Job Fair is this Wednesday from 11am to 1pm in our plaza! With eighteen employers attending, we hope for a strong turnout from interested students. View the current list of recruiters at https://careers.ucsd.edu/sa/minigradFairParticipants.htm .

Sincerely,
Julie Sammons

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Julie Sammons. '01
Marketing Specialist
UCSD Career Services Center
p. 858.534.0147
f. 858.534.0152
career.ucsd.edu

"Understanding the Rise of Anti-Americanism in Europe"
by Professor Andrei S. Markovits
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Robinson Auditorium
UCSD Main Campus

Biography:
Andrei Markovits is currently the Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author and editor of many books, scholarly articles, conference papers, book reviews and newspaper contributions in English and many foreign languages on topics as varied as German and Austrian politics, anti-Semitism, anti-Americanism, social democracy, social movements, the European right and the European left.
Markovits has also worked extensively on comparative sports culture in Europe and North America. He has widely written on global soccer with special emphasis on Germany, Austria and the United States. His latest book, UNCOUTH NATION: WHY EUROPE DISLIKES AMERICA has just been published by Princeton University Press. The new book demonstrates how European antipathies towards the United States and many things American have preceded the presidencies of George W. Bush by decades, if not centuries. Moreover, these antipathies reach way beyond the common confines of politics and thus feature tropes that habitually comprise what one usually labels prejudice.

Abstract:
No survey can capture the breadth and depth of the anti-Americanism that has swept Europe in recent years. From ultraconservative Bavarian grandmothers to thirty-year-old socialist activists in Greece, from globalization opponents to corporate executives--Europeans are joining in an ever louder chorus of disdain for America. For the first time, anti-Americanism has become a European lingua franca.
In this sweeping and provocative look at the history of European aversion to America, Andrei Markovits argues that understanding the ubiquity of anti-Americanism since September 11, 2001, requires an appreciation of such sentiments among European elites going back at least to July 4, 1776.
While George W. Bush's policies have catapulted anti-Americanism into overdrive, particularly in Western Europe, Markovits argues that this loathing has long been driven not by what America does, but by what it is. Focusing on seven Western European countries big and small, he shows how antipathies toward things American embrace aspects of everyday life--such as sports, language, work, education, media, health, and law--that remain far from the purview of the Bush administration's policies. Aggravating Europeans' antipathies toward America is their alleged helplessness in the face of an Americanization that they view as inexorably befalling them.
Above all, Markovits concludes that while Europeans are far apart in terms of their everyday lives and shared experiences, their not being American provides them with a powerful common identity--one that elites have already begun to harness in their quest to construct a unified Europe to rival America.

Parking Instructions: The closest parking structure is Pangea Parking Structure; a one day permit may be purchased for $6.00 at lot P303 or the Northpoint Visitor Center. Metered Spots are 15 minutes for 25 cents, maximum 2 hours.

Sponsored by The San Diego Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany, the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
(IGCC) and European Studies at the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS)at the University of California - San Diego.

For more information, please email iicas-events@ucsd.edu or call 858-822-5297.

"Challenges to the Welfare State" Conference

Friday May 18th
10:00am-4:45pm
UC San Diego
Institute of the Americas, Deutz Room

The welfare state is under pressure. The most expansive social programs in the developed world face new demographic, political and economic threats to their continued viability. In many developing countries social provision is increasingly the province of nongovernmental actors.

Some scholars have begun to argue that the concept of the "welfare state" no longer captures the way states and societies organize social provision, if indeed it ever did. This one-day conference will explore the changing politics of social policy and the shifting boundaries between public and private social provision in contemporary societies around the world.

Panel One (10:30am-12:00pm): Justice and the Welfare State
Dick Madsen (Chair)-UC San Diego
Bill Sullivan- Carnegie Foundation
Samuel Popkin- UC San Diego
Stephen Haggard-UC San Diego

Panel Two (1:30pm-3:00pm): Challenges to the Welfare State in the Global North
Isaac Martin (Chair)-UC San Diego
Catherine Bolzendahl-UC Irvine
Ellen Reese-UC Riverside
Michael McQuarrie-UC Davis

Panel Three (3:15pm-4:45pm): Social Provision in the Global South
Carlos Waisman (Chair)-UC San Diego
Richard Matthew-UC Irvine
Edgar Kiser-U Washington
April Linton-UC San Diego

For more information contact Katrina Koopman at kkoopman@ucsd.edu.

Sponsored by the UCSD Sociology Department, IICAS and the Division of Social Sciences

Econ 120C Tutoring Opportunity
I would like someone to help with Econ 120C, Professor Sokalska's class. I can pay $30 an hour and would like 2-4 hours a week depending on scheduling and material covered in lecture, maybe more during midterm and final times. Email.

Graduate Students of Color Meet and Greet

Tuesday, April 24th
12 noon-1:30pm
Cross-Cultural Center Lecture Hall

Come and get to know other students of color from various disciplines from across campus. Share information about grad life and finding community.
Find out about organizations and resources on campus. Light refreshments provided.

