The Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI) seeks researchers from across disciplines to take part in the first-of-its-kind Research Convergence Residency Program (RCRP) at the University of Iowa.
This year’s RCRP cultivates interdisciplinary research on a critical topic for Iowans and the nation: the factors in the social environment that affect individual and population health. The program brings together faculty and research staff from various disciplines and provides research support funds to further their work.
Applications are due Monday, Oct. 13 through CSSI’s website. Applying teams must consist of a minimum of three team members and more than one UI academic department must be represented.
Once selected for the program, research teams will receive:
- brief trainings on team-based science;
- individual office spaces at CSSI and shared rooms for team meetings;
- CSSI staff support; and
- a credit for $4,000 in research support funds to be spent on CSSI research services, such as the collection of high-quality survey data, data acquisition, project management, or the moderation of focus groups.
At the end of the residency, research teams should submit a research manuscript to a reputable, peer-reviewed outlet and present their work to the CSSI community. CSSI will also invite successful research teams to apply for a second year of support focused on developing and submitting a competitive grant proposal, which will be accompanied with additional support funds.
To assist researchers in assembling interdisciplinary teams, researchers are invited to attend an in-person Micro Lab, hosted in partnership with the Research Development Office, on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Sign up via the online form.
About CSSI
CSSI, part of the Office of the Vice President for Research, is committed to advancing, supporting, and celebrating interdisciplinary social science research. CSSI:
- Serves as a central hub at the University of Iowa where social scientists, including faculty, staff, and PhD students, can find a community of research support and resources.
- Provides strategic resources to support innovative and high impact social science research, including but not limited to quantitative and qualitative empirical research, theory development, evaluation science, and historical and comparative approaches.
- Fosters interdisciplinary collaboration enabling scholars to address topics of significant public interest spanning human behavior, health, community, culture, and institutional functioning.
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