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Teaching Assistant Positions Available, Multiple BIOS Courses

Category : Student Opportunities

Teaching assistants (TA) are graduate student employees who under the direct supervision of faculty/instructors, prepare and deliver course materials related to delivering instruction for a course. These activities include grading papers, leading discussion sessions, conducting laboratory exercises, hosting office hours,and keeping class records. It is also an expectation a TA will obtain teaching and leadership skills, gain an increased understanding of the discipline and of course earn money while helping your peers!

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • 10 hours/week
  • Must be reliable and an effective communicator
  • Meet with your faculty/instructor routinely to prepare for activities
  • If assigned as a TA for BIOS 500 or 501, you are expected to attend the actual lab Responsible for making any copies per the request of the faculty as well as disseminating any information to students
  • OFFICE HOURS CANNOT BE 100% ONLINE; must have a balance of hours in-person and a small quantity of online hours.
  • Communicate your office hours, includes days and times to the faculty member and ADAP

QUALIFICATIONS
Must be a full-time 2nd year MPH/MSPH or PhD student in good academic standing

Prior completion of the course for which you are assigned with a grade of B+ of higher required or evidence of equivalent academic experience.

TO APPLY
Contact Angela Guinyard, angela [dot] guinyard [at] emory [dot] edu, no later than July 31, 2023. You must be available to begin the position upon the first day of classes, August 23, 2023.

Applications Open, Emory Student Outbreak Response Team (SORT)

Category : Student Opportunities

What is SORT?

Established in 2001, SORT is one of the oldest graduate student organizations at the Rollins School of Public Health. This competitive organization seeks to promote future public health leadership by providing students with hands-on training in outbreak response and emergency preparedness. SORT partners with the Fulton County and DeKalb County Boards of Health, the Emory Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research (CEPAR), and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give members the opportunity to apply public health theory in practical settings.

Who are our students?

We are MPH and MSPH candidates seeking degrees in Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Global Health, Health Policy & Management, and Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences.

What skills do our students bring?

Computer and data modeling

Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access); SAS; R; SPSS; ArcGIS; Tableau; ECW/ImageTrend/EMSCharts; Canva; Adobe Suite (Photoshop, XD); REDCap; Salesforce; Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley

Clinical licenses

CPR/First Aid; Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA); Wilderness First Responder (WFR)

Additional skills and certifications

COVID contact tracing and testing; qualitative and quantitative study design and analysis; monitoring and evaluation; project management; event planning; curriculum development and teaching; disaster life support; FEMA ICS 200, 800

Languages

Beginner – Spanish, French, Hindi, Bengali, German, Nyanja; Advanced – Spanish, German; Fluent – Kannada, Japanese

How have past members supported community partners?

COVID-19 vaccinations and testing at the GLOBE Academy; Emory COVID-19 contact tracing and booster clinics; CPR/AED training with Emory CEPAR and the DeKalb County Board of Health; assist during DeKalb County MRC events; staff Emory Student Health Fall Flu Clinic; QPR training; SWANSS COVID test data collection; CDC POD exercises and EOC 101 training; USPHS MCI simulation

How can SORT members help you?

SORT members are available to assist on short and long-term projects, including work-study programs (RSPH REAL), summer practicum experiences (APE), and volunteer positions. We are also available for training exercises and response efforts.

Website:_https://sites.google.com /view/emory-so

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO

SORTAPPS [at] GMAIL [dot] COM
BY AUGUST 30TH AT 11:59 PM EST

Course Offering: GH 583: Introduction to Global Mental Health

Category : Student Opportunities

Fall 2023: W 1:00p-2:50p (2 credits)

This course explores issues related to global mental health in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).  Topics include but are not limited to mental health and social determinants of health disparities, cross-cultural assessment of mental health-related domains, and scaling up services for vulnerable populations around the world.

For questions or help with enrollment please contact Dr. Rachel Waford at rwaford [at] emory [dot] edu.

New Student Survival Workshop

Category : News/Events

There will be a New Student Survival Workshop (Virtual) on Saturday, August 12 from 11am to 1pm. 

Interested in how to prep for your public health courses? Would you like an introduction to Excel, SAS, R, Python and Power BI to prepare you for your upcoming class? Attend this workshop with Camila Boynton, Alumna and Public Health Scientist at the CDC. She will also provide tips on how to self study and ways to leverage your skillset on your resume.

Second-year students can also attend.

To learn more and register, click here.