RSVP and Info: Erin, grad-community@ucsd.edu

The UCSD Comparative Politics Group
Sponsored by
The Department of Political Science
and
The Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies
Presents

Hal Wilensky

University of California , Berkeley
“Political Economy, Public Policy, and Performance: Comparing 19 Rich Democracies”

Wednesday, May 09, 2007
12 noon
SSB 107
Lunch will be provided.

This talk is based on Professor Wilensky's book, Rich Democracies: Political Economy, Public Policy, and Performance (U. of Cal. Press 2002), Chs. 1 (Convergence Theory), 2 (Types of Political Economy), and 7 (Political Economy, Party Ideology, and Family Policy). Details, including the Table of Contents and a 9-page Preface are available at http://go.ucpress.edu/wilensky . His most recent article, "Tradeoffs in Public Finances: Comparing the Well-being of Big Spenders and Lean Spenders", International Political Science Review (2006), v. 27, #4, 405-425, is available on line."

Harold L. Wilensky is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of California , Berkeley . His fields include comparative political economy, public policy, and labor and industrial relations. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the author of 13 books and more than 70 articles. Before joining the University of California at Berkeley in 1962 he taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago .

Professor Wilensky has spent much of his career studying what is distinctly modern about modern societies and explaining differences among rich democracies. His publications deal with four main problems: the interplay of knowledge and power, the role of the expert; the ascendance of the mass media in politics and culture; the fate of minority groups; the politics of taxing and spending and the welfare state. His books include Industrial Society and Social Welfare (1958, 1965); Intellectuals in Labor Unions (1956); Organizational Intelligence (1967, 1969) The ‘New Corporatism', Centralization, and the Welfare State (1976); The Welfare State and Equality (1975); and (with Lowell Turner) Democratic Corporatism and Policy Linkages (1987).

His most recent book is Rich Democracies: Political Economy, Public Policy, and Performance ( University of California Press , 2002) His talk today is based on this book.

Career Services Center - Spring 2007 events

• “Nonprofit Connections” Mini Job Fair (4/25/07) during UCSD Cares Week
• The 3rd Annual Life 101 Seminar (4/28/07) to help students navigate life after graduation
• Graduate Student Mini Job Fair for advanced degree candidates (5/9/07)
• “On-Campus Opportunities” Mini Job Fair for student workers (5/30/07)
• Advanced degree prep workshops for medicine, environmental studies, political science, law, business, and more...
• Panel on Alternative Careers for Ph.D.'s (5/23) and on-camera interviewing practice for graduate students

The spring flyer collection can be found under the “Calendar” tab at http://career.ucsd.edu .

CV WRITING BASICS

Tu 5/8 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m.

If your academic CV needs a boost (or is non-existent), then don't miss this workshop! Learn how to compose a curriculum vitae and cover letter that will impress the academic search committees.

RESUME WRITING FOR ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS

W 5/2 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m.

Learn how to convert your academic CV into a powerful resume for career options outside of academia. This workshop will teach you to "think outside the academy" and emphasize your skills.

GRADUATE STUDENT MINI JOB FAIR

W 5/9 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Located in the Career Services Center Plaza

Ready to hit the job market? Get a head start at this mini job fair featuring employers seeking Ph.D. and Master's candidates. Have your resume in hand and be ready to describe your applicable skills. Participating recruiters will be posted at http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/jobfairs.shtml in late April.

PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE CAREERS IN ACADEMIA FOR PH.D.'S

W 5/23 1:30p.m. - 3:00p.m.

Hear from a panel of Ph.D.s doing challenging, rewarding work in higher education outside of the traditional faculty track, in areas such as program administration, research and student services.

FROM THE BOARDROOM TO THE DEAN'S OFFICE: A CAREER PROFILE

Tu 5/29 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m.

Regards,

Julie Sammons
Marketing Specialist
UCSD Career Services Center

Call for proposals - NET Institute

I am writing to announce a call for proposals for Summer 2007 grants by the NET Institute, http://www.NETinst.org . For a fifth year, the NET Institute will fund a number of scientific research projects in the areas of network industries, including telecommunications, wired and wireless networks, “virtual networks,” electronic commerce, and the Internet. Proposed research may be either theoretical or empirical, and may also analyze issues of public policy. The deadline for proposal submissions is May 25, 2007. Details on the requirements are at http://www.netinst.org/call_for_proposals_2007.htm .

The Networks, Electronic Commerce and Telecommunications Institute (NET Institute) is a non-profit institution devoted to research on network industries, telecommunications, the Internet, “virtual networks” comprised of computers that share the same technical standard or operating system, electronic commerce, and on network issues in general. The NET Institute functions as a world-wide focal point for research, open exchange and dissemination of ideas in these areas. For more information see http://www.NETinst.org/ .

