UIC School of Public Health Career Development Postings
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Job Postings
Grant and Business Proposal Writer
Job Description:
The American Medical Association helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues. Working together, the AMA’s quarter of a million physician and medical student members are playing an active role in shaping the future of medicine.
The AMA is looking for a strong writer who will develop grant, contract, and business opportunity proposals to secure external funding to support the initiatives of the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) that comply with AMA grant/contract requirements. You will also monitor opportunities for support from private and public funding organizations, prepare subcontracts with external organizations to fulfill grant/contract terms and conditions, coordinate grant/contract activities with the Professional Standards Group (PSG) Grants Manager and other AMA units, develop and maintain a tracking system for internal review and approval of proposals and establish a knowledge database of PCPI staff expertise to draw from in completing grant/contract proposals.
Location
American Medical Association
515 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60654
Required Skills
Minimum of a bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of five years experience in preparing grant and business proposals or similar writing experience.
How to Apply
Please e-mail your resume to Mary Hebein at mary.hebein@ama-assn.org, Human Resources, American Medical Association.
Additional Information
The AMA offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits and progressive technology. The AMA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in our workforce.
Health Professions Education Program Manager
Job Description:
This job takes place within the context of national public health education. Specific areas of responsibility include: guide process to develop educational competencies for MPH students specializing in preparedness and response; develop toolkits for applying educational content to onsite and distance learning courses; map educational competencies to courses, learning objectives, and curricula; participate in dissemination of educational content to faculty and student audiences, including making presentations and writing articles for professional journals; participate in and assist in organizing meetings of professional educators and practice partners. ASPH-wide duties include staffing councils and committees.
Location
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
1900 M Street NW #710
Required Skills
Candidates must have MPH or equivalent; BA or BS with CHES certification and at least two years of health professions education related experience; or MA in Education with experience in health professions education. Familiarity with educational design elements and competencies is desirable. Candidates must have the ability to work with others, to think analytically, and to work independently as well as with teams. Knowledge of the fields of public health and preparedness and response is helpful but not essential. CPH credential is a plus.
How to Apply
Send inquiries and application materials to:
btjobs@asph.org
Additional Information
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is a 501-c-3 organization that represents the CEPH-accredited schools of public health and accredited programs in public health seeking accredited school status.
ASPH is an equal opportunity employer located in Washington, DC and is staffed by 30 employees.
The position is available for immediate hire. This position reports to the Senior Director of Academic Programs. Salary is dependent upon experience and qualifications. Benefits include full health coverage, dental, life, disability, flexible hours, four to five weeks leave/year and opportunity to participate in pension plan.
Research Analyst
Job Description:
The Research Analyst will manage ongoing research and evaluation projects. Primary duties will include oversight of evaluation project components, managing data collection, contributing to new proposals, copy editing, and preparing written evaluation reports under the guidance of senior staff.
Tasks that an Analyst should be able to perform:
Preparing sections of PRG proposals;
Writing evaluation sections of programmatic grant applications;
Managing the day-to-day operations of evaluation projects;
Communicating the evaluation plan and its details to clients;
Managing the collection of quantitative and qualitative data;
Summarizing research findings and their implications;
Writing sections of evaluation reports;
Copy editing reports and other documents;
Reviewing and abstracting published research.
The position will be based out of the New Orleans office. Some local and out-of-state travel will be required.
Location
The Policy & Research Group in New Orleans,LA.
Required Skills
A Master’s degree in social science or related discipline, plus relevant experience;
Strong communication and organizational skills;
How to Apply
Please send a cover letter, resume, completed application form (attached to this posting) university transcripts (unofficial), and a writing sample (preferably an applied research study) to recruit@policyandresearch.com. Please send your materials in as soon as possible - the search will remain open until we find the right candidate. PRG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Additional Information
Benefits:
Monthly stipend for medical/dental
Two weeks paid vacation per year (increase to three weeks after one year of employment)
Fifteen paid holidays
Flexible work schedule
Statistics Programming Consultant
Job Description:
Access Community Health Network is seeking a consultant to assist with statistics programming for the Westside Healthy Start (WHS) program, a federally funded initiative to reduce race/ethnic disparities in infant mortality and low birth weight. The consultant will report to the Director of Research Programs and work directly with the WHS Evaluation Specialist, who is responsible for program data management and federal grant reporting.
Location
Access Community Health Network
Required Skills
The WHS data management system is transitioning from using SAS to SPSS for data analysis. Consultant must have experience writing code for both software programs (recent version of SAS and SPSS version 19) and be able to translate SAS program code into SPSS syntax.
How to Apply
For more information or to be considered for this position, please contact Chelsey Leruth at chelsey.leruth@accesscommunityhealth.net.
Additional Information
Interviews will be held in order to discuss the project. Candidates will be given one week to provide a quote for the project, including a timeline.
