Job postings as of February 2, 2022

POSITION: Community Convening & Learning Team (CCLT) Project Manager
ORGANIZATION: Pandemic Response Institute (PRI) – CUNY SPH & Columbia University

The Pandemic Response Institute (PRI) is a collaboration between the CUNY SPH and Columbia University, whose mission is to ensure that all New Yorkers are prepared to prevent, respond to, and recover from future health crises, ranging from infectious disease threats to climate-related health emergencies. The PRI Community Convening & Learning Team (CCLT) is recruiting for a Project Manager, whose work will be focused on community engagement activities across NYC, including convenings, data collection and dissemination. 

Specific duties include:

• Develop and execute outreach strategies across the 5 boroughs, including on-site participation as needed
• Cultivate a robust pipeline of potential community partners through persistent targeted outreach via phone and email communication 
• Manage a database of community partners
• Represent the PRI  Community Convening & Learning Team at targeted virtual and, possibly, on-site meetings, community events and conferences 
• Maintain accurate records, develop programmatic reports, and related informational content 
• Collaborate with other PRI teams and cores to implement research and programmatic activities
• Other tasks as assigned

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree  plus relevant experience, preferred would be Masters or currently in a relevant graduate program.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong multitasking skills with ability to balance priorities, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Highly organized with a successful track record in timely and effective task execution
• Research-related experience with data collection methods
• Desire to learn and grow; team player with a flexible, creative, and analytical approach to problem-solving
• High level of proficiency in computer applications with extensive knowledge of Microsoft programs 

This is a part-time position (approx. 20 hr/wk) offering between $25 and $30/hr depending on qualifications and experience.

Any questions or to apply, email Deborah Levine at deborah.levine@sph.cuny.edu.  

 

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POSITION: SchoolFood Service Manager
ORGANIZATION: NYC Department of Education

SchoolFood Service Managers are responsible for managing the overall food service operation in schools. They lead a team of kitchen employees and act as liaisons between SchoolFood, the school administration, staff, students, and the community.

Managers represent our commitment to offering New York City students healthy, delicious, and satisfying menu choices.

RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:

1. Plans and reviews menus according to USDA Nutrition Standards for School Meals; ensures maximum utilization of foods donated by the Federal Government.
2. Makes assignments and trains personnel while supervising, directing, and evaluating their work; prepares payroll for employees.
3. Educates students on the importance of eating healthy meals; interprets school lunch objectives to principals, teachers, students, and parents.
4. Ensures that cost per meal is maintained at acceptable levels.
5. Prepares required records and reports.
6. Responsible for increasing participation in the School Meals Breakfast and Lunch programs.
7. Performs related work.

Salary: $43,711

To apply: Email your cover letter and resume to: sfrec@schools.nyc.gov 

To view the official job posting: SchoolFood Service Manager

 

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POSITION: Digital Project Manager
ORGANIZATION: Healing Histories Project

We are looking for someone who has experience visualizing content (our data) for an online cultural, educational and/or social justice project. We also need someone who has experience in managing a project that moves this content from and through the copy editing process to visualizing this cultural educational project. A requirement is that the person applying for this position is in alignment with the political and cultural mission of the Healing Histories Project. 

The Healing Histories Project is made up of healers, medical practitioners, organizers, media makers, cultural and memory workers who believe that all deserve care and support during times of crisis, vulnerability & resistance. We come together to inform and shape a vision for collective care and safety while integrating models of wellness that seek to transform and intervene on medical violence, harms, and abuses rooted in racism and capitalism. We are engaging individuals, communities and institutions to remember these abuses and harms by catalyzing research, action and movement-building strategies. We do this through the creation of popular education tools, workshop curriculum, cultural and political events and more. 

We are a multiracial intergenerational and multi-ability team that centers Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities and others targeted by eugenecist strategies in our work.