Best regards,
Nick

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Prof. Nicholas Economides
Stern School of Business
44 West 4th Street , New York , NY 10012-1126
tel. (917) 776-8777, (212) 998-0864, fax (212) 995-4218
mailto:ECONOMIDES@stern.nyu.edu
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/networks/
Executive Director, NET Institute
http://www.NETinst.org/
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Wharton Research Data Services Tutorial

Mark your calendars, and set the time aside for yourself to have a fun afternoon playing with and learning to be a power user of our newest datasets interface!

We will have trainer from Wharton Research Data Services on Friday, April 27, 2007 from 1-4pm. The session will be held in the LEC Room in Geisel Library (ground floor).

WRDS is the user-driven interface that provides access to financial, economic and other datasets. Currently UCSD subscribes to selected Compustat North America and CRSP packages through WRDS. To request your own account, start here: http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/index.shtml

Below is the schedule for the afternoon. Feel free to drop in for all or part. RSVP not required but appreciated, to abarsh@ucsd.edu .

Schedule for Friday, April 27:

LEC Room, Geisel Building , Ground Floor Social Sciences & Humanities Library

1:00–2:00 WRDS Overview: Slide show with web query demos

2:15-3:30 WRDS Hands-on: in-depth WRDS Web Queries and Tools, plus PC SAS Connect basics, and depending on interests: WRDS-UNIX, SAS Programming tips & tricks

MICROSOFT OUTLOOK Daylight Saving Time Updates

Attention: DSS Faculty/Grads

As many of you may know, Congress passed an Energy Policy Act in 2005. One effect of this is that the start and end of daylight saving time (DST) will change this year. In the past, DST began on the first Sunday in April and ended on the last Sunday in October. With the new law, it starts on the second Sunday in March, and ends on the first Sunday in November.
What this means to us: times for meetings that exist during the three weeks (March 11 – April 1) at the earlier beginning of DST cannot be trusted. The same is true for meetings that occur between October 28 and November 4 at the extended end of DST. Note that recurring meetings that extend into 2008 and beyond will also suffer this problem during these times.

To avoid any problems with the appointments on your Outlook Calendars please visit the following link for instructions on how to install the correct patch as well as the Time Zone Update Tool. https://soeadm.ucsd.edu/oec/help/DST2007/DSTPatch.htm If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Tony Ferro Social Science Computing Facility Division of Social Science, UCSD 858-822-2710 acferro@ucsd.edu.

ISIM 2007 Lecture/Performance Series on Improvisation
Part Two: Sunday March 11 3PM and 6PM in the CRCA Black Box at Cal It2
University of California , San Diego

The International Society for Improvised Music UCSD Chapter's 6 month lecture / performance series continues, with work presented by three different groups working with improvisation::

Improvisation for Performance, with Justin Morrison (Magpie Music Dance Company)
DSS Audio/Video Improvisation Group
David Borgo's Electric Soup

A Music / Dance Improvisation workshop will take place at 3PM, followed by a concert at 6PM. This is a free event, though donations will be accepted. Light refreshments will be served.

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Improvisation for Performance, with Justin Morrison (Magpie Music Dance Company)

Musicians and Dancers are invited to collaborate in a workshop exploring the potential for interactivity between the two disciplines. Emphasis will be placed on the performers awareness of the players present and each individuals use of the elements of their medium. All players will be asked to attend to the use of the eye and the ear while maintaining a conscious relationship to the space and the public inhabiting it. We will be working toward a performance experience that, through collaboration with the senses and with each other, provides greater potential for innovation and invention.

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DSS Audio/Video Improvisation Group

Aaron Drake - FM Transmitter Feedback, Talkboy Deluxe, Assorted Electronics
Phillip Stearns - Mixer Feedback, FM Transmitter Feedback, Custom Electronics
Cassia Streb - Viola

Improvisers based in Los Angeles working in both acoustic and electronic mediums, whose sonic palate is composed of mixer feedback, DIY and custom hacked circuitry, FM transmitters, and (amplified) viola. Performances involve a mix of free improv, graphic score interpretation, and audience interaction.

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David Borgo's Electric Soup

David Borgo, saxophone, electric wind instrument, laptop
Jeff Sapin, saxophone, laptop
Rich Eakin, laptop
Tom Ferguson, electric bass, laptop
Matt Wilson, electric guitar, effects
Mason Breton, drum set

Born in the Fall of 2006 as an undergraduate jazz class that collectively veered off into electro-acoustic realms, this group has continued to meet outside of the approved curriculum in order to explore creative music-making at the interface of, and in the interstices between, contemporary technologies, styles, and practices.

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This event is part one of a six-part monthly lecture/performance series presented by the International Society for Improvised Music UCSD Chapter, and partly funded by a grant from the UCSD Graduate Student Association. For information on being involved in upcoming events between now and June 2007, please contact ISIM UCSD Chapter Leader James Ilgenfritz at jilgenfr@ucsd.edu.

