1) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Biosurveillance
The Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship involving research on computational approaches for detecting and characterizing disease outbreaks in the population. The project is advancing state-of-the-art research at the intersection of computer science and public health. It provides an excellent opportunity to develop and apply advanced computer science methods to help address a problem of considerable importance to society, namely, the maintenance of the health of the population in the face of the increasing challenges of infectious diseases. This is an ideal position for someone who wants to engage in computer science research that is highly relevant to addressing a high stakes problem. A five-year CDC “Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics” grant funds this project. The University of Pittsburgh is home to one of only four such centers in the nation.
The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in all areas of the project, particularly in bridging between the conceptual aspects of the research and its implementation.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in biomedical informatics, computer science, applied math, statistics, or a related field. Candidates should also have a strong working knowledge of an object-oriented programming language.
The salary and benefits for this position are competitive. The Department of Biomedical Informatics places a strong emphasis on helping Postdoctoral Fellows prepare for a successful career beyond the fellowship.
Please send a curriculum vitae to:
Ms. Daphne A. Henry
e-mail (preferred): dahst44 (at) pitt.edu
fax: (412) 802-6803
phone: (412) 648-6738
2) Epidemiologist in Tobacco
Epidemiology International (EI) is looking for an Epidemiologist with tobacco-related research experience and a doctoral degree in Epidemiology or a related public health field to work as part of a technical team providing research and consultative services to a range of clients, including federal agencies.
This full-time position may be based in Hunt Valley, MD or Atlanta, GA.
Job Summary:
Epidemiologist with strong methodological and analytical skills who provides technical support in the design and implementation of Epidemiology International (EI) research endeavors.
Responsibilities:
- Develop reports, manuscripts, and articles related to domestic and international tobacco control issues.
- Apply scientific expertise to support and guide scientific methods, innovative tobacco research ideas, analyses, and scientific writing.
- Provide technical support on issues related to tobacco control/smoking cessation policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners on tobacco control, both domestically and internationally.
- Assist with global and domestic tobacco surveillance as well as tobacco related health impact issues
- Assist with discussions related to domestic and international tobacco control issues.
Abilities/skills:
- Strong background in public health and/or epidemiology.
- Highly motivated, independent worker with enthusiasm for public health research.
- Ability to work independently as well as to effectively communicate and collaborate in a team environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong analytic skills
- Knowledge of statistical software packages such as Stata, SAS, SPSS, etc.
- Ability to adjust to changing priorities and excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Outstanding attention to detail.
- Flexible, resourceful, and willing to help wherever needed.
- Proficiency in commonly used office computing software and reference management software.
Experience required:
Candidates must have a doctorate degree in a public health field and experience working in a research environment.
Education:
Doctoral degree from an accredited university in a public health field, preferably Epidemiology.
Interested candidates should email current resume/CV to jobs (at) epiinternational.com
3) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship:
The Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh announces an opening for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship. The Training Program represents a collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and the Department of Epidemiology in the Graduate School of Public Health. Fellows have access to a diverse faculty whose expertise represents major aspects of psychiatric epidemiology, including substance use and abuse, child and adolescent psychiatry, the long-term effects of prenatal substance use, mood disorders in different populations (e.g., middle-aged women), comorbidity between depression and physical illness, and social and community psychiatry. The program is mentor-based with opportunities for formal didactic work in the areas of epidemiology, statistics, medicine, psychology, and other related fields. Candidates must have a PhD or MD with good writing and analytical skills. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents in accordance with NIH regulations. Send curriculum vita, letter stating research background and interests, and 3 letters of recommendation to:
Dr. Gale Richardson (Director: Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program)
E-mail: gar (at) pitt.edu
More information regarding the training program and faculty can be found at: http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/research/psychepidtraining
4) PCV13 vaccine impact study project and laboratory coordinator – Center for American Indian Health (CAIH) at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health: The Center for American Indian Health (CAIH) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is leading a research project among Navajo and White Mountain Apache American Indians to evaluate the impact of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) among vaccinated children and their unvaccinated household members. https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/5) Tenure Track Faculty – Malaria Parasitology – The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI): The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) and the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology invite applications for a tenure track faculty position in the area of cellular and molecular biology of the malaria parasite. https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/
6) TITLE: COORDINATOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS HEALTH SERVICES IV, HEALTH SERVICES (2820) CD
(Vacancy as Health Services Administrator for the Infectious Disease and
Environmental Health Administration in Baltimore, Maryland)
SALARY: $38,016 – $59,892 (Grade 15) Salary reductions may apply per Executive Order 01.01.2009.11 – State Employees’ Furlough and Temporary Salary Reduction Plan. See the hiring manager for further details.