The Healing Histories Project works in solidarity with many health and healing practitioners/workers by holding with dignity and respect the lives and communities they care for and by disrupting abuses of the state.  The release of this COVID-19 Timeline is our first offering. In addition to the COVID timeline, HHP has  been working for 11 years on compiling data related to 500+ years of the Medical Industrial Complex*. This data currently exists in an excel spreadsheet.

This is a six month contract: March 15, 2022 through September 15th, 2022 with the option to extend based on the work.
Application Deadline: February 6th
Interviews: Third and fourth weeks of February

Timeline content finalization:

• Develop strategy and workplan to ready the research, content and data for timeline publication by September 1, 2022.
• Either provide copy-editing and/or content-editing skills or be able to identify, contract and supervise copy and content editors. 
• Create and implement content cleaning and quality assurance process for a small team of students and/or paid staff
• Create a bibliography of sources cited to be published with the timeline.
• Support the team in vetting online platforms to hold this content data in a searchable timeline. 
• Work with the Comms consultant on content finalization with the design and readiness of the digital platform. 
• Problem-solve content or data issues as they arise. 

Work Culture

• Ability to work independently and follow deadlines as part of a team.
• Available during weekdays (at minimum two days per week) 
• Strong time management skills and direct communication.
• All Team Meetings once to twice a month 

This contract is for 15 hours a week at $75/hour with a start date by March 15, 2022 (Hours may be worked in any format averaging no more than 15 hours a week). This contract is for six months with the option for review and extension based upon the work and funding. 

To apply: send a cover letter, resume and two work samples to info@healinghistoriesproject.com 

To view the official job posting: Digital Project Manager

 

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POSITION: Assistant Director, Training Strategy and Implementation
ORGANIZATION: NYC Health + Hospitals

Under the direction of a Senior Director, the Assistant Director of Training organizes and leads system-wide training efforts for staff of the NYC Public Health Corps – including community health workers (CHW), CHW supervisors, and facility-based program management staff.

General tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive annual training plan for Public Health Corps CHWs and CHW supervisors across multiple clinical settings
• Develop strategy for ongoing reinforcement of trainings including through local 1:1 and small group coaching
• Liaise with central Public Health Corps clinical and programmatic leads in Adult Primary Care, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, Special Populations – to proactively identify and respond to ongoing training needs
• Develop and implement preparedness training for CHWs to ensure readiness for redeployment in the event of a public health emergency
• Oversee and track development of materials, including written guides and recorded trainings, to support training for Public Health Corps CHWs, CHW supervisors, and Program Managers on topics such as:
  • Medication Management
  • Health Insurance/Medical Bills
  • Primary Care Engagement and managing communications with Care Team
  • Food access + benefits
  • Community + Home Visit Safety
• Oversee process for training and access for CHWs to H+H’s electronic health record – Epic
• Liaise with leadership and frontline colleagues to identify and respond to additional training needs
• Develop system for evaluating Public Health Corps training program efficacy
• Track and report on training participation
• Coordinate access to language fluency testing, as needed, for facility-based Public Health Corps staff.
• Report regularly to Senior Director and SDOH leadership for support and feedback; participate in program improvement efforts
• Perform other duties and tasks as required or requested by SDOH team leadership

Minimum Qualifications

1. A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university in Education, Public Health, Psychology, Personnel Administration, Management, Public Administration or related approved discipline; and,
2. Six years of progressively responsible experience in planning and manpower development and training programs, medical or public health administration or other fields related to training, development and manpower analysis, of which at least two years shall have been in a supervisory, managerial or administrative capacity related to the organization, formulation, development and implementation of such plans and programs; or,
3. A Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Education, Management, Social Work, Medical Administration, Psychology, Personnel Administration, Public Administration or a related approved field with five years of experience as described in (2) and two years in a supervisory, managerial or administrative capacity;
4. Extensive knowledge of the principles of training and manpower development programs and the ability to analyze and determine the needs of the Corporation, Network or facility; or,
5. A satisfactory combination of training, education and experience indicating the ability to perform satisfactorily.