"How to Get a Postdoc" Panel Discussion

Natural Sciences Bldg Room 1205
4-6 PM on Thursday March 22, 2007
Light refreshments will be served.

A diverse panel of postdocs from various fields of science and engineering will be on hand to share their knowledge and experience. The session will be followed by a question and answer period with the audience.

For more see http://acs.ucsd.edu/~gradwise/events.html

Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies and California Western School of Law San Diego
presents:

"Preserving the Peace through Force and Belief" with Mary Ellen O'Connell
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
4:00PM-6:00PM
Weaver Center, Institute of the Americas (UCSD)

Abstract: A large part of the history of international law is about the development of ever-greater restraints on the right to resort to force between societies. Today states may use force only in self-defense to an armed attack or with Security Council authorization. Even in cases of self-defense or authorization, states may only use force as a last resort and then only if doing so will not disproportionately harm civilians, their property, and the natural environment. These rules are found in the United Nations Charter, customary international law, and the general principles of law. They are binding owing to the belief placed in the system of international law generally by the members of the international community-belief so great that each rule of international law is backed by a forceful sanction. The rules on the use of force prohibited the invasion of Iraq in 2003. They prohibit the use of force against Iran today.

Biography: Mary Ellen O'Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School where she teaches contracts as well as a number of courses in the area of international law. O'Connell's primary research focuses on international legal regulation of the use of force and conflict and dispute resolution, especially peaceful resolution of disputes prior to an escalation to armed conflict. She continues to examine the processes by which international law is made, applied, and enforced.

Map of the Institute of the Americas: http://maps.ucsd.edu/Viewer.htm?Zoom=6&Pan=Once&Map=Visitor&O.x=1548&P.x=183&O.y=957&Cmnd=Mgfy&P.y=169&NZoom=5&View=Medium&Fill=271&Lkey=5427

Parking: The closest parking is Pangea Parking Structure. 1 day pass for $6.00, metered spots 15 minutes for 25 cents, maximum 2 hours.

Sponsored by the California Western School of Law and the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS) at the University of California, San Diego.

For questions regarding the event please contact Melissa LaBouff (858) 822-5297 or at mlabouff@ucsd.edu.

The Rady School of Management is pleased to invite your students to attend an Executive Speaker event featuring Richard Thaler, Ph.D.

You Who: Richard Thaler, Ph.D - Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics
What: “A conversation with Richard Thaler” Topic of discussion will be his new book.
When: Wednesday, February 28 th
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Center for Molecular Genetics Building . Click here for directions.

Click here for Richard Thaler's bio.

Note: If you are interested in attending this event please RSVP to mbaprograms@ucsd.edu.

Frank Talk About Bias

Carol Muller
Founder and CEO of MentorNet, the E-Mentoring Network for Engineering and Science

Thursday, March 1, 2007
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Price Center Gallery A

What are the implications of unconscious bias, stereotypes and other influences that may limit your advancement in certain fields?
What can you do to optimize successful educational and career paths?
How can we advance systemic change toward creating bias free educational institutions and workplaces?
Join us for an overview of these topics and interactive discussion.

FREE!
Refreshments!

Sponsored by Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention & Policy (OSHPP)
Office of Graduate Studies

RSVP oshpp@ucsd.edu by February 26, 2007

Dialogues in Sexuality Studies

Featuring: David Serlin
Associate Professor of Communication and Science Studies, UC San Diego
"Womanhood in Black and White: Sexuality, Embodiment, and Medical Science in the 1950s"

and Elyse Montague
MFA Candidate, Department of Visual Arts, UC San Diego
"Well Dressed : A Film About Bodies in Transition"

Thursday, March 8, 5-7 pm
LGBT Resource Center

Following an extremely successful inaugural event in Fall 2006, Dialogues in Sexuality Studies continues to bring together UCSD faculty members and graduate students from across campus interested in the growing interdisciplinary field of Sexuality Studies. T he two presentations, including the screening of Elyse Montague's new film, will be followed by open discussion over an informal buffet dinner.

David Serlin is Associate Professor of Communication and Science Studies at UCSD. His research interests include nineteenth- and twentieth-century cultural studies of medicine and health; gender/sexuality studies and queer theory; and disability studies.

His books include Replaceable You: Engineering the Body in Postwar America (University of Chicago Press, 2004), winner of the 2005 Alan Bray Book Prize from the Modern Language Association, as well as two co-edited collections, including Policing Public Sex: Queer Politics and the Future of AIDS Activism (South End Press, 1996), winner of the 1997 Gustav Meyers Center Award for a Book on the Subject of Human Rights in North America. He has edited the collection Imagining Illness: Public Health and Visual Culture forthcoming from University of Minnesota Press .

Elyse Montague is an MFA Candidate in UCSD's Department of Visual Arts. He will be screening and discussing his new film, Well Dressed , which explores converging representations of bodies in transition: the cruising body, the transgender body, and the pregnant body.

