MCH Performance Measurement and Evaluation Fellowship, HRSA

Description 

A research opportunity is currently available with the Office of Epidemiology and Research (OER), in the Division of Epidemiology, of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) located in Rockville, Maryland

The mission of OER is to: 1) Build data capacity at the national, State and local levels; 2) Strengthen the present and future workforce in maternal and child health (MCH) epidemiology and research; 3) Support applied research to ensure that MCH initiatives are evidence-based and reflect the state-of-the-science; and 4) Disseminate information and strengthen the evidence base in MCH.

OER plays a central role in MCHB through its support for performance measurement, data analysis, research, and evaluation activities across the bureau. Specifically, the Division of Epidemiology (DE) provides technical assistance and scientific consultation to all of MCHB’s divisions and offices across the lifecourse of program development, implementation, management, and performance assessment. In order to optimize this work, DE assigns a senior level epidemiologist or health services researcher to each MCHB division and office in order to customize the technical assistance provided to them. The selected participant will be paired with one of these senior staff members to observe, learn from, and apply new analytic and methodological approaches within the parameters of “real life” programmatic and policy decision making processes. 

Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be trained in the following four areas:

• Participate in research and analytic support, as appropriate, to selected programs and initiatives (e.g., Healthy Start, Home Visiting and related maternal health investments) to improve the development, implementation and/or monitoring of selected MCHB investments. Activities may be requested by the MCHB Performance Measurement and Data Council Chair, OER leadership and senior staff, and by the MCHB Office of the Associate Administrator and other MCHB Offices and Divisions.
• Contribute to research, analytic, and technical support to assess MCHB performance measurement and evaluation activities designed to quantify the impact of MCHB investments.
• Participate in support for the annual National Survey of Children’s Health, including data checks and analyses, communications with experts, and review and comment on content and design decisions.
• Collaborate with MCHB scientists and MCH experts on data analyses and presentations of the data to support HRSA’s and MCHB’s vision and mission.  Analyses utilizing MCHB-supported data will be prioritized and may result in manuscripts, data briefs and other materials of publishable quality.

Learning Goals and Objectives

• Gain first-hand exposure to and understanding of major maternal and child health investments supported by the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau
• Train in support of research, analyses and synthesis of performance measurement and/or evaluation data for major maternal and child health investments supported by the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, e.g., Healthy Start
• Train in support of research and analyses of data from the National Survey of Children’s Health resulting in publishable written products, including a manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal
• Gain first-hand exposure to and understanding of how a major national survey is designed and implemented on an annual basis
• Refine data processing and analyses skills utilizing SAS/SUDAAN or STATA
• Refine and expand written and oral communicative skills and competencies

Qualifications 

The qualified candidate should have received a master’s or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing one of the degrees and will reach completion by July 2020. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred skills/experience:

• Coursework and/or professional experience in maternal and child health, program evaluation, performance measurement, and policy analysis
• Assessment and/or program development and management as related to the health of maternal and child populations
• Data analyses using statistical processing software packages, such as STATA or SAS
• Ability to critically search and synthesize scientific literature
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Apply 

Click here to apply online! A complete application consists of:

• An application
• Transcripts 
• A current resume/CV, including academic history, employment history, relevant experiences, and publication list
• One educational or professional recommendation. Your application will be considered incomplete, and will not be reviewed until one recommendation is submitted.

All documents must be in English or include an official English translation.

If you have questions, send an email to HHSrpp [at] orau [dot] org. Please include the reference code (HHS-HRSA-2020-0101) for this opportunity in your email.

Adverse Childhood Experiences Research Fellowship, CDC

Description 

A research opportunity is currently available with the Division of Violence Prevention, Research Evaluation Branch (DVP/REB), within the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be involved with research related to evaluating comprehensive community-based prevention strategies for primary prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (i.e., potentially traumatic experiences, such as child abuse and neglect and/or parental substance abuse, that occur before the age of 18) and subsequently opioid misuse. The participant will collaborate with REB scientific staff to: 

• Collaborate with community organizers to evaluate the process and impact of community organizing and transformational narrative change in partnership with public health across three communities
• Participate in social network analysis, policy evaluation, and the evaluation of narrative change
• Conduct secondary data analyses to better understand populations at disproportionate risk of ACEs, opioid misuse, and multiple forms of violence
• Conduct or contribute to systematic reviews to better understand interconnections between ACEs and health equity for marginalized groups

This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. The initial appointment can be up to one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. The appointment is full-time at CDC in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.