Department Preferences

• Strong computer literacy and comfort learning new computer programs
• Excellent reading, writing, and public speaking skills
• Ability and willingness to provide in person or remote training

Salary Range: $68,940-$95,000

To view the official job description: Assistant Director
To apply: Assistant Director job link – Registration is required to create a profile; the job can then be searched directly; Job ID: 72737

 

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POSITION: Project Coordinator, Division Management & Systems Coordination
ORGANIZATION: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: 

• Utilize program and event management skills to support and work collaboratively on division and agency-wide health equity initiatives, including Race to Justice (RTJ) and Disease Control’s Strategic Plan for Diversity, Inclusion, Racial Equity and Social Justice. 
• Support related efforts within seven bureaus and collaborate with their Divisional Action Teams (DAT) on initiatives tailored to program needs and bureau priorities. 
• Assist in the collection of data to support original research related to institutional racism and other intersecting oppression. 
• Assist in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities. Assist with literature reviews as they relate to project proposals, research reports and journal articles. 
• Contribute to reports, presentations and manuscripts. 
• Complete grant searches and applications. 
• Perform related administrative tasks as necessary to achieve initiative goals and objectives. 
• Assist with accomplishing additional Divisional priorities, such as outbreak response, workforce development, and City Hall requests.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of domestic infectious disease trends, epidemiology, and prevention technologies 
• Understanding of public health practice, knowledge of health inequities and social/structural determinants of health 
• Understanding of concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on under served and underrepresented communities 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with some experience writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals 
• Strong project and event management skills and customer service-related skills to work with members of the community as well as clinical/academic organizations, with good follow- through to complete assignments within specified timeframes 
• Professional and/or direct experience working with NYC communities who have experienced systemic oppression and bias (e.g., people of color, LGBTQ people, Immigrants, Inequalities etc.) 
• Effective online research skills and familiarity working with new media 
• Ability to work as a member of a program and research team and to interact effectively with team members of diverse cultural and educational backgrounds 
• Experience in using presentation and data management software such as Microsoft Excel, Access and PowerPoint 
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

To view the official job posting: Project Coordinator

 

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POSITION: Clinical Research Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: Columbia University

Position Summary:
Working in the Division of General Medicine under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Coordinator will provide coordination and data collection in NIH-sponsored research studies as part of a research team, in collaboration with section leadership and divisional administration.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with recruitment, assessment, and follow-up of a cohort study and to coordinate the conduct of a clinical trial.
• Assist with the conduct of a cohort study including recruitment of participants, assessment, and follow-up, as well as administering study questionnaires.
• Serve as a back-up for the conduct and coordination of a clinical trial including working with other study personnel, performing data collection, and screening and recruitment of study participants.
• Responsible for preparation of documents for renewals, modifications, yearly submissions, correspondence, and audit related to IRB for all research studies.
• Prepare and maintain manual of operations; provide translation of documents from English to Spanish.
• Assist in the preparation of submissions for scientific conferences.
• Prepare quarterly database query report and resolution of queries.
• Assist with financial tracking and confirmation of invoices for study related expenses (taxi vouchers, lab and study material supplies).
• Responsible for inventory and procurement of laboratory and office supplies.
• Perform additional duties as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus two years related experience
• Motivated self-starter with ability to exercise initiative and judgment
• Willingness to do field work in the community and in participants’ homes
• Flexibility to work after hours and on weekends
• Spanish language skills
• Phlebotomy skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access

To view the official job posting: Clinical Research Coordinator

 

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POSITION: Vulnerable Populations Outreach Coordinator (VPOC)
ORGANIZATION: Montgomery Township Health Department (New Jersey)

Build on your exemplary academic experience with this exciting job opportunity to work within a local health department. Our focus is to assist the community with various vital public health services. If you are looking for a meaningful role, this is a rare opportunity to work in a team that allows you to be a part of something bigger where you can expect to build your exposure and career in a prominent regional public health government agency and where you can become part of a community emergency rapid response team tasked with responding to various public health emergencies. 