His films have shown at the Media Arts Festival in Osnabruck , Germany , The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis , the Paris Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, the Anthology Film Archives in NY, and The Dashanzi Arts Festival in Beijing , China . Montague's work is distributed through Women Make Movies in New York . He received a BA in Film and Video at Hampshire College in western Massachusetts and has taught film and video production at the Rockport Film College and at the Maine International Film and TV Workshops in Rockport , Maine .

Free and open to UCSD faculty and graduate students.

Dinner to follow the presentations.

Sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center with funding from the Office of Graduate Studies Pilot Programs and the Graduate Student Association.

For more information, please contact Kyla Schuller in Literature ( kschulle@ucsd.edu ), Prof. Steven Epstein in Sociology ( sepstein@ucsd.edu ), or Jan Estrellado at the LGBT Resource Center (jeestrellado@ucsd.edu).

Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies and the California Western School of Law San Diego presents:

"Preserving the Peace through Force and Belief"

By Mary O'Connell

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
4:00PM-6:00PM
Weaver Center, Institute of the Americas (UCSD)

Abstract: A large part of the history of international law is about the development of ever-greater restraints on the right to resort to force between societies. Today states may use force only in self-defense to an armed attack or with Security Council authorization. Even in cases of self-defense or authorization, states may only use force as a last resort and then only if doing so will not disproportionately harm civilians, their property, and the natural environment. These rules are found in the United Nations Charter, customary international law, and the general principles of law. They are binding owing to the belief placed in the system of international law generally by the members of the international community-belief so great that each rule of international law is backed by a forceful sanction. The rules on the use of force prohibited the invasion of Iraq in 2003. They prohibit the use of force against Iran today.

Biography: Mary Ellen O'Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School where she teaches contracts as well as a number of courses in the area of international law. O'Connell's primary research focuses on international legal regulation of the use of force and conflict and dispute resolution, especially peaceful resolution of disputes prior to an escalation to armed conflict. She continues to examine the processes by which international law is made, applied, and enforced.
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For more information, please email IICAS-events@ucsd.edu or phone (858) 822-5297.
Or visit http://iicas.ucsd.edu/calendar.php
Need directions? http://ioa.ucsd.edu/background/directions.html
Parking Instructions: The closest parking structure is Pangea Parking Structure; a one day permit may be purchased for $6.00 at lot P303 or the Northpoint Visitor Center . Metered spots are 15 minutes for 25 cents, maximum two hours.

Speed Friending: Grad Student Social
Hosted by School of Medicine

Featuring icebreakers, board games, and snacks!
Tuesday, February 27, 5:30-7:30, Women's Center

Don't be shy -- come make a friend!
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Erin Malone
Doctoral Student, Communication
OSGR Graduate Community Coordinator
University of California at San Diego
(858) 552-1128

Spring 2007 Latin American Studies Seminars

Rodrigo Montoya
Visiting Professor from Peru
LATI 220
Ethnicity & Indigenous Political Movements in Latin America
Wednesdays 2:00 – 4:50 pm in LASB 4

The purpose of this seminar is to analyze how in the last 25 years the indigenous movement became a new political subject in some Latin American countries. The seminar will emphasize group work and focus on country cases to discuss the relationship between indigenous movements and political structures.

Gabriela Sampaio
Visiting Professor from Brazil
LATI 220
History and Literature: Culture and Society in Brazil
Thursdays 1:00 - 3:50pm in LASB 4

The purpose of this seminar is to discuss the use of literature as a source for the study of social history, focusing on cultural practices in modern Brazil and the transformations in Brazilian society from the end of the 19th Century to the first decades of the 20th Century. Through the reading of classical texts from literature, from authors such as Machado de Assis, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo and José de Alencar, the course will relate texts and authors to the social and political context in which they were written, searching the meanings of dramatic changes in society amongst different social groups.

Grad events at the UCSD's Women's Center

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Let Your Creative Side Shine at the Women's Center
Thursday Feb, 8th 6pm (Free food!)

Stop by the Women's Center to relax, let loose, and share your creative side. So bring whatever creative thing you do : knitting, painting, singing, dancing, drawing, jewelry-making, playing an instrument etc. Or just bring yourself and learn about what other's are doing. Meet grad students and other folks on campus. Snacks will be provided. Everyone welcome! The Women's Center is located behind Mandeville in the Original Student Center upstairs in the recent addition.

For more info and to RSVP (just so I know how many snacks to buy) contact: Erin at grad-com@ucsd.edu.

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"Words of Love or Lack Thereof...."
Monday, February 12
4:30-6:30 pm.
Women's Center

Bring a poem, joke, song, video clip, essay or something else to spark a discussion of love. We can talk about the commercialization of love, its social construction, love as a source of inspiration, its role in social justice and many other topics. We'll let the discussion go where ever it may. We'll also gorge ourselves on sweets.