GRASP ORISE Fellowship, Geospatial Epidemiology and Applied Research

Category : Alumni

GRASP ORISE Fellowship Program

Hosted by the Geospatial Research Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

Fellowship Details: Geospatial Epidemiology and Applied Research Team

The ORISE Fellowship is a one year, full time fellowship. The Fellow will:

  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary GRASP staff, contribute to spatial public health projects, and have opportunities to access GRASP training.
  • Expand their knowledge in the use of GIS and public health methods, software, tools, and data.
  • Build geospatial epidemiology skills and contribute to original research in environmental health. Activities May Include:
  • Literature review; data management and cleaning; GIS analysis; data analysis and code review; review existing data sources; preparing results for internal reports, external guidance, or peer-reviewed manuscripts; collaborate with external partner agencies

Possible project areas:

Environmental justice, environmental burden, built environment, social determinants of health

Qualifications & Application Details:

Education – Recent graduates with a master- or doctoral-level degree OR current doctoral-level students with less than 4 years beyond graduation date. Degrees or coursework in public health, environmental or social sciences, or geography is preferred.

Preferred Skills – experience or competency with one or more of the following: ArcGIS, QGIS, R, SAS, Python, Tableau, PowerBI, SQL.

To Apply

If interested, please email Adonica Scott (rwq1 [at] cdc [dot] gov) using “ORISE-GEAR” in the subject line. Please respond by August 21, 2023.

GRASP ORISE Fellowship – Rapid Response and Emergency Preparedness Support

Category : Alumni

GRASP ORISE Fellowship Program

Hosted by the Geospatial Research Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

  • Fellowship Details: Rapid Response and Emergency Preparedness Team
  • The ORISE Fellowship is a one year, full time fellowship. The Fellow will:
  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary GRASP staff, contribute to spatial public health projects, and have opportunities to access GRASP training.
  • Expand their knowledge in the use of GIS and public health methods, software, tools, and data.
  • Produce maps, develop GIS analyses, and contribute to research that enables CDC/ATSDR to better understand geospatial factors relevant to public health emergency responses as part of the Rapid Response and Emergency Preparedness Support (RREPS) Team within GRASP.

Possible project areas:
Domestic: projects supporting Hurricane response, Nuclear/Radiation Events, Chemical and HazMat events, etc.

International: projects supporting the Marburg Virus response, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and others

Qualification & Application Details

Recent graduates or current undergraduate-, master-, or doctoral-level students with less than 4 years since graduation date.

Education – Recent graduates with a master- or doctoral-level degree OR current doctoral-level students with less than 4 years beyond graduation date. Degrees or coursework in public health, environmental or social sciences, or geography is preferred.
Preferred Skills – experience or competency with one or more of the following: ArcGIS Online, QGIS, R, Python, Tableau, PowerBI, SQL.

Preferred Qualifications – foreign language proficiency, professional or academic experience with one or more of the following: public health, emergency response, international work.

To Apply

If interested, please email Adonica Scott (rwq1 [at] cdc [dot] gov) using “ORISE-RREPS” in the subject line. Please respond by August 21, 2023.

REAL Position Available, American Cancer Society

Category : Student Opportunities

Position Title:  Research Intern

Department:    Surveillance and Health Equity Science, Intramural Research, Cancer Disparity

JOB SUMMARY:

This research internship can fulfill the practicum and/or thesis requirement. Candidates with training in biostatistics/statistics/quantitative epidemiology are invited to apply for the position of a research intern, under the mentorship of senior-level scientists. The intern will participate in projects related to cancer risk prediction and health disparities, learning skills for scientific research by conducting data analyses, presenting analytical results to both internal and external collaborators, drafting research proposals and manuscripts and performing other scientific activities under the supervision of senior researchers. 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Prepare and analyze data to address questions in absolute risk prediction of cancers by combining information on risk factor associations, incidence and competing mortality rates and risk factor distributions in diverse populations of European and non-European ancestry; write, test, and submit computer programs (Knowledge of R preferred).
  • Conduct literature reviews, assist in developing research proposals, as well as scientific writing. 
  • Prepare tables and figures for scientific presentations using Excel and/or PowerPoint.
  • Potential to lead or co-lead a research project in cancer disparities for thesis work.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

  • REQUIRED: Data analysis experience. R programming skills in a public health research environment. Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills.
  • PREFERRED:  Experience with SEER*Stat; experience in cancer epidemiological research
  • PREFERRED: MPH/MS and/or PhD candidates (biostatistics/statistics/quantitative epidemiology)

LOCATION:

  • Remotely and/or American Cancer Society Office (TBD)

TIME:

  • ~20 hours/week from September 2023

CONTACTS:

Course Offering, EH590R: Tropical Environmental Health

Category : Student Opportunities

Pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria are leading killers of young children in low- income settings, accounting for a quarter of child deaths. These and other diseases are associated with environmental risks at the household level: unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, cooking with solid biomass, and disease vectors. In this course, we will explore these risks, the sources of exposure and the associated disease burden. We will also critically examine the principal disease control strategies and evidence of their effectiveness. Throughout the course, we will consider the impact of climate change and the justice issues presented by a disease burden existing only in low-resource settings.

