Academic Research Colloquium for Future Engineering Faculty

The University of Dayton's School of Engineering is excited to announce its 4th annual Academic Research Colloquium (ARC) for Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral scholars. The theme of ARC is Research for the Common Good, in celebration of President Eric Spina's vision for the University. Our goal is to help provide avenues of opportunity for Future Engineering Faculty.

Application and Program Details
ARC is open to Ph.D. and post-doctoral scholars within one to two years of seeking a faculty position. The selection process is highly competitive with up to 20 spots available. All travel, lodging and food expenses are paid. For more program and participant benefits, objectives, requirements and application instructions go.udayton.edu/engineering-arc.

ASABE Scholarships

Undergraduate and PhD Students Encouraged to Apply for Scholarships

March 15 is the deadline to apply for ASABE scholarships. Follow the links for details on eligibility information and entry forms.

Undergraduate Students
William J. Adams, Jr. and Marijane E. Adams Scholarship - $1,500
ASABE Foundation Engineering Scholarship - $1,500

PhD Students
John C. Nye Graduate Fellowship - $1,500

Grant Writing Workshop

The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) program offers support for M.S. and Ph.D. research in sustainable agriculture. The Florida SARE program provides training to graduate students that is specific to this grant program and focuses on what students need to include in a successful proposal. Our experience has been that students who attend the training sessions have greater success with their submissions.

Training Information:

WHEN:                Part 1 – February 25, 2019 5-7pm

                             Part 2 – February 28, 2019 5-7pm

WHERE:              McCarty Hall D Room G001

INSTRUCTOR:    Dr. Mickie Swisher and Kaylene Sattanno, FYCS Department

AUDIENCE:         Any graduate student

SPONSOR:          Florida SARE

COST:                  Free

REGISTER:          https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-graduate-student-grant-writing-workshop-tickets-42435448569

• Two part hands-on workshop sponsored by the Florida Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.
• Students from any department are encouraged to attend.
• Instructors will discuss the keys to write a successful grant proposal.
• Each session will cover different aspects of proposal writing - students should plan to attend both sessions.
• This workshop will specifically address the Southern SARE 2019 Call for Proposals for Graduate Student Grants (attached).
• Projects must address issues of sustainable agriculture and are available to any graduate student enrolled full time.
• Proposals are for a one-time project maximum of $16,500.
• Projects may last up to three years.
• Proposals are due May 3, 2019 by 5:00 PM EST
• Please contact Kaylene Sattanno at ksattanno@ufl.edu or 352-273-3530 if you have any questions.

Women in Engineering Reception

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is cohosting an event with the Herbert Wertheim College Of Engineering next week to celebrate women in engineering. It will be a dinner on February 27th, at 5PM (check-in starts at 4PM) until 6:30PM. This dinner will give students a chance to discuss their accomplishments and concerns with the College of Engineering at the University of Florida. There is no requirement to attend, you just have to be a female engineering undergraduate or graduate student.

FREE FOOD will be served. Just RSVP by February 21st at midnight to save your seat at this event.

RSVP link: https://goo.gl/forms/w1vN4lNGhgfBvUeC2

Time: 4:00 - 6:30 PM (Program starts at 5:00 PM)

Location: Grand Ballroom at Reitz Union
Dress Code: Casual

**You do NOT have to be in the Society of Women Engineers to attend this event.**

Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/400559207358364/

Data Scientist – Market Behavior & Supply Chain Analytics - PalletOne

As a Data Scientist on the PalletOne Team, you will support Market and Supply Chain Measurements, identify buying behaviors and characteristics of customers, measure the statistically significant purchasing behaviors at the product and customer level, develop sales forecasting methodologies, inventory forecasting, and work with large cloud-based datasets.

You will provide research-based recommendations to support strategic decision needs across PalletOne by applying state-of-the-art forecasting and machine learning predictive methods. The Data Scientist provides input related to decision making processes such as customer product recommendations, retailer locations, inventories, and any key data points in the supply chain for just in time inventory.

Additional responsibilities include:
• providing research-based consultation and recommendations regarding customer habits, inventory and sales strategies.
• developing and implementing scalable Data Science Analytical Solutions that rely on machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate and optimize key business processes and help improve efficiency and financial results
• contributing to the design and measurement of sales, supplier, and transportation programs.
• communicating recommendations and analysis to business partners, ensuring understanding, and collaborating on multiple cross functional teams
• analyzing customer, transaction, and campaign data to identify trends and patterns in marketing campaign performance and/or customer behavior • building learning systems that monitor data flows and react to changes in customer preferences, network constraints, and business objectives

Desired Skills: Knowledge of, and experience working in, DevOps environments is desirable. Previous experience in the supply chain and lumber retail industry is a plus. Experience with performance tuning and documenting changes. Experience with Azure and PowerBI a plus. Experience with metadata capture, management, and machine learning platforms.

If you are interested in applying send your resume to Dr. Adam Watson at jaw7385@ufl.edu

GRAD STUDENT SARE GRANT OPPORTUNITY

The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has released the 2019 Call for Proposals for Graduate Student Grants.

Graduate Student Grants are one of the few sustainable agriculture research funding opportunities open to PhD and Master’s students at accredited institutions in the Southern region. Proposal submission deadline is May 3, 2019. Carefully read the proposal application instructions. All of the guidelines, program goals, review criteria, and the submission process to apply for a Southern SARE Graduate Student Grant can be found within the Call for Proposals.

Research projects that address issues of sustainable agriculture of current and potential importance to the Southern region are eligible for submission. Maximum funds awarded for projects are $16,500 for up to three years’ work on the student’s project. Visit the Southern SARE website for additional information on Graduate Student Grants. Grant awards are announced in late August. Visit the Southern SARE website for more information on sustainable agriculture and other grant funding opportunities.

See a separate blog post for information about the grant writing workshop being offered 2/25 & 2/28.

Balancing Life, Academics, and Career

Come and learn about the resources available on campus to help students balance life, academics and future careers.

Katie Tanner from the Care Team will present on resources available to graduate students to successful balance life and academics in graduate school. U Matter We Care serves as UF’s umbrella program for UF’s caring culture and provides students in distress with support and coordination of the wide variety of appropriate resources. The Care Team is a support service which seeks to work collaboratively with students and the university to support individuals who are experiencing some measure of distress in their lives. Their goals include assessing factors contributing to the concerns, collaborating with the student to create and implement a plan that allows for increased perspective, growth and a return to a level of function most likely to promote success, and serving as a connector to other helping resources on and off campus.

Carey Graf the CALS UF Career Connections Center liaison will present on resources available to graduate students on campus for preparing for their next step. The career decision and job search process for graduate students has similarities and differences from the search of an undergraduate. During this presentation, students will learn about the range of services that the Career Connections Center offers to cater to their career needs.

This seminar can be viewed via live or watched later via this link: Katie Tanner and Corey Graf. Viewers of the live stream may now ask questions by clicking on the message icon at the bottom. Questions will be read at the end during the question and answer portion. In addition, all seminars are archived for viewing on our SWSD Seminar Page.

Graduate staff positions in Housing & Residence Education

UF Housing has two graduate staff employment opportunities within the Department of Housing and Residence Education. First consideration for interviews will be for applicants who submit their materials by 2/26.

http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/509464/housing-graduate-staff

http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/509463/graduate-community-coordinator