Post-Doctoral Training Program, Health Services Research Center

The Health Services Research Center is inviting applications to its inaugural T32 Post-Doctoral training program.

The goal of this program is to train post-doctoral candidates from diverse backgrounds and disciplinary expertise in health services research. There are no specific requirements regarding the type of health services research candidates are pursuing. However, the program does have a special emphasis on research addressing disparities or inequities based on factors such as race/ethnicity, sex/gender, socioeconomic status, geographical residence, healthcare access, and physical/mental disability. Proposals should thus have a component that addresses equity or disparities.

A distinguishing feature of our program is the utilization of a multidisciplinary approach to expose trainees to multiple methods and research areas, from epidemiology and biostatistics to behavioral and social sciences, biological sciences, and health policy and implementation.

Training will include multidisciplinary mentoring along with coursework, inter-departmental seminars, hands-on research, grant writing and career development. Postdoctoral fellows will be MDs pursuing a career in health services research, or PhD graduates in epidemiology, health policy, health economics, or other relevant fields. Post-doctoral trainees will have the opportunity to obtain an MS in Clinical Research or a Certificate in Clinical and Translational Research and can select a personalized training pathway with didactic coursework, supplemented with online trainings from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and other health system-engaged experiences. The program will concentrate on successful training and career development, supported by a diverse group of mentors and affiliated faculty from the School of Medicine, Rollins School of Public Health, and the School of Nursing. The program will emphasize multidisciplinary training, collaborative research, diversity of trainees, presentation skills, and project management. We place significant emphasis on mentorship and career development as well. The ultimate goal of this program is to prepare diverse individuals for leadership positions in health services research in order to improve outcomes and reduce disparities in health care and health care systems.

Please note that due to the compressed turnaround schedule of this first application process, this fellowship is only available to current post-doctoral fellows (as of July 1, 2023).  This fellowship will cover a salary/stipend for 2 years and tuition for the MSCR or CCTR program and will start retroactively on July 1, 2023.  For questions or additional information, please contact Tracy Obertone at tracy [dot] obertone [at] emory [dot] edu.

Applications are due by 5:00 pm Monday July 17^th

Prevention Integrator (Substance Abuse), US Army Reserve Command

Army Reserve G-1, Services and Support Division

Open & closing dates: 06/22/2023 to 07/06/2023

Pay scale & grade: GS 12, Series 0101

Location: Fort Liberty, NC; 1 vacancy

Duties

• Serve as the primary Prevention Integrator with primary responsibility of integrating primary prevention, overseeing, planning, and evaluating the U.S. Army Reserve’s (USAR) primary prevention efforts pertaining to substance abuse behavior.

• Analyze primary prevention in the functional area of substance abuse to better inform staff principal’s identification of key policy and planning issues that impact the effectiveness and/or efficiency of USAR’s processes in prevention.
• Conduct studies, organizational reviews and workforce analysis; leads evaluations, management audits, and working groups within the command and USARC, G-1.
• Collect, analyze, monitor, and recommend improvement on data related to substance abuse behavior to draw conclusions; prepares/distributes reports for USARC, G-1.
• Establish and evaluate outcome-based strategic goals that support primary prevention of high risk behaviors.
• Outline goals and objectives to prevent and minimize high-risk behaviors, notably substance abuse behaviors.
• Provide guidance and consultation to line and staff personnel regarding the development and implementation of strategies designed to decrease and eliminate substance abuse behaviors.
• Provide technical support and subject matter expertise to substance abuse prevention specialists across USAR.
• Review and provide analysis of specific issues that could impact USAR responsibilities, ensuring consistency and coordination amongst the applicable directorates.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other USAR prevention integrators and stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate cross-cutting primary prevention activities.
• Establish and deliver interactive and engaging training courses in order to ensure a broader understanding of primary prevention methods, techniques, and activities pertaining to substance abuse.
• Develop strategic messaging and partners with entities to widely disseminate information, training strategies, and evaluation results.

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

Senior Technical Advisor: Biostatistics, Unlimit Health

Salary: £51,751 – £62,615 per annum (Level 4)
Location: Hybrid/London office
Contract: Permanent – full time (35 hours per week)

The Senior Technical Advisor: Biostatistics will advise on the design, development, planning and implementation of evidence and learning across large and complex programmes, focused on schistosomiasis and STH control and elimination.

The Senior Technical Advisor: Biostatistics will be responsible for the provision of high-level statistical support to a range of Unlimit Health activities across thematic priorities, including programmatic survey design (including power and sample size calculations), development of innovative monitoring and evaluation strategies and operational research and subsequently the statistical analysis and modelling of datasets.