For more info contact Erin at grad-com@ucsd.edu. We'll provide tv, dvd player and cd player. If you need other equipment you'll need to bring it. Please keep the materials you bring to under 5 minutes to we can have time to talk about them.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT – THE OTHER “GRAY MATTER” OF THE ACADEMY

Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Center for Teaching Development, 316 Center Hall

As an instructor and/or teaching assistant who helps to evaluate academic assignments, you will most likely encounter student actions that raise questions about the honesty and integrity of their scholarship. However, identifying violations to the Policy on Integrity of Scholarship is not always simple. For example, what appears to be plagiarism may just be sloppy authorship, a common occurrence with those who are just learning rules of scholarship. Even if the violation is rather clear cut, handling the suspected case of academic misconduct can be extremely confusing and difficult for you as a teaching assistant. The Policy on Integrity of Scholarship is intended to help faculty and teaching assistants deal with this “gray matter” of the academy. The purpose of this workshop will be to discuss the nature of academic misconduct, the UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship, and to address the concerns of instructors and teaching assistants in identifying, handling, and reporting cases of academic misconduct.

This workshop will be led by Tricia Bertram Gallant, Ph.D., the Academic Integrity Coordinator for UCSD. Dr. Bertram Gallant has written and presented on the topic of academic integrity for a variety of audiences, and has implemented her topical knowledge in both the practice of teaching undergraduates and as an administrator of the UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship. From both her research and term as a board member for the Center for Academic Integrity (housed at Duke University ), Dr. Bertram Gallant has a broad perspective on the intricacies of the issue. Dr. Bertram Gallant will share her understanding of the complexity of student academic misconduct and provide practical information to teaching assistants for enhancing academic integrity and managing academic misconduct in their classes.

Space is limited. To reserve a space, call 822-1992 or email ctd@ucsd.edu.

Advanced Graduate Workshop on Poverty, Development, and Globalization

I am writing to you about an Advanced Graduate Workshop on Poverty, Development, and Globalization directed by Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, and that is being organized by Columbia University's Initiative for Policy Dialogue and the Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester. The small interdisciplinary workshop is to be held at the University of Manchester from 25 June to 13 July, 2007.

This is the second such Workshop and like its predecessor, it will bring together doctoral students in development studies at an advanced stage of their dissertation work with leading scholars and practitioners. The Workshop will deal with a range of economic, political and social issues pertaining to development and poverty, including macroeconomic policy, growth, taxation, governance, trade and industry, and social security. For students pursuing PhDs in disciplines other than economics, preference will be given to those who have some background in economics or familiarity with quantitative techniques.

Approximately 25 students will be accepted for the Workshop. They will be resident in Manchester for the three week duration of the Workshop. All students will receive free tuition, room and board, and there are a number of fellowships paying travel and a modest stipend. Each student will be expected to make a presentation of her/his research. In addition there will be a number of guest speakers, who shall be leading scholars or practitioners in the field of development. A list of last year's guest speakers and their topics is attached.

Please ask your students to send their CVs, transcripts, and a cover note with a brief summary of their research (1-2 paragraphs), by March 1, 2007. They should send them to Akbar Noman at akbar.noman@columbia.edu and copied to Sheila Chanani at sc2747@columbia.edu.

Mentoring for Success: Find a Mentor, Be a Mentor
DATE: Thursday, March 1, 2007
TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: UCSD Faculty Club

Introductory Remarks: Chancellor Marye Anne Fox

Reception and Discussion with Dr. Carol Muller, Founder, President and CEO of MentorNet

Sponsored by:
The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW)
Women in Science & Engineering (WISE)
Graduate Women in Science & Engineering (GradWISE)
Women’s Leadership Alliance (WLA)
Office of Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs (OPSA)
Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention & Policy (OSHPP)

Dr. Carol Muller will speak on mentoring and MentorNet - an E-mentoring network (http://www.mentornet.net)
(http://www.mentornet.net/Documents/Other/Bios/carol_bio.aspx).

Following the keynote speaker, there will be opportunity for students, post-docs, and junior faculty looking for a mentor to meet professionals from academia and
industry who are interested in mentoring.

Light refreshments will be served. If you plan on attending RSVP to CSWMentoringSeminar@physics.ucsd.edu by February 22, 2007.

When responding please send us the following information in the email so we can be sure to meet your mentoring needs:

Name
Title
Department or Company
_______ Do you wish to be a Mentor?
_______ Needing a Mentor?
Category of mentoring desired:
____ Academic ____ Work – Life Balance
____ Industry ____ Other: please specify____________
For attendees coming from off-campus, please indicate if a parking permit will be needed?
For additional information, please contact Linda Zangwill at lzangwill@ucsd.edu.

UCSD Express to Success Programs

I am writing to inform you of a valuable service available to both undergraduate and graduate students. The UCSD Express to Success Programs is a campus-wide Student Affairs program that provides students with free, non-credit training in interpersonal communication, public speaking, and leadership skills. A variety of programs are available based on students individual interests and strengths:

- ETS Yearlong Leadership Programs
- Interpersonal Communication Seminars
- Public Speaking Seminars
- ETS Intermediate Communication Skills Track
- GRADTRACK: Communication Skills for Graduate Students
- ETS Student Facilitator Internship

Successful completion of the program provides students with a certificate of completion and a practical skill set they can highlight on their resume! Students consistently report increased confidence in themselves and their ability to effectively interact socially in a variety of settings, including increased confidence in presenting information publicly.

