On September 25, ISSR and the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences hosted a Faculty/PI Grants Summit, to present an overview of the UMass grantseeking and award management process for all interested SBS faculty. ISSR Director Jason Kamilar, SBS Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Research and Development Jennifer Lundquist, and the ISSR grant support team shared key milestones and insights to help prospective PIs to successfully manage their grant proposal development. The conversation underscored faculty appreciation of ISSR's grant development services, and demand for post-award grant support. It also included a look at some of the award management strategies that Professor Kamilar shared, from his own best practice toolkit.

We are pleased to share the video, powerpoint slides, and sample tools from this session on our Resources page.

ISSR is seeking a great new team member to promote our programming and services in support of the social sciences across the UMass Amherst community - a full time staff position overseeing ISSR's diverse communications pathways and bringing a special focus to expanding the impact of ISSR's grant support services.

The ISSR Program Manager will work with the Director and grants personnel to develop and execute communications and events targeted to faculty with the objective of increasing grants submissions and improving grant administration. As Office Manager they will oversee the Institute’s administration and operations.

Please see the full position description for this Program Manager position, and share it with people you think may be interested in this important position in the ISSR team.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Sharrow and co-author James Druckman on the publication of their new book, Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX's Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sports (Cambridge University Press). This work offers a critical appraisal of the institutional dynamics and mixed legacies of Title IX - rooted in research on the experiences of those the policy has affected.

Libby is an Associate Professor of History and Political Science at UMass, a former ISSR Scholar, and the Director of Faculty Research at ISSR. Please join us in celebrating and learning from this important new work.

ISSR Hiring Quantitative Methodology Consultants for Fall 2023
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The Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) is seeking applications for an advanced graduate student with expertise in quantitative methods to join our staff of graduate consultants for our Research Consulting service for the Fall semester of 2023.  This is a one-year position, with potential possibility for renewal.

PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE 2023-2024 ISSR SCHOLARS

The Institute for Social Science Research is pleased to announce the selection of the 2023-24 ISSR Scholars. This year's cohort brings an especially strong focus to vital questions in public policy, democrat inclusion, and public opinion. These six faculty members were selected from a competitive field of applicants, based on the strength and complementarity of their proposals to develop important new research spanning cultural, economic, environmental and political domains.

ISSR Hiring Qualitative Methodology Consultant for Fall 2023
Please post and share this announcement with interested candidates. PDF link here.  

The Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) is seeking applications for an advanced graduate student with expertise in qualitative methods to join our staff of graduate consultants for our Research Consulting service for the Fall semester of 2023.  This is a one-year position, with potential possibility for renewal.There is also the opportunity for work during summer 2023, if the applicant is interested.