Closing date: 23:59 on June 30

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

Prevention Integrator (Ready and Resilient), US Army Reserve Command

Prevention Integrator (Ready and Resilient)

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY – U.S. Army Reserve Command

Army Reserve G-1, Services and Support Division

Open & closing dates: 06/22/2023 to 07/06/2023

Location: Fort Liberty, NC; 2 vacancies

• Monitor the implementation and evaluation of the Ready and Resilient Councils across United States Army Reserve (USAR) to integrate and synchronize USAR Prevention Programs’ efforts to improve readiness and resilience.
• Provide analysis of integrated primary prevention activities in the functional areas to better inform staff principal’s identification of key policy and planning issues that impact the program effectiveness.
• Conduct complex public health practice studies incorporating the Socio-ecological Model.
• Provide guidance to personnel regarding the development and implementation of strategies designed to promote integrated primary prevention activities that enhance Soldier and community well-being.
• Develop plans to facilitate the USARs integrated primary prevention initiative through the Ready and Resilient (community coalition) risk reduction process.
• Synthesize data and research and translates the findings into policy and related guidance.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of Ready and Resilient processes, strategies, and programs.
• Oversight of the Master Resilience Training program.
• Develop strategic messaging and partners with entities to widely disseminate information, training strategies, and evaluation results.
• Establish training courses in order to ensure a broader understanding of integrated primary prevention methods, techniques, and activities

For more information and to apply, please click here or here. 

Data Analyst, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

Dr. Sonja Swanson, ScD, in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health seeks a data analyst. The researcher will work primarily on applications in suicide prevention, and will have the opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of collaborators spanning expertise in epidemiology, statistics, health policy, law, mental health, injury, and economics. The researcher will collaborate on designing studies using existing observational data; implementing statistical analyses; and interpreting results. The researcher will take a lead role in writing and executing code for the statistical analyses. The datasets used by this research line include large, longitudinal datasets; multilevel datasets; and triangulation and integration of datasets arising from multiple sources.

Qualifications or expectations:

• Master’s degree epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field plus 5 years of data analytic experience; Ph.D. in epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of causal inference methods
• Proficiency in R and/or SAS
• Experience working with large, longitudinal datasets
• Experience working with multilevel datasets preferred
• Experience working with administrative data (e.g., electronic medical records data) preferred

For more information and to apply, please click here

Associate Director, Columbia University Department of Sociomedical Sciences

Position Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Gender, Adolescent Transitions and Environment

(GATE) program in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health, the Associate Director of Research provides oversight, research and technical support for multiple program activities including research operations, the management of projects globally and in the USA, partnership building and fundraising. The successful candidate will hold an advanced degree in public health, and 6 – 10 + years of applied practical background in the field of public health research and practice, preferably with global experience. The incumbent will have a good understanding of global health priorities and will be looking for opportunities aligned with our areas of work, including menstrual health and hygiene, education, gender, water, and sanitation.

GATE is an innovative research and practice program dedicated towards improving the lives of adolescents and women around the world. We are looking for an individual who brings a qualitative research background, an aptitude for managing and mentoring staff and students, and who is looking for an opportunity that is aligned with our areas of work, including global mixed-methods research on puberty, menstrual health and hygiene, and gender and sanitation. Our topical focus of work spans from low-resource settings and communities to humanitarian contexts.

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

ORISE fellowship opportunity, Child Development and Disability Branch

We are currently recruiting for an ORISE fellowship position in the Division of Human Development and Disability (DHDD).

Specifically, this opportunity is currently available within DHDD’s Child Development and Disability Branch (CDDB), Data and Statistics Team. DHDD leads inclusive programs to optimize the health and development of children and adults with or at risk for disabilities. CDDB leads inclusive programs, surveillance, and research to optimize the health and development of children with, or at risk for, developmental delays, disorders, or disabilities which affect 1 in 6 U.S. children.

Under the guidance of a mentor from the Data and Statistics Team, the participant will train on the following projects and activities:

• Epidemiological analyses related to the identification and diagnosis of developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, tic disorders; measures of quality of life or other longitudinal outcomes; associated treatment; utilization and costs of care or services; and prevalence of co-occurring conditions, with a concentration on use of administrative data (including hospital or insurance claims) and national surveys to answer priority research questions
• Literature reviews and authoring publications
• Public health communications documents such as PowerPoint presentations and web materials
• Oral and/or poster presentations at internal meetings and professional conferences
• Preparation of analytic datasets and documentation

We are looking for candidates with experience in statistical programming (SAS or R preferred) and data analysis. Please note that this position is located in Atlanta (Chamblee); remote work agreements are available within the local area. 

Announcement link and application information: Zintellect – Climb Higher

You may reach out to me (isp3 [at] cdc [dot] gov) or Melissa Danielson (ekd6 [at] cdc [dot] gov) with questions.

Public Health Analyst, Maternal and Child Health Bureau

MCHB is recruiting for several public health analyst positions, including in the Division of MCH Workforce Development! Please visit USA Jobs for more information.