Qualifications 

The qualified candidate should have received a master’s or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing one of the degrees and will reach completion by June 2020. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred skills:

• Experience with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) research, community-level research methodologies, and/or public health policy research with marginalized communities 
• Experience or knowledge regarding research on violence and violence prevention or a related research area
• Experience or knowledge related to community/societal level prevention strategies (e.g., policies, norms change, narrative/message development; addressing social/structural conditions)
• Experience or knowledge related to marginalized communities (e.g., racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities)
• Experience with data analysis and rigorous evaluations of prevention strategies
• A track record of scientific productivity demonstrating strong skills in methodology, qualitative and/or quantitative analysis
• Strong written and oral communications skills exemplified by scientific publications
• Ability to collaborate with other scientific and professional staff on behavioral research

Apply 

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Epidemiologist II, IHRC

Description 

IHRC, Inc. provides scientific, information management, management consulting, bioinformatics, and administrative program support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other Federal and private sector clients. The successful candidate will be a full-time employee of IHRC, Inc. and will be assigned to the Influenza Division (Flu), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), at the CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, to provide emergency response support for biological science work as related to viral agent response.

Scope of Work 

The Epidemiologist II will provide support for critical epidemiological activities, including support for the development of evidence-based Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Vaccine Statements and the development and evaluation surveillance systems that assess the prevalence and severity of pandemic associated mortality and hospitalizations to determine virulence and pathogenicity of novel respiratory viruses.

Major Duties and Responsbilities

• Provide project management support and technical assistance for ongoing cohort studies, case-control studies, vaccine immunogenicity trials, and reviews and compilation of vaccine efficacy, effectiveness, and safety data that will inform ACIP recommendation materials.
• Conduct literature reviews and prepare technical summaries to support presentations to the ACIP.
• Draft vaccine statements and draft guidance for vaccine recommendations
• Provide support to global partners for the introduction of antivirals and vaccines.
• Support protocol development for small studies to support the development of vaccines in partner countries.
• Support the development of data management plans for distinct but related data sets.
• Support the development of training materials for health care workers for issues related to the emergency response and use of vaccines and antivirals.
• Support the implementation of processes for monitoring and evaluation of program effectiveness.
• Prepare technical and non-technical summaries of work, scientific reports, and manuscripts for publication.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree in Epidemiology (MPH or higher), or a field related to the responsibilities of the position
• 2-4 years professional experience, as related to the responsibilities of the position

Required:

• Two years of experience in providing epidemiologic support
• Experience providing support for CDC outbreak activities
• Strong understanding of design and implementation of research and epidemiologic studies
• Organizational skills demonstrating high attention to detail and the ability to organize multiple priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills required for team work and interaction with people across CDC and with external partners
• Strong knowledge of SAS, SPSS, Stata, or other statistical software
• Proficiency in writing comprehensive statistical and analytical reports
• Excellent written and oral communications

Desirable:

• Experience in conducting research on epidemiology of infectious diseases

Additional Position Information:

To apply for this position:

• To view all of our open positions, and to apply to those positions in which you may be interested, please visit our Career Center, which can also be reached by visiting www.ihrc.com/Careers and clicking on the “View Opportunities” link.

Respiratory Disease Surveillance Epidemiologist, Florida Department of Health

Position Description

The Bureau of Epidemiology, Florida Department of Health is seeking a full-time respiratory disease surveillance epidemiologist.

Position specific responsibilities include:

• Serve as a subject matter expert on influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, coronavirus disease 2019, and other respiratory diseases of public health significance.
• Produce the Florida Flu Review, Florida’s weekly report on influenza surveillance.
• Manage, analyze, and summarize respiratory disease surveillance data from a variety of sources and systems, including syndromic surveillance data, mortality data, outbreak data, and laboratory data. Help to improve and implement changes in these systems.
• Manage and report Florida’s data in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) respiratory disease surveillance systems, including ILINet, Secure Access Management Services, and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System.
• Respond to respiratory disease related inquiries from the media and public.
• Assist county health department (CHD) epidemiologists with investigations of influenza-associated pediatric deaths and other respiratory disease case investigations. Coordinate laboratory testing and report data to CDC as needed.
• Provide written and verbal guidance to CHD epidemiologists reporting respiratory disease outbreaks in Merlin, Florida’s reportable disease surveillance system. Review respiratory disease outbreak reports in Merlin, as requested by the Bureau of Epidemiology. 
• Assist CHD epidemiologists with conducting respiratory disease surveillance in their counties, including reporting of activity levels to the state.
• Conduct yearly trainings for CHD epidemiologists on influenza surveillance. Produce and distribute resource packets to CHDs to support county-level respiratory disease surveillance activities.
• Manage the influenza sentinel provider program, including onboarding new providers, conducting trainings, assisting with data reporting, coordinating laboratory testing, and summarizing data for reports.
• Communicate respiratory disease surveillance information at regular meetings with colleagues at CHDs and at the state office.
• Coordinate grant-related activities, including ensuring all deliverables are met, submitting quarterly reports, and writing a yearly application.
• Serve as a liaison between the Surveillance and Surveillance Systems Section, Infectious Disease Prevention and Investigation Section, and the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• The successful candidate will have strong data analysis and data visualization skills and a firm understanding of public health surveillance, syndromic surveillance and surveillance system evaluation methodologies.
• The candidate should have experience with analysis software such as SAS, SQL, Access, R, and/or other analytical tools.
• The candidate should have an MPH, MSPH, MS, or equivalent degree in epidemiology or a health-related field.
• The candidate must be able to legally work in the United States without assistance from the organization.

