Dr. Ben Lopman’s group in the Department of Epidemiology is seeking an excellent candidate to work on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded project researching social mixing patterns relevant to infectious disease transmission of COVID-19 in nursing homes.

The project will collect and analyze social mixing patterns of workers in several nursing homes in order to better parameterize infectious disease models, and thus evaluate infectious disease interventions.

The project is a collaboration between investigators at Emory and Clemson University.

The candidate will assist with management of the study instruments, data management and perform data analyses under the supervision of Dr. Lopman.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Under limited supervision, uses a basic knowledge of public health principles to analyze, develop, implement, and promote new and creative strategies and solutions to address public health issues and challenges.
• Addresses public health issues by providing education, technical assistance, advocacy, public awareness, and research.
• Works with programs or studies designed to evaluate the prevalence or surveillance of public health issues and the effectiveness of targeted interventions.
• May provide technical assistance to organizations to include presentations, web-based resources, strategies, and educational forums to address specific public health issues.
• May work with clinical study sites on patient recruitment and data collection standards.
• Assists with data collection and data analysis.
• Contributes to proposals, protocols, data analysis plans, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings.
• May assist in designing, developing, and conducting targeted training initiatives.
• May collaborate with external organizations to develop action plans and goals to achieve specific objectives.
• Performs related responsibilities as required

Minimum Qualifications 

• A master’s degree in public health, a master’s of science degree in public health or health education, or a master’s in development practice from an accredited school.

Preferred Qualifications

• Developing and managing large datasets
• Writing and managing protocols
• Designing questionnaires and building databases for electronic tracking device data
• Experience coordinating research activities with a diverse group of partners
• Strong organizational skills
• Experience programming in R or willingness to learn

Additional Details 

• The candidate will be under the mentorship of Dr. Ben Lopman and will have the opportunity to collaborate with leaders in the field.
• The position will be based at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
• The initial appointment is for one year.
• NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, with intent to return to an Emory University location in the future.  Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

How to Apply 

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