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    The National Social Science Technology Journal is the newest peer reviewed publication of the association. The focus of this journal is articles dealing with technology in the social sciences. This journal is response to the changing face of teaching and research in the social sciences and will allow the association to offer the first interactive journal by any major association. This journal will include online video clips, audio, and links to websites. Many of the articles will also feature animation.  We are now accepting submissions for this journal.

   The March, 2010 Las Vegas conference will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton with a substantially reduced hotel rate of $89 single/double. We will have expanded sessions dealing with the use of technology in the classroom, papers and workshops for all social science disciplines, Student Paper Competition for graduates and undergraduates with $100 award for each category. Paper winners are published in National Social Science Journal. We will also be having a hosted cocktail party to open the conference and an awards Luncheon.

National Social Science Press Expands Text Collection

The National Social Science Press was started six years ago by faculty to help deal with the rising cost of textbooks. Over the years the National Social Science Press has expanded its textbook offerings and has now made all its texts interactive. After intensive studies of student learning styles, National Social Science Press has created low cost digital texts with embedded videos, audio, slide shows with music, and words that link to external websites. Plus, National Social Science Press is offering free printed books for students. Faculty members can also put up their information for their classes at the text website for the text that they are using.

    CIEE International Faculty Development Seminars are in-depth encounters with the people, places, and issues that shape our world. Participants can expect one to two intensive weeks of lectures by local faculty and experts from prestigious institutions, site visits that illuminate ideas explored in those lectures, and opportunities to contribute to lively discussions with international colleagues. Interdisciplinary by design, all CIEE faculty seminars examine contemporary issues, globalization, and local perspectives. 20 seminars to 23 countries are offered in the summer of 2010. For more information, visit www.ciee.org/ifds.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

JOB TITLE:   SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ANALYST          COMMUNITY COORDINATED CARE FOR CHILDREN ( 4C)
                                                                                                   3500 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 2808

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:Research and evaluation of the effectiveness of 4C’s children and family services and programs.  Analyze and compare data gathered from various resources including Customer Satisfaction Surveys, Quality Assurance reviews, Customer Service phone line, and service area unit billing reports to identify trends, potential audit issues, and general program operations for the agency.  Prepare reports of this analysis for use by Executive Leadership in decision-making.  Provide consultation and recommendations to staff on best practices of services to children and families.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provides oversight to all assigned staff including recruitment, hiring, supervision, evaluation, termination, and complaint resolution.
• Assist in the department’s on-going efforts to provide better case management and overall services through analysis of data, interpretation of results, and preparation of reports for use by Executive Leadership.
• Makes program recommendations of “best practice” to Senior Leadership or designee based on research/data analysis.  Consults with social service personnel, providing “best practice’ expertise related to data collection and outcome reporting.
• Leads the Agency’s internal auditing Quality Assurance Program.  Provides analysis related to the compliance of State, Coalition and Agency regulations and/or policies.  Provides data and analysis related to program objectives, outcomes, trends, and goals.
• Determines and designs surveys and other data collection formats that appropriately measure contractually required and agency specific indicators.
• Assists with proposals and grant preparation, preparing maps, charts, graphics, timelines, and other desktop publishing assistance as requested.
• Investigates and analyzes geographic data.  Creates and used geodatabases and shapes file; creates and uses queries, creates buffers; creates and uses address locators, geocode and create joins, uses symbolizing features, labeling and works with tables in ArcMap.  Produces visually persuasive maps using ArcMap.
• Seeks information about and participates in local resource forums such as GIS User Groups and other similar entities that extend agency knowledge of available resources, data collection, and analysis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the non-profit organization environment.  Knowledge of research methods and techniques.  Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar in order to prepare and read documents and correspondences.
• Oral and written communication and presentation skills.  Ability to work with outside agency community members and internal staff on task forces, committees and other similar groups.
• Proficient in all of Microsoft Office Software Programs.  Knowledge of SAS or SPSS and GIS.  Familiarity with editor features, various cartographic design features, projections and metadata standards.  Ability to formulate and write reports, instructions, recommendations, and proposals.
• Ability to supervise assigned staff.  Ability to gain knowledge of agency guidelines, contract requirements, and program components.
• Organizational ability to include multi-tasking to meet multiple deadlines with minimal supervision.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s Degree in Statistics, Health Services Administration, Health Policy and Management, Health and Policy Administration, Public Policy Administration, Public Administration, Data Mining, Social Work or related field.
• Three (3) years experience in a non-profit program evaluation/research.
• Must provide examples of personally completed social service evaluation/research work or similar work experience.

SALARY RANGE:  $36,869-$42,886 Annually                                                                                               PAY GRADE:  12

RESUMES TO: Anne Campbell, Human Resources          Email: acampbel@4cflorida.org               Fax:  407 522-5072

Call for Papers! Speakers Welcome! New Book Release! Please Forward and Post

"Sociology of Memory: New and Classical Conceptualizations of Memory, Personal or Commodity, Public or Private?"

Papers about: collective memory; personal memory; narrative; new and classical sociological theories and conceptualizations of memory; sociological, psychological, historical or legal conceptualizations pertaining to personal, trauma, repressed, body memory; socio-political issues pertaining to "commodity memory" (such as electronic dataveillance, video surveillance; seed, sperm, egg or DNA banking); drug technology to improve or repress memory; and closely related topics are invited to present their research at the 2011 Pacific Sociological Association's 82st Annual meeting, to be held in Seattle, Washington on March 10-13, 2011.

Past papers from this session are featured in the book, Sociology of Memory: Papers from the Spectrum (2009), forthcoming from Cambridge Scholars Publishing. For more information see:
http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Sociology-of-Memory--Papers-from-the-Spectrum1-4438-0199-2.htm

Please send initial inquirers, abstracts and contact information to: Noel Packard at packardn@prodigy.net

Visit the Pacific Sociological Association website
at www.pacificsoc.org for conference information and paper submission procedures.

Deadline: October 15, 2010.