Candidate will be expected to demonstrate a high level of professionalism, treating everyone with honesty, fairness, sensitivity and empathy. 

This position is full-time from January 2022 – June 30, 2023 (with the expectation of renewal to June 30, 2023) and is supported through a two-year grant awarded by the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH). The jurisdictional local Health Department will provide direct supervision of this position. Hours are 35 hours a week with 5-hour float; possible weekend hours.  Position will be a combination of in-person and remote work.  Work location and full-time work hours may be flexible, as determined by local Health Department.

The VPOC will increase local public health capacity to investigate, trace, contain, mitigate and prevent COVID-19 through targeted outreach to vulnerable populations. VPOC will work to ensure at-risk residents in their communities have access to support services such as housing, insurance coverage, and unemployment compensation to allow them to isolate or quarantine effectively. VPOC will conduct an assessment of vulnerable populations in their jurisdiction and develop a strategic plan to test, contact trace, contain, mitigate and prevent COVID-19 in these populations. The VPOC will work with the local Health Department leadership and governing body to oversee implementation of the strategic plan to ensure timely testing, contact tracing and containment of COVID-19.

Job Duties / Responsibilities: (from Public Health Practice Standards)

• Conduct a vulnerable population assessment to identify and describe at-risk populations in the grantee’s community, such as high-risk healthcare facilities (e.g., hospitals, dialysis clinics, cancer clinics, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities); congregate living settings (e.g., prisons, youth homes, shelters); employment settings (e.g., seasonal/migrant farm workers, meat processing facilities, food service workers); colleges, university and boarding school settings; undocumented persons; and other high risk persons.
• Present the assessment to the local Health Department and governing body and oversee development of a plan addressing mandatory steps in outreach/messaging to vulnerable populations, partnerships with key stakeholders, testing, case investigation, contact tracing, containment, quarantine facilities, support services and long-term prevention for COVID-19 and other communicable diseases, both routine and emergent, in these vulnerable populations.
• Work with local Health Department staff and County LINCS agency, and in alignment with State testing and containment strategies, to prioritize COVID-19 response initiatives targeted to vulnerable populations, including testing, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine, and social supports.
• Identify gaps in needs amongst COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-exposed persons, especially those in vulnerable populations and search for local solutions. This could include, but is not limited to, food banks, mental health services, visiting nurses, telehealth solutions, and other community programs that can address the needs of COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-exposed persons.
• Develop and maintain a list of available resources to assist COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-exposed persons within local Health Department jurisdiction and communicate this list and updates to County LINCS agency.
• Ensure appropriate linkages to social supports are made, such as referrals to LINCS Social Support Coordinators and/or 211 supports.
• Regularly monitor COVID-19-related data received through testing, outbreak investigations and contact tracing within local Health Department jurisdiction and utilize to reprioritize outreach to existing and newly affected vulnerable populations.
• When needed, utilize standard operating procedure (SOP) developed by LINCS agency for use for persons in need of isolation or quarantine services.
• VPOC will also work with other local Health Department VPOCs in the county/region to identify collaborative opportunities, align strategies, maximize resources, and reinforce priorities to ensure consistent and complete coverage to vulnerable populations across the state.

Any queries regarding the post can be addressed to Devangi Patel at dpatel@montgomerynj.gov. 

Applicants should submit a Cover Letter and CV to Devangi Patel, as soon as possible and no later than Friday, February 18, 2022.