Consider EH 590R Tropical Environmental Health for a fall elective (2 credits, 2nd half of the semester).  You can preregister for this class with your other classes and add/drop through 10/20/23; we recommend having at least 9 credits in addition to this class in case your schedule changes before it starts in October.

This is an approved elective for Certificates in WASH and Climate and Health. 

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Category : Alumni

The Postdoctoral Fellow will work as part of a multidisciplinary team engaged in HIV and other infectious disease research. The Fellow will help with conducting epidemiological studies of HIV and other infectious/chronic diseases among marginalized populations and use these data to inform the development of primary and secondary HIV prevention interventions and/or further longitudinal epidemiological investigations. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be eligible for up to 2 years of salary support, with the potential for an additional year (up to $120,000/year). Ideal applicants are those who have successfully completed their doctoral training and plan to transition to a full-time academic position (Assistant Professor) after the Fellowship period.

The Fellow will hold an appointment at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health. The PI, Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, is Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology; Director of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health; and has a strong and successful history of mentoring early career investigators in achieving research independence and attaining faculty positions at top-ranked R1 research universities. The Fellow will be based in Los Angeles working closely with UCLA investigators and research staff, as well as funding agencies and research collaborators across the US to direct research projects, analyze quantitative data, prepare research results for scientific manuscripts and annual reports to granting agencies, and assist in publishing findings.

The successful candidate will be mentored in writing and submitting an NIH grant as PI and writing first and co‐ authored publications throughout the duration of the Fellowship. The primary focus of this Fellowship is to enhance the research capacity of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health by fostering existing research collaborations and leading the development of new research grants and protocols.

Required:

  • Applicants must hold an ScD, PhD (or MD) in epidemiology or behavioral science aspects of public health (or equivalent degree in a related field).

  • Demonstrated academic background in HIV/other infectious disease research and/or work experience with sexual and gender minority populations or other groups disproportionately at risk of HIV.

  • Prior experience working on federally funded (e.g., NIH) research.

  • Advanced training in quantitative methods, data analysis and statistics (longitudinal modeling), and

    statistical programming (e.g., SAS, R, SPSS).

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Ability to work harmoniously with diverse individuals, including sexual and gender minorities, racial and

    ethnic minorities, and individuals living with HIV.

  • Have no more than two years of postdoctoral experience.

    Preferred:

    • Experience leading or assisting in the writing of successful NIH‐funded research grants.

    • Demonstrated potential for achieving research independence by procuring future NIH funding.

    • A history of published research in the area of HIV prevention and/or LGBTQ+ public health.

      Funding and Review of Applications:

    • The two-year fellowship (with the potential for an additional year) provides funding in the amount of up to $120,000/year, and fellows are eligible for UCLA’s generous benefits package.

    • Review of applications will commence on July 20, 2023 and all applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

      The most important selection criteria will be evidence of superior qualifications and productivity, demonstrated interest in research with sexual and gender minorities, and career goals that will clearly benefit from the fellowship training. Competitive applicants will have a record of outstanding achievements, be highly motivated, think independently, and work well as part of an integrated multidisciplinary research team.

      Please submit a cover letter detailing your interest and fit for the position, CV, and three academic references to Dr. Matthew Mimiaga: mmimiaga [at] ph [dot] ucla [dot] edu. We are committed to recruiting and training a community of diverse scholars from minoritized groups and fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually enriching environment.

Call for Abstract Submissions, Advancing the Science on Environment, Climate, and Cancer: Challenges and Future Research

Category : News/Events

“Advancing the Science on Environment, Climate, and Cancer: Challenges and Future Research” is now accepting abstract submissions for the Early Career Satellite Session, co-organized by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Capacity Building and Education Committee and ISGlobal.

This satellite session will take place on October 27th (8 am-1 pm EST) and is free, virtual, and will spotlight early-career researchers in the fields of epidemiology, environment, climate, and cancer risk. This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students, postdocs, and other early-career scientists in any sector (industry, non-profit, government) to share their work in front of a diverse audience!

The deadline to submit an abstract is September 15th. We are hoping to accept 12-15 abstracts for virtual oral presentations. Please find the program scope and abstract details here. To submit an abstract, email your submission as a Word document or PDF attachment to Mar Ferrer (mar [dot] ferrer [at] isglobal [dot] org) with the subject “ECC Early Career Abstract” by September 15th.

If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact Cassie Clark (cassie [dot] clark [at] yale [dot] edu) or Dr. Hari Iyer (hi97 [at] cinj [dot] rutgers [dot] edu). We look forward to receiving your submissions!

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