Organization Description

This position is in the Bureau of Epidemiology, Florida Department of Health, State Health Office in Tallahassee, Florida. The position is part of the Surveillance and Surveillance Systems Section of the Bureau of Epidemiology. The Bureau of Epidemiology leads the Department of Health’s efforts to prevent infectious and chronic diseases through surveillance, case and outbreak investigation, training and information dissemination.

Florida Department of Health Mission: To protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should submit 2 items to katie [dot] kendrick [at] flhealth [dot] gov:

• 1) CV and 2) cover letter indicating specific interest in this position.

Epidemiologist I, Maryland Department of Health

Description 

The mission of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH)’s Prevention and Health Promotion Administration (PHPA) is to protect, promote and improve the health and well-being of all Marylanders and their families through provision of public health leadership and community-based public health efforts, in partnership with local health departments, providers, community-based organizations, and public and private sector agencies, with special attention to at-risk and vulnerable populations. The Center for HIV Surveillance, Epidemiology and Evaluation (CHSEE) is in the Infectious Disease Prevention and Health Services Bureau (IDPHSB) of PHPA. CHSEE seeks to collect the information necessary to describe the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Maryland; to evaluate and improve the quality of the information-collecting activities; to analyze and report this information to policymakers, as well as the community, for HIV planning; and, to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and services programs which target the HIV/AIDS epidemic. 

This position will manage and coordinate all stages of Maryland’s HIV and AIDS epidemiological analysis and reporting system. This position will also be responsible for analyzing statewide data to describe trends of HIV infection, AIDS diagnoses, and HIV perinatal exposures across the State of Maryland. Additionally, this position will generate reports and statistics, as well as evaluate changes in HIV prevention and health services outcomes. Based on analyses of surveillance data, this position will recommend programmatic changes, in order to enhance the effectiveness of various HIV programs across Maryland. 

This position will use HIV surveillance data to identify people with disease(s) who require intervention and/or services, in order to provide linkage and medical services in conjunction with local health departments, under the direction of the State Epidemiologist (Physician). Finally, this position will participate in statewide infectious disease outbreak investigations and response activities. This position will report to the Epidemiology and Services Evaluation Deputy Chief of Center for HIV Surveillance, Epidemiology and Evaluation.

Minimum Qualifications 

Education:  A Master’s degree in the field of Public Health from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of three graduate courses in Epidemiology and one graduate course in Biostatistics.

Experience: None.

Desired Qualifications 

The desired candidate should have experience with data management, quality assurance, data analysis, report writing, and data presentations. He/she should also have professional experience involving HIV, including the analysis and interpretation of HIV epidemiological data, with the usage of SAS software.

Apply

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Epidemiologist I, Maryland Department of Health

Position Overview 

Communications Specialist II, Public Health Institute

Description 

The Center for Health Leadership and Practice (CHLP) is seeking a Communications Specialist II to design a comprehensive communications strategy and build a robust and interactive website to share program offerings with a diverse national audience.

CHLP designs and implements programs that build the capacity of groups to work together and transform their communities into healthier environments. In early 2018, CHLP took over managing the California Opioid Safety Network (COSN) – launched in 2015 by California Health Care Foundation – to provide a statewide learning community for multi-sector coalitions, organizations and individuals working to combat the opioid crisis in California. Due to the strong success of COSN to date, CHLP is now expanding its reach to provide opioid safety tools, resources and learning opportunities on a national level.COSN is a program of the Public Health Institute (PHI), an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally and internationally. PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 “Best Non-profit Organizations to Work For” by the Non-Profit Times in a national search. To learn more about our meaningful work visit www.phi.org.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Design and oversee the COSN external website redesign and online resource library by working directly as needed with website designer/consultants.
• Provide ongoing updates and maintenance of the COSN website.
• Produce a monthly electronic newsletter and develop as needed COSN brochures in printed form for a wide external audience.
• Build and maintain email list of outside collaborators/scientists to facilitate dissemination of COSN information and build awareness of COSN website and online resource library.
• Serve as COSN communications liaison to Central PHI communications team.
• Communicate program updates and news-worthy items to PHI communications staff and media.
• Maintain COSN social media feed by posting up-to-date program updates.
• Design PowerPoint presentations, and/or modify graphics.
• Modifies photos in Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator.
• Work with Program Manager and/or project staff on people/project webpages to maintain high quality of materials posted.
• Prepare organizational and communication documents such as annual accomplishments as needed
• May review communications materials created by other staff and assist in training other staff members