In reviewing many of the academic department websites, I noticed several areas where "student affairs" initiatives or professional development opportunities were highlighted. The UCSD Express to Success Programs provides essential skill training for all students - it is truly a great resource that students should be aware of and should be encouraged to take advantage of while enrolled at the university!

I would love to collaborate further with your department. Specifically, I would like to request that a "link" be placed on your website to the ETS website, http://ets.ucsd.edu, so that students can find our services and take advantage of them during their time at UCSD. Also, I am available to present workshops on communication and public speaking skills if you feel it might meet the needs of the students in your department.

All students, regardless of major, can benefit from training in communication skills to make them more effective for graduate school or the professional workplace! I look forward to hearing from you and working with you to provide this excellent service to our students!

Sara Henry Saraceno, M.A.
Director, UCSD Express to Success Programs
University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive MC 0321
La Jolla , CA 92093-0321
(858) 822-0181 (858) 534-4663 (fax)
sara@ucsd.edu or esuccess@ucsd.edu

This Thursday, January 25, 2007
The Institute of the Americas will host a José Cuervo Tequila Talk Series event with Doris Meissner.

Meissner served as head of the INS (now Immigration and Customs Enforcement -ICE) under two presidents and is now Senior Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington D.C. She led an Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future composed of a bipartisan group of leaders, elected officials, and policy experts co-chaired by Spencer Abraham, former Republican senator from Michigan and Secretary of Energy during President Bush's first term, and Lee Hamilton, former Democratic Congressman from Indiana, Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission and President and Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. They concluded that today's U.S. immigration system - based on a structure devised more than 50 years ago with piecemeal changes since then - is outdated and unsuited to the economic, social and demographic realities of the 21st century. They came-up with sixteen recommendations including redesigning of the immigration system. Meissner will discuss the report's findings and recommendations.

The event is free and you are invited. Let us know if you plan to attend: https://www.iamericas.org/iamericas/events/eventreg.html?eid=2007-0001aE

TIME 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
LOCATION Weaver Conference Center , Institute of the Americas

Deadline for papers' submission for the WSEAS Conferences in Dallas, Texas, USA (March 2007) is January 31, 2007. More Details:
http://www.wseas.us.

You are invited to contribute in the 1st WSEAS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Management, Marketing and Finances (MMF '07) http://wseas.org/conferences/2007/texas/mmf.htm in Dallas, Texas, USA, March 22-24, 2007.

ATTENTION: All the accepted papers from this symposium will appear not only in the Proceedings, but also in a SPECIAL ISSUE of the International well-recognized
Journal (it participates in more than 30 international Citation Indeces): WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.
See: www.worldses.org/indexes.

The MMF'07 will be held in parallel with the11th WSEAS Intern. Conf. on APPLIED MATHEMATICS
http://www.wseas.org/conferences/2007/texas/math/index.html in Dallas, Texas, USA, March 22-24, 2007.

The Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) is now accepting applications for its 59 th meeting on “Advocating Japan-American Participation in Global Change” for summer 2007. The meeting will convene July 22 – August 20, 2007 and American college students will travel to Tokyo , Akita , Hiroshima , and Kyoto with their Japanese counterparts to share ideas from two of the world's most influential nations.

This year, JASC will bring together 72 participants of different majors and backgrounds. As a student-run program, JASC teaches leadership, cultural awareness and negotiating skills, as delegates participate in round-table discussions on current topics.

Please visit www.jasc.org for more information and an application. Applications must be postmarked or emailed to jascinc@jasc.org by February 15, 2007. Please bring this opportunity to the attention of potentially interested students from all fields of study and range.

The Journal of Business: Volume 79, Number 6 (November 2006) is now available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/contents?JB+v79n6.

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Sign Up for Winter Career Transition Group for Ph.D. Students

Are you struggling with the decision whether to remain in academia or pursue career options in a non-academic setting? This is a common concern among Ph.D. students, and there are resources to help you decide what is best for your future!

Before you take your holiday break, sign up for our winter Career Transition Group to help move your career forward in the new year. This popular workgroup has limited space and fills quickly, so reserve your spot today by calling the Career Services Center at 858-534-3750.

QUESTIONING CAREER TRANSITION GROUP FOR PH.D. STUDENTS

Every other Wednesday, Jan. 17 th -Mar. 14 th , 3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Located in the Career Services Center Conference Room.

This five-session, small group workshop will help you think through the decision of whether an academic career or other career options may be best for you. In a confidential group environment, uncover the personal values, personality type, skills, and goals that can help you take your next step. Participants must commit to all five sessions.