To view the official job posting: Vulnerable Populations Outreach Coordinator (VPOC)

 

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POSITION: Health Educator
ORGANIZATION: Montgomery Township Health Department (New Jersey)

The Health Educator is responsible for assessing health education needs; planning, implementing and evaluating health education programs, coordinating health education services, and serving as a resource person in Health education for a nationally accredited Health Department. The Health Educator addresses the promotion of health and quality of life through education, policy, systems, and environmental change.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Under the supervision of the Health Officer, provides comprehensive health promotion services. 
• Prepares an annual written health promotion plan:
• Selects Health promotion and prevention programs that are promising practices, best practices or  evidence-based
• Provides in-depth involvement in their jurisdiction’s Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), including CHIP implementation and evaluation
• Participates in community partnerships
• Provides Health education programs for community issues that are not addressed in the CHIP, if applicable
• Maintains an inventory of health and human service resources
• Provides in-service training programs for staff, volunteers, and other interested parties
• Crafts communications that are culturally appropriate and communicated in a language and format that the population can access and understand
• Works with Health Officer and/or Public Information Officer regarding media outreach.
• Assists with Risk communication plans to manage community concern and convey appropriate and accurate information
• Advocates for policies and funding that will improve the health status of communities
• Participation in grant writing to support local health department objectives, the CHIP, and health promotion initiatives.
• Provides oversight to the Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse.
• Respond to Public Health Emergencies as needed.
• The job duties, responsibilities, skills and descriptions herein are not comprehensive. Duties may be added or removed at the Township’s discretion. 

To view the official job posting: Health Educator

 

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POSITION: Director, Office of Health Equity
ORGANIZATION: Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking an experienced, highly motivated and equity-centered public health professional to lead the development and continuous improvement of health equity initiatives at DPH, with the goal of embedding health equity practices into everyday work. As a key member of the DPH senior leadership team, the Director collaborates with a wide-range of internal and external stakeholders to reduce structural barriers to health stemming from unjust social, economic, and structural circumstances that disproportionately affect racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse communities, people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity, people of all gender identities and sexual orientations and other individuals served by DPH-administered health care and human services (priority populations). The Director will use evidence-based health equity principles and practices, with an emphasis on the equitable collection and reporting of data and community-informed community engagement, to influence systemic change. The incumbent reports directly to the Assistant Commissioner/Director of the Office of Population Health (OPH).

The Director will lead staff of the Department in understanding, promoting and integrating health equity principles, policies and practices in DPH program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The incumbent builds and manages relationships with leaders from DPH bureaus, offices, divisions/units, state agencies, healthcare providers, social services agencies, and community leaders to advance health equity as an essential function of the Department.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exceptional leadership and communication skills with experience establishing strong working relationships and strategic partnerships with diverse internal and external constituents, stakeholders, and groups.
• Visionary, results-oriented, collaborative relationship builder. 
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of management including planning, organizing, directing, motivating, controlling, and decision making in public health initiatives
• Experience in service delivery to communities of color, people experiencing homelessness or housing instability, people with disabilities and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
• Ability to provide leadership to change policies and practices to address health inequities and racial justice and ensure the inclusion of a social determinants of health framework.
• Demonstrated understanding of social determinants of health and a commitment to health equity, particularly racial equity, and racial justice.
• Experience and familiarity with the principles, practices, and techniques of organizational behavior and supervision.
• Demonstrated ability in supervising and supporting staff, including performance appraisal, employee coaching/training/development, and performance management. Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• Ability to coordinate the efforts of others in accomplishing assigned work objectives in accordance with health equity priorities.
• Capacity to exercise sound judgment; establish and maintain harmonious relationships within the Department and with EOHHS and external partners.

To view the official job posting: Director, Office of Health Equity

 

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POSITION: Air Pollution Exposure Scientist
ORGANIZATION: California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

Location: Sacramento or Oakland

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), part of the California EPA, is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist to work on biomonitoring projects in communities heavily burdened by air pollution and other stressors, such as health inequities, high unemployment, and linguistic isolation. Duties will include analyzing air pollution data, conducting exposure studies in selected communities, and evaluating how best to reduce exposures to air pollutants (salary: $88,032 – $109,512 annually).

