MCH Research in Texas

Research Specialist V position in the Office of Program Decision Support in the Division of Family and Community Health Services, Texas Department of State Health Services. This position is located in Austin, TX. Please feel free to forward broadly or to specific candidates. Applications must be made through our online HR system. The closing date is 04/27/09.

Newborn Hearing Screening contract

ASTHO’s Birth Defects and Disabilities Project is looking for a contractor to research and develop a case study of the Newborn Hearing Screening system that will serve as a practical reference for guiding future inter-agency collaborations. The request for quotes is attached and can also be found at:
http://www.astho.org/pubs/RFQ-NewbornHearingScreening031009.pdf

M&E positions

MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC. (MACRO) is a professional services firm offering high-quality research, management consulting, and information technology services supporting business and government.
Macro is seeking a Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist with Malaria experience.
MACRO is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Resident Advisor to serve in Bamako, Mali.

Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative – Evaluation Division – Two positions

The Research Associate/Senior Research Associate will be a member of CHAI’s Boston-based Evaluation Division, whose mandate is to conduct programmatic impact evaluations to support and improve HIV prevention, care and treatment programs. This position will primarily focus on supporting and improving the monitoring and evaluation of CHAI’s Global Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program, with support as needed to other evaluation needs within CHAI.
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The Monitoring and Evaluation Director will lead the Monitoring and Evaluation Division within CHAI, whose work focuses on the collection, management and use of data to support and improve access and quality of care delivered in HIV prevention and treatment programs.

Epidemiologist – Zimbabwe

The epidemiologist will provide oversight of existing health information systems as well as recommending improvements to data gathering methodology. He/she will contribute to the design/design disease surveillance systems as well as gather/analyse information related to patterns of morbidity and mortality. Disease surveillance will be targeted towards relevant infectious diseases as well as malnutrition prevalence levels. This role is also responsible for ensuring that systems are in place in order to gather relevant information required for health related, donor-funded project indicators.

Senior Surveillance Advisor

The Surveillance Advisor will provide broad HIV/AIDS-related expertise and guidance in program evaluation and monitoring; strengthen USAID’s ability to monitor program implementation; document results; and assess the programmatic impact of USAID’s goal to reduce HIV transmission and mitigate the impact of the disease on nations, communities and families. The Surveillance Advisor will also be a key contributor to the design and implementation of surveillance systems and reporting program results in the priority countries under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and in other USAID-assisted countries.

Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will serve as a member of the Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting (MER) Team within the Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Research Division in the Office of HIV/AIDS of the Bureau for Global Health (GH/OHA/SPER) and support the monitoring and evaluation activities within the Division. Under the direction of the MER Team Leader, the Advisor will provide general support to the Division’s activities that include project performance monitoring, program level data gathering/validation, trend monitoring and reporting. Working closely with the MER Team, the Advisor will support the development of HIV/AIDS surveillance systems, and assist with the oversight, management and reporting on HIV/AIDS surveillance indicators and targets for these activities. He/she will serve as the Division’s specialist for monitoring and evaluation, provide technical input on surveys and assist with operational research, tracking studies, and program assessments.

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist – Tanzania

Intrahealth International, Inc. is currently accepting applications for the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist position on the Tanzania Human Resource Capacity Project. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist is accountable for orchestrating M&E related program activities and achieving all M&E related program results. The goal of the Tanzania Human Resource Capacity Project is to strengthen capacity in both the public and private sector to help build and maintain an effective workforce and HR management information system for Tanzania’s health and social welfare services.

STD Control Epidemiologist

A Public Health Epidemiologist position is open at the Louisiana Office of Public Health- STD Control Program in Metairie:
http://www.dscs.state.la.us/asp/csjobsearch/Search/Jobs.htm

MCHB internship – Needs Assessment Survey Coordinator

Summer internship with Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program in Santa Fe:

http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/gsip/catalog/2009/newmexico.html