CLOSING DATE: May 3, 2010 ** Re-Opened**
DESCRIPTION: The Center for HIV Care Services is the service unit of the Administration, providing essential programs and services for people affected by HIV disease. Major service programs of this center include the Ryan White Part B (Adult) and D (Pediatric and Youth) programs, the Housing Opportunities for people with AIDS (HOPWA) initiatives and statewide patient service programs, notably, the Minority AIDS Initiative, rural seropositive clinics, oral health expansion programs and the projects to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV. This is a professional-level consultation and management position. This position serves statewide as the consultant to local health departments, institutions and other agencies regarding the care of HIV seropositive individuals and management of HIV services funding via contracts, unified grant award and memoranda of understanding. The position is responsible for federally funded and state-funded health and supports service programs in the Central region of the state and for mental health service programs in Baltimore City. This position also coordinates transitional case management projects for incarcerated individuals with HIV/AIDS. This position is responsible for program development, administration, management and monitoring, as well as providing consultation and technical assistance to grantees statewide. The ideal candidate for this position should have knowledge of the HIV service delivery system, experience as a grant monitor, and knowledge and experience with federally funded grant programs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in nursing, social work, psychology, education, counseling or a related field.
EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of professional experience in health services, two (2) of which must have been professional clinical or administrative work in health or medical services in areas other than Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities or Addictions.
NOTES:
1. Applicants may substitute a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a health or human service field for one year of the required general experience.
2. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in another field plus one additional year of professional experience in health services may be substituted for the specific degree.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting eligibility list will be used to staff this position or function only. Interested persons need to reapply for any future recruitment for this classification. Applicants certified to this list will remain eligible only for this particular position for a period of one year.
An Equal Opportunity Employer: Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling: (410) 767-1251 or MD TTY Relay service 1-800-735-2258.
APPLY TO: DHMH, Office of Human Resources’ Recruitment & Selection Div, P.O. Box 22330, Baltimore, MD 21203-4330. Submit Maryland State Application – Form MS – 100 – PLEASE NOTE: Most of our recruitments are an evaluation and rating of an applicant’s training and experience submitted on the MS-100 and, therefore, may not require a written test. For recorded job information, call: 410-767-6018.
Internet address: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/testingserv/index.html
7) Health Science Specialist GS-0601-11
Please apply by: May 21, 2010
56,411 – 73,329 Per Annum
(Salary commensurate with education and experience)
Term, Full-Time Position
Tour of Duty: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The purpose of this position is to assist with the mechanics of research and public health projects. The employee will write protocols and reports; collect and evaluate data and projects; and engage in research and project design, analysis and support. The position is based at the National Center for Occupational Health and Infection Control, Gainesville, Florida.
DUTIES INCLUDE:
Develops Policies, Procedures, and Criteria: Manages data for various center programs and implements data collection and monitoring protocols for research programs.
Performs Complex Analytical Studies and Interpretation: Supports Center projects and research across all areas. Assists with evaluation of data from diverse sources and develops appropriate application of findings.
Communicates Orally and in Writing: Makes presentations to a wide range of audiences. Explains recommendations in a clear manner and format appropriate to the audience. Presents work in reports, publications, verbal summaries, and other formats as required. Provides Center administration with timely and accurate communications concerning projects.
Supports Center Activities: Provides support to the Center in its areas of interest, consistent with training and experience.
Specialized experience includes duties such as retrieving/entering data from a personal computer, use of Microsoft Office programs, use of statistical analysis software, research of literature relevant to the position, typing, , and filing. Performs other related duties as assigned. Frequent national travel may be required as a condition of this position.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The position requires knowledge of the principles, practice, and procedures and techniques in public health to support the organization’s health science program; and of policies, procedures, and criteria for the administration of the health science research program. The employee uses skill in applying this knowledge to such assignments as the coordinating, designing, and planning of difficult projects.
Candidates must be citizens of the United States. Successful completion of a Master’s of Public Health program is required. Salary commensurate with education and experience.
HOW TO APPLY:
Eligible applicants are required to submit an up-to-date resume, including education and experience.
Send application material to Aaron Eagan, NF/SG Veterans Health System, 1601 SW Archer Road, RORC (151B), Gainesville, Florida 32608-1197 or via e-mail to Aaron.Eagan@va.gov. If you need additional information, please contact Aaron Aaron.Eagan@va.gov. Applications must be received in the office by close of business (1700), no later than May 21, 2010.
The NF/SG Veterans Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
8) Job Advertisement: Senior Child Health Research Leader
As part of Battelle’s Health and Life Sciences Global Business, you will touch every aspect of human health. We deliver far reaching solutions to some of the world’s most pressing health challenges – from developing medical products that change individual lives to pharmaceuticals that address potentially devastating health conditions on a global scale.
Battelle supports your career by offering you the opportunity and resources to solve the most critical health problems, breakthrough technology developments, mentorship opportunities, upward mobility, and company ethics and reputation.