Job Requirements:

Experience in air pollution exposure science and environmental health sciences that meets the following specific requirements:

o Two years of experience as an Environmental Scientist in California civil service OR

o Five years of increasingly responsible professional experience as an environmental scientist. A Master’s degree in a relevant scientific field can substitute for one year of experience, and a PhD can substitute for two years of experience. (Refer to this link for more details: https://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/Pages/0762.aspx.)

  Ability to:

• Analyze scientific data to research key issues and draw robust conclusions.
• Review and interpret scientific and environmental documents and make recommendations.
• Write complex scientific and technical documents, such as reports, project summaries, and journal articles.
• Communicate effectively in person to scientific colleagues, managers, external stakeholders, and the general public.
• Deliver presentations to audiences with varying levels of scientific understanding.

To view the official job posting: Air Pollution Exposure Scientist

 

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POSITION: Open Rank Teaching Track Faculty
ORGANIZATION: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Public Health Leadership Program is an interdisciplinary program offered by the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. The program serves as the administrative home to three concentrations in the Gillings Master of Public Health (MPH) degree: Leadership in Practice, Population Health for Clinicians and Placed Based Health. Additionally, our program is involved with and supports the cross-cutting global health MPH concentration and several online graduate certificates. Learn more about our Program here: https://sph.unc.edu/phlp/phlp/. 

With 260 students, the Public Health Leadership Program is home to the largest number of MPH students in the School. We encourage and provide a supportive environment for educational innovation in online and residential teaching formats. We are looking for a new faculty member to help us train the next generations of public health leaders. Faculty will be responsible for teaching and mentoring students in multiple MPH concentrations. 

Responsibilities: 

1. Develop and teach on-line and residential graduate-level courses for MPH and other graduate students,
2. Mentor MPH and other graduate students,
3. Participate in scholarly dissemination and engagement activities, and
4. Participate in program, school, university and professional service and community service.

Requirements:
Doctoral degree required (or expected to be conferred by the time of hire). Preferred candidate will have doctoral training in a public health related discipline, or an MPH or other related public health master’s degree and a doctorate degree in a related field.

The Gillings School of Global Public Health, Public Health Leadership Program (PHLP) invites applications for a full-time teaching faculty member for the Master of Public Health program. We seek practitioner-academics committed to health equity and enacting/engaging in antiracist and decolonial praxis. We are seeking someone with practical experience, academic preparation, content expertise, interest, and demonstrated leadership in the following:

1. Advancing equity, social justice, cultural humility and antiracism within public health
2. Cultivating community based public health initiatives using engagement strategies that are contextually relevant and tailored to community interests and priorities
3. Developing shared power with community partners using participatory leadership and co-design in program planning, implementation and evaluation

The preferred candidate brings leadership experience in public health and/or health care practice, and has academic teaching experience with adult and graduate learners. We seek candidates who have demonstrated an ability to work collaboratively in cross-disciplinary and inter-professional settings. Candidates are expected to skillfully mentor graduate students and contribute to practice and scholarship that supports the next generation of public health leaders.

Please submit your complete curriculum vitae, cover letter, and names and contact information for three professional references. Also, please include a separate diversity statement as other document which outlines examples of your past and ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as how you believe you might contribute to an inclusive climate at Gillings.

Application Deadline: February 22, 2022

To view the official job posting: Open Rank Teaching Track Faculty

 

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POSITION: Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor
ORGANIZATION: University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) 

The Division of Community Health Sciences (CHS) in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) seeks applications for two faculty positions to begin August 16, 2022:  Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor

Description: We seek a dynamic new faculty member for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate professor position. We encourage applicants from backgrounds historically under-represented in the health sciences and whose research and teaching interests center the health of communities/populations and is consistent with our division’s focus on health equity and social justice. Priority areas include, but are not limited to: the health of minoritized populations, the determinants of and innovative solution for health inequities, and the use of community-partnered research approaches. Responsibilities include a balance of teaching and advising graduate students, securing external funding to support a robust research agenda, and contributing to the service mission of the division and the school. 

