Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models 2012 Summer Institute at Princeton University
The Department of Politics at Princeton University is proud to host the 2012 Summer Institute on Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM). Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), this program trains graduate students and junior faculty in EITM, a research strategy that integrates theoretical models and empirical research to improve and expand our understanding of politics. The institute will incorporate developments and findings from throughout political science, including the substantive areas of American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political economy. Applications for the program are due via email to [email protected] on March 1, 2012.
The Summer institute
The Political Science Program of the National Science Foundation supports annual four-week summer institutes on Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models. The Summer Institute on EITM seeks to train a new generation of scholars who can better link theory and empirical work. Held from June 17 to July 14, 2012, the Summer Institute on EITM at Princeton University will be a highly interactive training program for advanced graduate students and junior faculty led by political scientists from across the discipline who employ EITM in their research.
This summer’s institute will accept advanced graduate students through a competitive selection process. There are no fees or tuition. Dormitory lodging, meals and domestic travel expenses will be provided for participants through a grant from the National Science Foundation. EITM institutes are selective, with admission based significantly on the quality and potential of research presented. Institute training includes teaching and research components, providing students a highly individualized interaction with a far wider and deeper array of mentors than is available at any individual institution.
We intend to accept about 25 participants — including those graduate students whom we believe can most benefit from the EITM program. Applicants should have at least some training in both formal theory and statistics, and ideally advanced training in at least one of these areas. Applicants who lack the needed background should consider attending ICPSR to gain EITM certification this summer and applying to EITM for a future summer.
The Summer Institute is just one aspect of the EITM initiative in political science funded by the National Science Foundation. The NSF also funds another, complementary, EITM summer program at Washington University in St. Louis. Participation in either program in no way prohibits students or faculty from future participation in the other program.
This summer’s institute will accept advanced graduate students through a competitive selection process. There are no fees or tuition. Dormitory lodging, meals and domestic travel expenses will be provided for participants through a grant from the National Science Foundation. EITM institutes are selective, with admission based significantly on the quality and potential of research presented. Institute training includes teaching and research components, providing students a highly individualized interaction with a far wider and deeper array of mentors than is available at any individual institution.
We intend to accept about 25 participants — including those graduate students whom we believe can most benefit from the EITM program. Applicants should have at least some training in both formal theory and statistics, and ideally advanced training in at least one of these areas. Applicants who lack the needed background should consider attending ICPSR to gain EITM certification this summer and applying to EITM for a future summer.
The Summer Institute is just one aspect of the EITM initiative in political science funded by the National Science Foundation. The NSF also funds another, complementary, EITM summer program at Washington University in St. Louis. Participation in either program in no way prohibits students or faculty from future participation in the other program.