Research Manager
Job Description:
Principal contributions are managerial and scientific, characterized by
originality and creativity. Manages financial, personnel, planning,
compliance and other administrative aspects of research project.
Collaborates with other researchers on long-range plans for research
projects. Oversees the development of research projects. Ensures research
projects progress according to plan. Investigates, modifies and applies new
procedures, techniques or applications of technology. Establishes goals and operating procedures, practices, and guidelines. Oversees activities related to data collection and analysis. Supervises both researchers and research support staff. Prepares grant/funding applications. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Establishes, monitors, and controls project budgets. In collaboration with senior research faculty and personnel, participates as skilled individual contributor and/or lead researcher as expert in specialized area. Conducts research in area of expertise. Writes articles, reports and manuscripts. Presents research findings at meetings and/or conference. Responsibilities may include the following laboratory duties: establishing new laboratories and providing assistance with purchasing new laboratory equipment; ensuring efficient operation of laboratory, including overseeing maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment.
Required Skills
Required Advanced degree in a field of study relevant to the research
being conducted.
Preferred Doctoral degree in a field of study relevant to the research
How to Apply
Go to http://jobs.uchicago.edu/ and search for requisition # 086347
A resume, cover letter and reference contact information are required to apply.
Assistant or Associate Professor
Job Description:
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Division of General Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are seeking candidates for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in health policy or health services research and hoped you could circulate the job to your graduates. We are targeting applicants who have an established track record in health services research, health economics, health equity and access, health policy, or health care management. Candidates must have an M.D. and/or Ph.D. or equivalent degree. For a detailed explanation of the job its description is attached for your review.
Additional Information
Additionally, a link to the application can be found at http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty_ad/index.php/g331/d2460
Statistics Programming Consultant
Job Description:
Access Community Health Network is seeking a consultant to assist with statistics programming for the Westside Healthy Start (WHS) program, a federally funded initiative to reduce race/ethnic disparities in infant mortality and low birth weight. The consultant will report to the Director of Research Programs and work directly with the WHS Evaluation Specialist, who is responsible for program data management and federal grant reporting.
Location
Access Community Health Network
Required Skills
The WHS data management system is transitioning from using SAS to SPSS for data analysis. Consultant must have experience writing code for both software programs (recent version of SAS and SPSS version 19) and be able to translate SAS program code into SPSS syntax.
How to Apply
For more information or to be considered for this position, please contact Chelsey Leruth at chelsey.leruth@accesscommunityhealth.net.
Additional Information
Interviews will be held in order to discuss the project. Candidates will be given one week to provide a quote for the project, including a timeline.
Postdoctoral Research Position in Nutritional and Reproductive Epidemiology
Job Description:
A post-doctoral position is available immediately at the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health. The fellow will work closely with faculty at the Department of Nutrition and with investigators at other HSPH departments, Harvard Medical School and Harvard-affiliated hospitals investigating the influence of nutritional and metabolic factors on human fertility and on treatment outcomes among couples undergoing infertility treatments. The work includes the study of nutritional approaches for the prevention of infertility using large population-based cohorts as well as the study of nutritional approaches for the management of infertility in clinical populations. The fellow will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development and validation of tools for the study of fertility and conditions associated with infertility in population-based studies.
Required Skills
A post-doctoral position is available immediately at the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health. The fellow will work closely with faculty at the Department of Nutrition and with investigators at other HSPH departments, Harvard Medical School and Harvard-affiliated
How to Apply
Please e-mail your resume to Mary Hebein at mary.hebein@ama-assn.org, Human Resources, American Medical Association.
Additional Information
Please submit a brief statement of interest, CV, contact information for at least 2 references, and one sample publication by email to Jorge Chavarro, jchavarr@hsph.harvard.edu.
Part-time Project Coordinator
Job Description:
The part-time Project Coordinator, under the supervision of the Director of Programs, will be responsible for all activities associated with specific programmatic outreach to Asian American populations in Chicago and Cook County.
Work closely with the Director of Programs to plan, implement, and evaluate a community intervention targeting Asian Americans in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. The program involves partnerships with community-based organizations providing social services to Asian American communities, including immigrant and refugee populations.
Work closely with the Director of Programs to plan, implement, and evaluate a community intervention targeting Asian Americans in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. The program involves partnerships with community-based organizations providing social services to Asian American communities, including immigrant and refugee populations.
Work closely with the Director of Programs to plan, implement, and evaluate a community intervention targeting Asian Americans in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. The program involves partnerships with community-based organizations providing social services to Asian American communities, including immigrant and refugee populations.
Required Skills
Highly Preferred:Currently enrolled in doctoral level studies
How to Apply
If interested, please send resume/CV and a letter of interest to:
Celine V. Woznica DrPH
Director of Programs