WINTER EVENTS AT THE CSC FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

Have a wonderful holiday season,
The Career Services Center team

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UCSD CAREER SERVICES CENTER
A Department of Student Affairs
Located on Library Walk
858.534.3750
http://career.ucsd.edu
8:00a.m. – 4:30p.m. M/Tu/Th
8:00a.m. – 7:00p.m. W
8:00a.m. – 2:00p.m F

Following is the Preparing Professional Faculty seminar schedule for Winter Quarter 2007. See below for additional program information. Most of the sessions will be held at the Center for Teaching Development 307 - 309 Center Hall from noon to 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted. If you would like to register for this program, you may sign up at http://ctd.ucsd.edu/programs/ppf/index.asp#sign or email ctd@ucsd.edu for reservations. Space is limited.

*January 17--Introduction to College and University Teaching - Rosalind Streichler, Director, CTD

January 30--Instructional Technology (CLICS 263) - Matt Fedder, Web Development Center , Academic Computing Services

*January 31--Course Development/Curriculum and Syllabus Design - Rosalind Streichler, CTD

February 7--Academic Misconduct - Tricia Bertram-Gallant, Academic Integrity Coordinator, UCSD

*February 14--Cognitive Strategies/Information Processing - Rosalind Streichler, CTD

February 16--Preparing Teaching Philosophies - Serena Moseman, Lead Teaching Assistant Consultant, CTD

*February 28--Teaching Styles, Strategies, and Lecturing - Rosalind Streichler, CTD

*March 14--Encouraging Complex Thinking - Rosalind Streichler, CTD

* (core seminars which are only offered during Winter Quarter)

Instructional Technology, Academic Misconduct, and Preparing Teaching Philosophies will be repeated in Spring Quarter. Additional seminars to be offered during Spring Quarter include Classroom Management, Grading and Evaluation, Grant Writing, Faculty Professional Roles and Responsibilities, and Preparing Teaching Portfolios.. Following is a description of the PPF program.

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UP THE ACADEMIC LADDER
Educational Opportunity for Graduate Students

Many universities offer courses designed to prepare graduate students for the responsibilities and duties they will encounter as new faculty and to strengthen their preparation as teachers of undergraduate students. Much of this activity is taking place as a result of the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) initiative, developed by the Council of Graduate Schools and The Association of American Colleges and Universities and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. TA training on most campuses is offered at the beginning of a graduate student's career and is generally designed to enhance and support undergraduate education on each particular campus. PFF, on the other hand, introduces graduate students to a wider range of faculty responsibilities and provides for the long-term professional development of the new professoriate, while still maintaining its central focus of strengthening the graduate student's background and expertise in college and university teaching.

The Center for Teaching Development has designed a program, PREPARING PROFESSIONAL FACULTY (PPF) which encompasses the basic elements of both types of activities. It is modeled on information disseminated at national conferences by PFF participants as well as information collected from many universities across the nation that provide extensive TA training and future professoriate programs for their graduate students. CTD's program was piloted in Fall Quarter 1997 as a mini-course for interested graduate students. Initially over 75 persons requested information about participation and we had to limit the number who could attend. Since that time, more than 1000 persons have participated in various parts of the program.

This is the prototype for CTD's Preparing Future Physics Faculty (PFPF) program (initially funded by NSF) that has been offered at UCSD since 1999 and is offered separately from that program. Departments wishing to adapt this model or create a similar discipline-specific program in their department are urged to contact rstreichler@ucsd.edu.

CTD is now offering this program in a two-quarter sequence in an effort to accommodate interested students; however, participants are not required to complete the program in two quarters and may participate during the summer or the following academic year until they have achieved their goals.

There are several levels of participation. Students can participate in the entire program or select areas of emphasis based on interest and circumstance. In order to provide coordination with academic departments, each graduate student will be encouraged to work with a mentor faculty member in his or her department.

There is no cost for participation. You do not need to purchase texts. We will provide our handbook for new faculty, The Professor's Practice: Teaching, Research, Service--Part One: Teaching as well as additional handouts. Also we have developed a comprehensive library list of books and videotapes available for your use at the center. Check CTD's web site at http://ctd.ucsd.edu/resources/libraryholdings.htm for a list of specialized library holdings.

Rosalind Streichler, Director of the Center for Teaching Development, will facilitate the course, assisted by guest lecturers. Prior to coming to UCSD, Dr. Streichler taught graduate courses in curriculum and instruction and worked with students and faculty/residents in medical schools specializing in issues of teaching and learning. She is a member of the Graduate Student Professional Development Committee of the Professional and Organizational Development Network and former chair of its subcommittee on TA/ITA/GSI development, with initial focus on TA competencies. Her research interests include competencies required of effective college instructors and the cognitive strategies involved in how people learn and process information.

Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and mentor faculty interested in learning more about this opportunity should contact Dr. Streichler at 858-534-3958 or check CTD's web site for Frequently Asked Questions http://ctd.ucsd.edu/programs/ppf/index.asp#faq