Public Health Analyst GS-0685-12/13 Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)

Duty Location: Rockville, MD

Job is open to: Open to the public and Govt-Wide

Open/Close Date:  Tuesday May 09, 2023 – Tuesday May 23, 2023

How to apply:

• If you are outside the federal government, please apply using the following link: HRSA-MCHB-23-DE-11957985
• If you are internal to the federal government, please apply using the following link: HRSA-MCHB-23-MP-11955097

Epidemiologist, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Closing soon!

Duty Location: Atlanta, GA or Remote

Application Deadline: Monday, May 15, 2023 or sooner if 150 applications are received

CDC seeks exceptional candidates for a permanent position as an Epidemiologist GS-601-12/13 in the Detection and Response Branch (DRB), Division of HIV Prevention (DHP), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). The work of DRB focuses on detecting and responding to HIV clusters and outbreaks, a priority activity of the Division of HIV Prevention and one of four pillars of the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Initiative.

Duties and Responsibilities

The person in this position will perform the following duties:

• Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on public policies or scientific studies or surveys.
• Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on public policies or scientific studies or surveys and analyze study or project implementation procedures for improvement.
• Provide scientific advice and technical assistance to various public, private, and/or nonprofit health and/or health-related agencies and organizations.
• Identify or develop appropriate methods to identify or resolve various medical issues or problems, including interventions to improve the delivery of health care related to a specific public health area
• Participate in the syntheses of social science and epidemiologic data to be applied toward designing effective prevention programs and practice guidance.
• Prepare papers and reports for presentation to professional groups and for publication in professional journals.

 Required Qualifications:

Candidate must be a U.S. citizen and have a Bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.

Additional Information:

Minimum Qualifications for GS-12:

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph.

Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience assisting with coordinating and implementing surveillance and epidemiologic activities and providing technical assistance to external health-related agencies and organizations on surveillance and epidemiologic programs relating to public health issues such as infectious diseases.

Minimum qualifications for GS-13:

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph.

Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience coordinating and implementing surveillance and epidemiologic activities and providing scientific advice and technical assistance to external health-related agencies and organizations on surveillance and epidemiologic programs relating to public health issues such as infectious diseases.

Promotion potential: Yes

Promotion from GS-12 to GS-13 is at management’s discretion and is based on your meeting qualifications and time-in-grade requirements, demonstrated ability to perform the higher level duties, the continuing need for the higher level duties, and administrative approval.

Learn more about careers at NCHHSTP.

How to Apply:

MP Internal: Apply at HHS-CDC- MP-23-11952333: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/724432500

DE External: Apply at HHS-CDC- DE-23-11952334: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/724433600 

Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on Monday, 5/15/2023 or earlier if 150 applications are received

Questions may be directed to Alexa Oster, Branch Chief, Detection and Response Branch, at aoster [at] cdc [dot] gov.

Health Scientist (Data Scientist), CDC

Closing soon!

Position Location: Division of Population Health (DPH), Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Analytic Methods Team

About the Branch/Team: The Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch (ESB) conducts innovative research on emerging and cross-cutting disease issues, including preventing excessive alcohol use, epilepsy, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and interstitial cystitis, and supports surveillance through Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI) and PLACES. The Analytic Methods Team advances population health by providing local and state-level data on chronic disease risk factors and conditions (e.g., PLACES, CDI); applying and seeking out opportunities for innovative spatial analysis and small area estimation methods; and providing public health leadership to address specific health conditions (e.g., IBD, COPD) and other cross-cutting health conditions and risk factors.

Description of the Position: 

• Collaborate on PLACES and ensure continuity in the availability and usability of local-level data needed to drive public health action and advance health equity.
• Develop and apply spatial analytic methods to better understand how health measures differ within the context of community characteristics, including access and proximity to resources. 
• Provide advice and assistance in the development and implementation of procedures and methods for expanding the team’s small area estimation approach.
• Develop and validate small area estimation and spatial methods to examine disparities (e.g., by sex, age, race/ethnicity) to address health equity issues.
• Disseminate results of analyses in a wide range of venues including summaries, peer reviewed journals, oral presentations, web materials, and interactive applications.
• Develop and maintain expertise and research capacity in small area estimation and spatial epidemiology.
• Work collaboratively with other teams within the Division, Center, and across the agency.

Desired Qualifications (not required):

• Advanced SAS, SUDAAN, ArcGIS, and other statistical analysis software
• Experience with small area estimation approaches
• Experience in spatial epidemiology to analyze and visualize health issues by combining data from a variety of data sources
• Have demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills, including data visualization
• Have published in peer-reviewed literature

Interested candidates may apply at the following job postings:   

• Internal: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/725042900 – HHS-CDC-MP-23-11957872
• External: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/725042600 – HHS-CDC-DE-23-11957873

Open & Closing Dates:

05/10/2023 to 05/15/2023

Point of Contact: Susan A Carlson

Email Address: clo3 [at] cdc [dot] gov