Epi Bagel Breakfast, 2/11
Category : News/Events
Join the Epidemiology Department for the first bagel breakfast of the semester on Tuesday Feb. 11 from 9-11AM!
News, updates, and information for current students and alumni of the Department of Epidemiology at Rollins School of Public Health
Category : News/Events
Join the Epidemiology Department for the first bagel breakfast of the semester on Tuesday Feb. 11 from 9-11AM!
Category : Alumni
Position Description
The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases (DVD), Office of Director (OD) is offering an opportunity to an unclassified set of duties to serve as a Public Health Analyst. The mission of the Division of Viral Diseases (DVD) is to prevent disease, disability, and death from viral diseases through immunization and other prevention measures. This office is within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, which plays a critical role in outbreak response, diagnostic epidemiology, vaccine development, and control of respiratory and vaccine-preventable disease nationally and globally. The incumbent will work in the Global Health Sciences (GHS) team and will support in part the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) initiative. The GHSA is a United States Government initiative and provides a framework to ensure that all nations are able to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to infectious disease threats in order to protect Americans from emerging infectious disease threats such as Ebola and Zika.
Duration of Detail: one year
Unclassified Set of Duties:
Desired Qualifications:
Percent of travel required: 20%
Special Requirements:
Application Procedures:
Interested applicants should submit the following to Arun Balajee at fir3 [at] cdc [dot] gov NLT 4 pm EST on Friday, 14 February, 2020. Please include “NCIRD/DVD/OD, Public Health Analyst, GS-12, Epi” in the subject of your email. Include:
Or, click here to view the job post on Handshake.
Selection/Acceptance Process:
Applications will be reviewed and there may possibly be interviews. The program offices (losing and gaining), in coordination with HRO, will notify the selectee and negotiate the effective date of the detail between the losing and gaining CIOs. HRO will process the paperwork based upon the terms of the memorandum of understanding. Travel expenses to the duty site will be paid.
Category : Post-Grad Student Opportunities
Interested in pursuing an MS or PhD in epidemiology at a world-class research institution, working to solve the world’s environmentally-relevant population health problems, connecting with fellow epidemiology students and faculty in an engaging manner, all while living in a vibrant community at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains? Our previous graduates are in exciting postdoctoral fellowship and faculty positions at major universities, at the USEPA, CDC, and local and state health departments. Consider joining our team of dedicated environmental epidemiologists!
Possible Student Projects
(funding available for most topic areas):
Program Information
Questions?
Click here to apply online!
If you’re looking for a meaningful graduate degree experience combined with the perfect fusion of opportunity and adventure, Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado is where you’ll find it!
Category : Alumni
Position
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine is seeking a Research Project Manager in the Department of Epidemiology. Functioning independently and working alongside the Research Project Director, the candidate will manage the development and implementation of a large scale, ongoing environmental maternal and child health study being conducted throughout New Hampshire and the Dartmouth Hitchcock service area that is contributing to a national effort to address how pre- peri- and postnatal environmental exposures impact childhood development and health outcomes.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Apply
For more information on this opportunity, please send letter of interest with salary requirements, CV, and references to: Childrens [dot] Environmental [dot] Health [dot] Center [at] Dartmouth [dot] edu
Category : GLEPI News/Events
Join us for the first installment of the Planetary Health and Infectious Diseases spring speaker series on 2/18 in CNR 5001 where Dr. Neel Gandhi will be discussing “Tuberculosis in a Changing Climate.”
Category : Student Opportunities
The Ethics and Servant Leadership Program of the Center for Ethics is now accepting applications for the 2020 Servant Leader Summer Internship Program.
What:
Who:
All full-time Emory University students (including students at Oxford College) are eligible for the program. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are encouraged to apply (including students graduating in May 2020).
Several internships are designed expressly for graduate and professional students.
Where:
Atlanta-area nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and socially responsible businesses.
Program runs from May 18 through July 31.
Click here for more information, including list of placement sites and application form available, or contact Ms. Kristina Johnson, krjohn9 [at] emory [dot] edu.
Category : Alumni
Summary:
The Expert Analyst is responsible for identifying, collecting, analyzing, and maintaining data to evaluate issues that support prospective business decisions. This role also coordinates projects for senior management.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Employment Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care, Statistics or a related field. Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology or another related field preferred. Continuous learning, as defined by the Company’s learning philosophy, is required. Certification or progress toward certification is highly preferred and encouraged.
Experience:
Five (5) years of experience in a related field required to provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for the role.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities Required:
Location
This position can be remote, or located in one of our offices in Michigan, Virginia, or Las Vegas.
Click here to apply online!
Category : Student Opportunities
Description:
The project manager will work closely with Dr. Joellen Schildkraut and will be expected to assist in the coordination of project-related activities.
He/she will work primarily on data management, preparing IRB applications, grant preparation and manuscript preparation for epidemiologic and molecular and genetic epidemiologic studies in multi-ethnic populations, related to cancer risk and outcome.
He/she will help with variable harmonization across multiple epidemiologic studies.
Duties:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Apply:
Interested students/alumni should email Dr. Schildkraut directly at joellen [dot] m [dot] schildkraut [at] emory [dot] edu to pass along a resume/CV and express interest in the position.
Start Date: May 2020, but there is a possibility of starting as part-time in the spring until the student graduates.
Category : Academic Student Opportunities
Looking to present, learn and find inspiration at the largest and most influential annual gathering of public health professionals?
The APHA-Student Assembly is now accepting abstract submissions for the APHA 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo in San Francisco, Oct. 24-28, 2020. Learn more about the Annual Meeting here: https://www.apha.org/annualmeeting.
Abstracts Accepted
Abstract submission is easy, and presenting offers many benefits including enhancing your CV, exploring career options, and disseminating your findings. All abstracts are considered for the Outstanding Student Abstract Award (no additional application required).
We invite abstracts from students in public health or other related fields presenting results of scientific research, program evaluations, policy analysis, and lessons learned from research or practice. We also invite abstracts pertaining to public health student issues in general (such as education, curricula, training, employment trends, student leadership, advocacy, etc.). First-time presenters and abstracts supporting the meeting theme are highly encouraged. We accept submissions from the fields of:
– Environmental/Occupational Health
– Epidemiology/Biostatistics
– Food and Nutrition
– Health Education
– Health Services Administration/Management
– International/Global Health
– Maternal and Child Health
– Public Health Law and Policy
– Social and Behavioral Sciences
– Student Training and Public Health Workforce Development
Assembly and Submission Details
Presenters can showcase their work through a poster session or oral presentation. For tips and tricks on abstract submission, check out the APHA-SA Abstract Guidelines:http://aphastudents.org/docs/abstractguide05.pdf.
For detailed instructions and to submit your abstract, log on to the APHA 2020 Meeting Website and scroll to the bottom to the Start Abstract Submission button:https://apha.confex.com/apha/2020/sa.htm.
Abstracts are due February 20, 2020 @ 11:59 pm PST. Note that abstracts MUST be submitted online through the APHA Meeting Website, and late submissions will NOT be accepted.
Questions? Contact the APHA-SA Programming Co-Chair, Jennifer Mandelbaum, at jmandelbaum [dot] apha [at] gmail [dot] com.
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