Qualifications: Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in either public health, community or population health, psychology, sociology, anthropology, public policy, or a related social science. Scholarly productivity and a history of (or potential for) obtaining external funding appropriate for the desired faculty rank must be evident. We also are looking for applicants with experience and enthusiasm for teaching and mentoring graduate students and who are willing to contribute to the growth and success of the division through service activities. Unique qualities that offer CHS an opportunity to expand its vision and impact are also desired. As an institution and division that is actively committed to diversity, candidates who can demonstrate a firm commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Application Process: Applicants must submit an on-line application using the link provided below. Please upload a cover letter, research statement, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references. For fullest consideration, all requested information must be submitted by January 31, 2022. The application period will officially close February 15, 2022. Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

Questions: Contact Dr. Uchechi Mitchell, Search Committee Chair via email (umitch@uic.edu) 

To view the official job posting: Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor

 

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POSITION: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor
ORGANIZATION: Tufts University

The Master of Public Health Program (MPH) invites applications for full-time, 12-month positions in Public Health beginning July 1, 2022. We are interested in candidates with 5 or more years of experience conducting epidemiologic research in academia, community, government, or consulting settings.

Our MPH program is rapidly growing, offering both on-campus and on-line graduate study. We welcome candidates from diverse cultures and academic backgrounds, including but not limited to social epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, chronic disease epidemiology, or clinical epidemiology. The program recently completed a curricular revamping of our core public health classes to demonstrate a keen and explicit focus on health equity, eliminating inequities, and acknowledging the role of racism in exacerbating health disparities in communities of color.

The initial appointment term in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine will be for three years with the expectation of renewal, contingent upon annual performance review results. As a clinical department of the School of Medicine, the Department does not offer tenure. Faculty will engage in teaching, research, and service, making contributions to the scholarship and service missions of the department and school. Our program focus is on training master’s level students for applied work. The successful applicant(s) will be expected to devote at least half of their time to teaching.

Qualifications
Requirements: Doctoral degree in epidemiology or a public health-related field and 5+ years of experience in a public health-related field. The successful candidate will demonstrate a clear commitment to research, teaching, and service. Associate and Full Professor level candidates should have a proven track record of scholarship. The successful applicant(s) will be expected to devote at least half of their time to teaching, on-campus and on-line.

To ensure full consideration, applications must be submitted by March 5, 2022. Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Application Instructions
All applications should be submitted via Interfolio, at http://apply.interfolio.com/100651 

The following materials are required: 

• Cover letter;
• Statement of teaching interests and philosophy;
• Statement explaining how your teaching, research, mentoring, and/or service experience would contribute both to the program and to Tufts University’s efforts at supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion;
• CV;
• Names of three individuals who can provide letters of recommendation. (Letters of reference will be requested at a second stage).

For questions about the position contact Dominique Michaud at dominiue.michaud@tufts.edu.

To view the official job posting: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor

 

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POSITION: Cancer Epidemiologists
ORGANIZATION: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is seeking exceptional candidates for open rank, tenure-track Epidemiology faculty positions in the following disease site areas: breast, colorectal, lung, gynecological and prostate cancers. Underrepresented minorities and individuals with expertise in community-based research or health disparities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants must have an earned doctorate in Epidemiology from an accredited program and highly competent in epidemiologic methods. Priority will be given to investigators with active extramural funding. Applicants should have a strong record of recent accomplishments as a postdoctoral fellow or sustained productivity as a faculty member with high impact publications and extramural funding.