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, marketing/business administration, public health, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant communications experience preferably in a public health or substance use setting.
• Experience with website design and development.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to tailor language, presentation style and communications strategies to a variety of different audiences (including scientific, public health and lay audiences), and in a variety of different settings (such as conference presentations, research articles, media outlets, email marketing).
• Knowledge of creating and implementing basic and advanced marketing and communications strategies and plans to achieve desired goals.
• Ability to write persuasively for different and diverse audiences.
• Ability to work in successful collaboration with a wide variety of internal and external partners, and to effectively synthesize input from multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to conduct necessary background research and fact checking.
• Ability to write effective press releases and develop press and media relationships.
• Print production management skills.
• Skill and experience in PhotoShop.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of HTML and CSS.
• Skill and experience in graphic design and layout.
• Skill and experience in photography.
• Knowledge of EMS/CRM platforms such as Constant Contact, MailChimp, etc.

Important Information

• This is a full-time (40 hours per week) position based in Oakland, CA. While the shelter-in-place is in effect, this position will be based remotely.
• This position is eligible for PHI’s full suite of benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, and generous time off.

How to Apply

• To apply for any position, you must create an account on PHI’s job application site. After creating your account, you may search job listings for open positions and apply.
• To apply for this specific position, click here 
• This position requires that you submit resume and a cover letter. In your cover letter, please describe why you are enthusiastic about this opportunity and why you think you are a good fit for the position.

Research Project Coordinator, Georgetown University

Description 

The Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center of Georgetown University has an opening for a full-time program coordinator to work on multiple NCI-funded studies of behavioral and psychological aspects of cancer genetic testing. The project coordinator will supervise study research assistants, oversee data collection and management using the electronic medical record and the REDCap data management system. The candidate will also be responsible for regulatory oversight (including IRB and Clinical Trial.Gov submission). There will be opportunities for data analysis and manuscript preparation.

Requirements

• Prior experience working on behavioral research projects and/or clinical interventions
• Data management experience
• The ability to commit to the full-time position for two years
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in psychology, public health, or a related field
• Ideally, the candidate will have at least one year of post-graduate research experience in a related field
• Start date is April 2020

How to apply

Please submit a cover letter detailing your interest in the position along with your resume to Marc Schwartz, PhD. schwartm [at] georgetown [dot] edu

CDC Emergency Response Fellowship, ORISE

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

Description

A research opportunity is currently available within the Emergency Response Capacity Development Unit (ERCDU), Emergency Response and Recover Branch (ERRB), Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP) of the Center for Global Health (CGH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located in Atlanta, Georgia.

ERCDU is tasked with the development of trainings and provision of response capacity consultations to improve the global emergency workforce to better respond to international public health emergencies.

Duties and Activities

Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be trained on the development and delivery of global public health emergency preparedness activities. The participant will have the opportunity to learn about and gain hands-on experience in the following activities:

• Designing and developing curriculum in collaboration with CDC subject matter experts for CDC responders, foreign governments, and international organizations during both peacetime and response activation
• Quantitative and qualitative evaluation data collection and analysis to improve capacity development strategies
• Participating in the development of plans, procedures, and tools for more streamlined execution of capacity building activities including the provision of simulations, tabletop exercises, workshops, and in-country consultations
• Contributing to the preparation of training activities, reports, presentations, and communication materials
• Enhancing professional growth and development by participating in trainings, workshops, and meetings centered around global emergency preparedness

The participant will have the opportunity to network with subject matter experts across the agency to learn what CDC does for global public health emergencies and preparedness as well as opportunities to network with foreign governments and international organizations.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a master’s degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date. 

Other Information

• Anticipated Appointment Start Date: June 1, 2020
• If you have questions, send an email to ORISE [dot] CDC [dot] CGH [at] orau [dot] org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity (CDC-CGH-2020-0091) in your email.

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Postdoc Opportunity, RSPH

Post doctoral opportunity to use big data and to to examine the effect of vaccines on antibiotic resistant infections