Role Summary
This position is responsible for enhancing Battelle’s reputation as a scientific leader in research on topics related to environmental influences on the health of children and adolescents worldwide. By directing major child health‐related projects, this person will lead the development and implementation of Battelle’s strategy in expanding its child and adolescent health research. This includes growing and overseeing a child and adolescent health grant research program and contributing to major contract research initiatives by attracting other prominent researchers who are experts in the effects of environmental influences on children’s health and development, further developing the expertise of relevant Battelle internal staff, and successfully marketing those capabilities to key clients within DHHS whose mission is to support research on factors related to children’s health. Candidate will enhance Battelle’s reputation by serving on influential scientific and policy forums, establishing a network of world class collaborators that enhance our ability to provide cutting‐edge methods and solutions to our clients. The incumbent will build upon a projected $100M annual base business in child and adolescent health by creatively building significant research programs that leverages Battelle’s understanding of the design and data from that the National Children’s Study. Candidate will add incremental research opportunities, manuscripts, and presentations to position Battelle as a leading research institute in child and adolescent health.
The desired work location for this position will be based in Columbus, Ohio, Durham, North Carolina, Arlington, Virginia, Seattle, Washington, Baltimore, Maryland, St. Louis, Missouri, or Atlanta, Georgia. Other areas will be considered based on experience.
Major Responsibilities
1. Develops and implements technical strategy to develop significant new research programs pertaining to
environmental influences on the health of children and adolescents globally, particularly leveraging
Battelle’s expertise and knowledge of the design and data from the National Children’s Study. Provides
primary scientific and managerial leadership on major child health‐related externally funded grants and/or
contracts.
2. Develops and implements business strategy with appropriate HLSGB relationship managers to successfully
market research efforts to relevant clients within DHHS and to other public health clients.
3. Contributes to scientific discipline and Battelle’s reputation as a leader in child health research by
establishing a network of world class collaborators, by serving on influential scientific and policy forums, maintaining beneficial relationships with peers and clients, publishing extensively in peer‐reviewed journals
and serving as reviewer for those journals and for proposal applications.
4. Leads, organizes, prepares and submits high quality proposals in response to grant and contract
opportunities in own child health specialty area.
5. Uses prominence, national reputation and contacts in the field to attract other senior and junior child
health researchers to Battelle.
6. Provides mentoring of more junior colleagues directly and indirectly via a mentoring program and
facilitating conference attendance and training opportunities to grow their technical and leadership skills.
Required Qualifications
Qualified candidates must have a PhD in one of the following health disciplines, MD (Pediatrics Specialty),
Public Health, Epidemiology, Economics, Psychology, Sociology and at least 15 years of related work
experience.
The successful candidate will have a minimum 8 years experience managing research staff, and proven
experience managing budgets.
Must have excellent organizational and analytical skills, and strong verbal, written and interpersonal
communication skills.
A successful track record of winning R01, R03 or R21 grant proposals in the area of child health and a solid
record of peer‐reviewed publications and presentations at national meetings is required.
BENEFITS
Battelle’s competitive benefits program includes comprehensive medical and dental care, matching 401K, employee pension, tuition reimbursement, work/life balance, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and other benefits that help provide financial protection for you and your family.
Battelle is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. For more
information about our other openings, please visit www.battelle.org/careers.
Battelle is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)M/F/D/V.
9) The Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center (JH~PERRC)
is seeking proposals for pilot projects and new investigators in the field of disaster preparedness and emergency response. Application guidelines and the details of each funding opportunity can be found on the Johns Hopkins Public Health Preparedness Programs website http://www.jhsph.edu/preparedness/Research/, under “Learn About Funding Opportunities”
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by May 31, 2010. Successful applicants will be notified June 14, 2010.
10) Project Coordinator, HIV Incidence Surveillance (Research Scientist III), California State Office of AIDS, Sacramento
HIV incidence surveillance is designed to estimate rates of new HIV infections in specific California demographic groups and geographic regions. Incidence information is an integrated part of HIV/AIDS case surveillance providing critical information to guide prevention planning. This position coordinates the incidence project for all California jurisdictions outside of LA and SF which receive independent funding for incidence surveillance. The California incidence project is federally funded and is one of 25 sites across the nation applying the CDC incidence surveillance protocol. For more information on this position, please see http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more_info.cfm?recno=423258.
11) Coordinator and Lead Writer for California’s integrated HIV/AIDS Epidemiologic Profile (Research Scientist II), California State Office of AIDS, Sacramento
This position will lead a team of analysts and writers to produce regular updates of California’s integrated HIV/AIDS epidemiologic profile. This report provides a detailed description of the current HIV/AIDS epidemic within various populations in the state. The profile is prepared using guidelines from the CDC and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and draws from a wide variety of California data sources. California’s latest profile was published in February, 2010 (report found at http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/aids/Documents/EPIProfile.pdf), and covers the period 2001-2005 with a 2007 update. For more information on this position, please see http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more_info.cfm?recno=425389.