Successful applicants will join one of the most prestigious cancer centers in the country. The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is the only academic cancer center in the state of Arkansas with a robust cancer research portfolio treating over 2,500 new cancer patients a year and supporting nearly 270 cancer clinical trials. This recruitment is made possible through significant institutional support and a $10M annual commitment from the state of Arkansas to support the Cancer Institute’s efforts to attain NCI Designation.

Applicants should send a 3-page research statement, their Curriculum Vitae, a one page letter of interest, and 3 professional references directly to Recruitment Administrator, Jennifer Moulton at jamoulton@uams.edu. Applications will be reviewed now through March 31, 2022. Selected applicants will join a diverse and vibrant academic community that values its researchers and is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Applicants must be able to work in a team environment.

In order to be considered, all applicants must also apply to our posted position on our HR website; Jennifer Moulton will send you a copy of this link when your application is received.

To view the official job posting: Cancer Epidemiologists

 

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POSITION: Economist
ORGANIZATION: U.S. Department of Labor

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), Division of Research and Evaluation (R&E), Washington, D.C. ODEP supports R&E by developing policies and practices that increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Duties:

• Identifies and defines key economic issues; recommends pertinent research topics; develops study objectives, hypotheses, and research methodology; determines primary and secondary data sources to be explored; analyzes and interprets data; and prepares detailed reports and analyses.
• Initiates and maintains professional contacts for a mutual exchange of information and to assure productive cooperation within the Government, and between government and the private sector.
• Independently plans, leads, and executes complex research and evaluation projects of major significance related to disability employment and responds to research priorities.
• Develops, conducts and coordinates work with respect to contracted research and evaluation. Participates and leads in discussions of technical or substantive aspects of the work with actual and potential contractors.
• Utilizes appropriate economic research and statistical techniques to identify ways to improve disability employment outcomes.
• Provides advice and guidance to the ODEP’s senior staff who includes the Director of Research and Evaluation and ODEP’s Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretary, on the status and outcomes of research activities, the methodologies employed, new developments and trends, and the impact of policy and program changes on informational activities.
• Prepares short and longer term policy analyses and evaluations on the efficacy of existing and potential programs in terms of cost effectiveness’ and other variables, and synthesizes technical analyses performed outside of the Government to inform policy formulation.

Qualifications:

1 Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.

OR

2 Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Evaluation of Experience
Examples of qualifying experience include:

• individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation;
• supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or
• teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.
• In addition to the (IOR) Individual Occupational Requirement list above, you must also meet the Specialized Experiences below:
• GS-14: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience Includes All of the following statements:

• Experience managing projects for developing databases and complex models for economic analyses to evaluate emerging trends in workforce in general and disability employment specifically;
• Experience combining large sets of data from various sources to assess trends and patterns in labor markets, industry sectors and examine labor economic issues to evaluate impact on disability employment;
• Experience in data analytics software such as SAS, Stata, R or similar.

Salary: $126,233 – $164,102 per year
Pay scale & grade: GS 14
Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadline: February 9, 2022

To view the official job posting: Economist

 

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POSITION: Epidemiologist
ORGANIZATION: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This announcement will be used to fill positions that are located in either Atlanta, Georgia or Washington, DC. Salary will be adjusted to location of the selectee.

As a Epidemiologist, you will:

• Serve as the recognized expert in epidemiology.
• Manage significant projects, programs and staff and will represent CDC.
• Evaluate data collection, quality control and data utilization methods used to study epidemiological problems and issues.
• Oversee contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with full responsibility for carrying out all required monitoring and management duties for epidemiological work.
• Design, plan and initiate epidemiologic studies, surveys and investigations.
• Serve as a nationally or internationally recognized expert on epidemiological issues on critical problems in the field of epidemiology.
• Comply with all ethical guidelines for scientific and human subjects research.

Salary: $97,078 – $159,286 per year
Pay scale & grade: GS 13 – 14
Application Deadline: February 16, 2022

To view the official job posting: Epidemiologist

 

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