Spring Internship – The Policy & Research Group

The intern will assist Research Analysts and Senior Research Analysts with grant writing and evaluation projects. Activities will depend upon project needs.

MCH Epidemiologist – Florida

This position conducts epidemiologic research to identify determinants and risk factors for maternal and child health outcomes. This position also participates as a team member on projects that include primary data collection, analysis, and presentation for program evaluation activities. This is work includes designing, delivering and/or coordinating the delivery of training and development programs for employees. With input from the State MCH Epidemiologist, the position supervises/directs the work of two masters-prepared epidemiologists.

Epidemiologist III – Texas

Position will serve as the coordinator for the State System development Initiative Grant. Performs highly advanced professional research and epidemiological work requiring specialized knowledge of specific health and behavior related topics about women, infants and children. Emphasis on the integration and management of data and data systems. Functions as lead for data integration tasks, development of strategic initiative pertaining to the improvement of data and data integration, and the review of existing data systems.

Project Faith, Faith Based HIV Prevention

Title: Outreach Specialist
Responsible for implementing Latino Faith Based HIV prevention program activities to include, but not limited to: Outreach to church leaders of all religious beliefs; conduct needs assessments; recruit faith leaders for community advisory board (CAB); conducts training workshops; coordinates 1 day faith conference; assists in developing HIV/AIDS awareness activities; increase participation of faith leaders and congregants in HIV/AIDS activities…

Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program

The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps offers an internship program called the JRCOSTEP (Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program). The Environmental Health Officer category of the USPHS would like to invite MPH and MSPH students who are specializing in environmental health and have completed the first year of their program by May 2009 to apply for a JRCOSTEP opportunity. Although there is no formal deadline, we encourage students to submit their application by December 31st, 2008, because applications will be reviewed starting in January for Summer 2009 positions.

Asthma – Boston

Position Title: Director, Boston Urban Asthma Coalition (BUAC) and Massachusetts Asthma Advocacy Partnership (MAAP)
Be part of a vibrant and growing organization that works directly with a diverse group of residents, community-based organizations, government agencies, medical professionals, and other individuals who are concerned with the factors that contribute to the rising prevalence of asthma within
vulnerable populations of Boston and other Massachusetts communities. Founded in 1997, the Boston Urban Asthma Coalition’s (BUAC) mission is to build a comprehensive and coordinated approach to asthma control and prevention in Boston. BUAC, a parent driven, grassroots level coalition of over 300 community partners, accomplishes this by promoting collaboration and community leadership to reduce racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities in asthma prevalence, asthma management, and asthma hazards in the home, school, and other environments.

Malaria Operational Research Manager

On November 8, 2008, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria approved the launch of an ambitious new initiative to increase access to malaria treatment around the world. The Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria (AMFm) will begin operations in May 2009 and to gain access to the Facility, interested countries will need to develop detailed plans and policies before that time. The Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI), in collaboration with other organizations within the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, is committed to informing the effective execution and potential expansion of this Facility.
We are accordingly seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with outstanding problem-solving, managerial, analytical, and communication skills to manage our development and pursuit of these operational research projects.

Program Manager – IntraHealth International

The Program Manager provides Chapel Hill based program management and technical support to projects and activities. The Program Manager provides oversight to ensure that those project/activities achieve excellence in design, implementation and high quality results and deliverables. The Program Manager works closely with the respective field leaders to ensure that the necessary programmatic and technical inputs to meet donor and key stakeholder expectations are met. The Program Manager travels internationally approximately 25% time to provide program management and technical assistance as required. S/he may support two-four projects/activities.S/he may supervise Chapel Hill-based Program Specialist(s) and/or a Program Officer(s). S/he reports to the Director of HIV/AIDS Programs, HRH Programs and/or the MNCH-FP Program Director, depending upon the content area of the project and activities which s/he is supporting.

Behavioral Interventions, Thailand

Family Health International (FHI)
Provides leadership and technical assistance in the development and implementation of quality behavioral interventions for HIV prevention and promotion of health care-seeking behavior among most at risk populations (MARPs) in the Asia and Pacific Region. Willing to support behavioral interventions across other infectious diseases (malaria, tuberculosis, etc), non-communicable diseases and reproductive health as opportunities arise.

Kellogg Health Scholars Program

The application deadline for the Kellogg Health Scholars Program’s 2009-2011 Call for Applications is on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 (11:59 p.m. Eastern). ONLY online applications are accepted, www.kellogghealthscholars.org.

Through this two-year postdoctoral program, scholars develop as leaders with research expertise to add to our knowledge about the nature of social disparities in health and interventions to reduce those disparities, the capacity to partner with communities in carrying out research and building policy advocacy and the skills to inform and support policy makers who seek to reduce and eliminate health disparities.

The program consists of two tracks and offers fellowships at eight training sites. The Community Track, which highlights community-based participatory research and relationships between academe, community and public health practice, has fellowships at Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The Multidisciplinary Track, which highlights a multidisciplinary approach to studying the social determinants of health disparities, has scholars training at Harvard University, the University of California-San Francisco, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Nine individuals will be selected for the 2009-2011 fellowship cycle – five in the Community Track and four in the Multidisciplinary Track. Each fellowship will provide a stipend of $62,000 in the first year and $63,000 in the second year, and an annual research fund and other benefits.

For specific tracks, contact:

Community Track
Saundra Bailey, voice 734-647-3065, fax: 734-936-0927 or email saundrab@umich.edu;

Multidisciplinary Track
Marie Briones-Jones, voice 202-387-2829, fax 202-387-2857 or email mbjones@cfah.org.

For more information on the Kellogg Health Scholars Program and the 2009 Call for Applications, visit www.kellogghealthscholars.org.